I have a theory that there is a impossible trinity (like in economics), where a food cannot be delicious, cheap and healthy at the same time. At maximum 2 of the 3 can be achieved.

Is there any food that breaks this theory?

Edit: I was thinking more about dishes (or something you put in your mouth) than the raw substances

Some popular suggestions include

  • fruits (in season) and vegetables
  • lentils, beans, rice
  • mushrooms
  • chicken
  • just eat in moderation

Edit 2: Thanks for the various answers. Now there are a lot of (mostly bean-based) recipes for everyone to try out!

Also someone made a community for cheap healthy food after seeing this topic!

  • @EfreetSKEnglish
    7•2 years ago

    Umm what’s unhealthy in it? :)

    I guess it depends how we define what’s a healthy meal but in my book few rules to eat healthy are:

    • lower your sugar, flour, potatoes income to minimum
    • lower your fat income and choose right fats
    • eat more fruits and vegetables
    • maintain right ballance of carbs, fats and proteins

    A “kebab salad” sounds quite healthy in that take. Despite sounding strange that a common street food could be healthy

    • @ComeScoglioEnglish
      1•2 years ago

      It’s a lot of salt, processed meat, and the salad bar at a normal kebab shop is not filled with nutrient dense vegetables. If it’s me, I’d eat it as a takeaway and spread the meat over three days’ worth of meals and up the nutrient content with broccoli and nuts.

      • @EfreetSKEnglish
        6•2 years ago

        Ok fair enough about the salt amount, that’ll be very probably higher. But I don’t know, can you define “processed meat”? Because from how I understand it, kebab is just grilled chicken meat?

        • @ComeScoglioEnglish
          2•2 years ago

          I guess it depends on where you live and your shop’s supplier. In Germany, they’re often processed like sausage, produced in factories and delivered frozen to the shops. I’m not totally against processed meat or factory made food, but they don’t fit in my nutritional goals. I also generally don’t eat a lot of meat.

          • @Double_AEnglish
            1•2 years ago

            Ironically the processed meats are usually more healthy since they contain more of the animal, like cartilage and fat, instead of just lean muscle. (Well unless they are filled with other chemicals…)

            • @ComeScoglioEnglish
              2•2 years ago

              If that fits your nutritional needs, by all means. Just watch the salt content. I get enough calcium, iron, and fat from other sources. Also want to clarify, food is chemicals, everything is chemicals. What did you mean by other chemicals?