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I'd much rather see a breakdown of cheap foods with a high nutrient density [1], not just garbage food that's cheap. https://chriskresser.com/what-is-nutrient-

by redm 7y ago

I'd much rather see a breakdown of cheap foods with a high nutrient density [1], not just garbage food that's cheap. https://chriskresser.com/what-is-nutrient-density-and-why-is-it-important/ https://chriskresser.com/what-is-nutrient-density-and-why-is...

wybiral 7y ago
Yeah, just looking at protein and calories is too simplistic. You need more than flour and sugar to survive.
- mathgeek 7y ago
  The article addresses this after the table.
asdfasgasdgasdg 7y ago
Beans, lentils, chicken, eggs, and frozen veggies are not "garbage food".
- AstralStorm 7y ago
  The tidbit is that chicken and eggs are not environmentally friendly, while beans tend to require lots of water. Neither has any D or B12. You need specifically liver or supplements for these. (Fatty fish is even less sustainable for D and not cheap.) That said you don't need too much methionine so can skimp on complete protein. Environmental chicken and egg? ;)
  - ianai 7y ago
    Chopped mushrooms readily make vitamin d in sunshine. And they’re a whole food. B12 though is just washed out of the modern food supply.
  - GordonS 7y ago
    Are eggs not environmentally friendly?
loblollyboy 7y ago
I kind of analyzed this using USDA data and if it weren't for Kefir I'd prob be dead. Luckily it's still relatively cheap where I'm at.
- mistermann 7y ago
  Make your own and you just pay for the milk!
  - loblollyboy 7y ago
    been thinking about doing this for a while
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QuantumAphid 7y ago
Here you go: Liver, heart, kidney, eggs, canned mackerel/sardines/oysters/clams. Hard to beat these-- they usually range from dirt cheap to cheap-when-on-sale/discount.
- moltar 7y ago
  Butter too
  - QuantumAphid 7y ago
    To a lesser extent, yes. The balance tilts more toward energy/calories than nutrients, but I am a big fan of butter too.
- yomly 7y ago
  Oysters and clams are cheap????
  - cheath 7y ago
    They are when they are the canned variant!
  - simias 7y ago
    Depends where you live and the time of the year. Clams in particular can be dirt cheap.
    - yomly 7y ago
      Oh whoops - I just remembered that once upon a time in Orlando you could get them at like half a doller an oyster. Here in the UK you can easily spend up to £5 a shuck
  - misterprime 7y ago
    I've only ever checked the prices at restaurants. Maybe I should see about having these at home!
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gregwebs 7y ago
The author of the submitted site has also developed some of this information on a separate page: https://efficiencyiseverything.com/nutrient-per-calorie/ https://efficiencyiseverything.com/nutrient-per-calorie/ I created a site that will display a nutrient density graph for foods that you search for: https://eatnutrients.com/ https://eatnutrients.com/
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amdanil 7y ago
Buckwheat and add butter. Delicious, nutritious and easy to prepare. I buy buckwheat for about 3$ CAD / 900 grams here in Canada.
- def_true_false 7y ago
  Butter is neither cheap nor nutrient dense.
  - bwanab 7y ago
    Butter can make cheap, nutrient dense food palatable.
Alex3917 7y ago
There is a book called Good and Cheap that has a free PDF version online: https://books.leannebrown.com/good-and-cheap.pdf https://books.leannebrown.com/good-and-cheap.pdf
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Falling3 7y ago
Agreed... particularly ironic since the author says: "[...] we have no idea what nutrition costs. We needed a way to value food.", but then goes on to discuss nothing other than protein and calories.
DanBC 7y ago
Jack Monroe's Cooking on a bootstrap was written when she was claiming benefits in the UK and subjected to the sanctions regime. Some weeks she had very little money to feed herself and her child. Because she was poor herself she does a good job of not requiring too much equipment - there's a fair amount of one pot stuff, or microwave only food. And she creates plans so that you use all the food you buy at the start of the week. Some books are cheap per meal, but you need to buy a huge quantity of something that you don't use again. https://cookingonabootstrap.com/ https://cookingonabootstrap.com/ Sadly, she's not a cook or chef and some of the recipes in the original book just don't work, so go careful. The reviews on Amazon can be useful.

by redm 7y ago

wybiral 7y ago

Yeah, just looking at protein and calories is too simplistic. You need more than flour and sugar to survive.

mathgeek 7y ago
The article addresses this after the table.

asdfasgasdgasdg 7y ago

Beans, lentils, chicken, eggs, and frozen veggies are not "garbage food".

AstralStorm 7y ago
The tidbit is that chicken and eggs are not environmentally friendly, while beans tend to require lots of water. Neither has any D or B12. You need specifically liver or supplements for these. (Fatty fish is even less sustainable for D and not cheap.) That said you don't need too much methionine so can skimp on complete protein. Environmental chicken and egg? ;)
- ianai 7y ago
  Chopped mushrooms readily make vitamin d in sunshine. And they’re a whole food. B12 though is just washed out of the modern food supply.
- GordonS 7y ago
  Are eggs not environmentally friendly?

loblollyboy 7y ago

I kind of analyzed this using USDA data and if it weren't for Kefir I'd prob be dead. Luckily it's still relatively cheap where I'm at.

mistermann 7y ago
Make your own and you just pay for the milk!
- loblollyboy 7y ago
  been thinking about doing this for a while

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QuantumAphid 7y ago

Here you go: Liver, heart, kidney, eggs, canned mackerel/sardines/oysters/clams. Hard to beat these-- they usually range from dirt cheap to cheap-when-on-sale/discount.

moltar 7y ago
Butter too
- QuantumAphid 7y ago
  To a lesser extent, yes. The balance tilts more toward energy/calories than nutrients, but I am a big fan of butter too.
yomly 7y ago
Oysters and clams are cheap????
- cheath 7y ago
  They are when they are the canned variant!
- simias 7y ago
  Depends where you live and the time of the year. Clams in particular can be dirt cheap.
  - yomly 7y ago
    Oh whoops - I just remembered that once upon a time in Orlando you could get them at like half a doller an oyster. Here in the UK you can easily spend up to £5 a shuck
- misterprime 7y ago
  I've only ever checked the prices at restaurants. Maybe I should see about having these at home!
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gregwebs 7y ago

The author of the submitted site has also developed some of this information on a separate page: https://efficiencyiseverything.com/nutrient-per-calorie/ https://efficiencyiseverything.com/nutrient-per-calorie/ I created a site that will display a nutrient density graph for foods that you search for: https://eatnutrients.com/ https://eatnutrients.com/

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amdanil 7y ago

Buckwheat and add butter. Delicious, nutritious and easy to prepare. I buy buckwheat for about 3$ CAD / 900 grams here in Canada.

def_true_false 7y ago
Butter is neither cheap nor nutrient dense.
- bwanab 7y ago
  Butter can make cheap, nutrient dense food palatable.

Alex3917 7y ago

There is a book called Good and Cheap that has a free PDF version online: https://books.leannebrown.com/good-and-cheap.pdf https://books.leannebrown.com/good-and-cheap.pdf

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Falling3 7y ago

Agreed... particularly ironic since the author says: "[...] we have no idea what nutrition costs. We needed a way to value food.", but then goes on to discuss nothing other than protein and calories.

DanBC 7y ago

Jack Monroe's Cooking on a bootstrap was written when she was claiming benefits in the UK and subjected to the sanctions regime. Some weeks she had very little money to feed herself and her child. Because she was poor herself she does a good job of not requiring too much equipment - there's a fair amount of one pot stuff, or microwave only food. And she creates plans so that you use all the food you buy at the start of the week. Some books are cheap per meal, but you need to buy a huge quantity of something that you don't use again. https://cookingonabootstrap.com/ https://cookingonabootstrap.com/ Sadly, she's not a cook or chef and some of the recipes in the original book just don't work, so go careful. The reviews on Amazon can be useful.