$7 is not even hard with some cooking skills. One don't even need those legumes, but rather any dish that have rice or pasta. Dishes with potatoes work also whe

$7 is not even hard with some cooking skills. One don't even need those legumes, but rather any dish that have rice or pasta. Dishes with potatoes work also when they are in season. As an example, red curry doesn't cost a lot per person. The most expensive part is the chicken and there isn't that much considering the rice, the sauce, and the vegetables. Curry dishes are a stable in fast food because they are easy to prepare, cheap and quite tasty. The bigger question is if a $100k salaried dev is willing to spend time cooking. Personally I practice the once-a-week cooking model where I buy in bulk and focusing my cooking on a single day in order to make finished portions that I freeze. This saves both time and money. The more expensive aspect here is actually breakfast, which is hard to make cheap since bread, butter and cheese are all things that is hard to save money on by buying in bulk.