How to master ________ cooking on a tight budget?
There is a zillion cheap foods out there, so the real question is which ones are nutritious enough to sustain you for a long time. Pasta is cheap and easy to make but not nutritious, no vitamins or minerals, or protein. The same is true for white rice. Here’s what’s both cheap and nutritious: lentils, beans, brown rice and old fashioned rolled oats. Lentils (the type with skins) are easy/quick to make, high in protein and have some minerals and vitamins. Beans need to be soaked overnight and take a bit longer to cook even after soaking, other than they’re very similar to lentils. Main difference is that lentils will have a rougher texture while different types of beans have some different tastes and textures. so there’s more flexibility to accomodate for your taste. Brown rice does not need to be soaked and takes about as long to cook as beans, the taste is very pleasant once you get used to it, it’s more chewy and nutty than white rice. The main difference vs. lentils is that brown ri
