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)
  • lentils, beans
  • rice
  • mushrooms
  • EfreetSK@lemmy.worldEnglish
    111·
    1 year ago

    Kebab plate with vegetables.

    A coleague of mine was eating it when he was on a diet to lose weight. It’s basically kebab/gyros meat and a vegetable salad with a dresing (usually tzaziki). You have basically no sugar in it, it’s just protein and vitamins.

    Back in the day it cost like 4-5 € where I live which was pretty cheap for a lunch. Now it’d more like 6-7 € but that’s still decent

      • EfreetSK@lemmy.worldEnglish
        51·
        1 year 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

        • ComeScoglio@lemmy.worldEnglish
          22·
          1 year 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.

          • EfreetSK@lemmy.worldEnglish
            4·
            1 year 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?

            • ComeScoglio@lemmy.worldEnglish
              0·
              1 year 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_A@lemmy.worldEnglish
                1·
                1 year 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…)