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Originally Posted by Medusa
Having worked for 2 supermarket chains, I'll tell you what the cheapest food is...it's not rice and beans, it's Top Ramen. It's store brand macaroni and cheese and store brand vienna sausages and store brand Hamburger Helper and Rice a roni.
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Dainty Super Patna Long Grain Rice:
8kg. $7.69 ($0.10/100g)
Unico Black Beans:
398ml $0.99 ($0.18/100ml)
(Prices in $CDN)
...so, 100ml of rice (doubles when cooked) and 100ml of beans would cost $0.28 and could possibly be one serving. This would be even cheaper if you bought a large bag of dry beans instead of canned.
I don't recall seeing many deals for $0.28 boxes of mac and cheese (which require added milk and oil). And a serving of Ramen or sausages don't have the same balance of nutrients as rice and beans... they might even be more expensive than the rice and beans in this case, too. If people shopped in bulk and planned ahead, their food costs would plummet.