stella_scott96•2mo ago

Watching a guy at the food bank in Portland make a huge pot of soup from just a bag of lentils, a few carrots, and an onion convinced me that a good meal doesn't need meat or a lot of cash.

Has anyone else built a whole week of dinners around a single bag of dry beans or lentils?

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brooket432mo ago

Honestly, that's how most of the world eats every day.

ray_sullivan2mo ago

Yeah, I used to just grab whatever looked good at the store. But then I saw how my friend's family shops, they only buy what's on sale that week and build meals around that. No fancy recipes, just what's cheap. It made me realize how much choice I had that a lot of people don't.

adam_baker15d ago

Wait, your friend's family only buys what's on sale? Like they don't even have a list of things they want to cook, they just go to the store and see what's cheap?

lewis.brian2mo ago

Brooket43, that's the quiet truth behind our grocery stores.