Healthy Foods for Under $1

This whole "shop around for bananas" kind of reporting is really the sort of thing the nytimes needs to nix if they want to avoid bankruptcy.

I lived for a long time on homemade burritos. You can make good tortillas with flour, water, salt, little yeast if you want them more bready (which I do). A can of refried beans makes three burritos. A little cheese goes a long way (I like extra sharp cheddar, as the strong flavor means you need less of it for the taste). You can make 3 at a time, and keep them in the fridge. Microwave for 1 min, and you're good for lunch or dinner.

Depends on what you consider healthy.

If you know how eggs are mass produced then the cheapest eggs you can buy won't seem like such a healthy snack.

This article might be better described as Healthy Ingredients for Under $1

That said the list is pretty good but the message is simple if you actually take time to think about what you eat and prepare your own food you can eat much better for less.

Rice and beans is a cheap source of protein that I enjoy eating. Use brown rice and it's even healthier. BTW: brown rice cooked in a pressure cooker is as fast as white rice in a regular pot (or rice cooker).

I'm not sure I understand the point of this article. I would say that the healthiest foods are almost always cheaper, but will require preparation.

Yea anybody can go buy a big bag of brown rice, some meat and veggies and have extremely cheap meals (I do this for most meals). But most people do not want to exert that kind of energy for food, and don't much care about nutrition anyway.

Sardines--I love good sardines. Unfortunately, good sardines are like $3 a tin. Crappy sardines are less than $1 a tin, but they're approximately inedible. This is shopping at Wal-Mart grocery.

Anybody know of a good brand of sardines you can buy cheap online, or another way to get good sardines for $1-2 per tin?

Nuke (microwave) a sweet potato. The trick is to let is stand for a few minutes after nuking, so that it finishes cooking / cooks evenly.

Very nutritious, very quick and easy, and inexpensive.

Put a little brown sugar on top, maybe some cinnamon. You're good to go.

Are there actually people out there who are willing to cook and don't already know this information?