Comment on YSK tricks for one of the cheapest meals: beans and rice
sudoer777@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Any suggestions for relatively inexpensive breakfasts, or do people also eat beans/rice? I’ve been eating overnight oats, but they aren’t filling at all and taste terrible (and a lot of recipes have ingredients that oxidize weirdly overnight that I’ve tried eliminating). Tofu scramble takes a long time to prep, there’s not enough freezer space between my roommates and I for meal prep, and my apartment has tons of restrictions they’ve gone after me for, so can’t use a second freezer or instant pot. I’ve been eating beans/vegetables + rice + salsa for dinner though and that works well and is always filling (maybe I should switch to brown rice from what I’m reading in this thread).
Here’s some ideas:
Credibly_Human@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
For your oats, do you not add a bit of salt, some sugar and or some condensed sweetened milk?
But also, toast and some spread of any kind is pretty efficient. Like peanut butter with the amounts you can get can be pretty cheap.
sudoer777@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
I’m trying 1/8 tsp salt, 1 tsp maple syrup, and 1 tsp vanilla, and it doesn’t really help. Although oat milk instead of soy milk improves the taste a little (especially after Costco got rid of the sweetened soy milk version). Using frozen bananas/blueberries turns it into brown gunk when it’s ready to eat. Toast + toppings is probably a good idea.
Tot@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I do basically the same as you but probably more maple syrup 😂 Or I make it with chocolate milk…
Sometimes I add freeze dried berries. They don’t turn into brown gunk overnight.
What really helps it feel filling is 1 tablespoon of chia seeds.