What groceries are fine to buy as cheap as possible without it being unhealthy? (Cw: possible talk of animal harm) (hexbear.net)

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Like, I know most chicken is grown in the most unsanitary conditions possible and it can’t possibly be healthy to buy the standard stuff at the grocery store (or is it?).

What about fruits and veggies? Can I just buy that stuff at the cheapest store without it causing more cancer than the higher priced options?

Trying to find the perfect combination of cheap, nutritious, and bereft of microplastics.

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[-] plinky@hexbear.net 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

meow-floppy rice (although rice can be contaminated with arsenic, but that's usually big supplier fuck up, not off brand issue) and pasta? fruits are usually fine though, but something like lettuce can be not cleaned properly (so causing poisoning from shit). Preserved food is whatever, just read the labels one time. potatoes/onions are also fine, i think, hard to fuck up, cheap big tomatoes are very watery though, so better to just buy paste at that point