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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[-] tastemyglaive@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

Maintain a spreadsheet where you track price changes with relation to goal nutrients like protein, potassium, fiber, omega 3s, etc. You can only eat so many beans, for instance, so don't just go off of the math. Vegetables are cool, but chia seeds are a much better source of fiber if you can get them for under $4/lb in bulk (mine are 3.30), in addition to omega 3s, calcium, and magnesium.