Beans/lentils are a staple in traditional food for a reason. They're nutritious as hell, easy to grow, and super filling. In the modern world, you can get a shit ton of beans for basically super cheap. Even canned beans are cheaper than most food and that's the "expensive" way to get beans.
I buy canned beans en masse when they're 50% off. Absolute nightmare to bike home with but it's worth given all my recipes are "1 can drained" or "2 cans, not drained"
Lentils aren’t worth buying canned imo because they take about as much time to cook as rice and don’t require soaking (garbanzos) or tossing cooking water (red kidney).
My broke ass depends on beans and lentils. Meat is a luxury for the richest in society.
Beans/lentils are a staple in traditional food for a reason. They're nutritious as hell, easy to grow, and super filling. In the modern world, you can get a shit ton of beans for basically super cheap. Even canned beans are cheaper than most food and that's the "expensive" way to get beans.
I buy canned beans en masse when they're 50% off. Absolute nightmare to bike home with but it's worth given all my recipes are "1 can drained" or "2 cans, not drained"
Lentils aren’t worth buying canned imo because they take about as much time to cook as rice and don’t require soaking (garbanzos) or tossing cooking water (red kidney).
We don't have canned lentils where I live, only canned beans. Tbh I had never heard of canned lentils until posting on c/food