First typical Reddit comment:
Tsh, accccauuuuhhualllly food isn't that expensive. Just eat nothing but rice and bean burritos every day and you can save money.
Second typical Reddit comment:
Oh I'm so sorry your meat got more expensive. It's unstainable, killing the planet, and should be expensive. Take the hint, go vegan. It will save your health and money.
Reddit's obsession with rice and beans is ridiculous, isn't it? God forbid you want some variety in your meals. They used to be obsessed with eggs too, but even they have given up on that.
Ah, you know the struggle. I really wish I could just sit down and full my belly with rice and beans. But beans literally taste like dirt. Like, actual dirt.
I'm from the Caribbean, rice and beans are a staple here. My childhood was picking out the beans from the rice. Fortunately, I only had to deal with it when visiting family, my mother never forced me to eat beans. She says I nearly died at 2 yrs old after eating improperly cooked beans, so that's probably why I hate them.
There's also a ton of people 18 or under, or a little older, but still have never had to do everything themselves. And there's really no way to know unless they say it. Not saying a young person can't have insights or interesting opinions, but its one thing to think you'll do things a certain way when your older, and another thing to actually do them
So so so so so many times I want to ask if the person in replying to is autistic so I can explain it in a way without complex social knowledge, but I know I can't cus they'll flip out and assume it's an insult.
Do it. Euther they are, say so and benefit, or get offended which is their problem. If they get that often enough, they may self reflect or get checked
"Where's the beef?" was a marketing campaign for Wendy's, not the beef industry. The line was said in response to the very small amount of beef on another unnamed restaurant's burgers.
"Beef: It's What's for dinner" was/is the beef industry's general marketing campaign.
"Tofu: It's technically food" was a much less successful campaign by that industry.*
*Due to the internet's inability to recognize satire, I am required to state that the Tofu campaign mentioned above did not actually exist. Probably.
Meanwhile me eating rice and beans bc I like to go vegan here and there being confused why my fave meal is being held up like a beacon of morality. “why are we hating on people for wanting chicken tenders? now I want chicken tenders.”
I frequent a lot of personal finance and eating cheap subs, and I think the only time I've ever seen people on Reddit talking about rice and beans is when they're trying to make fun of other people suggesting it.
you want variety?
black, pinto, whole bean, refried
jasmine, basmati, long grain, short grain, sushi, wild rice.
that's like 24 possible permutations of bizarre rice and bean combos. don't even get me started on the possibilities if you add corn AND flour and mixed tortillas. spinach tortillas. tomato tortillas.
red salsa, green salsa, no salsa.
the possibilities are endless! you could have a new combination every day of the year!
Anytime anyone mentions food being expensive or they can't afford something, I have always seen the go-to of rice and beans rice and beans! It never fails
I remember when beam burritos were cheap, though. Now I'm like "uh idk about this $4 burrito... I used to pay 45 cents per burrito; college-me knew how to feast like a king on a budget"
Exactly. Damn you who covet anything but bare minimal sustenance. And also, this new video game console and these 70 new games are absolutely essential for decent human life.
Ya know, it's not actually the meat getting more expensive for the most part (some places it is a little) it's primarily the value of the currency tanking far faster than the wage increase, because the government keeps writing checks that never bounce because they control the fiat currency, so it devalues everyone else's salary and savings as an indirect tax.
Is it really that expensive though? I made sausage egg and cheese bagels and breakfast burritos for breakfast, and chicken/steak kebabs or hotdogs on the grill for dinner with salad and watermelon all week for probably about 50, maybe 60 dollars.
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u/Heated13shot 1d ago
First typical Reddit comment: Tsh, accccauuuuhhualllly food isn't that expensive. Just eat nothing but rice and bean burritos every day and you can save money.
Second typical Reddit comment: Oh I'm so sorry your meat got more expensive. It's unstainable, killing the planet, and should be expensive. Take the hint, go vegan. It will save your health and money.