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[–] nodsocket@lemmy.world 28 points 9 months ago (8 children)

I don't know why anyone would choose ramen as a poverty meal. Beans cost about the same and are far more nutritious.

[–] shinratdr@lemmy.ca 40 points 9 months ago

Good thing I’m a nutrient consuming robot who just needs fuel to power my circuits and not a human who has to taste things.

Frankly I don’t know why the grocery store has anything other than just beans. It would save so much time.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 22 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Because it's easier to make, easy to clean up, and NOODLES!

[–] nodsocket@lemmy.world -4 points 9 months ago (4 children)

How to make bean

  1. open can
  2. heat
  3. profit
[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

How to make Ramen

  1. Heat Water
  2. Add ramen
  3. Profit
[–] DahGangalang@infosec.pub 7 points 9 months ago

Wait, you're saying you can get the same "nutrition to cost" value out of wet beans? I assumed you meant dry beans (and this would need to soak and actually cook them).

This might just be location specific, but wet beans are much more expensive (in terms of calories per dollar) compared to ramen every where I've seen (lived in South West and Mid Atlantic of US).

Are you saying that's not the case where you're at?

[–] lud@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] TheSaneWriter@lemmy.thesanewriter.com 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Depends on the beans. Some taste really good on their own, others are very bland.

[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Beans + Ramen packet = 🤯

Where I live dried beans are usually about on par with ramen, but not canned beans.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Maybe they don't like beans. I don't generally like beans unless they're in something else.

[–] GardeningSadhu@lemm.ee 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I generally don't like beans unless they are something else

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] GardeningSadhu@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

i can live with it, but i'd prefer it just be more meat or rice

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Different people have different tastes, as they say. I do not like beans in general, but I am fine with refried beans and black beans in Mexican food and beans in chili. And I guess if chick peas count as a bean, since they're also called garbanzo beans, I enjoy hummus and falafel. But like a side of lima beans or whatever? Bleah. And green beans are just disgusting to me.

[–] Ataraxia@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago

Ground beef and flour. If I weren't allergic to wheat and all carbs didn't give me diarrhea then i could make a million meals out of those.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

One of my favorite meals is beans, sausage, and rice with some hot sauce mixed in. It's such a nice comfort food, and it's incredibly cheap and pretty nutritious.

[–] Saltblue@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

You can also use ground beef, you buy the cheapest meat and ask them to grind it, or like me you have the hand cranked one at home.

[–] Nalivai@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You still need to cook it. It can't beat pouring hot water into a container in terms of simplicity

[–] Saltblue@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Off course ramen is going to always be easy to cook, but ramen stops being the best choice when you start getting scurvy, and your skin is shit, and you don't have energy.

[–] Nalivai@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 9 months ago

That's the problem with any monodiet, yes. Thankfully, even the most poor student and a depressed adult can afford an apple once in a while

[–] cordlesslamp 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

do you have any noob-friendly recipes for beans? More specifically, some western style (US or Europe)?

[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew.

But actually though. Spicy Red beans and rice is delicious, black bean burgers, anything with chick peas like hummus wraps or chick pea fritters, vegetable tacos and burritos with black beans... there are loads of things.

I very much like red beans and rice when it's particularly spicy. Can add some sausage for heartiness too

[–] tweeks@feddit.nl 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Tomato soup with kidney beans can make it way more filling and gives the taste more body. Other less-western combinations with tomato work as well; like rice / beans, some sweet pepper, onion / tomato mixed sauce (perhaps even add apple or banana).

Otherwise stuff like Burritos and Chili recipes are always great.

[–] cordlesslamp 0 points 9 months ago

Thanks, I want something that's like 90% beans, not just something that have beans in it like burrito and chili. Like those "English breakfast" beans in red sauce.

[–] Sorgan71@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

because beans dont taste good

[–] x4740N@lemmy.world -2 points 9 months ago

Because beans don't offer as good nutrition compared to instant ramen