What the most Cost effective/essential vegetable to buy??

[kazaam]

Well im a struggling college student doing my best to be able to have the lifestyle i enjoy. Aside from girls, girls, and....and more girls with the occasional women tossed in the mix i also enjoy living clean and healthy when it comes to what i put in my body. I'm trying to find the most cost effective way of staying healthy and getting all the nutrients my body needs. If i was done with school this would be a snap, but when your saving most of your money for "fun" stuff eating healthy cheaply is a challenge. "A dollar saved is a dollar earned" is a quote i've learned to really appreciate these last few years lol.

So far protein wise i mostly live off of Costco protein poweder and tuna...-_-

Fat wise i pretty much live off of mostly ground up flax seeds, some walnuts and fish oil.

Vegetables is another story. I love broccoli but it costs me $1.25 /lb at my local store (adds up fast for me). I cant figure out what is most cost effective vegetable wise that still provides you with all the popeye power u get from veggies. Any advice? i just dont know!?!

 

[tommymac]

hmmmm brocolli is cheap 1kg at most places .. im in australia

but i guess maybe frozen foods are cheap as well ..peas maybe are quite good for you

how about lentils or split peas they r dirt cheap and taste beautiful boil em up with some onion and garlic

oh yeh and beans in a can maybe ?

 

[tommymac]

1 dollar a kg for brocolli i meant

 

[javaguru]

broccoli and spinach

 

[redguru]

Brocolli, brussel sprouts and others of the cabbage family. Zucchini and summer squash are also very reasonable.

 

[aandd]

Buy large packages of generic brand broccoli in the frozen food area of your supermarket. It's tons cheaper. I buy broccoli in 5 lb bags for less than $1.00/lb. LOL.

I have read a number of credible research articles that say frozen vegetables actually retain MORE nutrients than fresh. The reason is that frozen veggies are picked, sorted, and immediately frozen - halting the degeration of nutrient value. Fresh veggies are picked, sorted, packed, loaded, shipped, unloaded, unpacked, and put out for display. And veggie nutrient value deteriorates over time. That doesn't even take into account how long the veggie sits in your fridge/pantry prior to being prepared....

 

[KIAN]

In terms of nutritional content and price, potatoes would be near the top of the list. Just make sure your overall nutritional intake takes into account the carb value of potatoes if you are trying to limit your consumption.


One medium potatoe (213 grams with skin on)

Calories 149
Total Fat 0 g
Saturated Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 13 mg
Total Carbs 33 g
Dietary Fibre 5 g
Sugars 2 g
Protein 4 g

The sugar content is broken down as follows:

Sucrose 596 mg
Glucose 1129 mg
Fructose 724 mg
Lactose 0 mg
Maltose 0 mg
Galactose 0 mg

Mineral content:

Calcium 19.2 mg
Iron 1.1 mg
Magnesium 44.7 mg
Phosphorus 132 mg
Potassium 867 mg
Sodium 12.8 mg
Zinc 0.6 mg
Copper 0.2 mg
Manganese 0.3 mg
Selenium 0.6 mg

Vitamin content:

Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Thiamin
Riboflavin
Niacin
Vitamin B6
Folate
Pantothenic Acid
Vitamin K

Amino Acid content:

Tryptophan, Threonine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine, Cystine, Phenylalanine, Tyrosine, Valine, Arginine, Histidine, Alanine, Aspartic Acid, Glutamic Acid, Glycine, Proline, Serine



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[bigdawginCO]

i go for the frozen broccoli and brussel sprouts myself, cheaper than hell and really easy to prepare.

 

[Spartacus]

Brocolli, brussel sprouts and others of the cabbage family. Zucchini and summer squash are also very reasonable.

yup
the other week I bought a six dollar tomato
it was the size of a softball which is what I wanted for large slices on burgers
it was back when tomato prices spiked

 

[redguru]

yup
the other week I bought a six dollar tomato
it was the size of a softball which is what I wanted for large slices on burgers
it was back when tomato prices spiked

Tomato prices have been high here for a while. Funny because Florida is the largest US grower I think. Sweet potatoes have been down in price lately, but they're monstrous and I don't think the large ones taste as good.