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My sister called my 'frugal' dinner a 'sad plate' and it got me thinking.
She came over last Tuesday and I was eating my usual cheap meal, just a can of black beans heated up with some plain rice. She looked at it and said, 'Dan, that's a sad plate. You're just eating brown on brown.' I argued it was protein and carbs for under a dollar fifty, but she pointed out I could fry an egg on top for twenty cents or chop a green onion from the window sill. It hit different because she wasn't telling me to spend more, just to think about making the cheap stuff feel less like punishment. I've been so focused on the lowest cost per meal that I forgot eating should be a little enjoyable too. Now I'm trying to keep one cheap 'finisher' like hot sauce or a squeeze of lemon on hand. What's your go-to cheap add-on that makes a basic meal feel complete?
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theawest19d ago
Wait, you were just eating plain beans and rice with nothing on it? That's wild! A little hot sauce is a total game changer for stuff like that.
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hayden_rivera19d ago
Honestly, I was the same way. Then I tried it with some cholula. Totally changed my mind.
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