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Donald Trump’s agriculture secretary has been mercilessly mocked after boasting that the government devised a new way for Americans to eat for just $3 per meal amid a nationwide affordability crisis.

Brooke Rollins claimed in a TV interview that her team had “run over 1,000 simulations” to find the most optimal nutritious dinner on a shoestring.

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[–] Grace_Schlick@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 month ago

Seriously, black beans, brown rice, onions, oil, and salt. Garlic and/or a pig ear/trotter when you want to splash.

You need a source of water, a stove and a stable place, but you'll at least feel fed.

I am not a Sikh but I admire the shit out of their mass food preparation culture. They know how to keep their neighbors fed.