• zergtoshi@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    Beans shouldn’t be much more pricey, give you less worry about arsenic and contain a fair amount more protein than rice.
    If affordable, I’d pick beans over rice any day.
    Big bags of dried beans it is!

    • Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world
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      35 minutes ago

      Beans are also fantastic. More expensive and more work than rice though, so my cheap and lazy ass usually went for the white stuff. Didn’t even know arsenic was a concern… nor would I probably have cared when I was that broke - all I really cared about was price.

      But 100% beans will keep you full without breaking the bank!

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      3 hours ago

      Also, for variety, there are a lot of kind of beans, plus there’s chickpeas and lentils which can be made in the same way.

      For even more variety, one can eat beans with rice 😁

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        3 hours ago

        Agreed! Pulses in general allow for a healthy and affordable diet.
        I’m not a proponent of rice mainly for the way it gets produced (lots of water needed and methane emitted in the process) and the fact it’s a hyperaccumulator of arsenic. About all these things I don’t need to worry when picking pulses.
        But each to their own and some variety rarely is a bad idea.