Affordable Superfoods

[shyvas]

For those who are health conscious there are many very cheap foods that are packed with nutrients. Dump the very expensive and overrated goji berries and chia seeds for the humble raspberry or linseed.

20 Plant-Based Superfoods With Recipes!

by Coconut Bowls

plantd.co

10 of the Most Affordable Superfoods

 

[shyvas]

 

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Stinging nettle. It's like spinach, but free. and those are abundant. You can also eat the seeds. Just be careful where to harvest. Harvesting near roads and agriculture areas is not a good idea.
If eating it yourself sounds scary, giving nettle tea to your plants is one other good thing to do.

 

[shyvas]

Stinging nettle. It's like spinach, but free. and those are abundant. You can also eat the seeds. Just be careful where to harvest. Harvesting near roads and agriculture areas is not a good idea.
If eating it yourself sounds scary, giving nettle tea to your plants is one other good thing to do.

I've often seen recipes using stinging nettles but think that it must be tedious to pick and prepare them. Have you ever tried them?

I do remember picking wild sorrel and field mushrooms when I was a tot and they were both delicious.

 

[Deleted member 3018]

I've often seen recipes using stinging nettles but think that it must be tedious to pick and prepare them. Have you ever tried them?

I do remember picking wild sorrel and field mushrooms when I was a tot and they were both delicious.

Sorrel is the best. Also wild chives. I loved both especially as a child. Me, my brother and Petja would also often take willow branches, peel those and stick them into an fire ant nest. The ants would attack it and cover it with their poison. Then we would shake the ants off and lick the poison. It was tasty. But not vegan.
Eating stinging nettles has been on my list of to do, but mostly I have just eaten dandelions, sorrel, chives and lady's mantle.
When harvested young the stinging nettle shouldn't sting. I have often harvested them, but just haven't eaten and usually I won't get stung or if I do it isn't that bad. You also get desensitised after a while. I have seen people kinda "wilt" them over a fire (not in the fire, but in the hot smoke) and then add them into a boiling water making tea. When they get wilted like that they shouldn't sting. But then again, I haven't tested that myself yet. But I want to.

Actually, I might have eaten some nettle chips once, but can't remember. It has been a while.

 

[helenmerritt]

I love making desserts with chia seeds, broccoli, apples is what I like. But green tea is not for me

 

[KLS52]

I’m not a fan of green tea either but I force myself to drink it because it has the lowest amount of tannins. And rooibos tea too which I do like enough. Sometimes I mix the two together.

 

[helenmerritt]

I like to brew just mint or lemon balm, thyme or raspberry and currant leaves without the tea brew at all

 

[Sax]

In a Dr. Greger Q&A he said red cabbage is the most nutrition per dollar you can find in your typical grocery store

 

[silva]

In a Dr. Greger Q&A he said red cabbage is the most nutrition per dollar you can find in your typical grocery store

Do you think they taste differently? I like green cabbage a lot, but everytime I try red and I don't like it!

 

[silva]

Here's cheap super good food---

Biggest Nutrition Bang for Your Buck | NutritionFacts.org

Growing your own broccoli sprouts is one of the most cost-effective ways to improve your diet.

nutritionfacts.org

I bought these--just have to actually sprout them . They are easy and fast
Like $4-$5