I remember my broke-ass days, getting noodles in bulk, frozen veggies and chicken in bulk, splurging on some actual tasty sauce for the noodles. I didnt mind, noodles are still one of my favorites.
If you have the money, avoid. Unfortunately Milo is super popular and cheap, and with it's cheapness sustains it's popularity. I don't buy it but I understand why families do.
it's the single use flavor package. could you bulk buy that, yes. issue is people can't always afford "'good boots" purchasing and invest in the overall financial good.
& beans. Dry beans are super cheap and nutritious. As easy as oven sheet pan fried rice is, cajun beans and rice (dirty rice) is equally easy and hearty.
Yep, I eat for fairly free. I have navy beans soaking as we speak. My store dumped all their fat, 'decorative' pumpkin things; I loaded up, steamed and add them to everything.
During winter time, some people might not have the opportunity to be outside for long enough time to produce enough vitamin D3 to meet their daily needs. Hence the need to increase it via diet or supplements.
Can confirm. All Norwegians are recommended to take vitamin D supplements because we are so prone to winter depression. No wonder we worship the sun like god when spring comes around.
Jasmine brown rice is the bomb, make it rice cooker with chicken stock or stove top with a can or Rotel. Makes a base for dozens of recipes; w beans, hummus, veggies for fried rice, tacos, etc
I'm getting into meal prep and yeah, I need to buy a rice cooker, I need to make industrial amounts of food I can freeze fast so I don't spend my entire weekends cooking
Because a standard kettle requires a heating element like a stove. An electric kettle plugs in and is its own thing. And the United States it is very much not the norm. So if you call an electric kettle just a kettle that makes sense since y'all use them frequently. Hope that helps
Soak it overnight and cook in the morning. I love that. I'm from Sri Lanka. We do coconut milk rice. You cook the rice regularly in the rice cooker. Once it finishes add in a can of coconut milk with a bit of salt and cinnamon and leave it to reheat in the rice cooker for another 20 mins or so while mixing once or twice.
Bonus, you can make pancakes in your rice cooker as well. Not kidding, it comes out all fluffy and evenly cooked as well, very lightly toasted in the same amount of time that the automatic setting finishes a batch of rice.
Adding some cinnamon is always a winning move, but you might consider either mixing in or sprinkling powdered sugar. Make sure to butter the Hell out of the cooker's bowl (whatever the giant thing is that holds the steamer and lid above it) or you're going to have a bad time getting the finished pancake out - I recommend the supplest of silicone tools to gently ease that baby out. Add genuine maple syrup for bliss.
In the US, there are service centers for Zojirushi appliances, so you’ll have support if something breaks or wears out. I love being able to add the rice and water to the cooker at night, set the timer, and wake up to a batch of fresh rice to have with breakfast. I have an older version of this one, the 5.5 cup model. https://shop.zojirushi.com/products/nszcc
Personally prefer basmati rice, put fennel seeds in as it cooks. If you dont like the taste of seeds put them in tea fuser. Will still add a lot of good flavor
I personally take a box of long grain wild from rice o Roni, add 1 cup of jasmine rice to have a less concentrated flavor, clean it and remove the starchiness before adding 2 tbsp of butter, spice packet and cook it in chicken broth. Also add dried cranberries from time to time.
Fuckin white rice, red onion, canned chicken, mae ploy sweet chili and house of tsang szechuan spicy sauces. No pans, just bowls and utensils. Plus the rice cooker bowl I guess
Cheap pro tip from me that I’ve never seen anywhere, if you buy a can of vegetable stew, you can just dump that onto 1-2 cups of rice and you’ve got a warm meal with some nutrients. I often find soup for $1 or less a can and between that and a bag of rice, you can get 10 meals for like $15-20 depending on the amount of rice you buy. This works with any soup but vegetable stew works well and is less weird than like spaghettio’s. But they work too when you need a change.
I keep some canned chicken or fish in the cabinet mix in with some rice, a squeeze of barbecue sauce and salt and pepper and I've got a cheap and easy lunch. I'll also bake a bunch of chicken thighs and eat on those for leftovers for a couple of days. Rice makes every meal go further!
Absolutely, that’s a great idea! There was a point in my life where buying food for a day under $5 was a thing and you get really good with the ingredients you have access to.
I did a lot of these things when I was younger and didn't have much money and when I started working from home more I realized I'd rather have something like that than a frozen dinner or a sandwich and started making more meals with rice again.
I personally take a box of long grain wild from rice o Roni, add tbsp of butter and 1 cup of jasmine rice to have a less concentrated flavor and cook it in chicken broth. Also add dried cranberries from time to time
AyatollahBahloni
Haiyaa where is this?
pr3viso
Rice, beans, eggs.
Corrodias
Ah, nutritional deficiencies.
AllTheGoodOnesWereGone
Step #1, live next to an Aldi.
bunnyishungry
I don't know how you found me I'm asian and I just bought a huge bag of rice.
maincarrot
I traded in my dog... FOR TWICE.... THE RICE...
Silver420Surfer
Get the Rice!!
gabicraina
LurkerByNature
Instructions very clear, got the rice.
RummageSaleBubbler
So you don't have to look up -- RM31.70 is $6.78 (the rice)
hiyesthisissatan
Thank you. That's a good deal.
Goblor
I always check the kilo price when I'm buying stutt usually in small numbers underneath the price
Goblor
Stuff* even
sadurdaynight
Dried beans work, too.
33Fox
GET THE RICE!
AnAverageBoxEnthusiast
rice beans and tomato sauce for flavor. eat it almost twice a day everyday for years
Kbantar
Rice is one of the things I miss most after becoming diabetic. I even loved plain salted rice cakes.
Bilhan
You got to rice to the occasion.
Anarchduke
Rice and beans.
LordBarringtonBunks
Dude sounds Indian.
Pizza0Style0Burrito
Kylie Kwong adds chicken stock to rice. Massel Chicken stock is vegan. It is a personal favorite. Here's more: https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/recipes/everyday-fried-rice-recipe-20170306-gurmdp.html
MithridateEupator
Everything in that supermarket is so expensive, like what? Are those US dollars?
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
Malaysian Ringgit. 36.50 RM = $7.82
MithridateEupator
That makes so much more sense
somnif
Though 5kg of basmati rice for like 7$ is a spectacular deal.
numbonvalium
I remember my broke-ass days, getting noodles in bulk, frozen veggies and chicken in bulk, splurging on some actual tasty sauce for the noodles. I didnt mind, noodles are still one of my favorites.
Leithoa
Minced garlic & ginger is soo friggin good. Make some chili crisp / oil if you can splurge on spices.
Drakhma
i cannot eat the same thing for more than 3-4 days or it starts to upset my stomach.
Kbantar
Oddly I had a cat like that. They always say consistency is best but they aren't the ones having to console a nauseated cat.
Kbantar
I think most people would get bored or depressed from such dietary monotony.
MrHappySmiles
Milo is nestle, avoid.
RelevantImgurian
It’s also 40% sugar and just generally trash
bunnyishungry
Get the rice!
SquaresUnfiltered
Noted.
PandAnomoly
If you have the money, avoid. Unfortunately Milo is super popular and cheap, and with it's cheapness sustains it's popularity. I don't buy it but I understand why families do.
Atomic2
Yes, GET. THE RICE.
Ja5per
Lol!
BrontTheGoodBoy
What should I get instead???
spongerX
In my market I would say Ovaltine but guess what, Nestle owns both sadly.
Trelis
The rice.
16KTS
All I learned is Rice is cheap.
Snotty128
Its what baffles me about people eating ramen because its cheap. Just get the rice
SarcasticComment
it's the single use flavor package. could you bulk buy that, yes. issue is people can't always afford "'good boots" purchasing and invest in the overall financial good.
SarcasticComment
bulk rice is crazy cheap. you spend so much money buying it in small bags vs one giant one.
RedCamaro
rice, eggs, and frozen vegetables. fried rice make easy meals.
AR33
Add in some chilli jam and you're good to go!
Fhant
Haiyaa, you forgot MSG. Most important spice in fried rice is MSG. And get a wok!
unluckyandbored
I have an electric stove. I don't think a wok is gonna work out real well for me.
SoraHjort
Unless you work at the BBC, in which you ruin it and make uncle roger very unhappy.
tehdrunkmoose
Yup, yeah, exactly. Ive done this for so long. Praise the rice and frozen vegetables
Synapsenbrei
WeAreOctopi
Eggs, in this economy?
TheRicM
It's just basic eggonomics
Ikwilstroopwaffels
I cook rice along with a jar of chicken boullion with bits of chicken in it - delicious and easy as.
dwolvin
Throwing flavoring in the broth is one of the best cheat codes!
SirLurkAndSmirkAndSometimesSnark
A jar of it? My goodness, you arent supposed to use the whole thing. How much are you making?
Ikwilstroopwaffels
It's a jar of stock with bits of chicken, not the powder hehe. I usually replace half the water with the stock.
dwolvin
& beans. Dry beans are super cheap and nutritious. As easy as oven sheet pan fried rice is, cajun beans and rice (dirty rice) is equally easy and hearty.
HowMuchWoodCouldAWoodDuckDuckIfAWoodDuckCouldDuckWood
Rice and beans make a complete protein
dwolvin
Yuuup!
datphone777365
Mmm beans rice n some bacon/sammich ham...
StatelyRavenOfTheSaintlyDaysOfYore
I generally go for lentils, cheap, nutritious and tasty with the right spices
DeadOnionSaysWhat
Yep, I eat for fairly free. I have navy beans soaking as we speak. My store dumped all their fat, 'decorative' pumpkin things; I loaded up, steamed and add them to everything.
dwolvin
Really legumes and beans are both good choices!
imgonnaralph
Fry some spam up to go with it and
Jackpot7777777
That's a foot!
theduckening
DongleDingler
My Peruvian friend introduced me to Arroz Chaufa, which is exactly this
PineappleLoopsBroether
Nice to feet you!
RedCamaro
spam? in this economy?
datphone777365
Try zqun then similar but not!
MasterMookie
Wallmart
Spam: $3.58 12 oz / $4.77/lb
Great Value Long Grain Enriched Rice: $3.52 5lbs / 4.4 ¢/oz
KingXizor
Gotta go with Scrapple nowadays
echoawoo
If all you eat is rice you're gonna get osteomalsia (rickets for adults)
fr0stbyte124
GET THA RICE. (and vitamin gummies)
Override9636
Fry with eggs/mushroom/fish and you're good to go. Or just take vitamin D supplements.
Snotty128
vitamin D? The one your body naturally produces when you go outside? No thanks
Override9636
During winter time, some people might not have the opportunity to be outside for long enough time to produce enough vitamin D3 to meet their daily needs. Hence the need to increase it via diet or supplements.
titaniumsnail
Can confirm. All Norwegians are recommended to take vitamin D supplements because we are so prone to winter depression. No wonder we worship the sun like god when spring comes around.
echoawoo
You still require the precursor nutrients to synthesize the Vitamin D by standing sunlight.
Snotty128
Stand in the sunlight? Do you think Im part plant or something?
echoawoo
https://www.uclahealth.org/news/ask-the-doctors-round-sun-exposure-vital-to-vitamin-d-production#:~:text=The%20major%20source%20of%20our,active%20form%20of%20vitamin%20D.
SquaresUnfiltered
$20.60 USD. I live off of this. My fellow Americans, a decent rice cooker and an electric kettle will save you hours and many dollars.
ThePunishersVengefulBrother
Our rice maker is our most frequently- used small appliance.
truthjusticetheamericanway
Jasmine brown rice is the bomb, make it rice cooker with chicken stock or stove top with a can or Rotel. Makes a base for dozens of recipes; w beans, hummus, veggies for fried rice, tacos, etc
v3rtabreaker
Just get a rice cooker. Am pinoy.
Leithoa
You can make it in the microwave too. Wash, cover with water, cook on high for 10-12 min
wiggadewah
You can make frittatas in a rice cooker, as well.
IUsedToHaveUsernameOnce
I'm getting into meal prep and yeah, I need to buy a rice cooker, I need to make industrial amounts of food I can freeze fast so I don't spend my entire weekends cooking
SquaresUnfiltered
Do it, there are a few that are fair priced. Do not get a pressures cooker combo. Not worth it. I think a cheaper one is $20. Best investment ever
NotJackieDaytona
You can also make pasta in your rice cooker. Every kind of pasta. Rice cooker OP.
SquaresUnfiltered
You know, never thought of trying that.
penut61
Hiyaaaa -Uncle Roger
SquaresUnfiltered
MonsieurBon
Why do you call it an electric kettle? 🤣
SquaresUnfiltered
Because a standard kettle requires a heating element like a stove. An electric kettle plugs in and is its own thing. And the United States it is very much not the norm. So if you call an electric kettle just a kettle that makes sense since y'all use them frequently. Hope that helps
ChiLLeCheeze
My kettle has a base that plugs into an electrical outlet to heat up. It's my favorite gas kettle.
ComicSansHumor
It's distinct from a stove-top kettle? This is probably one of those across-the-pond things.
Leithoa
They're in the US too. You can find them in most big box stores.
TheSpaceCroissant
Do you guys know whether you can cook the rice directly with vinegar directly in it?
SquaresUnfiltered
depends on the kind of rice cooker. Though I do not see that being an issue.
bunnyishungry
I get fancy and buy the big bag of sushi rice. Mmmm...luxury
lucivjov
Buy short grain, it’s the exact same as long as you’re not actually making sushi, and way cheaper
nomatterwhathappensimstilllost
Soak it overnight and cook in the morning. I love that. I'm from Sri Lanka. We do coconut milk rice. You cook the rice regularly in the rice cooker. Once it finishes add in a can of coconut milk with a bit of salt and cinnamon and leave it to reheat in the rice cooker for another 20 mins or so while mixing once or twice.
StewedTomaters
Regional cuisine I'm fascinated by the most (Sri Lankan)
circlebreaker
Bonus, you can make pancakes in your rice cooker as well. Not kidding, it comes out all fluffy and evenly cooked as well, very lightly toasted in the same amount of time that the automatic setting finishes a batch of rice.
SquaresUnfiltered
I'm listening.
circlebreaker
Adding some cinnamon is always a winning move, but you might consider either mixing in or sprinkling powdered sugar. Make sure to butter the Hell out of the cooker's bowl (whatever the giant thing is that holds the steamer and lid above it) or you're going to have a bad time getting the finished pancake out - I recommend the supplest of silicone tools to gently ease that baby out. Add genuine maple syrup for bliss.
SquaresUnfiltered
Awesome... I'm going to have to report back on this
circlebreaker
Booyah (be cautious if yours has no auto-timer).
Violaquin
Bought a Zojirushi Neuro Fuzzy rice cooker when I turned 18 and I’m 37 now. Still works to this day. Outstanding investment, 10/10.
SquaresUnfiltered
I have a nicer Zojurushi I saved for a few years back. By far one of the best products I've ever purchased in my life for anything.
lysani
I've been tempted to get one for a while now. Every time I look up rice cookers, the Zojirushi ones are always highly recommended.
Violaquin
In the US, there are service centers for Zojirushi appliances, so you’ll have support if something breaks or wears out. I love being able to add the rice and water to the cooker at night, set the timer, and wake up to a batch of fresh rice to have with breakfast. I have an older version of this one, the 5.5 cup model. https://shop.zojirushi.com/products/nszcc
comacomacomacomachameleon
you can buy an Aroma rice cooker that makes rice 80% as good for 15% of the money as a Zojirushi.
factcheckmate
Personally prefer basmati rice, put fennel seeds in as it cooks. If you dont like the taste of seeds put them in tea fuser. Will still add a lot of good flavor
SquaresUnfiltered
I buy basmati as well. Depends on my mood. And also price depending on time. Haven't tried the flannel seed, will definitely do that next time.
titaniumsnail
Lol flannel seeds. Must taste smooth and fuzzy.
PithyCommentBelow
Tastes like plaid.
SquaresUnfiltered
Oh you do not know what you are missing. Cook it with some denim and coriander... Hell of a mix.
BigOrangeCats
I bought a rice cooker this year and it changed my life, so easy to just have rice all the time, and rice goes with basically everything.
TurboPuns21
I personally take a box of long grain wild from rice o Roni, add 1 cup of jasmine rice to have a less concentrated flavor, clean it and remove the starchiness before adding 2 tbsp of butter, spice packet and cook it in chicken broth. Also add dried cranberries from time to time.
AceOfShovels
Fuckin white rice, red onion, canned chicken, mae ploy sweet chili and house of tsang szechuan spicy sauces. No pans, just bowls and utensils. Plus the rice cooker bowl I guess
BigOrangeCats
Cheap pro tip from me that I’ve never seen anywhere, if you buy a can of vegetable stew, you can just dump that onto 1-2 cups of rice and you’ve got a warm meal with some nutrients. I often find soup for $1 or less a can and between that and a bag of rice, you can get 10 meals for like $15-20 depending on the amount of rice you buy. This works with any soup but vegetable stew works well and is less weird than like spaghettio’s. But they work too when you need a change.
FairweatherHobbyist
I keep some canned chicken or fish in the cabinet mix in with some rice, a squeeze of barbecue sauce and salt and pepper and I've got a cheap and easy lunch. I'll also bake a bunch of chicken thighs and eat on those for leftovers for a couple of days. Rice makes every meal go further!
artdecoasfuck
Canned Tuna with a little Soy Sauce and Sriracha makes a pretty great bowl-topper.
BigOrangeCats
Absolutely, that’s a great idea! There was a point in my life where buying food for a day under $5 was a thing and you get really good with the ingredients you have access to.
FairweatherHobbyist
I did a lot of these things when I was younger and didn't have much money and when I started working from home more I realized I'd rather have something like that than a frozen dinner or a sandwich and started making more meals with rice again.
koops
Add rice, water. Press button. Wait. Get rice. Don’t see why white people have to made this so hard!
TurboPuns21
Some add a little butter into the white rice.
I personally take a box of long grain wild from rice o Roni, add tbsp of butter and 1 cup of jasmine rice to have a less concentrated flavor and cook it in chicken broth. Also add dried cranberries from time to time
BigOrangeCats
Well I am a white person so we’ve figured it out
SquaresUnfiltered
I am too, and so few have. Especially of the American variety
BigOrangeCats
If you can cook potatoes you can cook rice