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31. It's probably more accurate to say that real food that is partially prepared for convenience

is more expensive than real raw food.

Lentils, for example are around a buck a pound. A pound of lentils is a lot of lentils. If I want to buy lentils already prepared (by the can) then I can expect to pay 3x-4x the cost of dry bulk. It’s a convenience thing.

I made a huge pot of curry last night using dry lentils, frozen tomatoes from last year’s garden and some spices. The only processed ingredient was a can of lite coconut milk. Served over rice that I’d bought in bulk from a large store. (Running the recipe through weight watchers’ calculator shows that it’s a very low point meal even with the lite coconut milk.)

But it took time- time to plan the meal and time to prep the ingredients. Not everyone has the time or skills to cook meals from scratch.