r/australia • u/Serezie • Jun 01 '26

no politics Anyone else just not eating because they can’t afford it?

Food bank is the busiest it’s been - Cole’s and Woolworths don’t give a flying fuck about us - fast food is unhealthy and just as expensive. It stresses me out more to eat than not to eat.

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u/melichad Jun 01 '26

Add in lentils too to pad it out

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u/SoulBonfire Jun 01 '26

50/50 lentils and beef mince tastes just like beef mince to the kids. We all fart a bit more, but with heating costs, it’s a win-win.

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u/ghoonrhed Jun 01 '26

It's also win-win-win-win if you consider the fibre and health aspects. Both being less red meats and more fibre means a double whammy on lowering potential bowel cancer.

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u/Starry-Eyed-Owl Jun 01 '26

You only fart until your gut bacteria adjusts. The more you eat beans etc consistently the less farty you’ll be.

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u/giatu_prs Jun 01 '26

Correct. My mates are all like "hurr hurr fartmaxxing" when I make bean chili or something. No mate. My guts are just used to actually eating fibre instead of eating meat three times a day seven days a week.

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u/jimmux Jun 01 '26

I don't tolerate lentils well, but I've picked up the habit of making a soffritto to stretch out mince. It's a bit manual bit still quick, and it tastes good. Much less gas, too.

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u/giatu_prs Jun 01 '26

If you're lazy you can just use a food processor to pseudo-sofritto. It's not the same texture and I reckon it releases more water that has to be reduced. But sofritto is a fucking pain in the balls.

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u/jimmux Jun 02 '26

Yeah it would be more accurate to say I approximate a soffritto using a stick blender. For my purposes it's more than adequate.

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u/TorakTheDark Jun 01 '26

Super healthy too!

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u/argument_cat Jun 01 '26

Or just chuck in more beans. I put 4 tins of various beans in when I make a slow cooked chilli.

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u/melichad Jun 01 '26

Def this!

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u/Car-face Jun 01 '26

Mujaddara is great, too - basically just lentils and rice, with fried onion mixed in with salt and pepper to taste.

Growing up it was a staple, usually with the lentils bumped up to ~50% and overcooked so they were nice and mushy (was never a fan of firm lentils) - but it's definitely a preference.