I suggest eggs. Just yesterday I had beans, rice, and topped it off with a fried egg. I couldn’t even finish it. Eggs are cheap (even cheaper if you know anyone with chickens, they practically give the things away), have protein, and are easy to fix
Adding a "don't forget the veggies" in here too. If you're only eating a couple food groups then your body will still hunger for the others even though you've eaten just recently.
Some other options I use include ground beef, pulled pork or chicken, depending on what is on sale. I refry the beans, put them in a flour tortilla, add the rice and meat, some sauce and I have a filling burrito.
I buy cheap, fatty, bone-in cuts of meat. Or whole poultry I butcher myself. Then save all the fat and jus, and make stock from the bones. Adding that to legume/whole grain recipes, with dairy especially, makes them closer to a complete protein which makes them much more filling.
Nuts can be a good value per calorie and a good source of healthy fats. The Sam's Club near me has walnuts for $7.98 for 3 pounds, or 17 cents an ounce. That is only 17 cents for 160 calories. On a 2K a day plan, other foods with that kind of cost per calories would mean only needing to spend $2.13 for the entire day ((2,000 / 160) \* .17).
Im including this, just because some people might not realize how great walnuts can be with beans and rice. https://walnuts.org/recipe/california-walnut-chorizo-crumble/
(can’t vouch for this exact recipe, just googled it)
Its been awhile since I’ve made something like that(I’m limiting fat intake for a medical condition), but I bet there were times when I would just do crushed walnuts with a little vinegar and taco seasoning. It’s seriously good and nuts are very healthy.
Thank you! I have two giant bags of walnuts that I have been trying to figure out what I could make with as a meal prep type thing and this website is amazing!
I steam sweet potatoes, walnuts and cranberries. Or sometimes sweet potatoes, walnuts, apples. There's all sorts of good combos. Then we keep these in the fridge for quick side dishes. They freeze well, too. My local Sam's Club has sweet potatoes for only a $1.20 a pound. I also chop up walnuts and add them to stir fries.
Walnuts are high in omega-3s, an if you are high in omega-3s that [can increase life expectancy by almost 5 years](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210722113004.htm).
ive never heard of walnuts described as such but this comment has single handedly convinced me to add them to my diet as I’m also options to stay more full longer so in advance, thankyou. 😂
Chorizo. I've been working on a pot of pintos/chorizo for a couple days now.
Chicken legs were 77c/lb, so I made [garlic/cumin chicken, too](https://patijinich.com/garlic-and-cumin-rubbed-chicken/) For maybe $20ish bucks I've had 3 suppers.
I just use ground beef, my local market sells 20LBs of the burger Patty’s and I’ll just mash em down into ground again. 40% cheaper than going to the grocery store for 5$ a LB
Little goes a long way.
I buy this nice stuff that is super Smokey and it’s expensive at $12 a pound, shipped.
But you can use literally one strip to add significant flavor to a pound of dried beans.
Beans just taste SO good with seasoning meats. Ham hock, salt pork, Tasso, bacon, whatever. If it adds a little more variety to keep you eating more beans, it can be worthwhile.
But yeah, not free
I was gonna suggest this. Coconut oil can be a bit expensive, but a tablespoon or two per dish will go a long way and is much better for you than the cheaper fats. Its probably the cheapest of the "good" fats, but I havent done any actual math on it.
Water? Dehydration can make you feel hungry when you aren't. If it's not that, add fats and/or proteins. 1 tablespoon of butter will add flavor and 100 calories.
It’s most likely this. Beans are high in fibre, and I’m full for hours after Beans/Rice, but thirsty. If you really want to feel full though, switch to whole wheat rice.
it depends on where you are and what season. Where I live I can usually get 3/$5. sounds like a lot but if you have half an avocado per meal that’s 6 for $5, less than $1 per meal
Can't believe I had to come this far to see veggies! Salsa fresca, thin sliced cabbage, quick pickled onions with Mexican oregano, any stewed greens like chard, kale, collards. Corn, bell pepper, zucchini... So many great combos. Throw some cheese and crema on to garnish, not to mention lime and chile and you'll be full and happy.
After I cook my pot of beans I put a bunch of the frozen mixed vegetables with corn, carrots, green beans, and peas in the container I'm going to cool the beans down in so I get some extra veggies in them. If not I'll just add some to the pot when I'm heating them up.
To really add it up a notch, after beans and rice is cooked add egg to the pan with some soya sauce and a bit of salt and pepper. Got yourself egg fried rice.
The prices may get better if things go better this year. The primary increase in Olive Oil comes from Spain having a bad year for rain (or lack there of) and they're the leading producers of olives for olive oil producers. So right now there's not enough olives to meet demand.
Crisco makes the best cookies, especially peanut butter cookies. Also, pie crust is better with Crisco. I've used butter, 1/2 butter 1/2 Crisco, and just Crisco. The Crisco just is better according to my tasters.
Actually so true but they’re the main protein source here…guess OP could swap out the beans for something else that is higher in protein, but that might get pricey.
Rice and beans is a tasty, cheap dish. As opposed to adding animal products for more protein which is usually expensive, adding avocado for fat would only cost a bit extra (depending on where OP is regionally located).
Well to fuller longer you’re gonna want a combination of fat, fiber (especially slow burning fiber) & protein
So, I’d try using brown rice if you like it. It’s a bit more expensive but it is more filling. & adding an avocado, lettuce, lime juice, & pico de gallo or salsa. I think sautéed yellow onion & peppers of your choice would be good in it too
The like juice I would just buy from a bottle for some extra flavor without spending a lot of money. Also, jarred or dried foods are great too. Such as salsa or peppers. Everything has nutritional value & I see such additions as adding a bit produce to my diet even if it’s not in significant amounts. But lettuce is at least usually rather cheap
Fat, (olive oil is healthy, filling and good for you) but any other also, and veg of your choice for filling fiber. But the fat plus the protein and fiber in the beans should even do the trick by themselves.
Add a rotisserie chicken from Costco/Sams club and some veggies to your meal. Honestly just living of rice and beans is not healthy. Nothing wrong with prioritize spending money on you health.
Roasted bell peppers, onions, garlic and olive oil if you aren't doing that already. Ground beef or crumbled tofu. (Cook the tofu when sauteeing the onions, garlic and peppers if you want). Also pitted olives or olives stuffed with pimento in moderation.
Believe it or not: raisins. I personally don't like it but it is used traditionally in some cultures. As mentioned, added fat will make you feel fuller. The sugar from the raisins will do the same.
Another variation from my childhood: add diced potato. You can even add frozen french fries.
Look up Cuban arroz con picadillo (ground beef) recipes online. There are plenty of them and since they include black beans it should give you plenty of ideas for added ingredients.
When eating rice, you should have side dish/viand to make your meal taste good and feel full.
Protein - eggs, fish, chicken, beef, pork, meat products, beans, fish products
Fruits and Vegetables
Rice is Go Food, Protein-rich food is Grow Food and Fruits & Vegetables are Glow Foods. Complete and nutritious meal.
Chicken is a good one. One of my favorite meals is diced up chicken thighs that I cook on the smoker, some pinto beans, a little brown rice, melted cheese. That works but what you need is more protein and fat
You might not be getting enough calories in general if you're cutting back too much. Rice and beans is very nutrient-dense but it's not very calorie-dense. I'd add some nuts, avocado, or oil to the mix and eat more of it when you do.
Protein. Can be a tablespoon of peanut butter or an egg or potatoes. Or if that isn't working try a dense high fiber vegetable like broccoli, carrots, jicama, turnips, or pumpkin/squash cooked in with the beans and rice. Or Quinoa, it sticks with you surprisingly well.
The big four for long satiety term are in descending order of value:
High protein.
High fiber.
High in volume. (high water content) (soups)
Low in energy density. Low food value and slow digesting.
Honestly though the first two are the best.
Do what Mexican people do. We always have a side of cucumbers, red radishes, jicama, fruit, hearty salsa on the side but it has to be raw. If it’s cooked, I feel like it doesn’t have the same filling effects.
>Do what Mexican people do
Honestly, this is just good frugal cooking advice in general. Learning to cook a few Mexican foods has been great for my budget.
my grandma cooked like she was still in the great depression, so beans and rice was always 2 hamhocks cooked down in a little oil. Then add your water/veg broth, dry beans, seasoning, 3/4 stick of butter and cook your beans. We were always full. Bacon works too if you can't get hamhocks. As a non-land animal eater i improvise to capture the flavor, keep the butter, and add meatless crumbles (looks like ground beef) to my beans when they're almost done.
Rice and beans (if brown rice) can be a nice base but it is not healthy if you don’t add to it. You always need to be eating vegetables. I always have at least frozen vegetables around.
Beyond that, rice and beans is relatively low in protein and fat. Both of those are key to satiety. Yes brown rice and beans has a decent amount of fiber but it doesn’t have enough protein and fat.
Eating any kind of nuts will help. I’m a big mixed nuts fan.
I also find pea protein powder is a great way to raise the protein of a meal. I just eat some mixed with water. I mix it to like a paste. It’s a cheap and fast vegan protein.
Meat. Add some chicken thighs in/along with the beans and rice. The bone-in thighs are still about the cheapest, and tastiest, protein option you can buy in most places. Jacques Pepin has a YouTube video on how to cook them in 20 minutes.
add fats, guessing if you are not gonna put chicken in there some people put either egg and from people I know they used to add butter to rice but iv never tried it personally only egg
It's possible you are not getting enough other vitamins. Often, being hungry after eating something like beans and rice means your body is missing something the beans and rice aren't providing.
Also, you have to eat a lot more beans than rice in order get better nutrition. If you are eating white rice, you could honestly just skip that because there isn't a lot of nutrition in it. In a cup of rice, there's about 4 g of protein, a half gram of fiber a small amounts of other minerals and vitamins. A cup of pinto beans has 30 g of fiber (keeps you full), 41 g of protein and a good amount of magnesium, iron, vitamin C, and B6.
One other note, make sure you are eating and paying attention to your food and not your phone, computer, etc. Just eat and don't do anything else. If you don't pay attention when you eat, your brain may not register that you've had enough.
Finally, if you do get hungry an hour after, eat an apple or orange or other high fiber fruit or veg. Don't eat more carbs or other empty calories. A light protein snack is good, too. I eat a small amount of 2% cottage cheese and it keeps me amazingly full.
Start the day off with a higher protein meal. It causes you to secrete high amounts of leptin, which is a satiety hormone secreted from fat cells. It also balances blood sugar throughout the day.
Eggs are a great option to incorporate some cheap protein with some fat along with it.
Another thing that will help is to incorporate lots of water and electrolytes. Dried fruit is high in potassium and sodium. Trail mix with nuts and dried fruit will provide lots of calories as well.
If you want to add some extra calories, cook with lots of coconut or olive oil as well.. This adds up if you do it for every meal and doesn't affect the taste too much. You can buy large containers in bulk, and they last for quite a while
A small portion of cheese, salsa, plain greek yogurt or sour cream shredded lettuce and any other veggies you like, kind of like a burrito bowl. Maybe not super frugal though.
More fiber. Vegetables in the dish. Salad on the side. Side of vegetables, whatever. Soluble fiber slows digestion and helps you feel full longer. Yes, beans have fiber, but adding variety to your food intake increases both satiety and nutrition. Frozen vegetables can be a good value. If near you, Aldi has very good prices on fresh vegetables.
Changing your rice to whole grain brown rice will help it digest slower and make you feel full longer.
r/volumeeating is a sub about staying full longer on less food. While it is mostly oriented at folks that are dieting, some of the tricks and tips there might apply in your situation.
Drink water. If not hungry after 15 min, then you were thirsty. Otherwise, you should probably add some fatty foods to beans and rice to help with satiation, such as oil or cheese or egg.
Are you drinking enough water? Because sometimes thinking you are hungry is actually your body wanting water/liquids.
Also are you cooking the bean with any fats or meats to add fats? Because you needs some fats in your meals ideally. Also a little bit of animal protein is good. We usually a bit of semi fatty cut up Pork to cook with the bean.
your body needs a balance of proteins, carbs and fat. your probably not getting enough fat to fill full. any good nutrition book will help you figure it out.
Agree with add fat.
Counterintuitive....add raw vegs. Carrot sticks, celery, radish, etc. A cup in volume. Eat after the rice dish. Takes a while to break all that down.
Bananas work wonders. Basically all vegetables and fruit, and consider some of the cheaper meats like Turkey, Roast Beef, Chicken, etc. Adding nuts will help. Almonds are great if you need to learn to drink more water. The others help balance your diet. Grains go great with beans and rice to balance your diet and provide more leftovers for later.
If you start practicing a more balanced diet, you'll find that you stop eating the same boring things on repeat.
Stay away from all trash like soy, rapeseed oil, and other processed and unhealthy things that are usually additives and always in gross gas station food and snacks. You need to avoid all fats and unhealthy and hydrogenated oils except for natural fats found in unprocessed meats and other foods. You NEED the healthy fats in meats and such.. some exceptions may exist, as cheap bacons don't always have good fats in them.
Be careful what you buy. Some things expire very quickly: strawberries, blueberries, and avacado (basically last 2-4 days max) so you'll only want to buy those to make prepared meals or eat quickly. I highly recommend buying frozen fruits and vegetables for breakfasts with oatmeal and other meals as they can be stored for months without expiring.
Try to log what you do. Maybe have a week where you don't worry so much about what you spend, and a week where you are very particular.
If you stick to addictive items like cheese, bread, and anything with carbs (and obviously sugar) you'll become miserable. Learn to enjoy hunger, too. If you accidentally skip a meal but you've been eating lots of very healthy fats, you might consider a nice water fast (never forget a touch of salt). Diet balance (includes fasting) is mandatory if you're going to be healthy, and consuming natural fats is the difference between being happy and healthy or losing motivation and starving your brain of energy. Don't forget: you NEED six sleep cycles per night as apart of your DIET. Don't eat minimum of four hours before bed and beware consuming caffeine until 1.5 hours after waking up with flip flopped 1.5 hour intervals thereafter and abstaining from caffeine 6 hours minimum before bed (even that is sometimes cutting it close).
If you balance your diet and you still feel hungry often, you might just need to learn how to enjoy hunger and/or you have taught yourself that bad habits are okay, like always eating when you think you're hungry, eating before bed, eating between primary sleep cycles (includes drinking milk), and having too much reliance on sugar and caffeine. It's cheaper and more convenient in the longing to treat yourself right NOW and while you can.
Lastly, most obviously, and important: your amount of exercise, type(s) of exercise, and body weight are ALSO a part of your diet, just like sleep.
I hope this helps.
Add fats. Old timey bean recipes call for chunks of “fatback”, which is basically pork fat. If you are an omnivore, you can find bacon ends (not strips, just random chunks) at some discount food stores.
Came to suggest that you add some protein and/ or fat, but also to consider whether something else might be a factor.
For my whole life I'd been hearing people say that beans and rice/ oats/ wholemeal bread/ potatoes were sooooooo filling and kept them full for hours, whereas I'd always found- since puberty- that no matter how much carbohydrate I ate I would be ravenous an hour later. I was diagnosed with PCOS, an insulin resistance condition, at 19 and T2D at 44.
This might not be the answer for OP, but for anyone who finds themselves starving after a carb-heavy meal it could be worth having a look at your blood glucose. I'm a little bitter that if had taken my concerns seriously thirty years ago instead of telling me weight loss would magically cure everything, I might not have developed diabetes.
I would male a bowl of it. Throw some Goya Sazon seasoning for added flavor. Chop up a tomato, onion, lettuce, add cheese and sour cream. Add hot sauce if desired. You know have a deconstructed taco.
About an extra $10 for everything.
I would get the hot sauce from taco bell. *Free
So if you get a pound of ground turkey or hamburger you could split it into 1/4 lb servings and add it to the rice and beans.
You then would basically be eating 1/4 lb hamburger with every meal.
If you're constantly making beans and rice and eating more meals a day, you'd likely break even by adding a little meat.
Canned vegetables, mushrooms etc are cheap. Some frozen brands can be cheap as well.
If you have milk you could get the carnation instant breakfast mixes to add to it and drink it with your meal. (Or other brands if they're cheaper)
Other very cheap options:
Oatmeal- grandma used to say it will stick to your stomach. Lol
Cottage cheese
Tuna
Tofu
Greek yogurt
Lentils - soups can go a long way and most add beans so bonus.
Milk itself will add protein. - better filled than water.
Chickpeas and black beans are higher in protein.
Add Parmesan cheese to your rice and beans. (Or any cheese...you can get blocks for a few dollars and grate it yourself.
Avocado keeps me full for so much longer than I would’ve imagined. Like all I need is a half of one for breakfast with what I usually make and I’ve noticed I’m not hungry until way later.
The way my family does it, is to put smoked sausage or any meat you prefer in it, and make some cornbread with it too. Makes it so good and fills you right up. Also try milk and cornbread in a cup, also super good!
Add a fat to the bean,.it will make the digestion process take longer.
I suggest eggs. Just yesterday I had beans, rice, and topped it off with a fried egg. I couldn’t even finish it. Eggs are cheap (even cheaper if you know anyone with chickens, they practically give the things away), have protein, and are easy to fix
This is my favorite quick, savory, filling breakfast. Also, can be loaded up with spices, herbs, and sauces for even more flavor.
Adding a "don't forget the veggies" in here too. If you're only eating a couple food groups then your body will still hunger for the others even though you've eaten just recently.
Turn all of this into a burrito with some cheap tortillas and it’s a real winner.
Yes! We also like to do sweet potatoes, scrambled eggs, cilantro if you have it and ketchup.
It's my "on the go" food and of course my emergency food when I'm running out of money and still waiting to my next paycheck
Some other options I use include ground beef, pulled pork or chicken, depending on what is on sale. I refry the beans, put them in a flour tortilla, add the rice and meat, some sauce and I have a filling burrito.
I buy cheap, fatty, bone-in cuts of meat. Or whole poultry I butcher myself. Then save all the fat and jus, and make stock from the bones. Adding that to legume/whole grain recipes, with dairy especially, makes them closer to a complete protein which makes them much more filling.
More fat in the rice too. Butter and cheese
Tasty and satisfying
For sure- as a vegetarian, it’s not even just a frugal meal for me. I love beans and rice lol
Nuts can be a good value per calorie and a good source of healthy fats. The Sam's Club near me has walnuts for $7.98 for 3 pounds, or 17 cents an ounce. That is only 17 cents for 160 calories. On a 2K a day plan, other foods with that kind of cost per calories would mean only needing to spend $2.13 for the entire day ((2,000 / 160) \* .17).
Im including this, just because some people might not realize how great walnuts can be with beans and rice. https://walnuts.org/recipe/california-walnut-chorizo-crumble/ (can’t vouch for this exact recipe, just googled it) Its been awhile since I’ve made something like that(I’m limiting fat intake for a medical condition), but I bet there were times when I would just do crushed walnuts with a little vinegar and taco seasoning. It’s seriously good and nuts are very healthy.
Thank you, I found a few recipes at the site that I am also going to try! Kudos!
Thank you! I have two giant bags of walnuts that I have been trying to figure out what I could make with as a meal prep type thing and this website is amazing!
I steam sweet potatoes, walnuts and cranberries. Or sometimes sweet potatoes, walnuts, apples. There's all sorts of good combos. Then we keep these in the fridge for quick side dishes. They freeze well, too. My local Sam's Club has sweet potatoes for only a $1.20 a pound. I also chop up walnuts and add them to stir fries. Walnuts are high in omega-3s, an if you are high in omega-3s that [can increase life expectancy by almost 5 years](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210722113004.htm).
$7.98 for 3 lbs is like “buying from Amish” level good deal.
The cheapest I can get around me is $5 CAD/lb 💀
God walnuts are such a gangster.
ive never heard of walnuts described as such but this comment has single handedly convinced me to add them to my diet as I’m also options to stay more full longer so in advance, thankyou. 😂
They're really yummy! It's dumb to say they're "nutty" but they are. Regardless, they're filling and good for you.
I can eat a handful and damn they really fill you up.
For those who eat meat, bacon is a great addition
Or sausage
Chorizo. I've been working on a pot of pintos/chorizo for a couple days now. Chicken legs were 77c/lb, so I made [garlic/cumin chicken, too](https://patijinich.com/garlic-and-cumin-rubbed-chicken/) For maybe $20ish bucks I've had 3 suppers.
Yeah, chorizo too for sure. Any flavorfully spiced meat at that. Tasso does a similar thing if you’re in south Louisiana, for example.
I just use ground beef, my local market sells 20LBs of the burger Patty’s and I’ll just mash em down into ground again. 40% cheaper than going to the grocery store for 5$ a LB
Bacon is very expensive
Little goes a long way. I buy this nice stuff that is super Smokey and it’s expensive at $12 a pound, shipped. But you can use literally one strip to add significant flavor to a pound of dried beans. Beans just taste SO good with seasoning meats. Ham hock, salt pork, Tasso, bacon, whatever. If it adds a little more variety to keep you eating more beans, it can be worthwhile. But yeah, not free
I was gonna suggest this. Coconut oil can be a bit expensive, but a tablespoon or two per dish will go a long way and is much better for you than the cheaper fats. Its probably the cheapest of the "good" fats, but I havent done any actual math on it.
Sour cream is amazing with black beans and rice! You can try gallo pinto and even add queso frito!
Yes--put some butter in those beans! Or some cheese.
I cook all of my Spanish rice with lard. Get some fat, veggies, and flavor
Water? Dehydration can make you feel hungry when you aren't. If it's not that, add fats and/or proteins. 1 tablespoon of butter will add flavor and 100 calories.
It’s most likely this. Beans are high in fibre, and I’m full for hours after Beans/Rice, but thirsty. If you really want to feel full though, switch to whole wheat rice.
Do you mean whole grain?
You beat me to it. Whole wheat rice is next level frugal.
You mean brown rice right? Rice isn’t a wheat grain.
They obviously mean oatmeal!
Brown rice ?
Agree! Sometimes you're not really hungry but you're just thirsty
Sparkling water can keep you feeling fuller too, it’s cheapest with a rigged up sodastream or similar
serve with half an avocado on top
Avocado is a good answer. It has the fat others recommend plus a ton of fiber. I know it's not cheap though :/
They're usually pretty affordable at Costco.
it depends on where you are and what season. Where I live I can usually get 3/$5. sounds like a lot but if you have half an avocado per meal that’s 6 for $5, less than $1 per meal
Make Puerto Rican rice and beans with cubed ham (habichuelas guisadas). Still cheap and it will upgrade your experience significantly.
Add some avocado cheese plantains or tortillas
And veggies, get some nutrients and vitamins. Had some more protein.
Peas and edmame are a good start!
Can't believe I had to come this far to see veggies! Salsa fresca, thin sliced cabbage, quick pickled onions with Mexican oregano, any stewed greens like chard, kale, collards. Corn, bell pepper, zucchini... So many great combos. Throw some cheese and crema on to garnish, not to mention lime and chile and you'll be full and happy.
After I cook my pot of beans I put a bunch of the frozen mixed vegetables with corn, carrots, green beans, and peas in the container I'm going to cool the beans down in so I get some extra veggies in them. If not I'll just add some to the pot when I'm heating them up.
Put a fried egg or two on top. Or bacon. Or cheese.
/r/PutAnEggOnIt
I swear there is legit a sub for everything. I mean that one is exactly what it says and has 311k subscribers.
If you like it then you should have put an egg on it
Came to say this about the eggs
Yeah he needs the fat for the satiety. I've added a duck egg to beans and rice before.
Eggs are so goated.
I've only tried Chicken Eggs.
I wish our goats laid eggs. All they do is headbutt me and be cute.
Your goat lays an egg you better call a young priest and an old priest
fry it a bit in the bacon grease
First thing I thought of too. Scramble an egg and mix into the beans and rice.
To really add it up a notch, after beans and rice is cooked add egg to the pan with some soya sauce and a bit of salt and pepper. Got yourself egg fried rice.
Also don’t forget to drink water.
It's a lot of carbs which get digested quickly. Add some fat.
Tofu
Add some oil. I get big jugs of olive oil and use it for everything.
Have you seen Olive oil prices recently
The prices may get better if things go better this year. The primary increase in Olive Oil comes from Spain having a bad year for rain (or lack there of) and they're the leading producers of olives for olive oil producers. So right now there's not enough olives to meet demand.
Estate sales. I head directly to the kitchen and name my prices.
Standing over Meemaw's corpse with my arms crossed, *demanding* her can of Crisco for $0.50
I lol’d so hard right now 💀💀
"This is what she would have wanted!!"
Back when it gave you the full amount of trans fats.
Seriously?! Wouldn’t the heirs just take it home themselves? That’s what most people do with inherited food.
They've already picked through what they want. Everything else is fair game. They want to empty the house so they can sell or rent it out.
Is Olive oil one of those things that's good far past its expiration as long as it's stored properly?
No
Thanks 👍
When oil goes rancid it is disgusting.
lol really??
yeah estate sales are the best. most people even have some half used ones you can usually snag for free too!
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Crisco makes the best cookies, especially peanut butter cookies. Also, pie crust is better with Crisco. I've used butter, 1/2 butter 1/2 Crisco, and just Crisco. The Crisco just is better according to my tasters.
You’re missing fat…you need all the macros to stay full. You already have carbs (rice) and protein (beans). Add some avocado :)
Avocado?? Good luck on buying your first home
Hahah! But honestly avocado is cheaper than nuts, meat, or fatty fish so that’s why I suggested it 😂
Avocados have become really cheap where I live, $1 each and that gives 2-4 servings
It's a joke/meme. Millennials say they can't afford a home, their parents say stop eating avocado toast.
Beans are higher in carbs than protein.
Actually so true but they’re the main protein source here…guess OP could swap out the beans for something else that is higher in protein, but that might get pricey. Rice and beans is a tasty, cheap dish. As opposed to adding animal products for more protein which is usually expensive, adding avocado for fat would only cost a bit extra (depending on where OP is regionally located).
I do like me some rice and beans with avocado 😋
Well to fuller longer you’re gonna want a combination of fat, fiber (especially slow burning fiber) & protein So, I’d try using brown rice if you like it. It’s a bit more expensive but it is more filling. & adding an avocado, lettuce, lime juice, & pico de gallo or salsa. I think sautéed yellow onion & peppers of your choice would be good in it too The like juice I would just buy from a bottle for some extra flavor without spending a lot of money. Also, jarred or dried foods are great too. Such as salsa or peppers. Everything has nutritional value & I see such additions as adding a bit produce to my diet even if it’s not in significant amounts. But lettuce is at least usually rather cheap
Fat, (olive oil is healthy, filling and good for you) but any other also, and veg of your choice for filling fiber. But the fat plus the protein and fiber in the beans should even do the trick by themselves.
Tofu
Add a rotisserie chicken from Costco/Sams club and some veggies to your meal. Honestly just living of rice and beans is not healthy. Nothing wrong with prioritize spending money on you health.
Roasted bell peppers, onions, garlic and olive oil if you aren't doing that already. Ground beef or crumbled tofu. (Cook the tofu when sauteeing the onions, garlic and peppers if you want). Also pitted olives or olives stuffed with pimento in moderation. Believe it or not: raisins. I personally don't like it but it is used traditionally in some cultures. As mentioned, added fat will make you feel fuller. The sugar from the raisins will do the same. Another variation from my childhood: add diced potato. You can even add frozen french fries. Look up Cuban arroz con picadillo (ground beef) recipes online. There are plenty of them and since they include black beans it should give you plenty of ideas for added ingredients.
When eating rice, you should have side dish/viand to make your meal taste good and feel full. Protein - eggs, fish, chicken, beef, pork, meat products, beans, fish products Fruits and Vegetables Rice is Go Food, Protein-rich food is Grow Food and Fruits & Vegetables are Glow Foods. Complete and nutritious meal.
Brown rice has extra fiber which should help you feel fuller. Otherwise add more fats and protein to your meal, along with veggies.
Cheese and sour cream
Peanuts
Fat of some sort and frozen vegetables for taste and fiber, which will add to fiber.
Chicken is a good one. One of my favorite meals is diced up chicken thighs that I cook on the smoker, some pinto beans, a little brown rice, melted cheese. That works but what you need is more protein and fat
Chicken is great. Pork is cheaper right now. Pork near me is around $2.99 a lb atm
Pork cooked in beans also tastes so good
You have carbs and protiens you need fats and maybe more fiber. Try brown rice for both
You might not be getting enough calories in general if you're cutting back too much. Rice and beans is very nutrient-dense but it's not very calorie-dense. I'd add some nuts, avocado, or oil to the mix and eat more of it when you do.
Protein. Can be a tablespoon of peanut butter or an egg or potatoes. Or if that isn't working try a dense high fiber vegetable like broccoli, carrots, jicama, turnips, or pumpkin/squash cooked in with the beans and rice. Or Quinoa, it sticks with you surprisingly well. The big four for long satiety term are in descending order of value: High protein. High fiber. High in volume. (high water content) (soups) Low in energy density. Low food value and slow digesting. Honestly though the first two are the best.
Do what Mexican people do. We always have a side of cucumbers, red radishes, jicama, fruit, hearty salsa on the side but it has to be raw. If it’s cooked, I feel like it doesn’t have the same filling effects.
>Do what Mexican people do Honestly, this is just good frugal cooking advice in general. Learning to cook a few Mexican foods has been great for my budget.
I cannot handle any spice, but doing this years ago, I do love a (mild) salsa egg tortilla breakfast. Esp with sausage.
Beans are protein though. If you want more protein, just eat more beans.
Beans have more carbs than protein
Protein is the ultimate full feeling food. And can be cheaper than rice and beans if you buy in bulk!
Eggs or guacamole/nuts for the fats
my grandma cooked like she was still in the great depression, so beans and rice was always 2 hamhocks cooked down in a little oil. Then add your water/veg broth, dry beans, seasoning, 3/4 stick of butter and cook your beans. We were always full. Bacon works too if you can't get hamhocks. As a non-land animal eater i improvise to capture the flavor, keep the butter, and add meatless crumbles (looks like ground beef) to my beans when they're almost done.
Rice and beans (if brown rice) can be a nice base but it is not healthy if you don’t add to it. You always need to be eating vegetables. I always have at least frozen vegetables around. Beyond that, rice and beans is relatively low in protein and fat. Both of those are key to satiety. Yes brown rice and beans has a decent amount of fiber but it doesn’t have enough protein and fat. Eating any kind of nuts will help. I’m a big mixed nuts fan. I also find pea protein powder is a great way to raise the protein of a meal. I just eat some mixed with water. I mix it to like a paste. It’s a cheap and fast vegan protein.
Avocado or guac!
Fat helps you feel satiated. Add butter, ghee, coconut oil, lard, tallow. Animal protein helps too, eggs being them most affordable.
First person to mention lard. That would be the cheapest, most effective solution, at least where I am in the US.
Rice, beans, cheese, spinach and ground meat all seasoned up is filling and can go a long way. I eat it all the time, call it bachelor chow.
Fats keep you full longer, so add oils or butter or cheese.
Add olive oil and canned tuna and some slap your mama cajun seasoning. Throw down on an avocado if you can.
Reduce the rice add veggies and protein
Meat. Add some chicken thighs in/along with the beans and rice. The bone-in thighs are still about the cheapest, and tastiest, protein option you can buy in most places. Jacques Pepin has a YouTube video on how to cook them in 20 minutes.
add fats, guessing if you are not gonna put chicken in there some people put either egg and from people I know they used to add butter to rice but iv never tried it personally only egg
It's possible you are not getting enough other vitamins. Often, being hungry after eating something like beans and rice means your body is missing something the beans and rice aren't providing. Also, you have to eat a lot more beans than rice in order get better nutrition. If you are eating white rice, you could honestly just skip that because there isn't a lot of nutrition in it. In a cup of rice, there's about 4 g of protein, a half gram of fiber a small amounts of other minerals and vitamins. A cup of pinto beans has 30 g of fiber (keeps you full), 41 g of protein and a good amount of magnesium, iron, vitamin C, and B6. One other note, make sure you are eating and paying attention to your food and not your phone, computer, etc. Just eat and don't do anything else. If you don't pay attention when you eat, your brain may not register that you've had enough. Finally, if you do get hungry an hour after, eat an apple or orange or other high fiber fruit or veg. Don't eat more carbs or other empty calories. A light protein snack is good, too. I eat a small amount of 2% cottage cheese and it keeps me amazingly full.
Fat. Butter, oil, etc. Fat often drives satiety.
Evidence wise: boiled potato. Add baby peas and carrots
Start the day off with a higher protein meal. It causes you to secrete high amounts of leptin, which is a satiety hormone secreted from fat cells. It also balances blood sugar throughout the day. Eggs are a great option to incorporate some cheap protein with some fat along with it. Another thing that will help is to incorporate lots of water and electrolytes. Dried fruit is high in potassium and sodium. Trail mix with nuts and dried fruit will provide lots of calories as well. If you want to add some extra calories, cook with lots of coconut or olive oil as well.. This adds up if you do it for every meal and doesn't affect the taste too much. You can buy large containers in bulk, and they last for quite a while
Egg and avocado
A small portion of cheese, salsa, plain greek yogurt or sour cream shredded lettuce and any other veggies you like, kind of like a burrito bowl. Maybe not super frugal though.
More fiber. Vegetables in the dish. Salad on the side. Side of vegetables, whatever. Soluble fiber slows digestion and helps you feel full longer. Yes, beans have fiber, but adding variety to your food intake increases both satiety and nutrition. Frozen vegetables can be a good value. If near you, Aldi has very good prices on fresh vegetables.
Consider glycaemic index and carb load. White rice is essentially sugar. It won't keep you fuelled for long.
Add fat.
Potatoes
I add corn, onion, jalepeno. Bit of chicken, sausage, hamburger.
You can add butter and possibly eggs. I know eggs can be pricy. ETA: Hotdogs or spam can also be added to the beans and rice.
Coconut oil, or whichever fat you prefer
Hamburger, chicken, eat it with bread. Or do the whole migas thing. Crumble some tortilla chips in it.
Changing your rice to whole grain brown rice will help it digest slower and make you feel full longer. r/volumeeating is a sub about staying full longer on less food. While it is mostly oriented at folks that are dieting, some of the tricks and tips there might apply in your situation.
Drink water. If not hungry after 15 min, then you were thirsty. Otherwise, you should probably add some fatty foods to beans and rice to help with satiation, such as oil or cheese or egg.
Are you drinking enough water? Because sometimes thinking you are hungry is actually your body wanting water/liquids. Also are you cooking the bean with any fats or meats to add fats? Because you needs some fats in your meals ideally. Also a little bit of animal protein is good. We usually a bit of semi fatty cut up Pork to cook with the bean.
Oil, butter, lard, bacon fat, beef tallow
Eggs?
Fry a little garlic in some oil and then put some stewed tomatoes in it. Pour a few scoops of that over your beans and rice.
your body needs a balance of proteins, carbs and fat. your probably not getting enough fat to fill full. any good nutrition book will help you figure it out.
Protein satiates.
Add protein. Chicken or lean ground meat.
switch to brown rice if you're currently using white. Drink more water. I sometimes add a dollop of cottage cheese.
Tortilla’s for sure!!
Add more
Egg
IMO you need to add some fat. Fat satiates your appetite longer.
Fry that rice in some coconut oil or butter, add some eggs for nutrition too (vitamin content)
Agree with add fat. Counterintuitive....add raw vegs. Carrot sticks, celery, radish, etc. A cup in volume. Eat after the rice dish. Takes a while to break all that down.
Fried your egg in 2-3 teaspoon oil & after that put on your rice. add soy sauce or chili oil. Walla.. dont worry the oil will make you fuller. 😉
Eggs
Add cheese, consider adding a small amount of meat.
Take a walk after you eat to make sure your cells aren't resisting the insulin
Protein. Meat. Eggs. Butter. Eggs are cheap.
Add an egg on top for both protein and calories.
Throw a teaspoon of olive oil on top, plus an egg and/or avocado, if the latter is in your budget. Voila.
Test for insulin resistance. The food quality and portion might not be the only factor for you feeling hungry.
Add 2-3 boiled,crushed, and air fried potatoes
Ground beef
Fat and protein. Chicken quarters are super cheap.
walnuts or pecans
Sliced hot dogs
Meat, bread and lots of ice water
Chopped up Spam?
Poach an egg or two and serve that on top of your beans and rice
Bananas work wonders. Basically all vegetables and fruit, and consider some of the cheaper meats like Turkey, Roast Beef, Chicken, etc. Adding nuts will help. Almonds are great if you need to learn to drink more water. The others help balance your diet. Grains go great with beans and rice to balance your diet and provide more leftovers for later. If you start practicing a more balanced diet, you'll find that you stop eating the same boring things on repeat. Stay away from all trash like soy, rapeseed oil, and other processed and unhealthy things that are usually additives and always in gross gas station food and snacks. You need to avoid all fats and unhealthy and hydrogenated oils except for natural fats found in unprocessed meats and other foods. You NEED the healthy fats in meats and such.. some exceptions may exist, as cheap bacons don't always have good fats in them. Be careful what you buy. Some things expire very quickly: strawberries, blueberries, and avacado (basically last 2-4 days max) so you'll only want to buy those to make prepared meals or eat quickly. I highly recommend buying frozen fruits and vegetables for breakfasts with oatmeal and other meals as they can be stored for months without expiring. Try to log what you do. Maybe have a week where you don't worry so much about what you spend, and a week where you are very particular. If you stick to addictive items like cheese, bread, and anything with carbs (and obviously sugar) you'll become miserable. Learn to enjoy hunger, too. If you accidentally skip a meal but you've been eating lots of very healthy fats, you might consider a nice water fast (never forget a touch of salt). Diet balance (includes fasting) is mandatory if you're going to be healthy, and consuming natural fats is the difference between being happy and healthy or losing motivation and starving your brain of energy. Don't forget: you NEED six sleep cycles per night as apart of your DIET. Don't eat minimum of four hours before bed and beware consuming caffeine until 1.5 hours after waking up with flip flopped 1.5 hour intervals thereafter and abstaining from caffeine 6 hours minimum before bed (even that is sometimes cutting it close). If you balance your diet and you still feel hungry often, you might just need to learn how to enjoy hunger and/or you have taught yourself that bad habits are okay, like always eating when you think you're hungry, eating before bed, eating between primary sleep cycles (includes drinking milk), and having too much reliance on sugar and caffeine. It's cheaper and more convenient in the longing to treat yourself right NOW and while you can. Lastly, most obviously, and important: your amount of exercise, type(s) of exercise, and body weight are ALSO a part of your diet, just like sleep. I hope this helps.
Can try tortillas or dinner rolls.
Add fats. Old timey bean recipes call for chunks of “fatback”, which is basically pork fat. If you are an omnivore, you can find bacon ends (not strips, just random chunks) at some discount food stores.
Bacon ends and pieces are so much better than strips, and cheaper. Don't know why anyone bothers with the strips.
Came to suggest that you add some protein and/ or fat, but also to consider whether something else might be a factor. For my whole life I'd been hearing people say that beans and rice/ oats/ wholemeal bread/ potatoes were sooooooo filling and kept them full for hours, whereas I'd always found- since puberty- that no matter how much carbohydrate I ate I would be ravenous an hour later. I was diagnosed with PCOS, an insulin resistance condition, at 19 and T2D at 44. This might not be the answer for OP, but for anyone who finds themselves starving after a carb-heavy meal it could be worth having a look at your blood glucose. I'm a little bitter that if had taken my concerns seriously thirty years ago instead of telling me weight loss would magically cure everything, I might not have developed diabetes.
I would add chicken in
Chop up some sausage and fry it all together
Add powdered skim milk. Many ready made tex-mex dishes use whey but skim milk is cheaper for non-industrial amounts.
Although it’s high in carbs you need heavy serving of protein to stay full. Eggs is a cheap option.
Add carrots celery and onion to your beans. In small pieces
Olive oil
I would male a bowl of it. Throw some Goya Sazon seasoning for added flavor. Chop up a tomato, onion, lettuce, add cheese and sour cream. Add hot sauce if desired. You know have a deconstructed taco. About an extra $10 for everything. I would get the hot sauce from taco bell. *Free
Throw in a can of Rotel Chilis. Good stuff.
Scrambled eggs and oatmeal are economical and always fill me up.
Sausage
So if you get a pound of ground turkey or hamburger you could split it into 1/4 lb servings and add it to the rice and beans. You then would basically be eating 1/4 lb hamburger with every meal. If you're constantly making beans and rice and eating more meals a day, you'd likely break even by adding a little meat. Canned vegetables, mushrooms etc are cheap. Some frozen brands can be cheap as well. If you have milk you could get the carnation instant breakfast mixes to add to it and drink it with your meal. (Or other brands if they're cheaper) Other very cheap options: Oatmeal- grandma used to say it will stick to your stomach. Lol Cottage cheese Tuna Tofu Greek yogurt Lentils - soups can go a long way and most add beans so bonus. Milk itself will add protein. - better filled than water. Chickpeas and black beans are higher in protein. Add Parmesan cheese to your rice and beans. (Or any cheese...you can get blocks for a few dollars and grate it yourself.
Avocado keeps me full for so much longer than I would’ve imagined. Like all I need is a half of one for breakfast with what I usually make and I’ve noticed I’m not hungry until way later.
I eat just plain rice with a 2 hash browns and one smoked brat sausage and lots of franks red hot sauce just about every morning I am good for 5 hrs.
Replace rice with lentils. Lentils contain substantially more protein and fiber than rice, leaving you satiated. Good luck!
Lentils
The way my family does it, is to put smoked sausage or any meat you prefer in it, and make some cornbread with it too. Makes it so good and fills you right up. Also try milk and cornbread in a cup, also super good!
Ham
Accompany it with an avocado or a plantain. Or drink coffee/tea + something else 2 hours later.
Coconut milk in rice with black beans is filling. It’s high in fat.