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by ac29 204 days ago
>While homemade rice and pinto beans is $9.26

At Whole Foods prices, $4.29 gets you 8000 calories of rice. Beans are more expensive per calorie but still very cheap. $9 would get you more beans and rice than a family of four could eat in an entire day.

Bought in bulk its even cheaper.