(Part 2) Best dried beans according to redditors

could you add these things to your wishlist for me

>https://www.amazon.com/Instant-Pot-Multi-Use-Programmable-Pressure/dp/B00FLYWNYQ/ref=sr_1_2?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1543527917&sr=1-2&keywords=instapot


>https://www.amazon.com/Goya-Black-Beans-Dry-Pack/dp/B00IMLSX76/ref=sr_1_7_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1543527980&sr=8-7&keywords=dry+beans

>https://www.amazon.com/McCormick-Original-Taco-Seasoning-pack/dp/B01N6INN2B/ref=sr_1_5_s_it?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1543528340&sr=1-5&keywords=taco+seasoning


You can use the pressure cooker like a rice cooker or steamer as well. I don't know what a good amazon price for rice is tho.

Mapo Tofu - an authentic Szechuan Chinese dish. Hot and delicious AF! Recipe can be made without the minced beef/pork. Only issue some may have is to order Doubanjiang, Douchi, and Szechuan peppercorn. They are really must-haves for this.

I don't mean to be a kill-joy, but I'm skeptical of their nutrition label (from Amazon).

It shows 6g fat, 11g protein, and 1g net carb (8g total - 7g fiber).

Problem is the calorie math for that doesn't add up. They show 120 calories, but from the macros I only get 102 (6x9+11x4+1x4 = 102). So that leaves a missing 18 calories or potentially 4.5g of carbs.

Something smells fishy.

Hey - I am connected with a lot of the farmers in North/Middle Alabama as I use to organize a few events - I don’t know of anyone growing organic soybeans. Everything I am aware of is traditionally grown (acres and acres of pesticides, fertilizers, and herbicides all of the no good variety.) Best bet is buying in bulk. 5lbs

I’ve found that people in Huntsville are not willing to take the time to make awesome products at home and also aren’t willing to shell out for real, artisan products in the market so we are pretty dry for good ingredients and even good, organic, local foods. Everything comes from afar and isn’t high quality.

I bet your miso will turn out to be dank!! Nothing better than doing it yourself. Good luck!

Amazon Prime Pantry has them for $1 a can.

https://www.amazon.com/Rosarita-Refried-Beans-Traditional-16/dp/B00I9VCI66

This is the actual bag I have. It's heavy when fully packed, but it's definitely do-able. I try to go hiking with it fully packed every once in a while, just to keep myself conditioned to that weight.

I honestly don't know how much money I've invested since this was a growing list of supplies. I didn't just buy all of it in one day.

Here are a couple links to some of the supplies I mentioned. The brands may be different, but it's similar to the stuff I have:

• Mung Beans can be grown into bean sprouts in about 3-5 days in a jar with just some water
  
• cheap antibiotics (they work)
  
• water disinfectant
  
• emergency ration (I wouldn't rely completely on these, but I think in a bind they will keep you alive for a couple days).
  
• clean water storage (this fits perfectly in the backpack i listed above too)
  
  If I had to estimate, I would guess everything was around $500 bucks total, give or take... As far as other supplies, you can get cheap flash lights, rope, bungie cords, knives, matches, thermal blankets, etc pretty much anywhere..

Every night I have a base of either quinoa or rice, prepared in my rice cooker with various vegetables and spices. If rice, I'll roll it up with nori for homemade veggie rolls.

With dinner I have a 12 ounce glass of water with two tablespoons of flax and one tablespoon of chia.

I buy my pinto beans and black beans loose in bulk at the local grocery store when picking up my vegetables, usually around 5 or 6 pounds of each at a time.

Cumin, garlic powder, tahini, and dry garbanzo beans go for a good homemade hummus in a food processor. Needs a fresh lemon or two squeezed into the tahini. Original recipe had olive oil and salt, I leave out the oil entirely and either cut the salt down to a dash or none at all.

I keep oats and almond meal on hand to make pdb cookies with the same food processor, just add a banana or two, cinnamon, nutmeg, almond butter, and raisins if you like. The original recipe called for dates and I said eat me I'm doing raisins.

I got peppermint in bulk to make tea with, both by itself as well as mixing with chamomile, mugwort, etc.

I keep almost all of the above in these convenient cereal containers to both extend shelf life, shelf space, and remove any branding or advertising. Mason jars are also awesome!

Don't forget you can dehydrate your own food as well!

Edit: I don't work for Amazon, I just live no-car and order like this to survive!

Yes, you should be using the normal red bean, which are smaller than kidneys. About the size of a pinto or black bean. The skin on Kidney beans are super thick, which make them unappetizing in large quantities.

Basically these, not these.

>Recipe 1.5 Pork C-C-C-C-Combo beans

So you made your pork 2 days ago and you have a bit left and you want to have a barbecue. Okay well wtf I am not going to serve these people old pork with their burgers and steaks.... OR AM I?

>Preparation

1. Go to the store and purchase some beans, molasses, brown sugar, bacon, bbq sauce, and an onion.
   2.Soak 2 1/2ish cups of beans over night.
   
   3.Put a layer of cut up bacon pieces + onions at the bottom of your crock pot.
   
   
2. drain beans then place in crock pot with your left over pork
   
   
3. put more bacon and onions on top with a little bit of brown sugar and about 1/3 cup molasses.
   
   
4. Add water till it at the same level as your bean mixture.
   
   
5. Cook on low 6-8 hours
   
   
6. Add bottle of bbq sauce
   
   
7. cook for another hour or so
   
   
8. You are now the king of side dishes.
   
   

I love red beans and rice :D It's possibly one of my favorite dishes!

• 1 cup red beans ((like these)[http://www.amazon.com/Bobs-Red-Mill-Beans-27-Ounce/dp/B004VLVJA4/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1457800497&sr=8-1&keywords=red+beans])
  
• 2 cups water
  
• 1/2 tsp salt
  
• 1 clove garlic, chopped (about 1/2-1 tsp)
  
• 1 1/2 Tbsp Cajun seasoning ((like this)[http://www.amazon.com/Louisiana-Fish-Fry-Cajun-Seasoning/dp/B00AJZLEKG/ref=sr_1_7_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1457800629&sr=8-7&keywords=cajun+seasoning])
  
• 1/2 medium onion, minced (a bit under a cup)
  
• 1/2 medium bell pepper (any color), diced (1/2 cup)
  
• 1 Tbsp oil
  
• Corn starch or potato starch, to thicken the sauce (optional)
  
• Some type of sausage, like andouille (optional), sliced, or some other cooked meat
  
• Rice, to serve it with
  
  

1. Rinse and soak the beans overnight. Drain.
   
2. Add oil to the pan, and saute vegetables until softened. Add beans, water, and seasonings to the pan.
   
3. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce to a simmer. Let simmer for at least a couple of hours (can also be done in a pressure cooker), until beans are thoroughly cooked through.
   
4. Either mash some of the bean mixture or mix about a Tbsp of the starch with cold water and add to the beans, to thicken the sauce.
   
5. Add meat (if using), and let it warm through. Serve over freshly cooked rice (top with butter, if you so desire).

And a few "bonus deals" for those who read this far down in the comments! (Tomorrow I'll start putting everything in the original post.)

21) Shirakiku Rice - $12 for (5) lbs
5 lb rice for $2.30/lb. Including since it's a lower-priced item that is shippable, even though it's not as good a deal as you'd get in stores.

22) Wheat Thins Salsa Flavor - $11 for (6) boxes
Wheat Thins for $1.80/box for 9 oz. size is pretty good! Cheaper than Wal-Mart.

23) Ravarino bowtie pasta - $11 for (12) lbs
12 lbs of bowtie pasta for under $1/lb is grocery-sale-price good!

24) ~~Organic coconut oil - $10 for (1.5) lbs
I get coconut oil (organic) on sale for $6/lb, so $10 for 1.5 lbs is spot-on as a great deal.~~ Deal is over, now up to $16.

25) Sandwich-sliced kosher pickles - $12 for (12) lbs
$1/lb for kosher sandwich flats (pickles), awesome - store some up; also great for chopping into potato salad, pasta salad, etc.

26) Chipotle-flavored pinto beans - $13 for (12) cans
Just over $1/can for chipotle-seasoned pinto beans, probably one of the best prices on the site for canned beans.

27) Tesori Capellini Pasta - $16 for (20) lbs!
Hard to beat at 75c/lb! Usually there are around 9 servings per pound, so this will last a very long time.

28) ~~Goya Sweet Peas - $16 for (24) cans
This deal may be gone before I type it, because that works out to about 66c/can. Go quickly, only 2 left at this price!~~ Called it! The price is now $44 for the 24 cans. Congratulations if you got in on it before they wised up!

29) Organic White Bean Chili - $18 for (12) cans
A little something for our legume-based chili lovers - low sodium, too!

30) Quaker Quick Oats - $14 for (5) lbs.
It's difficult to find a good deal on oats, at the site. This is one of the better ones I saw, at around $2.80/lb.

31) Quaker Instant Oats - Peaches and Cream - $10 for (40) pouches
Quaker peaches & cream instant oatmeal - 40 pouches for $10 (25c/pouch). Incredible! Most of their pouches are going for around $1 each. For the 25c/pouch price, if you don't like Peaches and Cream, you can also get Raisin Spice flavor:
Quaker Instant Oats - Raisin Spice - $10 for (40) pouches

32) Chef Boyardee Whole Grain ABCs-123s - $18 for (12) cans
At $1.50/can for more nutrition than the original style, these are a nice buy.

That's kind of ironic :) I would expect Italy to have every kind of pasta ever! Though maybe Italian standards for pasta are higher and aren't welcome to this non-wheat pasta?

I found it on amazon.it though. And like /u/CatEarsAndButtPlugs said, they make other products, too

I live in Canada so I either wait for sales at my local grocery store or go to a dedicated local bulk-foods store.

But I assume you live in USA? If that is the case, then Amazon.com is your bestfriend for bulking: check this out

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=chick%20peas

More specifically

http://www.amazon.com/Progresso-Chick-Peas-Beans-19-Ounce/dp/B005EKICBK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1377811444&sr=8-3&keywords=chick+peas

Pack of 24 for approximately 31$ with free shipping if you have Amazon Prime. That is an amazing deal if you ask me.

I don't like the black eyed peas my mother makes, but if you cook them with jalapenos and bacon and season the hell out of them... you end up with Trappeys
which are fucking delicious.

>you're going to try and tell me you fed 4 people on $7 a day? did you grow/raise/catch/kill any of your own food? barter?

Cooking, baking, and buying in reasonable bulk. Rice, beans, pasta, frozen/canned vegetables, and a crockpot can do it. I'm not talking 500-pound bags of military surplus war beans or anything, just actually cooking them yourself. If you build a diet around cheap-to-obtain staples, the costs drop rapidly. For example:

• 15 pounds of brown rice at $16
  
• [25 pound bag of black beans at $36](http://www.amazon.com/Black-Beans-25-Lb-Bag/dp/B00J7UTDPC]
  
• [20 pounds of spaghetti at $38](http://www.amazon.com/Barilla-Thick-Spaghetti-Pasta-Ounce/dp/B00338JWL4]
  
• [50 pounds of flour at $42](http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=bulk+flour]
  
  So at about $150 you have about 6 months worth of base staples. And these are just random quick Amazon searches - most of these things can be found with more variety, healthier (depending on your dietary needs), and/or cheaper if you are looking. You can hit farmer's markets, but in my area they aren't really that much better as far as deals go unless you are looking for specific foods. Food banks certainly exist, and they are pretty laid back about who gets food, but I've never hit the point of wanting to use one up here.
  
  You don't eat out, drink alcohol, and treats end up being the most cost-effective ones possible. I ended up going with the cheapest fresh stuff I could find in stores for the number of services, to supplement frozen and canned. Fresh veggies really are the cheapest way to eat healthy. Cheaper the better: my usual "spaghetti sauce" was mostly carrots. Potatoes are literally cheaper than dirt here (Washington state: less than $2 per ten pound bag, not sure if it's that way anywhere else). Homemade salsa, mustard, and cost-effective heat seasonings are the condiments of choice - they stretch the furthest.
  
  If you don't want to cook a great deal, you can live on a crock pot or rice cooker. They are essentially $10-$20 investments these days. Dump everything in before leaving, come home to cooked food. It's not amazing, but it's sustenance on days where you are too lazy to cook for yourself. You can also cook and freeze, which is cheaper than buying frozen meals. Or, cook and refrigerate if you are someone like me who can eat the same leftovers for days at a time. Crockpot also means homemade soups, another great use for cheap veggies and potatoes. And acorn squash adds a great creaminess to chili (a great penny-stretching food). Sliced bread can be purchased relatively cheap, but almost any other baked good needs to be made at home.
  
  If you are a carnivorous family then chicken and tuna are your friend, but they are still not going to be cheap enough to be eaten regularly. Chicken does well with rice and beans, making it the natural choice for crockpot meat. Pork, and even beef, can be had when really good sales roll around - but that often makes them holiday meals (which I'm okay with). Cheese and fresh dairy in my experience is never cheap enough, and the only regular dairy we did was powdered milk. The trick with all of these is creating meals that use them sparingly, such as chicken in a crockpot giving flavor to everything else.
  
  I do grow greens in the warm months here (because I've got the greatest cheap AND lazy way to ever do it), but other than that I don't hunt or garden.
  
  Ultimately, it's doable, but it requires a complete disconnection from the "Murican Diet" of fast food and brand names. You work with healthier foods, smaller portion sizes, and less pre-packaged/pre-made products.

Seems really expensive IMO

No you can't eat them raw, you're supposed to soak them overnight and then cook it for an hour or two (it's hands off cooking though, active time is maybe 3 minutes). You can also prep in bulk and freeze it. It's also tastier than canned, but yeah, jars are more convenient and still quite cheap

For reference of how cheap dry is

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01FIKV3PM/ref=mp_s_a_1_4_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1483792319&sr=8-4&keywords=pinto+beans+dry

38$ for 25 lbs dry, that's maybe 40 lbs once rehydrated and cooked, I doubt there are cheaper sources of protein

I get beans in boxes, don't know if it's actually safer but hope so.
https://www.amazon.com/Jacks-Quality-Bean-Black-Sodium/dp/B01FRQPZ3I

Do you have a kitchen and freezer?

Rice (Basmati, Jasmine, Calrose) and beans (black, pinto, kidney). If you can buy in bulk you will save a lot.

If you have a slow cooker (garage sale/goodwill) beans become really easy and you can store them in the fridge for a week and heat them in the microwave. The bean broth can be used to cook rice or to make soups.

All kinds of lentils (I'm just learning how to cook these).

Frozen vegetables in bulk.

Have a good look at Indian cuisine. There are really good deals on the necessary spices on Amazon, look up SpiceIsland.

I'm a huge fan of dehydrated refried beans Fantastic Foods sells them in bulk and they are pretty good butthey are already seasoned. My favorite are the ones from The Santa Fe Bean Company. Sometimes they ahve them in bulk.

I'm not a vegetarian, but meat is expensive, and meat that isn't expensive is usually loaded with bad shit.

You can add chicken to beans and rice or lentils when you have it.