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Re:Ask HN: got any food hacks? by JesseAldridge on Friday April 02, 2010 @11:52PM (#1238133)
My list is similar. Healthy, cheap, and dead easy to prepare.

1. Cereal and milk

2. Oatmeal

3. Rice and beans

  - You have to soak the beans overnight before you cook them
  - After that, you cook them with rice in a rice cooker
  - After they're cooked, mix in some frozen vegetables and cook for a while longer to thaw the vegetables
  - Some kind of sweet and sour sauce is good with this
4. Noodles (all kinds)

  - You can also cook pasta in a rice cooker
  - Add frozen vegetables to this too
  - And tomato sauce (of course)
5. Chips

  - The baked variety are healthier and taste better (imo)
6. Fish

  - Buy frozen filets, cook in microwave
7. Melons

  - Cut off the rind with a big knife
  - Cut the flesh up into chunks 
  - Stick the chunks in tupperware and refrigerate
8. Peanut Butter

9. Whole-grain bread

10. Mixed Nuts

11. Carrots

  - Baby carrots are good snacks
12. Apples, oranges, and bananas

13. Cookies

14. Deli cheese

  - My favorite is gouda
Ok, those last two aren't so healthy, but they're delicious enough to be worth it imho.

(Also, I'm pescatarian if you couldn't tell.)

Re:Ask HN: got any food hacks? by mapleoin on Saturday April 03, 2010 @05:49AM (#1238455)
Awesome, I didn't know about pescatarianism. I wanna be a pescatarian, too!
Re:Ask HN: got any food hacks? by jackowayed on Saturday April 03, 2010 @12:46AM (#1238180)
You can make pasta in a rice cooker? Do you just stick the noodles and water in and check it periodically until they're done?
Re:Ask HN: got any food hacks? by JesseAldridge on Saturday April 03, 2010 @03:06AM (#1238351)
I use a rice cooker that you stick in the microwave.

This one, to be specific: http://www.amazon.com/Maxi-Aids-Microwave-Rice-Cooker/dp/B00...

13 minutes works for spaghetti in my microwave.