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Beans were just one example to emphasize the cost point, though given the rates of obesity in south east asia I'd point out that even if they can make you fat that it's more a matter of not eating too much than the items actually being unhealthy. Speaking to cost again though, at a latino market I can get pork for a bit over $2 a pound for example and chicken is only a few cents more where I am. Beans are by no means the only way to get cheap protein and fats. And if I get tired of rice I can go go to an asian market and get fresh noodles to keep in the fridge for not much more than rice.

I'll give you that lunch is more of a struggle if you're short on time and don't want to meal prep but you could still just buy a value menu taco or burger from a fast food joint and be fine (the ultra calorie monster items are not in the value menu). Sure, it'll come with transfats and some of the other non-christian food ingredients but one Breakfast Jack, Value Cheeseburger, Potato Taco, etc. per day aren't going to be what makes you fat. Which winds back around to my point that the issue isn't really one of access for most Americans, it's one of preference and excess.