Here in Canada, it’s half the cost for rice. I don’t imagine it’s that different in the US (at least, pre-tariffs). Assuming 2500Calories per day, I can get a year’s worth of Calories from rice for about 500CAD while it would cost me 1k CAD for the same on soda (calculated based on $1/2L of Crush cream soda).
But they’re the most efficient dollars-to-calories ratio… Cheapest way to feed the hungry lol
They are not. You’re thinking of staple foods, like rice and dry beans. Have you seen the cost of a bag of Doritos lately???
Here in Canada, it’s half the cost for rice. I don’t imagine it’s that different in the US (at least, pre-tariffs). Assuming 2500Calories per day, I can get a year’s worth of Calories from rice for about 500CAD while it would cost me 1k CAD for the same on soda (calculated based on $1/2L of Crush cream soda).