I live in the US so i’m not sure how it is in other countries, I’d love to hear your thoughts from various locations in the comments!!
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It’s not? The cheapest food you can find in the US (or anywhere) is rice and beans, which is decently nutritious. Stuff like raw potatoes, onions, cabbage, eggs are all cheap. What’s expensive is the labor needed to turn those things into a finished meal.
Most processed foods aren’t very healthy though because it’s much more difficult (aka expensive) to process foods in a way that retains nutrition while minimize calories. For example, processed salads are pretty expensive because cutting vegetables causes them to go bad really quickly. This requires that you cut them immediately before purchase, which is more labor intensive and also has a higher risk of food wastage. On the other hand, Twinkies can be made in a largely automated factory and stay good forever so you don’t have to worry as much about wastage or labor costs. Their high sugar and fat content and low water content allow them to stay good forever, but lack nutrition
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