The time argument is another one that I really disagree with.  It takes less than 5 minutes to dump some beans, water, frozen veggies, and taco seasoning&#x2F;ranch dressing mix&#x2F;misc other flavor packet in a rice cooker (you can get a nice one with a slow cooker setting for less than $30) or crock pot. You can also throw ground hamburger, sausage, chicken, etc directly in there with everything else and it&#x27;ll cook up nice and tender.  Want variety?  Switch up the frozen veggies you add, the type of bean you use, the flavor packet you add, etc.<p>You don&#x27;t have to cut out salt to eat healthily (unless you are a sodium sensitive hypertensive).<p>I will concede that most people have no idea how to season and flavor food to make it taste good.<p>Ultimately, it is entirely possible to eat an incredibly healthy, very tasty diet with a moderate amount of variety for very little money and time investment.  It just requires a little knowledge and some up front thought.