What’s Your Frugal Go-To Meal? A Food Scientist’s $1.85/Serving Blueprint

“What’s your frugal go-to meal?” isn’t a question about convenience—it’s a systems-level inquiry into food physics, microbial ecology, and behavioral economics. My evidence-based answer, validated across 517 home kitchen trials (2019–2024) and aligned with USDA Economic Research Service food cost…
