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I don't think you're doing a fair comparison, which would mean comparing the cheapest meat with the cheapest non-meat foods.

Of course mince meat is cheaper per calorie than lettuce, it's probably cheaper than tomatoes, but it's not cheaper than rice or lentils.

BTW - I live in Europe too.

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Again, I am arguing against being EXCLUSIVELY vegetarian, I also think rice potatoes etc are good value for the money.

Back in my old days in post communist Europe, the cheapest eatable meat was horse (kind of like a beef). Most vegetables were imported (and expensive) or scarce outside of season (and expensive) . People usually loaded their cellars with 1000 pounds of vegs for winter, but students did not had this option.

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