Pizza is a go-to when it comes to almost any social event.
Birthday parties, Superbowl parties, even weddings (yes, I have actually been to a wedding where they served pizza as their main dish)! The question is: What is your most Efficient Pizza?
Menu Item | Before Tax Price | Calories Per Dollar | Protein Per Dollar | Cost If Eaten All Year | Calories | Protein |
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Little Caesars Large Pepperoni | $5.00 | 448 | 21 | $1,629 | 2240 | 104 |
Little Caesars Large Cheese | $5.00 | 400 | 19 | $1,825 | 2000 | 96 |
Little Caesars Large Meat Lovers | $8.00 | 340 | 15 | $2,147 | 2720 | 120 |
Jets Pizza Large Cheese | $12.49 | 248 | 11 | $2,941 | 3100 | 140 |
Little Caesars Large Veggie | $8.99 | 240 | 12 | $3,038 | 2160 | 104 |
Jets Pizza Large Pepperoni | $14.28 | 238 | 11 | $3,066 | 3400 | 150 |
Jets Pizza Large Meat Lovers | $17.00 | 224 | 11 | $3,266 | 3800 | 180 |
Hungry Howies Large Cheese | $9.00 | 222 | 11 | $3,285 | 2000 | 100 |
Jets Pizza Small Cheese | $8.49 | 198 | 15 | $3,689 | 1680 | 130 |
Hungry Howies Large Pepperoni | $10.79 | 195 | 9 | $3,751 | 2100 | 100 |
Hungry Howies Large Meat Lovers | $15.00 | 193 | 9 | $3,776 | 2900 | 140 |
Dominos Large Cheese | $12.00 | 193 | 10 | $3,776 | 2320 | 120 |
Hungry Howies Small Cheese | $5.00 | 192 | 9 | $3,802 | 960 | 46 |
Dominos Large Meat Lovers | $16.00 | 185 | 7 | $3,946 | 2960 | 111 |
Jets Pizza Small Pepperoni | $9.88 | 182 | 13 | $4,007 | 1800 | 130 |
Dominos Large Pepperoni | $13.50 | 178 | 7 | $4,106 | 2400 | 96 |
Jets Pizza Large Veggie | $17.00 | 176 | 7 | $4,137 | 3000 | 120 |
Dominos Small Cheese | $7.00 | 171 | 8 | $4,258 | 1200 | 54 |
Papa John’s Large Pepperoni | $15.74 | 163 | 5 | $4,488 | 2560 | 80 |
Hungry Howies Small Pepperoni | $6.29 | 162 | 8 | $4,502 | 1020 | 48 |
Papa John’s Large Meat Lovers | $18.99 | 160 | 6 | $4,560 | 3040 | 120 |
Buddy’s Large Pepperoni | $16.99 | 159 | 6 | $4,600 | 2696 | 104 |
Buddy’s Large Cheese | $15.49 | 158 | 5 | $4,634 | 2440 | 80 |
Dominos Small Pepperoni | $8.00 | 158 | 6 | $4,635 | 1260 | 48 |
Dominos Large Veggie | $16.00 | 155 | 8 | $4,710 | 2480 | 128 |
Papa John’s Large Cheese | $13.99 | 154 | 6 | $4,728 | 2160 | 80 |
Hungry Howies Large Veggie | $16.00 | 144 | 13 | $5,078 | 2300 | 210 |
Buddy’s Large Meat Lovers | $21.49 | 135 | 6 | $5,402 | 2904 | 120 |
Buddy’s Small Cheese | $9.49 | 129 | 4 | $5,678 | 1220 | 40 |
Buddy’s Small Pepperoni | $10.49 | 129 | 6 | $5,681 | 1348 | 64 |
Papa John’s Small Pepperoni | $9.99 | 126 | 6 | $5,788 | 1260 | 60 |
Papa John’s Small Cheese | $8.99 | 120 | 3 | $6,077 | 1080 | 30 |
Papa John’s Large Veggie | $18.99 | 118 | 4 | $6,189 | 2240 | 80 |
Buddy’s Large Veggie | $21.49 | 113 | 4 | $6,472 | 2424 | 88 |
As we’ve known from our original Calorie Per Dollar List The Little Caesar’s 5 Dollar Pizza is your highest Calorie Per Dollar and Protein Per Dollar on the list. It should be noted, this food is 2 times more cost effective than any other pizza place. That’s impressive. However, this still costs about 2x more than we spend on food.
I personally cannot handle Little Caesar’s anymore, I had it on Tuesday Nights too many times during my childhood. Apparently my sister having dance class was an excuse to buy those calories 😛
I was shocked to see Jet’s Large Cheese so high on the list, while we don’t eat much pizza, Jets actually tastes okay (IMO) and scored really well.
Honorable mention to Hungry Howies which averages around third place.
The difference in prices get drastic quickly too. Papa Johns and Domino’s costs almost 50% more. At that point I would go to a local favorite, Buddy’s Pizza for nearly the same price point.
Check out Nutrition Per Dollar, a gigantic study that will teach you quickly how to avoid the expensive foods and continue eating what you like.
Or…
Taco Bell Per Dollar
McDonalds Per Dollar
Protein Powder Per Dollar
This math will change your life.
There are two types of data presented. Nutrition Per Dollar and Nutrition Ratio Total(Sum).
A straight addition of nutrients would yield an unimportant number due to a wildly high amount of Vitamin A in carrots.
The solution was to remove the dimensions of each to find a Nutrient Ratio:
(Ingredient’s Nutrient mg/dollar) / Max Nutrient mg/dollar
This creates a scale from 0 to 1, where 1 is the best value for that Nutrient/$. By removing the dimensions, we can now add these up. If we decided we wanted to weight one nutrient over others, we could use multiplication.
The numbers below are an addition of 37 micronutrients I considered beneficial.
On Data Collection- I nearly always picked the lowest cost option, and obtained nutrition data from here.
Understanding and implementing top 50 ranked foods is valuable.
Nutrition Ratio Total = Sum of 37 (Nutrient/$ / Highest Nutrient/$). The original Nutrient/$ can be found below.
The Nutrition Ratio Total is good for understanding scale of value. IE: Oranges(1.57) are 3x more Nutritious Per Dollar than Lemons(0.51).
If you havent eaten a specific vegetable before, I’d toss the veggie into something you already enjoy. We started adding Spinach or Kale to our friend rice. After 10 minutes of cooking, it still tastes like my favorite fried rice in the world, but it has Kale.
Frozen food doesnt show up until #19, where Frozen Carrots are 2x more expensive than Fresh Carrots. The lesson here is to reduce/eliminate canned and frozen food. Fresh/Raw foods are typically cheaper.
One more cost saving tip- Replace a $1.69 Red Pepper with Carrots. Just as sweet.
Flour + Cereal- Apparently low fiber and enriched with vitamins help you score pretty well. Monster took a note from them. We sometimes use flour to thicken our soups/stews, but that’s about it.
Here is the Excel Data:
*IU= International Units(Used to distinguish biological activity rather than raw weight)
A half decade of studying this topic and having to cook for my ‘used to be picky’ wife, here is my ultimate guide to eating the most nutritious, healthy, low cost food ever. We aim to eat around 700 Calories Per Dollar and my ‘used to be picky’ wife now prefers our menu over restaurants.
Protein– Beans, Lentils, Chicken, Eggs, Milk, and potentially discounted meats(turkey,pork/ground beef).
Veggies– Leafy greens, Carrots, and in-season veggies
Carbs– Pick Bread, Rice, Noodles- Don’t buy premade boxed rice/noodles.
Spices– Reward yourself. By eating at home you can borderline go wild on spices, sauces, etc… I’ll stay within ~1$ on things like, cream of chicken, a variety of spices, dressing, BBQ sauces, etc…
Salt, Lemon/Lime/Vinegar, Sugar, Butter/Oil/Fats, and umami taste good.
Add each slowly and taste like you would testing saltiness. If you are unaware of these cheat codes to cooking, they are worth googling.
Play around with texture, how you cook each type of food. Mess around with timing when you add spices/sauces.
My preferred texture, usually uses this method to cooking anything- Cook chicken on medium-high ~4 minutes, flip, 4 minutes, (optional deglaze), throw in veggies, cook everything for ~8 minutes. Serve on top of the carb. Change around timing when you add spices and sauces, the order will slightly change the finished product.
Everything tastes good. There are almost 0 foul flavors. Just make sure you Salt, Add an Acid, Add sweetness, Fats, and Umami (the 5 things up top).
I go to the lowest cost store in my area with a printed out grocery list of what we are eating for the week(we cycle through 28 recipes).
Writing the list was a solid 1 hour job to type everything out and plan it. We even sorted by isle. However after 5 years of using it, grocery shopping takes less than 15 minutes including checkout.
Pick fresh veggies, chicken, eggs, milk. Our list is more specific but we often will grab low cost, in-season foods. When in doubt- You are still saving money not eating out, and all food will taste good.
Buy fresh instead of canned, frozen. Avoid processed rice/noodles.
There will be a recipe for it. And since all food tastes good, it probably will too.
Avoid Fast Food, Restaurants, Boxed Food, Canned Food, Frozen Food, Processed Food. (sorry, I just really want to save you money.)
Even Clif Bars on sale for 1$ off were less than 20g Protein Per Dollar.
You were told, McDonalds was the cheapest, most nutritious food. How did that 440 Calorie Per Dollar propaganda spread? Today its 2-3x more expensive than anything we eat.
How much did McDonald’s pay The Telegraph to write the article “McDouble is ‘cheapest and most nutritious food in human history'” ?
You were told Prepared Foods are cheaper than fresh food.
Nice move Marketing Companies. You got away with it for, ~20 years?
After years of studying cost effective eating- Healthy, fresh foods are almost always cheaper than anything a company prepares and re-sells.
We understand the convenience factor of having food prepared for us. That has value.
However, Marketing Companies pushed the idea their foods are low cost. I thought I was saving money by eating canned veggies.
Data shuts the myth down.
Taco Bell is my guilty pleasure. Mrs. Efficiency was dead set on hating Taco Bell, suffering on hard tacos with Ground Beef and lettuce. No cheese, nothing-
The magic of a Loaded Potato Griller has changed her life forever.
Takeaways
Menu Item | Before Tax Price | Calories Per Dollar | Protein Per Dollar | Cost If Eaten All Year | Calories | Protein |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beefy Fritos Burrito | $1.00 | 430 | 13.0 | 1698 | 430 | 13 |
Cheesy Bean and Rice Burrito | $1.00 | 420 | 11.0 | 1738 | 420 | 11 |
Grilled Breakfast Burrito | $1.00 | 340 | 11.0 | 2147 | 340 | 11 |
Grilled Breakfast Burrito Fiesta Potato | $1.00 | 340 | 10.0 | 2147 | 340 | 10 |
Sausage Flatbread Quesadilla | $1.00 | 330 | 14.0 | 2212 | 330 | 14 |
Triple Layer Nachos | $1.00 | 320 | 7.0 | 2281 | 320 | 7 |
Bean Burrito | $1.19 | 311 | 11.8 | 2348 | 370 | 14 |
Beefy 5 Layer Burrito | $1.69 | 296 | 11.2 | 2467 | 500 | 19 |
Caramel Apple Empanada | $1.00 | 280 | 3.0 | 2607 | 280 | 3 |
Cheesy Burrito | $1.79 | 274 | 12.8 | 2667 | 490 | 23 |
Breakfast Crunchwrap | $2.49 | 269 | 8.4 | 2713 | 670 | 21 |
Loaded Potato Griller | $1.59 | 258 | 7.5 | 2831 | 410 | 12 |
Quesarito | $2.49 | 257 | 8.4 | 2840 | 640 | 21 |
Breakfast Soft Taco | $1.00 | 240 | 11.0 | 3042 | 240 | 11 |
Beefy Nacho Griller | $1.59 | 233 | 7.5 | 3137 | 370 | 12 |
Breakfast Quesadilla | $1.99 | 231 | 9.5 | 3158 | 460 | 19 |
Spicy Potato Soft Taco | $1.00 | 230 | 5.0 | 3174 | 230 | 5 |
Nachos Bellgrande | $3.29 | 228 | 5.8 | 3202 | 750 | 19 |
Breakfast Crunchwrap California | $2.79 | 226 | 7.5 | 3233 | 630 | 21 |
Chipotle Chicken Loaded Griller | $1.59 | 214 | 8.8 | 3414 | 340 | 14 |
Shredded Chicken Burrito | $1.89 | 212 | 8.5 | 3449 | 400 | 16 |
Beef Mini Quesadilla | $1.00 | 210 | 9.0 | 3476 | 210 | 9 |
Spicy Tostada | $1.00 | 210 | 6.0 | 3476 | 210 | 6 |
XXL Grilled Stuft Burrito-Beef | $4.19 | 205 | 7.6 | 3557 | 860 | 32 |
Grande Scambler | $3.29 | 191 | 7.3 | 3812 | 630 | 24 |
Cinnabon Delights 12 pack | $4.89 | 190 | 1.8 | 3838 | 930 | 9 |
Cheese Quesadilla | $2.49 | 185 | 7.6 | 3952 | 460 | 19 |
Combo Burrito | $2.49 | 181 | 8.4 | 4039 | 450 | 21 |
Cheesy Roll Up | $1.00 | 180 | 9.0 | 4056 | 180 | 9 |
Mini Skillet Bowl | $1.00 | 180 | 5.0 | 4056 | 180 | 5 |
Shredded Chicken Mini Quesadilla | $1.00 | 180 | 12.0 | 4056 | 180 | 12 |
Cheesy Potato Burrito | $2.69 | 178 | 6.7 | 4091 | 480 | 18 |
Nacho Supreme | $2.49 | 177 | 5.2 | 4131 | 440 | 13 |
Black Bean Burrito | $2.19 | 174 | 6.4 | 4207 | 380 | 14 |
Cinnabon Delights 4 pack | $1.79 | 173 | 1.7 | 4215 | 310 | 3 |
Cheesy Gordita Crunch | $2.89 | 173 | 6.9 | 4219 | 500 | 20 |
Cheesy Gordita Crunch | $2.89 | 173 | 6.9 | 4219 | 500 | 20 |
Doubledilla- Steak w/ chips and salsa | $4.99 | 170 | 8.0 | 4286 | 850 | 40 |
Cinnamon Twists | $1.00 | 170 | 1.0 | 4294 | 170 | 1 |
Double Decker Taco | $1.89 | 169 | 7.4 | 4312 | 320 | 14 |
Doubledilla- Chicken w/ chips and salsa | $4.99 | 168 | 8.2 | 4337 | 840 | 41 |
Chips & Salsa | $1.49 | 168 | 2.0 | 4351 | 250 | 3 |
Crunchwrap Supreme | $3.19 | 166 | 5.0 | 4394 | 530 | 16 |
Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes | $1.39 | 165 | 2.2 | 4412 | 230 | 3 |
Smothered Burrito-Beef | $4.19 | 165 | 6.7 | 4433 | 690 | 28 |
Mexican Pizza | $3.39 | 162 | 6.2 | 4499 | 550 | 21 |
Hash Brown | $1.00 | 160 | 1.0 | 4563 | 160 | 1 |
Cinnabon Delights 2 Pack | $1.00 | 160 | 2.0 | 4563 | 160 | 2 |
Quesadilla-Chicken | $3.19 | 160 | 8.5 | 4566 | 510 | 27 |
Double Decker Taco Supreme | $2.19 | 155 | 6.4 | 4702 | 340 | 14 |
Chips & Guacamole | $1.49 | 154 | 2.0 | 4729 | 230 | 3 |
7-Layer Burrito | $2.79 | 154 | 5.0 | 4737 | 430 | 14 |
Soft Taco | $1.19 | 151 | 7.6 | 4826 | 180 | 9 |
Chips & Cheese | $1.49 | 148 | 2.0 | 4944 | 220 | 3 |
Pintos N Cheese | $1.29 | 147 | 7.8 | 4956 | 190 | 10 |
Naked Chicken Chalupa | $2.99 | 147 | 6.7 | 4961 | 440 | 20 |
Fiesta Taco Salad-Beef | $5.19 | 146 | 5.2 | 4985 | 760 | 27 |
Crunchy Taco | $1.19 | 143 | 6.7 | 5110 | 170 | 8 |
Burrito Supreme | $2.99 | 134 | 5.7 | 5457 | 400 | 17 |
Soft Taco Supreme | $1.59 | 132 | 6.3 | 5527 | 210 | 10 |
Chalupa Supreme | $2.79 | 129 | 4.7 | 5658 | 360 | 13 |
Gordita Supreme | $2.19 | 128 | 5.9 | 5710 | 280 | 13 |
Power Menu Burrito-Steak | $3.79 | 121 | 6.6 | 6015 | 460 | 25 |
Black beans and rice | $1.49 | 121 | 4.0 | 6043 | 180 | 6 |
Crunchy Taco Surpreme | $1.59 | 119 | 5.0 | 6109 | 190 | 8 |
Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos | $1.49 | 114 | 5.4 | 6398 | 170 | 8 |
Fiery Doritos Locos Tacos | $1.49 | 114 | 5.4 | 6398 | 170 | 8 |
Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos | $1.49 | 114 | 5.4 | 6398 | 170 | 8 |
Chips & Pico De Gallo | $1.49 | 114 | 1.3 | 6398 | 170 | 2 |
Power Menu Burrito- Veggie | $3.79 | 113 | 3.7 | 6434 | 430 | 14 |
Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos Surpreme | $1.89 | 101 | 4.8 | 7262 | 190 | 9 |
Fiery Doritos Locos Tacos Supreme | $1.89 | 101 | 4.8 | 7262 | 190 | 9 |
Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos Supreme | $1.89 | 101 | 4.2 | 7262 | 190 | 8 |
Meximelt | $2.49 | 100 | 5.6 | 7271 | 250 | 14 |
Power Menu Bowl | $4.99 | 96 | 5.6 | 7589 | 480 | 28 |
Power Menu Bowl- Veggie | $4.99 | 92 | 3.2 | 7919 | 460 | 16 |
Chicken Soft Taco | $1.79 | 89 | 6.7 | 8167 | 160 | 12 |
Grilled Steak Soft Taco | $2.49 | 80 | 4.8 | 9089 | 200 | 12 |
Airheads Blue Rasberry freeze | $2.19 | 78 | 0.0 | 9404 | 170 | 0 |
Premium Latin Rice | $1.49 | 67 | 1.3 | 10877 | 100 | 2 |
Black Beans | $1.49 | 54 | 2.7 | 13596 | 80 | 4 |
Despite having a 400 Calorie Per Dollar item, thats still almost 2x more than we spend on homecooked food. Most menu items were around 150-250 calories per dollar, 4x more expensive than eating at home.
A year eating at home eating Efficiently costs around $1,000/person- Eating at Taco Bell, $4,000 a year.
If you have an efficiency request, I engineer solutions to life’s problems. Comment a task, restaurant, or process you want made efficient, I’ll make sure it gets efficient!
WARNING: This article is in quarantine for potentially bad/outdated data. (Our data standards)
With over 35,000 locations, this one will probably end up coming in handy.
Select higher items that are similar – You get 50% more buying a Jr. Mac instead of a Big Mac. Not sure how picky you are, but some items are simply better deals.
Remove things you wouldn’t have ordered anyway – If you are a repeat customer, eliminate the over-the-top expensive items you weren’t a fan of. I never really liked their Fillet-o-Fish much anyway.
Fill up when desperate on Cheese Burgers – The protein + calories is going to be the best you are going to get. Consider purchasing a preferable item and one cheese burger for calories.
Should you get a drink? Drinks are technically Infinity Calories Per Dollar. Is it ethical to buy a soda pop and use McDonalds as a wifi hub all day? I can imagine drinking a lot of Calories, Caffeine and getting some work done.
If you frequent a specific location and want your customized data, download the list and enter your prices. The orders, calories, and protein servings are there for you. Also included in the excel file is Protein/Calorie and a dimensionless weighing system. Prices were similar enough between restaurants to make Efficient decisions.
New functionality! Click on a unit to sortMenu Item | Before Tax Price | Calories Per Dollar | Protein Per Dollar | Cost If Eaten All Year | Calories | Protein |
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Sausage Buscuit | $1.00 | 490.0 | 12.0 | $1,489.80 | 490 | 12 |
Chocolate Cookie | $0.39 | 435.9 | 5.1 | $1,674.71 | 170 | 2 |
2 Apple Pies | $1.29 | 356.6 | 3.1 | $2,047.17 | 460 | 4 |
McChicken | $1.00 | 350.0 | 15.0 | $2,085.71 | 350 | 15 |
Fresh Baked muffin | $1.49 | 302.0 | 4.7 | $2,417.11 | 450 | 7 |
Sausage Burrito | $1.00 | 300.0 | 12.0 | $2,433.33 | 300 | 12 |
Cheeseburger | $1.00 | 300.0 | 15.0 | $2,433.33 | 300 | 15 |
Chocolate Shake | $2.89 | 290.7 | 6.6 | $2,511.55 | 840 | 19 |
Vanilla Shake | $2.89 | 276.8 | 6.2 | $2,637.13 | 800 | 18 |
Strawberry Shake | $2.89 | 276.8 | 6.6 | $2,637.13 | 800 | 19 |
Apple Pie | $0.89 | 258.4 | 2.2 | $2,824.78 | 230 | 2 |
McDouble | $1.49 | 255.0 | 15.4 | $2,862.37 | 380 | 23 |
Fudge Sundae | $1.49 | 255.0 | 6.7 | $2,862.37 | 380 | 10 |
Caramel sundae | $1.49 | 255.0 | 6.0 | $2,862.37 | 380 | 9 |
Big breakfast with hotcakes | $5.49 | 245.9 | 6.4 | $2,968.67 | 1350 | 35 |
Double Cheeseburger | $1.79 | 240.2 | 14.0 | $3,038.84 | 430 | 25 |
Oreo Mcflurry w/ candies | $2.69 | 234.2 | 4.8 | $3,116.98 | 630 | 13 |
Bacon McDouble | $2.00 | 225.0 | 14.0 | $3,244.44 | 450 | 28 |
Sausage McGriddles | $2.00 | 215.0 | 5.5 | $3,395.35 | 430 | 11 |
Strawberry Sundae | $1.49 | 214.8 | 5.4 | $3,399.06 | 320 | 8 |
Large Fries | $2.39 | 213.4 | 2.9 | $3,420.98 | 510 | 7 |
Sausage McMuffin | $1.99 | 201.0 | 7.0 | $3,631.75 | 400 | 14 |
Tripple Cheeseburger | $3.00 | 173.3 | 10.7 | $4,211.54 | 520 | 32 |
20 Pc. McNugget | $5.19 | 171.5 | 9.4 | $4,256.97 | 890 | 49 |
Classic Chicken Sandwich | $3.00 | 170.0 | 8.3 | $4,294.12 | 510 | 25 |
Sausage Buscuit with Egg | $3.49 | 151.9 | 4.9 | $4,806.98 | 530 | 17 |
Sweet BBQ Bacon crispy chicken | $5.49 | 151.2 | 7.7 | $4,828.55 | 830 | 42 |
Hot Caramel Macchiato | $2.79 | 143.4 | 4.7 | $5,091.75 | 400 | 13 |
Sausage,Egg & Cheese McGriddles | $3.89 | 141.4 | 5.1 | $5,163.09 | 550 | 20 |
Sweet BBQ Bacon burger | $5.49 | 140.3 | 7.7 | $5,204.81 | 770 | 42 |
Sausage biscuit with egg | $3.79 | 139.8 | 4.5 | $5,220.19 | 530 | 17 |
Pico Guacamole crispy chicken | $5.19 | 138.7 | 6.4 | $5,262.08 | 720 | 33 |
Snack Wrap | $2.19 | 137.0 | 9.6 | $5,329.00 | 300 | 21 |
2 Snack Wraps | $4.38 | 137.0 | 9.6 | $5,329.00 | 600 | 42 |
Garlic White Chedder crispy chicken | $5.19 | 134.9 | 6.4 | $5,412.43 | 700 | 33 |
Sausage, Egg & Cheese McGriddles | $4.09 | 134.5 | 4.4 | $5,428.55 | 550 | 18 |
Vanilla cone | $1.49 | 134.2 | 3.4 | $5,438.50 | 200 | 5 |
Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit | $3.59 | 133.7 | 5.3 | $5,459.79 | 480 | 19 |
Sausage McMuffin with Egg | $3.59 | 130.9 | 5.8 | $5,575.96 | 470 | 21 |
Fruit & Mapple oatmeal | $2.40 | 129.2 | 2.5 | $5,651.61 | 310 | 6 |
10 Pc. Buttermilk Crispy Tenders | $9.69 | 129.0 | 10.1 | $5,658.96 | 1250 | 98 |
Double Quarter Pounder | $5.99 | 128.5 | 8.5 | $5,678.83 | 770 | 51 |
Pico Guacamole burger | $5.19 | 127.2 | 6.6 | $5,740.45 | 660 | 34 |
2 Pc. Buttermilk Crispy Tenders | $2.00 | 125.0 | 10.0 | $5,840.00 | 250 | 20 |
Garlic White Chedder burger | $5.19 | 123.3 | 6.4 | $5,919.84 | 640 | 33 |
Sweet BBQ Bacon grilled chicken | $5.49 | 122.0 | 9.1 | $5,981.64 | 670 | 50 |
Mocha | $2.79 | 121.9 | 3.2 | $5,990.29 | 340 | 9 |
Bacon, Egg & Cheese Bagel | $4.55 | 120.9 | 5.7 | $6,039.09 | 550 | 26 |
Hash Browns | $1.29 | 116.3 | 0.8 | $6,278.00 | 150 | 1 |
Bacon, Egg & Cheese biscuit | $3.89 | 115.7 | 4.6 | $6,310.44 | 450 | 18 |
Quarter Pounder | $4.59 | 115.5 | 6.8 | $6,322.08 | 530 | 31 |
Big mac | $4.69 | 115.1 | 5.3 | $6,340.19 | 540 | 25 |
Steak, Egg & Cheese Bagel | $4.85 | 113.4 | 5.2 | $6,437.27 | 550 | 25 |
Southwest buttermilk chicken salad | $4.79 | 108.6 | 5.8 | $6,724.42 | 520 | 28 |
Bacon, Egg & Cheese McGriddles | $3.89 | 108.0 | 4.6 | $6,761.19 | 420 | 18 |
Buttermilk Crispy Chicken | $5.29 | 107.8 | 5.3 | $6,774.91 | 570 | 28 |
Bacon Ranch salad w/ buttermilk chicken | $4.59 | 106.8 | 7.2 | $6,838.16 | 490 | 33 |
Mango Pineapple smoothie | $3.19 | 106.6 | 1.3 | $6,849.12 | 340 | 4 |
Pico Guacamole grilled chicken | $5.19 | 106.0 | 8.1 | $6,888.55 | 550 | 42 |
Iced Mocha | $2.79 | 103.9 | 2.5 | $7,023.10 | 290 | 7 |
Strawberry Banana smoothie | $3.19 | 103.4 | 1.3 | $7,056.67 | 330 | 4 |
10 Pc. Chicken Nuggets | $4.29 | 102.6 | 5.6 | $7,117.50 | 440 | 24 |
Garlic White Chedder grilled chicken | $5.19 | 102.1 | 8.1 | $7,148.49 | 530 | 42 |
Fruit & yogurt parfait | $1.49 | 100.7 | 2.7 | $7,251.33 | 150 | 4 |
Hot Latte | $2.79 | 100.4 | 5.4 | $7,273.93 | 280 | 15 |
Filet-O-Fish | $4.39 | 88.8 | 3.9 | $8,217.18 | 390 | 17 |
Hamburger | $3.00 | 83.3 | 4.3 | $8,760.00 | 250 | 13 |
Egg McMuffin | $3.79 | 79.2 | 4.7 | $9,222.33 | 300 | 18 |
Iced Caramel Macchiato | $2.79 | 75.3 | 2.2 | $9,698.57 | 210 | 6 |
Iced Coffe | $1.89 | 74.1 | 1.1 | $9,855.00 | 140 | 2 |
Southwest Grilled chicken salad | $4.79 | 73.1 | 7.7 | $9,990.57 | 350 | 37 |
Artisan Grilled Chicken | $5.29 | 71.8 | 7.0 | $10,162.37 | 380 | 37 |
Bacon Ranch salad w/ Grilled chicken | $4.59 | 69.7 | 9.2 | $10,470.94 | 320 | 42 |
Egg White delight McMuffin | $3.89 | 66.8 | 4.6 | $10,921.92 | 260 | 18 |
Iced Latte | $2.79 | 43.0 | 2.2 | $16,972.50 | 120 | 6 |
Cappuccino | $2.79 | 43.0 | 3.9 | $16,972.50 | 120 | 11 |
See how we apply engineering to life.
Bolded are some insightful comparisons.
Take note of how similar products have similar amounts of Caffeine Per Dollar. McDonalds and Starbucks were comparable to each other, but much more expensive than their home brew counterparts.
Got me through many Chem Engineering exams-
>Eat Dinner
>Take Caffeine Pill with a bunch of water
>Set timer for 40 minutes, enjoy life to the fullest- aka game.
>Timer rings, caffeine kicks in, get to work
>Set timer for 5 hours (you study until the half life hits)
>Dream about the subject matter
Bonus points if you ran or napped recently. Worked best for Organic Chem, I used to dream in compounds.
There are two items I didnt list above, but collected data for.
1,500 g Caffeine Powder Pure (Synthetic) From PureBulk – 22,000 mg Caffeine Per Dollar
25 kg 100% Pure Caffeine Anhydrous USP From Nutra Vita Shop – 38,400 mg Caffeine Per Dollar
The problem with pure caffeine is that a scoop of it will kill you. That teaspoon you use to scoop sugar with could kill a few people. Not easy to use.
Ever since BOFAD(Bag of Flour A Day) became a meme on fitness message boards, I’m a bit more conservative on what I put in an infographic.
I’ll take my delicious house coffee. Black or lots of cream lots of sugar – I love coffee.
Protein Per Dollar has been one of the best indicators of food value and valuable to use alongside Calorie Per Dollar on a daily basis.
Check out our Food page for every variation on this- Calories Per Dollar, Nutrient Per Dollar, and more.
Here is the extensive list of items per popular demand, sorted by Protein Per Dollar:
New functionality! Click on a unit to sortItem | Before Tax Price | Calories Per Dollar | Protein Per Dollar | Cost If Eaten All Year | Calories | Protein |
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Flour | $1.68 | 4,464 | 134 | $163.52 | 7500 | 3 |
Lentils | $1.12 | 929 | 116 | $786.15 | 1040 | 10 |
White Bread | $0.78 | 3,333 | 103 | $219.00 | 2600 | 4 |
Pinto Beans (10lbs) | $9.12 | 1,026 | 80 | $711.28 | 9360 | 7 |
Turkey Thanksgiving Sale | $1.08 | 407 | 78 | $1,791.82 | 440 | 21 |
Plain Oats | $7.89 | 2,148 | 72 | $339.81 | 16950 | 5 |
Eggs (Costco) | $3.59 | 802 | 70 | $909.97 | 2880 | 7 |
Angel Hair | $1.00 | 1,600 | 56 | $456.25 | 1600 | 7 |
White Pasta | $1.00 | 1,600 | 56 | $456.25 | 1600 | 7 |
0.5% Milk | $2.29 | 699 | 56 | $1,044.81 | 1600 | 8 |
Peanut Butter | $10.99 | 1,487 | 55 | $490.99 | 16340 | 7 |
Bread Crumbs | $1.08 | 1,556 | 52 | $469.29 | 1680 | 4 |
Chicken | $2.09 | 239 | 50 | $3,057.52 | 499 | 104.7 |
Whole Milk | $2.59 | 902 | 49 | $809.38 | 2336 | 8 |
Whole Wheat Pasta | $1.00 | 1,470 | 49 | $496.60 | 1470 | 7 |
Dry 15 Bean Soup | $2.64 | 727 | 48 | $1,003.75 | 1920 | 8 |
Mackerel (canned) | $1.38 | 348 | 48 | $2,098.75 | 480 | 11 |
Rice | $6.53 | 2,320 | 46 | $314.65 | 15150 | 3 |
Pork Sirloin Tip Roast | $1.99 | 203 | 45 | $3,591.66 | 404.4642857 | 22 |
Cytosport | $45.99 | 228 | 44 | $3,197.40 | 10500 | 27 |
Eggs (Walmart) | $2.48 | 566 | 44 | $1,289.46 | 1404 | 6 |
Ramen | $2.34 | 1,949 | 41 | $374.61 | 4560 | 4 |
Pearled Barley | $0.98 | 1,429 | 41 | $511.00 | 1400 | 4 |
Whole Wheat Bread | $1.48 | 946 | 41 | $771.71 | 1400 | 3 |
Kidney Beans Canned | $0.68 | 515 | 36 | $1,418.29 | 350 | 7 |
Tilapia | $6.98 | 167 | 34 | $4,368.69 | 1166.344828 | 23 |
Bagels | $1.48 | 851 | 32 | $857.46 | 1260 | 8 |
Muscle Milk | $26.99 | 289 | 31 | $2,525.99 | 7800 | 16 |
Kraft Mac And Cheese | $1.00 | 780 | 30 | $935.90 | 780 | 10 |
Pollock | $5.98 | 140 | 30 | $5,224.36 | 835.5854922 | 38 |
Instant Rice | $2.44 | 1,148 | 29 | $636.14 | 2800 | 5 |
88/12 Ground Beef | $3.19 | 264 | 28 | $2,766.14 | 841.8584071 | 22 |
Goldfish Crackers | $7.99 | 964 | 28 | $757.49 | 7700 | 4 |
Frozen Pizza | $2.50 | 576 | 27 | $1,267.36 | 1440 | 17 |
Velveeta Slices | $2.78 | 302 | 26 | $2,415.95 | 840 | 3 |
Albacore Canned Tuna | $14.89 | 113 | 26 | $6,470.06 | 1680 | 16 |
Frozen Peas | $1.98 | 354 | 25 | $2,064.86 | 700 | 5 |
Quinoa | $9.99 | 673 | 25 | $1,085.22 | 6720 | 6 |
Cottage Cheese(4% fat) | $2.64 | 250 | 25 | $2,920.00 | 660 | 11 |
Cheez-its | $5.49 | 1,230 | 25 | $593.73 | 6750 | 3 |
Great Value Italian Sausage | $2.58 | 407 | 23 | $1,793.71 | 1050 | 12 |
Canned Chicken | $0.98 | 115 | 23 | $6,359.11 | 112.5 | 9 |
Frozen Breakfast Sausages | $3.98 | 588 | 23 | $1,241.62 | 2340 | 7 |
72/27 Ground Beef | $12.70 | 439 | 21 | $1,661.08 | 5581.324219 | 17 |
Egg Whites (carton) | $2.36 | 106 | 21 | $6,891.20 | 250 | 5 |
Little Caesar’s 5 Dollar Pizza | $5.30 | 423 | 21 | $1,727.23 | 2240 | 112 |
Flour Large Taco Shells | $2.38 | 882 | 21 | $827.33 | 2100 | 5 |
Hamburger Buns | $1.18 | 610 | 20 | $1,196.39 | 720 | 3 |
Velveeta Mac and Cheese | $1.98 | 545 | 20 | $1,338.33 | 1080 | 13 |
Instant Oatmeal | $1.68 | 762 | 19 | $958.13 | 1280 | 4 |
Great Value Ravioli | $0.75 | 587 | 19 | $1,244.32 | 440 | 7 |
Frozen Burrito | $0.44 | 614 | 18 | $1,189.63 | 270 | 8 |
McDouble | $1.30 | 300 | 18 | $2,433.33 | 390 | 23 |
Chipotle | $3.30 | 248 | 17 | $2,937.80 | 820 | 56.5 |
Greek Yogurt | $3.48 | 161 | 16 | $4,536.43 | 560 | 14 |
Evaporated Milk | $0.64 | 313 | 16 | $2,336.00 | 200 | 2 |
Beef Jerky | $14.99 | 96 | 16 | $7,599.10 | 1440 | 13 |
Applebee’s Boneless BBQ Wings | $5.18 | 170 | 15 | $4,292.90 | 880 | 79 |
Raisin Bread | $2.59 | 452 | 15 | $1,615.98 | 1170 | 3 |
Sausage McMuffin | $1.00 | 370 | 15 | $1,972.97 | 370 | 15 |
Taco Bell Beefy 5 | $1.30 | 400 | 15 | $1,825.00 | 520 | 19 |
Salmon | $1.42 | 85 | 14 | $8,638.33 | 120 | 10 |
Pasta Sides | $1.30 | 508 | 14 | $1,437.88 | 660 | 9 |
Sliced Turkey Breast(Jeanie O) | $5.98 | 78 | 14 | $9,353.21 | 466.7272727 | 6 |
Cliff Bar | $18.45 | 319 | 14 | $2,290.56 | 5880 | 10.5 |
Bagel Bites | $9.99 | 360 | 13 | $2,025.75 | 3600 | 7 |
Great Value Waffles | $3.97 | 544 | 12 | $1,341.71 | 2160 | 4 |
Hamburger Helper | $1.25 | 600 | 12 | $1,216.67 | 750 | 3 |
Quinoa | $9.48 | 287 | 12 | $2,544.26 | 2720 | 7 |
Lunchable | $1.06 | 236 | 11 | $3,095.20 | 250 | 12 |
Sour Cream | $2.08 | 387 | 11 | $1,886.21 | 805 | 1 |
Crisp Rice | $2.74 | 712 | 11 | $1,025.74 | 1950 | 2 |
Large Tomato Sauce Canned | $1.24 | 210 | 10 | $3,481.54 | 260 | 1 |
Ego Waffles | $4.58 | 498 | 10 | $1,466.40 | 2280 | 4 |
Organic Tomato Paste | $5.99 | 311 | 10 | $2,350.91 | 1860 | 1 |
Bacon | $5.48 | 179 | 10 | $4,082.04 | 980 | 8 |
Costco Broccoli Cheddar Soup | $7.49 | 256 | 10 | $2,847.76 | 1920 | 9 |
Speedway Maple Sausage Biscuit | $1.05 | 276 | 10 | $2,641.59 | 290 | 10 |
Hershey’s Kisses | $8.98 | 624 | 9 | $1,170.61 | 5600 | 3 |
Great Value Southern Hash | $2.00 | 315 | 9 | $2,317.46 | 630 | 2 |
Cream Cheese | $1.98 | 404 | 8 | $1,806.75 | 800 | 2 |
Nutrigrain | $12.99 | 443 | 7 | $1,646.30 | 5760 | 2 |
Poptarts(Chocolate) | $3.68 | 652 | 7 | $1,119.33 | 2400 | 2 |
White Onion | $0.88 | 206 | 6 | $3,545.25 | 181.2 | 2 |
Subway Footlong | $5.00 | 138 | 6 | $5,289.86 | 690 | 31 |
Cream of Chicken Soup | $1.25 | 140 | 6 | $5,214.29 | 175 | 3 |
Bagel Bites | $7.97 | 251 | 5 | $2,909.05 | 2000 | 4 |
Crescent Roll | $1.68 | 476 | 5 | $1,533.00 | 800 | 1 |
Hershey’s Chocolate | $3.94 | 320 | 5 | $2,282.70 | 1260 | 3 |
Organic Diced Tomatoes | $5.99 | 65 | 4 | $11,212.05 | 390 | 1 |
Costco Sushi | $11.99 | 158 | 4 | $4,631.06 | 1890 | 5 |
Banana | $1.34 | 299 | 3 | $2,445.50 | 400 | 1 |
Frozen Mixed Fruit | $8.47 | 107 | 2 | $6,794.62 | 910 | 1 |
Frozen Raspberries | $6.98 | 57 | 1 | $12,738.50 | 400 | 2 |
Frozen Blueberries | $11.48 | 70 | 1 | $10,475.50 | 800 | 1 |
Raspberries | $4.98 | 13 | 0 | $55,929.23 | 65 | 1.5 |
Sugar | $2.98 | 2,854 | 0 | $255.78 | 8505 | 0 |
Extra Virgin Olive Oil 101fl oz. | $19.28 | 1,245 | 0 | $586.43 | 24000 | 0 |
Chocolate Frosting | $1.48 | 1,230 | 0 | $593.63 | 1820 | 0 |
Dr. Thunder | $0.84 | 952 | 0 | $766.50 | 800 | 0 |
Olive Oil (Costco) | $25.99 | 923 | 0 | $790.53 | 24000 | 0 |
Large Heavy Whipping Cream | $3.78 | 847 | 0 | $862.31 | 3200 | 0 |
Butter | $4.28 | 748 | 0 | $976.38 | 3200 | 0 |
Miracle Whip | $6.59 | 728 | 0 | $1,002.23 | 4800 | 0 |
Sweet Baby Rays BBQ | $3.48 | 624 | 0 | $1,170.69 | 2170 | 0 |
Frozen Chopped Onions | $1.00 | 120 | 0 | $6,083.33 | 120 | 0 |
You want your chicken to taste like Fresh Garlic Herb? Change your mind, right next to that shaker is Savory Montreal Chicken. Sick of those two? Sweet Smoky Spice Rub is a fine alternative. Check out your grocery store’s spice isle and have fun.
Read ingredients and the goal is variety, if the first 3 ingredients are Garlic, Onion, and Salt its going to taste similar to the shaker with the first ingredients Onion, Garlic, Salt.
Dieting is different when you are excited to feast on an Exotic Garlic Chicken and Lentils with sour cream. Its a perfect blend of Carbohydrates, Protein, Fats, and Fiber to keep you full and satisfied.
My Sunday Routine:
Recommendation: Put a Fast Food amount of salt or seasoning shaker on. Make your first experience with Beans and Lentils a good one.
For Chicken Breasts:
25 minutes to make 14 meals.
Don’t have time to eat a meal? Need to eat on the go? Forgot to prep food?
This isnt a bad meal, this is merely a boring meal. Looking forward to a Rich Stew or Cheesy Casserole for dinner, this lunch will do the trick. Veggies can be eaten Frozen, Room Temperature, or Hot.
Taking a step back from Engineering- I give you the 2 biggest cheats that got me under ~6% body fat:
As a caffeine addict, I have a special place in my heart for copious amounts of coffee, even if we almost set our office on fire due to our outrageous consumption. Protip: use filter paper, not paper towel…
I know everyone says you need to have a breakfast to boost metabol- yeah yeah… I found that a cup of coffee in the morning could buy me a few hours, meaning a later breakfast, a later lunch, a later dinner, and no need for a late night snack.
That worked well for the first few weeks, then I started drinking about 4 cups of coffee a day. I could have went an entire morning and afternoon without eating. The blend of water to hydrate and the stimulant that our population enjoys seem to be a great combination to fight hunger. Before splurging on a snack, if you drink coffee, have another cup.
What about cream and sugar?
Don’t be weak, black coffee makes you tough. You want to be tough right?
If you must have sugar/cream, count your calories. I’d rather eat more mexican food for dinner.
Fool your body into thinking its eating. If I was hungry after a meal, I’d drink a huge glass of water and chew on some sugar free gum. After 20 minutes, my body would be full from the actual meal I ate. Mint or Cinnamon were choice as they have that weird taste that makes me not want to eat anything.
When I was going for an absurdly low body fat, I’d alternate coffee and gum for hours.
A stimulant, a trick that fooled me into thinking I was eating, lots of water, and a healthy diet. Its a recipe for success.
Get frozen veggies(mixed or a specific), put in a covered bowl, microwave for 99 seconds, stir, another 99 seconds. Â Once it is hot, add a Fast Food amount of salt to it and enjoy. Still less salt and calories than a candy bar. When you use the same tricks as Food Companies, you can make fresh food taste even better than their processed food.
Hey… Sometimes you just gotta get “There”.
Today We Have The Data For MilliLiters Of Ethanol(The Drug In Alcoholic Drinks) Per Dollar Spent To Find Out The Most Cost Effective Drinks.
MilliLiters don’t mean much, so we calculated the number of drinks per dollar using a 45ml shot of 0.40% vodka = 18ml of pure ethanol, per 1 drink.
The math:
New functionality! Click on a unit to sort
Drink | Price | Percent Alcohol | Drinks Per Dollar | Cost Per Drink |
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Tequila in Mexico | $10.00 | 0.35 | 3.4 | 0.29 |
Heaven Hill | $11.99 | 0.4 | 3.24 | 0.31 |
5 O’clock Vodka | $12.99 | 0.4 | 2.99 | 0.33 |
5 O’clock Gin | $12.99 | 0.4 | 2.99 | 0.33 |
Burnetts | $17.48 | 0.4 | 2.22 | 0.45 |
Franzia | $11.97 | 0.09 | 2.09 | 0.48 |
Sobieski | $19.97 | 0.4 | 1.95 | 0.51 |
Golrdans Gin | $19.99 | 0.4 | 1.95 | 0.51 |
Four Loco | $2.50 | 0.12 | 1.85 | 0.54 |
PBR | $15.64 | 0.0474 | 1.79 | 0.56 |
Svedka Vodka | $21.96 | 0.4 | 1.77 | 0.56 |
Smirnoff(1750ml) | $21.96 | 0.4 | 1.77 | 0.56 |
Budwiser | $13.77 | 0.05 | 1.71 | 0.58 |
Barcadi | $23.99 | 0.4 | 1.62 | 0.62 |
Bush Lite | $15.64 | 0.042 | 1.58 | 0.63 |
Oakleaf White Zin Box | $10.97 | 0.1 | 1.52 | 0.66 |
Absolute | $15.00 | 0.4 | 1.48 | 0.68 |
Hinekan | $17.99 | 0.054 | 1.42 | 0.70 |
Oakleaf 3 Dollar | $2.97 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.71 |
Budlight 24 pack | $14.47 | 0.042 | 1.37 | 0.73 |
Miller Light | $14.47 | 0.042 | 1.37 | 0.73 |
Coors Light | $14.47 | 0.042 | 1.37 | 0.73 |
Kirkland Chardonnay | $7.99 | 0.13 | 1.36 | 0.74 |
Skyy Vodka | $28.96 | 0.4 | 1.34 | 0.75 |
Cores Light | $14.99 | 0.042 | 1.32 | 0.76 |
Bud Light | $14.99 | 0.042 | 1.32 | 0.76 |
Cptn Morgan | $24.99 | 0.35 | 1.36 | 0.74 |
Cptn Morgan | $26.99 | 0.35 | 1.26 | 0.79 |
Smirnoff(750ml) | $13.49 | 0.4 | 1.24 | 0.81 |
Corona | $17.99 | 0.045 | 1.18 | 0.85 |
Captain Morgam | $24.99 | 0.3 | 1.17 | 0.85 |
Rolling Rock(bottles) | $10.47 | 0.046 | 1.04 | 0.96 |
Absolute | $37.99 | 0.4 | 1.02 | 0.98 |
Silver Tequila | $39.99 | 0.4 | 0.97 | 1.03 |
Dos Equis | $7.47 | 0.048 | 0.76 | 1.32 |
Soft Parade | $13.00 | 0.08 | 0.73 | 1.37 |
Mikes Hard | $8.47 | 0.05 | 0.7 | 1.43 |
Jaeger | $28.96 | 0.35 | 0.67 | 1.49 |
Balies | $24.99 | 0.17 | 0.66 | 1.52 |
Jaeger | $22.99 | 0.35 | 0.63 | 1.59 |
Hennessey | $13.95 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.67 |
Lemon Chello | $21.61 | 0.26 | 0.5 | 2.00 |
Baileys | $24.99 | 0.17 | 0.28 | 3.57 |
UV Blue Cocktail | $12.99 | 0.0125 | 0.09 | 11.11 |
Doing this has brought to light how special “Specials” really are at bars. That $2.50, 12 oz beer gives you 0.44 Drinks Per Dollar (not including tip). Anyone want to pregame? 😛
Using Thermodynamics
Next time I’ll factor in the lemon needed.