How to Afford a Nutritious Meal in MAGA America

Thursday, January 15, 2026

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins suggests Americans could save money by eating a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, a corn tortilla and "one other thing" to afford a nutritious dinner.

Posted by retort at 04:13 PM | 32 COMMENTS | permalink

Brooke Rollins: "We've run over 1,000 simulations. It can cost around $3 a meal for a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, corn tortilla, and one other thing. So there is a way to do this that actually will save the average American consumer money."[image or embed]
-- Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) Jan 14, 2026 at 4:23 PM

Comments

Let them eat cake!

#1 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-01-15 04:21 PM

Obama/Biden is going to ban hamburgers. They are going to force us to live in a nanny state - Trump supporters
Americans need to stop buying beef. Have some chicken instead. - The Trump administration

#2 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-01-15 04:29 PM

Bring forth the recipes, Rollins.

Tortilla chicken broccoli wrap,

Diced chicken broccoli with tortilla?

Minced broccoli stuffed chicken with "one other thing" tortilla.

What are the nutrition values? So curious what "affordable" caloric intake Brooke is promoting.

We're Palestinians. Expect bombed-out cities filled with the cries of starved, impoverished masses.

#3 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2026-01-15 04:29 PM

You all could work at the Flying J with JPW. He gets a full belly every night.

#4 | Posted by fortfisher at 2026-01-15 04:32 PM

I gotta know.... what is the "other thing"

How about I raid yer fridge, because the "other thing" ain't happening in mine.

#5 | Posted by shoeless at 2026-01-15 04:37 PM

A nutritious meal in MAGA America?

Sell the baby for grocery money?

Boil the baby with carrots and onions?

#6 | Posted by Zed at 2026-01-15 04:51 PM

"a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, corn tortilla, and one other thing"

These people have absolutely no idea how stupid and weird they sound.

#7 | Posted by Zed at 2026-01-15 04:53 PM

#8 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-01-15 04:54 PM

I think Chicken and broccoli is pretty healthy.

I eat it all the time.

#10 | Posted by eberly at 2026-01-15 05:20 PM

His orange fat ssa couldn't survive on that meal.

#11 | Posted by fresno500 at 2026-01-15 05:26 PM

"Please, sir, I'd like some more."

#12 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-01-15 05:30 PM

Peeking inside the MAGAt larder we find ... www.etsy.com

#13 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-01-15 05:31 PM

"Let them eat chicken soup"?

aka "Let them eat, "Jewish penicillin.".

#15 | Posted by Corky at 2026-01-15 05:35 PM

"It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grammes a week. And only yesterday, he reflected, it had been announced that the ration was to be REDUCED to twenty grammes a week. Was it possible that they could swallow that, after only twenty-four hours? Yes, they swallowed."
George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four

#16 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-01-15 05:39 PM

I have a thread on the back page. Here is a link to the new dietary guidelines:

www.hhs.gov

#17 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-01-15 05:41 PM

" #14 | POSTED BY JOHN_SAVAGE1 AT 2026-01-15 05:34 PM | FLAG: "

Winner winner chicken dinner.

#18 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-01-15 05:42 PM

I wonder if Big Biz America realizes they're flirting with not just biting, but ripping the entire arm off those who feed them?

#19 | Posted by dutch46 at 2026-01-15 06:00 PM

Instead of advising Americans to eat like Oliver Twist, the Trumpf junta should re-hire inspectors and regulators DOGE fired. The US is up to one food recall a day: drudge.com

#20 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-01-15 06:03 PM

I'm surprised the plan doesn't include a crypto pump & dump.

#22 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-01-15 06:13 PM

#10 | Posted by eberly

Intentionally obtuse dirtbag weighs in with horse manure.

Nobody is surprised.

#23 | Posted by Angrydad at 2026-01-15 06:29 PM

youtu.be

Missing from the food groups again?!?

#24 | Posted by Petrous at 2026-01-15 07:00 PM

It a Party in My Tummy!!

#25 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2026-01-15 07:43 PM

Costco rotisserie chicken $5. Enough protein for 2.5 days, so $2.50 a day. Then eat some rice for 40 cents for the rest of your calories.

Even cheaper if you eat rice and beans instead of the fancy animal protein.

Or save enough money to buy a plastic bag to asphyxiate yourself. Cause that sounds better than what I just suggested.

#26 | Posted by censored at 2026-01-15 09:02 PM

Costco rotisserie chicken $5. Enough protein for 2.5 days, so $2.50 a day. Then eat some rice for 40 cents for the rest of your calories.
Even cheaper if you eat rice and beans instead of the fancy animal protein.
Or save enough money to buy a plastic bag to asphyxiate yourself. Cause that sounds better than what I just suggested.

#26 | Posted by censored

Welcome to Trump's America!

We are a -------- third world country now.

#27 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-01-15 10:01 PM

...instead of the fancy animal protein.

Gad. That brisket I did last night in my Egg was "fancy"?

#28 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-01-15 10:06 PM

Gad. That brisket I did last night in my Egg was "fancy"?
#28 | Posted by REDIAL

It's varyingly inefficient to have an animal eat food that we can consume just so we can then eat the animal:
>

Inefficient, but tasty.

#29 | Posted by censored at 2026-01-16 09:23 AM

In a sort of related way, a few years ago I went through the drive through at an El Pollo Loco in Carlsbad at around 6 pm. They told me they were out of chicken. At an El Pollo Loco.

#30 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-01-16 10:36 AM

In a sort of related way, a few years ago I went through the drive through at an El Pollo Loco in Carlsbad at around 6 pm. They told me they were out of chicken. At an El Pollo Loco.
#30 | Posted by LegallyYourDead

I knew a guy who called a pizza place; after they took his order, they asked his delivery address. He gave it, and then they said they had run out of dough. (He lived in the hood.)

#31 | Posted by censored at 2026-01-16 10:55 AM

A #10 can of chili at Costco, like Stagg or Cattle Drive brands, generally costs around $11 to $16.

Which equals 15 meals. (Avg)

That's a dollar a meal. (Avg)

Them was the days ...

#32 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-01-16 04:32 PM

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