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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is not to scold you but hummus is cheap and easy to make. Tahini, chickpeas, oil oil, lemon juice. [/quote]

Is it even cheaper if you buy the ingredients rather than the premade?[/quote]

Tahini is the only ingredient with a more-than-negligible cost and even that is cheap. [/quote]
Olive oil is $8+ a bottle, Tahini is $4+ a container, chick peas are $0.50 - $2.00 depending on if they are dried or canned, a lemon is around $0.50.
Total cost to make would be $13-$15 at the cheapest. Premade hummus is less than just the olive oil. Are you familiar with the concept that it costs more to be poor?[/quote]

Yes but only if you’ve always been poor. There is no reason to think OP doesn’t have olive oil already. Totally normal pantry ingredient for DCUMers. [/quote]
If the OP's budget is tight enough that hummus is a luxury item and she is skipping dinner because her child wants a second portion, she isn't buying expensive olive oil. [/quote]

DP.  That's true, but the math above is highly skewed.  With the ingredients listed, OP could make a vat of hummus, way way more than the pre-made container that cost $3-5.  And to the extent she didn't want that much hummus, the raw ingredients, like the olive oil (which needn't be particularly high end), could be used for lots of other cooking.[/quote]

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