Our Life without McDonald's! $6 Healthy Lunch at a Popular Russian Café / Life after Sanctions 2022

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthy fats while margarine is more economical.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt offers protein with fewer calories, while plain yogurt is often less expensive.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and adds a cheesy flavor.

bacon bits

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: cooked ham

Turkey bacon is leaner, while cooked ham can be more affordable.

Visit the food court at a shopping plaza called Villa Duchamp near Moscow.

Choose to eat at a cafe called Kroshka Kartoshki, which specializes in potatoes and salads.

Order two baked baby potatoes, each costing about $1.30.

Order a crab salad for half a dollar.

Order a salmon sandwich for $2.

Enjoy the meal, noting that the potatoes are real and not powdered, baked with butter and cheese.

Cooking Techniques

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