Fresh vegetables are already cheaper than processed food. Though plain white flour is cheaper than any wholemeal options.
Not sure what the costs are like if you buy the raw grains, but usually that requires ordering it to be delivered to you and that inherently pushes the costs way higher.
Cracked rye - £2.20 per kg plus delivery ordered online. Plain white flour for under £1/kg at Aldi. Part of the problem there is people don’t buy wholegrain products much so they don’t get stocked.
Edit - maybe you could make traditional Scottish bannocks? Rolled oats are one of the cheapest foods per kg you can buy and still have a decent amount of nutrients in them unlike processed flours. Can’t find a recipe that isn’t obviously modern and the AI generated one while it sounds reasonable, I can’t find sources for. Oatmeal and enough water to form a dough, maybe some added fat or salt. I suppose I could experiment and see how it turns out with none, a bit and a lot of fat to compare. Oatmeal is just a case of grinding up the rolled oats.
Fresh vegetables are already cheaper than processed food. Though plain white flour is cheaper than any wholemeal options.
Not sure what the costs are like if you buy the raw grains, but usually that requires ordering it to be delivered to you and that inherently pushes the costs way higher.
Cracked rye - £2.20 per kg plus delivery ordered online. Plain white flour for under £1/kg at Aldi. Part of the problem there is people don’t buy wholegrain products much so they don’t get stocked.
Edit - maybe you could make traditional Scottish bannocks? Rolled oats are one of the cheapest foods per kg you can buy and still have a decent amount of nutrients in them unlike processed flours. Can’t find a recipe that isn’t obviously modern and the AI generated one while it sounds reasonable, I can’t find sources for. Oatmeal and enough water to form a dough, maybe some added fat or salt. I suppose I could experiment and see how it turns out with none, a bit and a lot of fat to compare. Oatmeal is just a case of grinding up the rolled oats.