Flavor does not matter, presentation does not matter but the food shouldn’t make you sick, and should ideally have enough calories per day for the average person to survive (2000 kcal min).

Edit: I am not in any danger of starving or malnutrition, nor am I insolvent. I’m mainly asking this question out of curiosity on how people would approach a solution :)

  • MajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.zip
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    1 hour ago

    I found a reasonably recent (2019) source that splits the difference here, acknowledging that all the amino acids are present in each plant BUT the quantities of some amino acids in any given plant are not high enough to meet human dietary needs.

    All plant foods contain all 20 amino acids, including the 9 indispensable amino acids. Importantly, rather than “missing” indispensable amino acids, a more accurate statement would be that the amino acid distribution profile is less optimal in plant foods than in animal foods. Lysine is present in much lower than optimal proportions for human needs in grains, and similarly the sulfur containing amino acids (methionine and cysteine) are proportionally very slightly lower in legumes than would be optimal for human needs. This would be important for someone who ate only rice or only beans, for sustenance, every day.

    Dietary Protein and Amino Acids in Vegetarian Diets - A Review