This recipe for Beef Steak and Kidney Pie exemplifies the cost-consciousness and simplicity that is characteristic of Good Eating. One of the main ingredients required is beef kidney, which is an inexpensive yet nutritious protein that is high in vitamins and minerals. This is not the only recipe in Good Eating that calls for an organ, as there are numerous recipes that also use offal (i.e. edible animal organs) as a cost-saving protein. Other ingredients used in this recipe include the kitchen staples of flour, salt, pepper, onions, and celery. Not only are the ingredients very simple, but the cooking process is also straightforward. Basic skills are required, such as boiling, sautéing, simmering, and baking. Additionally, much of this recipe involves inactive cooking time, allowing the cook to do other activities while the pot simmers on the stove or the pie bakes in the oven. The low-cost ingredients and the simplicity of the technique in this recipe reflects the broader theme of Good Eating — to provide readers with easy, healthy, and budget-friendly recipes.

This recipe for Split Pea Soup is perhaps one of the easiest recipes included in Good Eating. It calls for only five ingredients: split peas, cold water, onions, salt, and pepper. Both the ingredients and the steps involved in the cooking process are very simple. The cook only needs to rinse and soak the peas, chop the onions, and then let the soup ingredients simmer until the peas are soft. These steps could have been done in the morning, and then the soup left to cook in a slow cooker (such as a Crock Pot) all day while the cook is out of the house. The use of low-cost, common pantry items and the sheer simplicity of this Split Pea Soup recipe serves as an example of the overall theme of Good Eating, which is to provide quick, nutritious, and economical recipes that the whole family will love and benefit from.