Veal ticks all your boxes! /s
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I dont know why you care about point #3 the way I look at gardening is you should plant the stuff that is most expensive in the grocery store, but doesn't require a lot of space to grow.
For me that's things like lettuce, tomatoes, certain peppers, chives and other pricey fresh herbs. Basically anything that doesn't ship and sit well. I would never grow potatoes because I can get like 15 lbs of them for five dollars when they are on sale.
If you actually have space one of the best crops is winter squash in my opinion. They grow like crazy and can produce massive yields. They are calorie dense compared to other vegetables and squashes like Hubbard can sit in a cellar for practically the whole winter before going bad. But those things will spread across your entire lawn lol.
Cuz im hungry
Well your going to be hungry for a long time if your waiting until your food grows.
Potato is supposed to be easy, though I haven't had the adversed success.
Our zucchini got bugs and stopped producing.
We regularly get more tomatoes than we can eat. But they need to be protected from large animals. Canning could make that last all year.
Perhaps onions?
Herbs.
Grow a pot, or a clump, of chives, basil, oregano, thyme, rosemary, and a bunch of different hot peppers from jalapenos on up to really hot ones.
Those spices will make the stuff you do cook at home taste much better, especially being fresh. Some of them, like chives and thyme, will come back next year. Stick them on a pot, and pring them in over the winter. Also, grow a LOT of basil. It grows slowly, and you can use a lot of it.
To save money? Start by lowering your standards. It's nigh impossible to grow as good as you can buy for less money. However, you can grow something for very little money. Go for one of the classics. Tomatoes, peppers, and simple leafy greens can be grown in very basic setups. I've done all three. Potatoes can can be grown in free cardboard boxes filled with an appropriate soil. If you want fast growing and somewhat economic, you could get into the world of mushrooms. Just be aware, it takes some research and work to be able to do without buying a lot of equipment. It's technically possible to grow grocery store mushrooms from cutoffs, in a medium made from free sawdust, woodchips, used coffee grounds, and the like if you learn a bit about it.