[Marc Spilkintin]

Also, the notion that people can eat cheaply and healthily for

[Ingeborga]

Left over pizza.

[GWRIeEQp]

Did you get my old job?

[obHQNsY2]

Originally posted by Jon Miller
Also, the notion that people can eat cheaply and healthily for

[rikdpola]

Originally posted by GePap

[AOE6q4bu]

Originally posted by Jon Miller


With both people working....

JM How many hours? 80 A week? Cause anyone working 40 hours a week can certanly find an hour a day to prepare food. If not, cook on a day off, eat leftovers.

[estuapped]

A special type of baguette and some cheese - let's say €2
1l grapefruit + orange juice - €1,3

500g of (white) grapes - around €2,5 I suppose
tap water - € 0

a vegetable ratatouille with potatoes my mom had left and gave to me - € 0

one pack of hula hoops (crisps) - € 1,3

About € 7 for the day

since I am unemployed and I'm not going to find a job anytime soon

[agolutuaddiff]

Traianvs, I can get 1/2 gallon of 100% ruby red grapefruit juice for $2.36. How does 1/2 gallon compare to 1l?

L1.3 is about $2.60, yes?

[Wdlglivi]

A bowl of egg whites, a bowl of random vegetables, a bar of dark chocolate, and some vitamins, strewn in bits throughout the day. Pizza on Friday nights. Probably about $5-10 a day but I don't really keep track.

[acceraStoof]

Originally posted by Darius871
A bowl of egg whites, a bowl of random vegetables, a bar of dark chocolate, and some vitamins, strewn in bits throughout the day. Pizza on Friday nights. Probably about $5-10 a day but I don't really keep track. Do you get enough calories?

JM

[bUqLfXRI]

Originally posted by snoopy369

1/2 Gallon ~= 2L (slightly less).

EUR1.3 (not pounds, Euros) is around $1.70 (it's actually 1.35USD:1EUR right now). So around $3.30 a half gallon. Thanks Snoopy, that's spendy. It's a blend too. If europe is anything like the US a blend is half flavored sugar water.

[maxfieldj1]

Originally posted by Darius871


My 1" spare tire seems to think so. It must just be a slow metabolism I guess, but that's more of a blessing for this cheap SOB than the curse it appears to be for overeating middle-aged soccer moms. I don't think that will go away without exercise.

And we have some pretty healthy eaters here! My main problem is sweets, although I have been higher on the grains recently (not sure how much that matters). Although I am also not the only person in the 10-20$ range.

JM

[Anykeylo]

True, I should cut back on it. I should go back to dark chocolate only, instead of the cookies or leonadis chocolate, or other such things I have been consuming.

JM

[beloveds]

When you are consuming 88%+ dark chocolate, there is not a lot of refined sugar there.

JM

[ashleyjoseph]

Chocolate makes me feel to good to go entirely without.

JM

[Amirmsheesk]

But it isn't an addiction to refined sugars, because it isn't the same with cookies/etc. So I am fine with it.

JM

[majestictwelve]

I made some beef kebabs for dinner tonight, with a Morrocan spice rub. Buy the chopped up beef with the label "Beef for Stew" in your local supermarket, and save a good deal of cash (and time).

Galnemer loves 'em, and I love to cook, so it all works out.

[prkddfokic]

Yup. After much agonizing, she decided to take my name. Thus, she is now no longer the Libertarian Librarian. She is Galnemer.

[__CVineXPharm__]

Family of 4:

DINNER:

Shrimp Tacos, refried beans and salad.

1.5 lb of shrimp (on sale) - $9.00
1 package of cheese food - $1.00
Homemade salsa (large can of tomatoes, cilantro, onions, garlic, jalepenos, spices) about $2.00
1 package of Tortillas - $1.00
Homemade refried beans - $1.00
1 Green Pepper - $0.70
1 Head of Lettuce - $1.00
1 Tomato - about $0.90
Lemon and Oil (dressing for salad) $0.50
1/2 Quart of Milk - Kids - $1.00

Dinner for 4 - 18.10

Lunch:

Son and Daughter:

4 Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches - $2.00
2 Apples - $0.50
2 Oranges - $1.00
4 Chocolate Chip Cookies - $1.00
Money for mil at school $1.2/ea - $2.50

Mom and Dad:

Leftover Homemade soup $1.00

Lunch for 4 - $8.00

Breakfast for 4

8 Eggs and a little butter to cook them $1.50
8 pieces of toast and little butter - $1.00
1/2 Quart of Orange Juice - $1.00

Breakfast for 4 - $3.50

Throw in a liter of soda ($1.00) and a bag of chips ($2.00) for the kids when they watch TV at night

Snacks - $3.00

Food expense for today - $32.60

This was just tonight. Some night we'll have Chili dogs, hamburgers, chicken or whatever. But I would say that the $ amount is within $5 of the average.

For example the Shrimp Taco entree was $13 for 4. On a cheaper night we might have Cheeseburgers.

Cheeseburgers:

1.5lbs of Hamburger - $4.50
1 Package of buns $1.50
1 Package Cheese food - $1.00
1 Tomato - $0.90
Ketchup, Mustard and 1/2 an onion - $0.60

Entree $8.50 ($4.50 less than the shrimp tacos). So lets say the average entree is about $11.

That makes the average day for a family of 4 with 3 modest meals around $30.00. That's no going out to dinner, no Dairy Queen, no alcohol, no Lobster or Steak. Just 3 rather wholesome meals for kids and closer to 2 for the adults.

Thats $900/mo for food for a family of 4 with 2 kids. That's why I found it absurd when people in the other thread were say $40/wk for a family of 4.

[funnyPasds]

So Emperor, you know what it is like. Pretend you were extremely frugal do you think you could get by on $400/mo or $13.33/day for a family of 4. Obviously if you only eat rice, peas and beans you could but then your kids would get taken away from you.

Seriously, no matter how much you tried do you think you could consistently feed a family of four 3 meals a day for $13.33/day. And remember $13.33 a day was on the high side of some of the estimates here.