$4 per day for each person in my family would be an increase in our food budget!
It seems that my biggest job is feeding my hungry kids (including 2 teen boys and another with an egg allergy, no cheap protein for him!)
Sometimes the base of our meal is broth made from just bones and the veggies scraps I’ve saved. Soup made from garbage ;). But it is so healthy very inexpensive. I bought several packages of frozen marrow bones the last time I was at the grocery store. I was pretty happy because I had never seen them there before. After I got home and got broth cooking with them, I looked at the receipt...4 packages of dog bones. Oh well, they were still beef marrow bones, essential part of a good broth! And less than $2/lb.
I work hard to care for my children and my husband works more than one job to provide the funds. I am sick of the attempts to manipulate me into feeling sorry for people who do nothing for their food money.
Homemade stock and broth is our staple. It’s easy to make and can in bulk, and since it’s from scraps it’s free. I throw veggie scraps in a bag in the freezer, and meat bones in another. When I need more room in the freezer it’s time to make stock. The homemade is so gelatinous and delicious.