Easily. The market I shop at has barbecued chickens for $3.99. Each one of these would feed me for three days. Times two equals $8 and...well just about a week.
If I buy uncooked chickens, I can get three 4 pounders at 89 cents per pound and rotisserie them myself. Lot of meat on a 4 lb chicken.
Or...if I buy a load of frozen vegetables and dried beans. I can eat those with a little cooking. With imagination, $8 goes a long way. And it's healthier than one meal from McDonalds.
When poor, investing in big blocks of what we use to call ‘government cheese’ which was real 30 years ago, not ‘processed cheese food’ can get you into triple grilled cheese and ham sandwiches, mac & cheese, queso with some wolf brand chili stirred in with chips, cheese and chicken quesadillas. Make the store brand of velveeta a staple.
Dear Bloody: Chicken and beans. Do you have polyps? I think I know why.