“Can you feed yourself on $4.50 a day?”
Easily. Done it. Actually for less. No beer or smokes though. Lol. And you actually have to cook.
To elaborate:
One egg, a glass of OJ, and some cottage cheese for breakfast.
Some pasta in olive oil or butter with fresh garlic and a glass of V8 for lunch.
A chicken breast with rosemary and thyme plus some salad for dinner. Maybe a slice of bread.
Similar eating all week. Total cost: about $20, which is just under $3 per day.
To be fair, this was a few years ago.
Quick day plan one:
breakfast
1.00 - 3 bananas
1.00 - 6 eggs
lunch and dinner
0.40 - pound of rice
0.40 - pound of beans
0.40 - can of tomato sauce
3.20 used
Remaining 1.30 could be spent on a small tub of butter, a two liter soda or loaf of bread.
Quick day plan two:
breakfast
1.00 - muffin mix or pancake mix, only add water
lunch and dinner
1.00 loaf of bread, may be day old
1.50 small peanut butter
1.00 cheap grape jelly
Total: 4.50 - and you have extra bread, peanut butter and jelly for another day
And when you have a month’s worth, you can buy ten pound bags of apples, potatoes, rice, beans and bananas to feed your family on less than $4.50 per day per person. The USDA actually plans on about $100-$150 per person per month as average grocery spending for lower and middle class folks.
For one person that isn’t difficult at all.
Pasta and sauce works well for less than $4.50.
Besides it’s called “Supplemental” not total source.
Let me use the 4.50 to buy shotgun shells and I’ll bet that 4.50 could feed me for a month.