On Dec 21, 11:51�am, Dave Smith > wrote:
> ChattyCathy wrote:
> > If you live alone (as Chris does) one can buy purely what * you* like to
> > eat - which can be quite a saving in itself... We have 4 people in our
> > immediate family and, for example, 3 of us like celery and one of us
> > doesn't, so I buy celery for certain dishes. I hate tofu, but one of the
> > family members likes it, so I have also been known to buy that... If I
> > lived alone, tofu would not be on my shopping list - ever... You getting
> > the picture now??
>
> If I were on my own I would eat a lot less beef, meat in general, �eggs,
> bacon, cream and cheese. Since those are among the more expensive things on
> our shopping list it would cut the bill a lot.

So then you admit you're willing to eat more poorly just to satisfy
eating on a pauper's budget.