Sheldon wrote:
>
> > I am spending about $100-120 per week for two of us without scrimping. �I
> > could probably do it on $40 if I had to. My breakfasts are keep. I eat a
> > bowl of oatmeal with a little bit of milk and a little demererra sugar. �A
> > kilo bag of oatmeal costs less than a box of cereal and lasts at least
> > three weeks.
>
> Even though your wife's preferences are not the most heathful

She is in good health and has no problem with cholesterol or blood
pressure.


> she's whose keeping you out of the hospital... left to your own devices
> you'd suffer malnutrition... just cutting down on dairy fat and meat
> and not replacing those with healthful nutritrious foods is no great
> accomplishment... even a horse can't subsist on just oats... not once
> do you mention fresh produce.

Who said I subsist on just oatmeal? That is what I have for breakfast, and
I was referring to the cost of my oatmeal compared to the cost of cold
cereals and her bacon and eggs. It is cheap, cheap, cheap, and quite
nutritious. A bowl of oatmeal keeps me going all day, though I am retired
and don't get up until around 8:30. It does me until dinner time.

I did not mention fresh produce because I was referring to the relatively
expensive things in her diet, llike the beef and cheese. I do eat fresh
fruits and vegetables, though I have to admit that frozen veggies tend to
be cheaper than fresh. I buy fresh vegetables in season, fewer out of
season but supplement them with frozen... rarely canned. I eat very little
processed food, only the odd soup and canned pasta sauce. Processed food is
the first thing to go when eating on a budget because it is an expensive
way to eat....poorly.