Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
> "cshenk" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Janet wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> > > In article >,
> > > says...
> > >
> > >
> >>> $30 would only buy maybe one meal here.
> > >
> >> I find that impossible to believe.
> > >
> >> 30 USD is roughtly 20 UK pounds.
> > >
> >> UK food prices are far higher than the US, even so, for that sum
> I
> > > could easily make at least three healthy nutritious delicious
> > > balanced meals for two.
> > >
> >> Even if I bought smkt READY MADE meals (NOT an economical way to
> > > eat) , for that sum I could buy two dinners for two ( main
> > > course, side and bottle of wine)
> > >
> > > http://www.marksandspencer.com/s/food-and-wine/dine-in
> > >
> > >
> >> Janet UK
> >
> > Yup Janet. Though Julie hopefully meant to feed 3 on that 30$,
> > others took it as one person which is ridiculous. For your 20 UK
> > lbs, I feed a person for a week here for all 3 meals. Some weeks a
> > little more, some a little less but that is the average. Yes, it's
> > cheaper here but i also may be selecting less expensive things with
> > more prep time on my end making it work. Thats ok. All 3 of us
> > cook (though Charlotte understandably is still learning some
> > aspects, she's a fine baker in her own right now).
> >
> > Meantime I use a fair amount of freecycle (freegle where you are)
> > for other savings on appliances and such. I pass on what didnt
> > work for me and get what i need if another has it.
>
> I think you would be very hard pressed to feed one person here for
> $30 a week. You could do it if you ate beans, the cheapest rice you
> could find and perhaps a little produce. Probably no meat. When I
> spent that much for myself, I never ate meat.

Julie, you are wrong. Don't take it that Sheldon thinks so and
associate to that. It will do you no good to associate to him anyways.

Beans, rice, cheaper fresh veggies, and a hot dog a night of the cheap
sort would be 9$ a week. 9.45 if you added home made bread. Not
balanced at all but you'd make it for a time on it.

On 30$, lots of room for better stuff.

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