Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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> "cshenk" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Ed Pawlowski wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> > > On 7/23/2017 5:10 PM, cshenk wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> >>> Exactly Terry, they try to tout it as cheaper than home cooking
> but >>> they jack the price way up and it's pretty pitiful at 8$ or
> more a >>> serving for a single meal. I can eat out for less than
> that at many >>> places.
> > >
> > > A protiesm starch, and veggie? Maybe a bowl of soup.
> >
> > Not talking about eating out there Ed.
> >
> > > Aside from fast food or a slice of pizza I don't know of any place
> > > around here where you can get a meal for $8. Some of the chains
> > > like Applebees and Chilis have a 2 for $20 deal, but by the time
> > > you add in a beverage and tip you are about $30+
> > >
> > > >
> >>> If someone here can't make a healthy meal for 3$ per person, they
> >>> probably need to learn cooking/shopping skills. Fancy meals with
> >>> steak shouldn't run over 5$ each.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Agree you can do a lot with $3,
> >
> > Here's some real basics. Hard NOT to find here.
> >
> > 16oz frozen veggies, birdseye, hanover hills, local store brand:
> > 5/5$ (or less), 50 cents a serving but we eat a lot of veggies
> >
> > 2lb loaf bread home made, 45cents total (18 servings or 2 cents
> > each)
> >
> > 28oz tomato canned (stewed, crushed, sauce etc) 1-1.25 each (sales
> > constant). Generally 7 servings at abut 20 cents each.
> >
> > Pasta (maybe 5cents) with 5.99lb shrimp (4oz each for 1.50 each).
> > 2.25 each unless I missed something.
>
> 5 cents for pasta? I can't even make it for that. Not even with cheap
> white flour. Prices must be far cheaper where you live.

Need to look a little harder then Julie. Barilla is on sale here every
2 months at 5/5$ for a 1lb box (limit 10). Other store brands are .67
for 2lbs and that's 33cents a lb. At 4oz each you get 8cents a lb but
we eat less than 1/4LB pasta each at a meal. 5 cents is about right.

I'll add that rice noodle in bulk runs about 3cents and would be more
common here as a 'pasta'. If it helps, the Barilla would be about
20cents.

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