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> Friends,
>
> I have decided to live the month of July spending just two dollars a
> day on food. Other than vague notions of pasta, rice, beans, and
> raman, I have little idea what I'm gonna eat.
>
> That being said, there are a few things I have in mind:
>
> *Eggs - fried, scrambled, and boiled.
> *Potatoes - fried, baked
> *Pasta - 1 can diced tomatoes, 1 can tomato sauce, garlic, onions,
> herbs, 1lb pasta
> *Tuna salad
> *Home baked bread - loaves, rolls, cornbread, pita, soda crackers
>
> That's pretty much the list I've come up with. I really need some help
> coming up with more menu items.
>
> Checking prices at the supermarket, I've come up with a list of some
> food stuffs I can afford:
>
> *Veggies - potatoes, carrots, onions (not much else looks affordable
> on my self imposed budget)
> *Fruit - bananas, melons (also, lemons and oranges from trees in the
> yard, though I don't think many, if any, oranges will be available)
> *Grains, beans, pasta - rice, beans (red, garbanzo, pinto), peas,
> lentils, barley, pasta
> *Meat - Not much looks particularly affordable. I may be able to
> squeeze some chicken in, maybe even some ground beef, and I plan on
> splurging on a pound of bacon.
> *Dairy - no milk, cheese, or butter. But margarine is surprisingly
> cheap. Eggs, or course.
>
> I have an ample supply of herbs, spices, oils, vinegar, soy sauce, and
> some rather esoteric condiments (fish sauce, black bean and garlic
> sauce, hoisin sauce, oyster sauce).
>
> Anyways, your help is greatly appreciated.
>
> What other food items to you think I can add to the list?
>
> What interesting menu items would you recommend?
>
> thanks,
>
> b.
> misanthropia dot com

Get familiar with your local markets and what they do with food that is
getting too ripe to sell or too close to the expiration date. Markets in my
area discount these heavily. If you just buy the veggies and fruit you will
use that day or buy meat and freeze what you don't use you can save quite a
bit of money.

Jon