On Jun 28, 8:40 am, "Zeppo" > wrote:
> > wrote in message
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> ups.com...
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> > Friends,
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> > 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.

>
> > Anyways, your help is greatly appreciated.
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> > What other food items to you think I can add to the list?
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> > What interesting menu items would you recommend?
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> > thanks,
>
> > b.
> > misanthropia dot com
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> 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.

I've been told that Asian super markets have great prices on fish and
produce. I live smack in the middle of Little Koreatnam and am
surrounded by such markets, I've just been too self conscious to go in
one

I'll try to put aside my discomort and check one out.

b.

>
> Jon