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I have a $1.33 per person per day to feed everyone until spring gardens come in and provide us with more food. We have one diabetic and several children, teenagers, etc. Can I do this?
My total budget is $280 for 7 people. I can go up may be $100 dollars a month.
Last month I made it to $350 a month which is almost $100 a week.
A typical meal plan looks like this.
Breakfast
Oatmeal for the children and teenagers
Two eggs and tea for the diabetic
Coffee for the other adult when we have it or tea, with two eggs.
Lunch
Soup...always soup. Any kind of soup made from left overs and scraps of this or that.
Dinner
1 chicken leg per person
1/2 cup of canned veggies per person
1/2 cup of rice per person
Sometimes
1 pound of lentils or split peas boiled with salt with each person getting one cup
Now don't get me wrong, we occasionally have a salad for lunch or may be apples for a snack. We usually get about a 3 pound bag of apples every week for the kids.
I am not saying we are lacking food, but I am certainly lacking imagination with this budget. Any ideas?
My total budget is $280 for 7 people. I can go up may be $100 dollars a month.
Last month I made it to $350 a month which is almost $100 a week.
A typical meal plan looks like this.
Breakfast
Oatmeal for the children and teenagers
Two eggs and tea for the diabetic
Coffee for the other adult when we have it or tea, with two eggs.
Lunch
Soup...always soup. Any kind of soup made from left overs and scraps of this or that.
Dinner
1 chicken leg per person
1/2 cup of canned veggies per person
1/2 cup of rice per person
Sometimes
1 pound of lentils or split peas boiled with salt with each person getting one cup
Now don't get me wrong, we occasionally have a salad for lunch or may be apples for a snack. We usually get about a 3 pound bag of apples every week for the kids.
I am not saying we are lacking food, but I am certainly lacking imagination with this budget. Any ideas?