Being poor and eating well
After work tonight, I came home with an organic zucchini to feed Boing for the next three days. It cost me $1.45, which emptied my wallet* and got me to thinking.
Diet
Boxed pasta, chili, frozen pizzas, ramen
Organic zucchini
Staples from international relief efforts
Daily food costs (actual)
~$5.00
$0.48
~$0.50[1]
Weight
86 kg
0.2 kg
~15 kg
DAILY FOOD COSTS (weight-adjusted**)
$5.00
$206.40 (!)
$2.75
... Boing, you're lucky you're so damn cute.
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* Literally; I was eight cents short and had to cash in some serious penny-jar karma. I'm awfully broke this month. The forced time off during the holidays destroyed our income, and vet bills plus what little gift shopping we did destroyed our budget.
** Normalized to 86 kg so as to allow direct comparison.
Diet
Boxed pasta, chili, frozen pizzas, ramen
Organic zucchini
Staples from international relief efforts
Daily food costs (actual)
~$5.00
$0.48
~$0.50[1]
Weight
86 kg
0.2 kg
~15 kg
DAILY FOOD COSTS (weight-adjusted**)
$5.00
$206.40 (!)
$2.75
... Boing, you're lucky you're so damn cute.
--
* Literally; I was eight cents short and had to cash in some serious penny-jar karma. I'm awfully broke this month. The forced time off during the holidays destroyed our income, and vet bills plus what little gift shopping we did destroyed our budget.
** Normalized to 86 kg so as to allow direct comparison.