How is it that I like Coke, which has a ton of sugar, but somehow Honey Nut Cheerios is too sweet despite having about half the sugar? (And by "sugar" of course I mean high fructose corn syrup.)

Why are these pretzels so freaking hard to find?


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This is pricing my typical meals to see if I could survive on the supposedly "average" food stamps payment.

Breakfast
Bowl of cereal -- 18¢
Half a cup of milk -- 14¢

Lunch
Slice of bread -- 14¢
Slice of cheese -- 23¢
Apple -- 50¢
Banana -- 27¢
Cucumber -- 50¢

Dinner
Pasta -- 10¢
Chicken -- 50¢
Broccoli -- 32¢
Half a cup of orange juice -- 18¢

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