I heard a sound bite on NPR at the beginning of last week about the "hunger project" They wanted people to eat on $21 a week but use the "empty pantry" principle, assuming that they had nothing at all in the cupboards to use. While I do think this is a fair assumption to make, it's not a fair assumption every week. There would most definitely be something you bought one week that you'd have something leftover the next, like some mayo or mustard, or a bottle of herbs. Frugaldad and I had quite a lengthy discussion about the menu you could plan for $21/person/week and it was quite extensive, and we even branched out from rice and beans!
$21/week seems kind of spendy, when you read frugal blogs from familys of 4 or more spending $50 a week for their whole family!
Anyway, I thought it was a very interesting experiment despite its flaws, thanks for bringing it up!
I read that article in my local paper this morning, and all I could think about was the "Iron Chef Moms" challenge! You two could show the governor a thing or two about eating well on a limited budget. By the way, I loved the challenge and it inspired me to clean out my pantry and do a better job of using up what I already have on hand before grocery shopping for something else. . . .
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I heard a sound bite on NPR at the beginning of last week about the "hunger project" They wanted people to eat on $21 a week but use the "empty pantry" principle, assuming that they had nothing at all in the cupboards to use. While I do think this is a fair assumption to make, it's not a fair assumption every week. There would most definitely be something you bought one week that you'd have something leftover the next, like some mayo or mustard, or a bottle of herbs. Frugaldad and I had quite a lengthy discussion about the menu you could plan for $21/person/week and it was quite extensive, and we even branched out from rice and beans!
$21/week seems kind of spendy, when you read frugal blogs from familys of 4 or more spending $50 a week for their whole family!
Anyway, I thought it was a very interesting experiment despite its flaws, thanks for bringing it up!
Meredith,
I read that article in my local paper this morning, and all I could think about was the "Iron Chef Moms" challenge! You two could show the governor a thing or two about eating well on a limited budget. By the way, I loved the challenge and it inspired me to clean out my pantry and do a better job of using up what I already have on hand before grocery shopping for something else. . . .
Susan in San Antonio
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