My guess is that it is possible to eat healthily on that amount of money -- if one eats a more spartan diet. Brown rice, potatoes, fruit, pasta, veggies, eggs, otameal, the cheaper meats, etc. It's important to stay away from prepared foods (laden with bad chemicals) and packaged foods (additional expense).....with the exception of Ramen.
Joanna
Marta Russell wrote:
>> Deborah wrote:
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>> Well, it can be done, but it's butt ugly and hardly healthy. It's
>> called the mac&cheese / ramen soup diet plan.
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> This is a prescription for obesity, diabetes and heart attacks.
> It follows that the least expensive foods -- for the poor -- are the
> worst in quality and the more expensive foods -- for the better off --
> offer a diet that allows one some control over one's health.
>
> Marta