tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961906590619801491.post8715154435484238546..comments2023-08-04T04:20:37.844-06:00Comments on Cherry River Fishing Access: Food Stamps: Forget $1/meal, try 18 centsthirdinstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13678782294530270324noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961906590619801491.post-45686939911655317402007-08-14T19:28:00.000-06:002007-08-14T19:28:00.000-06:00whoops, anonymous, my mistake,but from the specs (...whoops, anonymous, my mistake,<BR/>but from the specs (65, wt/ht, etc.), I thought for sure you were my mother. :) She says not.thirdinstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13678782294530270324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961906590619801491.post-9462946697157365072007-08-14T16:51:00.000-06:002007-08-14T16:51:00.000-06:00hi anonymous,is today by any chance the day you tu...hi anonymous,<BR/>is today by any chance the day you turn 65? If so, good use of the word "post." :)<BR/><BR/>Putting aside the-- er-- minimalism of this diet (what's the flour for? Is one to eat it plain?), I'm wondering about your prices. I don't know about you, but at my supermarket, a can of oj (the cheap kind) costs $1.29, and I've never seen a can of salt for .25...thirdinstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13678782294530270324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961906590619801491.post-46223188295865958382007-08-13T09:04:00.000-06:002007-08-13T09:04:00.000-06:00OK, here is my attempt at living on $16.00/month f...OK, here is my attempt at living on $16.00/month for food.<BR/>Note: This is obviously a bland diet, but in reality, most people would contribute at least a few dollars/month to their food budget.<BR/><BR/>$3.00 - 8 pounds brown rice<BR/>$3.00 - 8 pounds kidney beans<BR/>$1.50 - 28 ounces vegetable oil<BR/>$1.25 - 5 pounds flour<BR/>$0.25 - 1 can of salt<BR/>$3.00 - 6 (12 ounce/each) cans orange juice concentrate (with calcium)-makes 36 cups<BR/>$2.00 - 4 pounds carrots<BR/>$2.00 - 40 ounces oats<BR/><BR/>total cost = 16.00<BR/>provides 1,656 Kcal/day and 30 days of food.<BR/><BR/>I know the Kcal/day is low, but<BR/>a 65 year old female that is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 140 lbs (giving a BMI = 25) and is lightly active only needs 1608 Kcal/day.<BR/>I used a senior citizen for my calculations, since that was the focus of the original post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com