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re: Could you feed yourself quality meals over a 7 day week on $12?
Posted on 10/15/25 at 8:58 pm to fightin tigers
Posted on 10/15/25 at 8:58 pm to fightin tigers
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You could do it until you die. The lack of protein won't take long
Just for reference, a cup of lentils is 18g of protein. 8oz of 80/20 ground beef is 19g. One cup of pinto beans is 15g of protein. I personally would not eat like that, but she will most certainly not die from lack of protein if she ate that way forever.
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Posted on 10/15/25 at 8:59 pm to Mike da Tigah
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Good point, and she used spices, salt and pepper and the like, the stuff most everyone has in their pantry already, but still.
The cost of those is spread out over several weeks too since you use so little each meal
Posted on 10/15/25 at 9:00 pm to Mike da Tigah
I remember when Gwen Paltrow tried the SNAP challenge, and ran out of money after gathering spices.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 9:02 pm to Mike da Tigah
I appreciate people like this since most Americans spend more than that daily for lunch.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 9:06 pm to Mike da Tigah
I think I could average $12 if I had to over time, but not spending only $12 in a single week.
Would need to make some bulk purchases upfront.
Would need to make some bulk purchases upfront.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 9:07 pm to MikeAV8s
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One cup of pinto beans is 15g of protein. I personally would not eat like that, but she will most certainly not die from lack of protein if she ate that way forever
Right. You think that is enough for a week?
Posted on 10/15/25 at 9:15 pm to Mike da Tigah
Not watching a 40 minute video about this subject. However since you did...
Did she account for the money needed to make this?
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Made her own rustic bread and flour tortillas
Did she account for the money needed to make this?
Posted on 10/15/25 at 9:19 pm to dupergreenie
Flour and corn meal is cheap
Posted on 10/15/25 at 9:19 pm to fightin tigers
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Right. You think that is enough for a week?
do you think she only ate one cup per week?
Posted on 10/15/25 at 9:21 pm to Mike da Tigah
If I stole some stuff.. yes
Posted on 10/15/25 at 9:21 pm to beaux duke
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do you think she only ate one cup per week?
I dont think she had enough for 4 cups a day.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 9:22 pm to Mike da Tigah
If you know how to cook, raw ingredients are cheap.
Flour
Corn meal
Grits
Beans
Oil
Add a few other items and you can eat for weeks
Flour
Corn meal
Grits
Beans
Oil
Add a few other items and you can eat for weeks
Posted on 10/15/25 at 9:23 pm to Mike da Tigah
Where's the meat?
Posted on 10/15/25 at 9:24 pm to Mike da Tigah
"quality" is subjective apparently
Posted on 10/15/25 at 9:29 pm to HailToTheChiz
You can eat cheap and relatively healthy. Ground turkey, rice, black beans, a couple packets of taco seasoning will make many meals.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 9:34 pm to Mike da Tigah
If you meal plan and go vegetable forward, it’s not hard to eat cheap. Rice and beans with a little meat mixed in is very cheap.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 9:34 pm to Allthatfades
Live in the woods or near some water and add fish and game and you could go a long long time like this.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 9:39 pm to Mike da Tigah
And she didnt add in the cost of time and labor.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 9:45 pm to Mike da Tigah
I would like a pork chop or two and some eggs. Maybe 20.00 would do it.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 9:45 pm to Grnbud
Raise rabbits.
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