I was just thinking today how cheap it can be to eat healthily.
I made stuffed tomatoes tonight that were delicious. They included:
1. a "splurge" bag of basmati and wild rice - 2E 2. a small container of salad shrimp in water - 1.19E 3. 4 large tomatoes - maybe 1.5E 4. a very small zucchini - maybe .75E spices
The tomatoes, the zucchini, and the fresh basil I used actually came from my garden, so I'm estimating prices. And the spices we had in the kitchen, but then again, I have 3/4 of the bag of my rice left over.
The meal fed two people to absolutely stuffed, was really good, and had some left over for right around 5 Euros.
Now you're right that that is still a lot more than ramen noodles or mac and cheese boxes, but I've seen TV shows saying that lower income families are becoming obese because they can't afford to eat healthily and instead eat at McDonalds. And that just blows my mind. 5E buys one meal at McDonalds, if you don't get an expensive meal, and it doesn't taste nearly as good.
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Date: 2007-08-29 08:38 pm (UTC)I made stuffed tomatoes tonight that were delicious. They included:
1. a "splurge" bag of basmati and wild rice - 2E
2. a small container of salad shrimp in water - 1.19E
3. 4 large tomatoes - maybe 1.5E
4. a very small zucchini - maybe .75E
spices
The tomatoes, the zucchini, and the fresh basil I used actually came from my garden, so I'm estimating prices. And the spices we had in the kitchen, but then again, I have 3/4 of the bag of my rice left over.
The meal fed two people to absolutely stuffed, was really good, and had some left over for right around 5 Euros.
Now you're right that that is still a lot more than ramen noodles or mac and cheese boxes, but I've seen TV shows saying that lower income families are becoming obese because they can't afford to eat healthily and instead eat at McDonalds. And that just blows my mind. 5E buys one meal at McDonalds, if you don't get an expensive meal, and it doesn't taste nearly as good.