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You can actually buy 10lb / 5kg bags of rice for $5 in the US. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Great-Value-Long-Grain-Enriched-Rice-10-Lb/10315399 http://www.walmart.
by antome 11y ago
You can actually buy 10lb / 5kg bags of rice for $5 in the US. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Great-Value-Long-Grain-Enriched-Rice-10-Lb/10315399 http://www.walmart.com/ip/Great-Value-Long-Grain-Enriched-Ri...
That's enough for 50 servings, meaning you could feed yourself for $0.20 a day. Of course this ignores PPP, malnutrition and other factors, but don't underestimate how cheap food actually is.
- lumberjack 11y agoIt is 50 servings only if you live a western sedentary lifestyle.
- stephengillie 11y ago1lb of raw rice has ~1200 calories, so 5lb has ~6000 calories, so a person needs about 2.5lbs per day. At 200 calories per cup of cooked rice, you'd need 1.5 servings to get close to a "cheeseburger equivalent" meal in calories, and my "cheeseburger equivalent" system gives you 6-7 cheeseburgers per day at about 350 calories each. This means a person is eating 9-10 cups of rice per day. That is a LOT of rice.
- athenot 11y agoA few years ago, I realized that several Asian cuisines are actually very cheap. Indian dishes are a great illustration of how you can make wonderfully tasty meals with very little of the expensive ingredients, and cheaper than fast food—not to mention way healthier.
- Sir_Vival 11y agoIt's not hard to be cheaper than fast food, other than possibly dollar/value menus. All of the "staples" are insanely cheap - potatos, rice, etc. Most vegetables are as well. Toss in som emeat of whatever was on sale and you can easily cook a meal for 4 for 10 dollars, if not quite a bit cheaper.
- prawn 11y agoExactly. You just have to look past the 'big steak with some chips' meals, and appreciate something with staples plus a smaller portion of meat (e.g., stirfry, pasta, curry/stew bulked with potatoes).
- arebop 11y agoAlso, be willing to eat canned vegetables.
- mc32 11y agoFrozen veggies are healthier and cheaper. Plus you get to cook them to your taste, rather than what the canner decides (cooking too long, adding salts, etc.) http://www.heathernicholds.com/nutrition/frozen-vs-canned-vegetables http://www.heathernicholds.com/nutrition/frozen-vs-canned-ve...
- deadlast 11y agoFrozen veggies definitely win if you have access to refrigeration -> access to energy. Canning is a revolutionary preservation technique in that it allows for long-term storage of perishables at room temperature.