I could easily live on that much per day if I chose to, cooking simple (and delicious) country food from my childhood, made from fresh ingredients. Or being a b

I could easily live on that much per day if I chose to, cooking simple (and delicious) country food from my childhood, made from fresh ingredients. Or being a bit selective about the partially prepared food I buy. That's paying big city grocery prices. Anything else is more an unwillingness to cook or lack of imagination. To put it another way, I am perplexed by the idea that it needs to cost much more than $3/day to feed yourself healthy food in the US, whether or not you have that as your budget. I'm not sure how it wouldn't be obvious that this is eminently achievable without sacrificing a good eating experience. A bit less meat, a little more legumes, and you're done.