Three dollars a day?

[RICHARD]

(You DO have friends, right?) !

LOL, I do have the Edster!

I watched my G-MA can and loved it.

Cah lee fuh nee Ah has nifty produce. I can jump into my car and go to Palmdale for fruits or Oxnard for tons of other stuff.

There are some roadside stands that you can shop at but they prices are a little bit steep!

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Tomato soup from k-packs?

NO, but I have been so broke I was PO......I couldn't afford the "OR"!

http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthre...ighlight=ramen

[Edwina's Secretary]

Though you are in California - which feeds the rest of the country much of its produce, so I am sure you can get stuff cheaper year-round than we in states that have months of time when nothing grows but the snow piles!

Oddly Karen, produce is more expensive here. As is wine...which is produced in the state as well. I was rather shocked when we moved here at the high prices of groceries.

[Karen]

Oddly Karen, produce is more expensive here. As is wine...which is produced in the state as well. I was rather shocked when we moved here at the high prices of groceries.

Well that's just weird! We get told all the time by environmentalists how we should "buy local" because the cost of transport is built into the cost of food trucked from far away ... To which I say - "Yeah, try finding green vegetables grown "locally" in Massachusetts in February ..." but you'd think when they are only transported a few miles, they'd be far less expensive ...

[caseysmom]

Karen, that is definitely not the case.

[lvpets2002]

Hey ketsup or tarter sauce is pretty darn good on a saltine.. I used sqeak by on a package of saltines & add a topping on top.. yum yum Yup to pay bills & not much money for groc then you would be suprised what you can live on..

[kuhio98]

Back in the 80's when I was homeless, I made a loaf of bread and a jar of peanut butter last for an ENTIRE MONTH.

Not fun. But, it can be done.

[RICHARD]

To which I say - "Yeah, try finding green vegetables grown "locally" in Massachusetts in February ..." but you'd think when they are only transported a few miles, they'd be far less expensive ...

There is something that makes me think, SCAM-it's the 'enviro' fruits and veggies. THey are touted as pesticide free and organically grown.

How do we know that? They are priced as much as 25-50% over a market offering and aren't any different.

The stands are more a touristy kind of offering but if you go up the road to Palmdale around peach/pear and tomato season you can buy in bulk at some really outstanding prices.

[shepgirl]

I've done the cheap food trick recipes with friends to see how far our imaginations and creativity would take us. Amazing what you can buy and stretch into nutrtious meals if you have to. And we did sample everything we thought of, only a few weren't tasty. As for fresh produce, no matter where you live you can have a hydroponic garden anywhere in the house and grow lertuce, tomatoes, cucs, zuchuni, beans, peppers, etc.
Homemade soups with lentils, white or brown beans, lima beans, black beans, etc, all high in protein and very filling. Many variations to think of, all delicious.Just amazing what you can throw into a huge pot of homemade soup.
Buying in season and freezing or canning helps a lot.

[DJFyrewolf36]

Back in the 80's when I was homeless, I made a loaf of bread and a jar of peanut butter last for an ENTIRE MONTH.

Not fun. But, it can be done.

Wow...Ive lived cheap but never THAT cheap ! Sounds like an interesting story if you wouldn't mind sharing it

Richard, a pack of Rammen and some Taco Bell fire sauce is really good...add an egg for some added protien

I also like sugar and butter rammen. Take the noodles and precook them until they just turn soft...then fry them in a frying pan with butter and a bit of sugar. Its carbohydrate death but it sure is good!

[jennielynn1970]

Did you ever see the FN show Unwrapped? They did a show on "economy" meals, and had the company on that makes Ramen (Maruchen??). It was kinda cool. They actually deep fry them before they package them to get all the water out of them.


They also had a guy on there who collects mac and cheese boxes from all over the country, and now, the world. He had them all over his walls. Seriously.