http://www.news.com.au/finance/money/budgeting/money-blogger…
If so, would you recommend it? I imagine the serving sizes are panglossian and the nutritional content questionable, and I've never had trouble keeping the weekly food bill for myself below $50, but I like to read new ideas and local content on the subject of cheap and healthy cooking is hard to come by.
panglossian
That word alone is worth $1.50, well done
Her claims seem a little outlandish so let's do some maths:
She has a family of four people (two youngish kids). Kids need almost as much energy intake as adults, so 8000 kJ/day * almost 4 people = 30000 kJ/day.
The cheapest rice and pasta I could find online from the supermarkets costs $0.14/100g, or $1.40/kg.
Rice/pasta both have an energy of about 1500 kJ/100g, or 15000 kJ/kg.
Therefore her family would need to eat a combined total of 2 kg/day of rice and/or pasta.
2 kg/day @ $1.40/kg = $20/week to exist solely off the second most boring food in the world!
So it's possible but I'm fairly certain there's some subterfuge, or even worse, veganism going on.
Nothing delivers more nutrition/cost than grains and legumes. The poorest people in the world subsist on them, and they also form the main inputs for growing animals in agriculture. Add the right flavourings and you could probably do it for $1.50 a day. It wouldn't be unhealthy either, in fact probably more healthful than what most people in Australia eat.
https://www.forksoverknives.com/my-1-50-a-day-challenge-eati…