tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436155035740778098.post3354695559161050350..comments2024-03-27T23:30:17.746-07:00Comments on Cash Only Living: Can You Eat for Less Than $200 a Month?Cash Only Livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13658816214856647685noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436155035740778098.post-20409342525901823872019-03-05T13:39:18.048-08:002019-03-05T13:39:18.048-08:00Yep I agree. Im from the "we cook one meal an...Yep I agree. Im from the "we cook one meal and you eat it or you starve" generation and also from the generation where you only ate what was in season and what you could grow yourself so I think many people could easily reduce their food bill simply by cooking stuff from scratch and not catering to each person's food whims!Cash Only Livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13658816214856647685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436155035740778098.post-74289490009156889242019-03-05T07:12:08.278-08:002019-03-05T07:12:08.278-08:00I don't think feeding a family is that difficu... I don't think feeding a family is that difficult with a little bit of education/foresight/planning. I think these skills are what are really lacking in the struggle out of poverty. For instance, in one of your links, a person said they didn't attempt the challenge because their kids wouldn't eat those foods, and she's lucky they'll eat anything. When she was on assistance, she bought white bread and hamburger because that's what her kids liked? Silly. Or, the family who tried the challenge and claimed that that wanted "plain old cereal." Since when is cereal a staple? It's that sort of mindset that keeps people impoverished. Unless there is some underlying issue, kids will eat what's put in front of them when they are hungry. Also, the comment of the inconvenience--maybe if we put more thought and time in to meal preparation, we wouldn't have an obesity problem. As another commenter on one of your links said "Why shouldn't nourishing yourself take a little thought and work?" Sorry, but this challenge just seems, to me anyway, as way to garner pity. <br />Meg B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09871105973774159424noreply@blogger.com