Wayne Lundberg wrote:
> I read an interesting article in the San Diego UT the other day about this
> business of food stamps. If you average out the number of users and the
> cost, seems like it's one dollar per meal per person. Legislators were asked
> to prove to their constituents that they could live on one dollar per meal.
>
> I've been thinking and doodling on this over the weekend and think it may be
> an interesting experiment to see just how well we could eat for just how
> much, or little, money.
>
> I'm starting with a few ounces of rice, a few ounces of beans, a few corn
> tortillas, a heap of chiles and greens which will add up to less than a
> dollar if I cook for the three daily meals. I have other ideas for following
> days so as to not get really bored with it all.
>
> Anybody have any ideas? Maybe we can help the FDA provide recipes along with
> the dollar a meal for the indigent.
>
> Wayne
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Good idea for a reality show. Send that to Mark Burnett.