Welfare diet, food banks & food budgeting

[shootingstar]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/...rticle1532796/

Looks like getting food from food bank may not always yield a regularily nutritious diet. I do recognize some of the dishes from the 'welfare' diet -- hot dog rice pilaf. Sounds like stir fried eggs with chopped up wieners, onions, etc. with rice. Something I did have time to time as a kid.

We don't garden/grow food except for small container herbs. So we spend for just dearie and I, $125.00CAN per wk. on food. That includes:

1) groceries
2) daily snack somewhere usually in middle of bike ride, etc. --coffee/muffin or biscotti
3) weekly Friday night restaurant/cafe dinner "date"- we impose an approx. budget limit of $10-$15.00 per person. No, we don't go to chain fast food places. It is possible to eat out like this in big cities with diverse ethnic cuisine choices.


Of course, the above gets a bit blown apart when we vacation somewhere out of town. Or a special occasion dinner.

We rarely buy much processed food. It's very telepathic how we each grocery shop...no lists, no cellphone consultations...just checking the fridge..and buying a few veggies, some fruit or bread here and there whenever each of us alone or together are on bike.

Probably the food gardeners in TE, save a real chunk of grocery food money.