Food and Budget

[cjsmith]

Am I the only person I know who picks up TV dinners and divides dollars by calories?

Big ol' Tombstone extra-cheese frozen pizza: $3.50. Two meals.

Two bell peppers: $3.98. Mistake.

Comments

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

I've never actually done it, but I've thought about the concept with food in general.

[deyo.livejournal.com]

How did you manage to spend $3.98 on two bell peppers? The best I can manage is $2 for a *pound* of bell peppers.

[just-cyd.livejournal.com]

Am I the only person I know who picks up TV dinners and divides dollars by calories?

hmm, no, haven't tried that! i will geek out over the cost of a recipe or a meal every once in a while.

*tucks a calculator in my purse for my next shopping trip*

[firecat]

The closest I come is reminding myself that no matter how expensive the groceries are, they're less expensive than eating out.

[katestine.livejournal.com]

I think that's the irony of food in America: what's expensive is not calories but good-for-you. Our poor are fat, but malnourished.

[lkeele.livejournal.com]

I tend to calculate by meal. As in "Wow, I can feed all five of us for five bucks and probably have leftovers!

Are bell peppers out of season? I've paid that much for red peppers before, but never green.