On Oct 17, 9:35*pm, Linda Braxton wrote:
I am not a long time poster here but this appears to be an appropriate
blog for my situation.

Like many others my total income has became drastically reduced due to
economic conditions. As a result I have, by necessity became very
penny conscious, clipping coupons, seldom eating out and skipping the
more expensive items at the market. *For the present, at least, one
can truthfully *say that I am one of those living below the government
poverty line.

I have often read reports that the reason for the high percentage of
poor folks being obese is because their poverty prevents them from
buying and consuming the right foods.

I am not presently overweight, let alone obese. *However does what I
have read often apply to me. *That is, *because I will be spending
less on groceries I am destined to become obese?

In the past I have not completely bought into this idea. *It just
didn't seem logical to me. *In fact, I had serious doubts but now that
I am now cash-challenged I am concerned.

I would like to hear the opinions of others. *It that oft repeated
theory is actually true then I can expect to begin gaining weight.

Thanks in advance for your inputs.

Linda B

Shopping list.
Whole chicken save the bones for broth.
Large bag of Winco pinto beans. Carb yes but still doable in
pretty low diets.
Costco for Olive oil, lettuce, cream, cheeses.
Frozen fish for Walmart not the fresh water ones but there are
some lower cost ones that are wild caught.
A Mexican grocery store will offer more meat parts at the low end.
Granted this may take some adjustment.
Sometime quite competitive and you get see what the
nation will look like in another generation ;-)
Canned sardine the BIG cans from Mexico can be
a pretty cheap easy food. Find a brand you like.
the Mexican grocery store will offer assorted brands.
Dried peppers are useful and lasting.
Eggs the 60 packs.

Avoid corn and soy oil.
Canola and Peanut are a bit better but not great.
Coconut has some merits but is costly and adds too
many calories to foods.

Preformed beef burgers can be farily cost effective plus
you can cook the eggs after the burgers in the fat.

I'd suggest peanuts as not a low carb food but slow carb food
; however the price is in the process of doubling. Sunflower
seed are cheaper though think the fats in tree nuts
and coconuts are healthier.

Parsley and cilantro for soups.
Green beans frozen.
Spinach frozen
Ghetto Sized jars of hot peppers can be valuable to
spice up the diet.
Salt
Gallon size jugs of 5.5% vinegar for use to preserve eggs
and use on salads. It is possible to flavor distilled vinegar
such that it can stand in more costly vinegars.

Plant a nut tree if the climate permits, times are going to
be hard for decades and opposing party will only make it worse.
Filbert and walnuts towards the north and almonds in warmer
climates.

Nutritional yeast can be a good buy at times. Some tastes decent.
Dolomite can stand in
for dairy calcium and nut magnesium and has no carbs or I-131.

Whole grain rice has the down side of being high carb and
tends to go rancid. It can be bought in large bags.

Oats are more stable though they are very high carb. OK for
nondiabetes needing a check eat but not for diabetics.
The problem with mush one tends to want it with
milk or cream and perhaps sugar.

Cracked wheat is pretty stable though not as good as Oats.
If you parboil it and then heat further with burger grease it can
be filling. Clearly not a low carb food.

Turn the heat down to 60 degree F and bundle up.

Plan a garden in a sunny spot. Make it easy stuff like
tomatoes, green beans, squash summer and winter,
maybe peppers. Skip the carrot and corn. Some
greens and broccoli can be good choices.