Nicky, they didn't say that 42K was the poverty line. It says 42K is the
middle income, with 50% below that figure, there are a lot of families
living on that amount. It all depends where you live. A single on 42K would
be near the poverty line in CA or HI but could live high on the hog in TX or
AL on that amount.

Anon

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"Stacey Bender" wrote in message
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This was a very interesting program. I hadn't really thought about the
link between money and diet before, but it makes sense.

If you earn less than 42K/year, which 50% of the US does, you have $4/day
for food.

I can't believe that $42k is your poverty line. That's pretty well the
average wage in the UK, so most Britains are managing on that kind of
family income.


How can you possibly eat health for that little? You can't. A head of
lettuce is about $2. Fruit and veggies, even if available, are not
purchasable at that income.

Well, let's see. I made turkey tortilla wraps for supper tonight; I used a
package of high-carb wraps plus 2 low-carb ones, total cost about £1. A
head of lettuce, an apple, a few sticks of celery, a red onion and some
home-made yoghurt must have cost maybe 50p more. The turkey cost £2.50,
but I stole a big piece out for the kids' packed lunch tomorrow (pasta
salad). So for around £1 a head, I got 4 main meals plus 2 kid-size
lunches.

The problem with being poor is not particularly that good food is
unobtainable - I've been there, and the real issue is that good food from
good ingredients takes such a lot of time. You have to source the
ingredients (either by shopping around, or even growing them), then cheap
meats often need long, slow cooking. If you're working full-time, it's way
too easy just to take the line of least resistance and go for fast food.

It's much easier to make savings if you have a little bit more of a
cushion..

Nicky.

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