Eating on $3.33 A Day For December 2025.

[Xaevian]

Baby bok choi FTW.

 

[AshWilliams]

I will be going through it this weekend and pull out some older stuff to eat up for this month and December. I think some of the cereal might end up getting tossed.

Swap cereal for oatmeal or cream of rice. Cereal off the shelf with loads of sugar, preservatives, and artificial colors is waaaay more expensive and certainly less healthy.

 

[arakboss]

Swap cereal for oatmeal or cream of rice. Cereal off the shelf with loads of sugar, preservatives, and artificial colors is waaaay more expensive and certainly less healthy.

I will in January.

Edit: January menu done. Boring as heck but done. The other $8 will need to buy the missing 10,000+ 6500 calories.








Forgot to add potatoes to the above calorie count, that adds another 3500 calories. I also believe myfitnesspal is underestimating the calories in Costco's rotisserie chickens. I believe its closer to 2000 calories than 1200 if you eat the skin too.

 

[Joe13]

Affirmative, but I did get over 200 grams of protein on Friday.

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Edit: I did on Saturday as well.

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How much do you weigh and how tall are you?

I used to eat that much when I was working out multiple times a day to maintain weight.

If I at that now I'd be a fat bubblegum….

 

[arakboss]

How much do you weigh and how tall are you?

I used to eat that much when I was working out multiple times a day to maintain weight.

If I at that now I'd be a fat bubblegum….

I am 6ft and about 232 pounds, a chubby bubblegummer.

 

[arakboss]

These people may not be good shoppers. Calories for your dollars matter.

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portlanders-line-up-food-pantries-supreme-court-extends-pause-full-snap-payments/283-d82ef0e5-6d02-475f-97c3-72aea5f84d5c

 

[Joe13]

I am 6ft and about 232 pounds, a chubby bubblegummer.

I'm certainly not throwing stones in a glass house but where did you come up with needing that many calories in a day?

I'm not a big believer in what the government tells us that we should eat but 2500 calories should be more then enough for a simi active person.

 

[arakboss]

I'm certainly not throwing stones in a glass house but where did you come up with needing that many calories in a day?

I'm not a big believer in what the government tells us that we should eat but 2500 calories should be more then enough for a simi active person.

I have been averaging 4500 so 3500 would be the middle ground.

 

[Xmark1]

Beans and rice. Beans and corn. Chicken hearts. Whatever pork is on sale, those country-style ribs work well for cheap. Whatever chicken is on sale. Spuds. Bulk grains like barley, faro, wheat berries. Make sourdough bread for the cost of flour and it lasts a week. Cabbage. Cauliflower. Sweet taters. Carrots. Squash. Onions. Cheap frozen veggies. Black eyed peas. Tortillas. Salt and pepper. Garlic. Flour. Splurge on cheap econo bottle of hot sauce. Gravy on toast. Carnitas from cheap fatty pork. Save the juices for gravies or soups. Can make endless soups and stews from any of the above.

I too, have noticed what a great deal pork is.

 

[Xmark1]

I have been averaging 4500 so 3500 would be the middle ground.


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Diabetic in the making ............

 

[arakboss]

Diabetic in the making ............

Could happen when I retire.

 

[Ben B.]

Nice thing about soup or stews is that you can make a big pot, if you have a big pot, for cheap and get 6 meals or more from that. You can also add some leftovers to it and stretch it out further. In real hard times soup can be pretty thin, but you can make some hearty not-fancy soups or stews on a $50/week budget as long as you aren't shopping at Mark-up of Choice.

 

[monkeybutler]

Diabetic in the making ............

Oh yeah. The beetus gun be payin' a visit.

 

[titsonritz]

Eating processed garbage constantly has a much higher cost than $100/month.

 

[CountryGent]

Eating processed garbage constantly has a much higher cost than $100/month.

Well said.

 

[titsonritz]

Might not wanna throw stones at SNAP folks buddy. Glass houses and all.

Plank in eye something, something, something.

 

[arakboss]

I am going to grade this EBT shopping haul a C. I dropped points off for the token veggies purchases and points for all the meat, hopefully they have a freezer. I also disapprove of them spending everything and not saving any money for the next shutdown.



Source:

https://www.reddit.com/r/foodstamps/comments/1oveirc/i_finally_got_my_stamps_today_and_made_sure_i

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[arakboss]

For February I am going to do one more $100 ($3.57 a day since short month) a a month challenge focused on high protein. I will still aim for 105,000 total calories but also shoot for at least 200 grams of protein a day. I expect this to be the most difficult menu to put together.

Edit: 200 grams a day would total 5600 grams for February.

Looks like lots lentils and ham for February. Hope they have some great deals on ham in the near future.

 

[arakboss]

For February I am going to do one more $100 ($3.57 a day since short month) a a month challenge focused on high protein. I will still aim for 105,000 total calories but also shoot for at least 200 grams of protein a day. I expect this to be the most difficult menu to put together.

Edit: 200 grams a day would total 5600 grams for February.

Looks like lots lentils and ham for February. Hope they have some great deals on ham in the near future.

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I thought the February menu would be difficult. It wasn't. Buying 11 bags of chicken quarters, for $66, takes care of all the protein and covers 76,000 calories. That leaves $34 to make up the other 29,000 calories. That part would be super easy. You might even be able to buy some vegetables.

 

[arakboss]

I will in January.

Edit: January menu done. Boring as heck but done. The other $8 will need to buy the missing 10,000+ 6500 calories.

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Forgot to add potatoes to the above calorie count, that adds another 3500 calories. I also believe myfitnesspal is underestimating the calories in Costco's rotisserie chickens. I believe its closer to 2000 calories than 1200 if you eat the skin too.

For January I am going with these chicken quarters from Walmart instead of Costco rotisserie chickens. I will get 20lbs worth for $12. That will free up $18 to spend on twinkies and chips.

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