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Food: a social event
Since the second half of 2007, rising food prices have been eating into the family budget. With obesity becoming one of the major health issues, many things need have to be addressed.
How a family can survive, in the US/UK, (just barely) on $50 a month? if pushed to do so (that averages out to about $12.50 a week, that is nearly $1.78 a week, per person).
But then, there are certain variables involved, such as the ability to grow some food on the family plot of land or garden..."
"I've learned how to cook most things from scratch, so if I invest in some flour and cooking oil, and some leavening, I make my own cake, pancakes, yoghurt etc... I'm learning how to make bread, so that performs a dual use, and when I can, I grow a few veggies in the back garden. For some additional seasonal vegetables (things will not grow that well in my garden, so I'll be probably only getting a few meals a season, out of this effort)."
Food is a social event down here, a symbol of 'the good life'. The average person would give a lot of things up like TV, internet, car etc. (the luxury goods) before starting to cut down the food budget. A typical dinner with friends easily takes up about 2 hours (to just eat) - going from appetizers, to entree courses, soup, main dish, multiple desserts etc.
Food is really important and most people will cut in their budgets in other places before moving on to food if they really have to. Most people don't touch the food budget. A good tasty meal with friends/family makes people happy and is a top priority.
"There are a lot of ways to save on food expenditures. The most important one is to grow your own vegetables and fruit. All you need is a garden (which can be a problem in cities, I know) and a big freezer.
People who do so literally NEVER have to go to the store for their main ingredients. They have everything for an entire season right there in their freezer. A number of friends and relatives of mine do this. They grow beans, carrots, salad, herbs and a bunch of other stuff for which I don't know the English name and I' am too lazy to look up. In addition, they also have their own chickens which supply them with eggs and chicken obviously. That in itself saves HEAPS of euros and dollars".
How a family can survive, in the US/UK, (just barely) on $50 a month? if pushed to do so (that averages out to about $12.50 a week, that is nearly $1.78 a week, per person).
But then, there are certain variables involved, such as the ability to grow some food on the family plot of land or garden..."
"I've learned how to cook most things from scratch, so if I invest in some flour and cooking oil, and some leavening, I make my own cake, pancakes, yoghurt etc... I'm learning how to make bread, so that performs a dual use, and when I can, I grow a few veggies in the back garden. For some additional seasonal vegetables (things will not grow that well in my garden, so I'll be probably only getting a few meals a season, out of this effort)."
Food is a social event down here, a symbol of 'the good life'. The average person would give a lot of things up like TV, internet, car etc. (the luxury goods) before starting to cut down the food budget. A typical dinner with friends easily takes up about 2 hours (to just eat) - going from appetizers, to entree courses, soup, main dish, multiple desserts etc.
Food is really important and most people will cut in their budgets in other places before moving on to food if they really have to. Most people don't touch the food budget. A good tasty meal with friends/family makes people happy and is a top priority.
"There are a lot of ways to save on food expenditures. The most important one is to grow your own vegetables and fruit. All you need is a garden (which can be a problem in cities, I know) and a big freezer.
People who do so literally NEVER have to go to the store for their main ingredients. They have everything for an entire season right there in their freezer. A number of friends and relatives of mine do this. They grow beans, carrots, salad, herbs and a bunch of other stuff for which I don't know the English name and I' am too lazy to look up. In addition, they also have their own chickens which supply them with eggs and chicken obviously. That in itself saves HEAPS of euros and dollars".