$2.85 MIGHT NOT EVEN GET YOU A STORE BOUGHT COFFEE. IMAGINE LIVING OFF THAT FOR YOUR WHOLE LIFE.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Food insecurity: the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Keep on reading to see how I survived for 5 days on $14.25 and get two dirt cheap recipes at the end.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nHow I Survived Living Below the Line<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The Rules<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The rules were pretty simple – you count what you eat and cannot accept offers of free food<\/strong> (like your flat mate pity-offering you a piece of chocolate).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What I did<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
I pulled up an Excel spreadsheet and meticulously planned, down to the gram, how much of what foods I would eat for five days. It was hard<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I could have bought a couple of dollar loaves of bread and called it a day, but as a future dietitian, I couldn’t help but wonder about the feasibility of following healthy eating guidelines when managing a tight budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n