Below is a costed BOM for my breakfast today. Breakfast came to $3. If I went out, I’d pay $6 for a plastic tray of crap at McDonalds, or between $8 and $12 at a sitdown place.
“Fast food is cheap.” “Nutritious food costs more.” “Eating out is more convenient.”
As a society, we have allowed ourselves to believe those three statements, and that is why we are obese and malnourished at the same time.
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Breakfast
Eggs $0.43 (2 at $2.59 per dozen)
Spinach $0.55 ($3.29 per bag / 6 uses)
Bell pepper $0.35 ($0.70 each * 0.5)
Cheese $0.46 ($5.50 per brick / 12 uses)
Bread $0.27 ($4.90 per loaf / 18 slices per loaf)
Hummus $0.33 ($4.00 per double recipe / 12 uses)
Olives $0.28 ($3.40 per container / 12 uses)
Pickled peppers $0.28 ($3.40 per container / 12 uses)
Total: $2.95
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