I have been challenged this week to create a food budget plan for 3 people that would be sufficient in protein for a pregnant person (no, it's not me...it's for a workshop). The respondents to my pre-class survey had varying amounts of food budgets anywhere from $80-$125 for an average of 3 people. Getting down to $80 for 3 people using the plan I did was not possible...though I got close! I think it would be possible if you assumed that you had some of the things on the list in your cupboard already or used non-organic produce and dairy products or more conventional meats. Just one note: I did forget to include canned tuna in the calculations because we already have it in our cupboard from Trader Joe's. Oops!
As usual...get ready for spreadsheet mania!
