On a Dollar a Day

What happens when two high school teachers get fed up with their soaring grocery bills and decide to try to feed themselves on one dollar each, per day Authors Kerri Leonard and Christopher Greenslate describe how they did it and also include sections about eating on a little than 4 a day, as well as on the actual costs of eating a healthy diet On a Dollar a Day also includes fascinating facts about the way our food gets to the table and the hidden costs both personal and financial along the way How food companies short size packages so that you pay for less food Why one tablespoon of salad dressing costs as much as a whole orange How grocery stores auction off foods past their sell by dates Why processed foods have a higher markup than fresh foods Why it takes so long for food prices to drop, even after fuel and shipping costs go down How 36 million Americans have limited food options, even during a national obesity epidemic New Read Kindle ePUB On a Dollar a Day author Christopher Greenslate – kino-fada.fr An interesting little book that tells the story of partners Christopher and Kerri and their journey of 3 challenges involving eating, finances and health.The first challenge is to eat on 1 a day, to get an idea what it is like for many in third world countries The second challenge was to eat using the budget and meal plans of the USDA Thrifty Food Plan, which is what is recommend to those who receive Food Stamp Benefits The Third challenge was simply trying to find a healthful, thrifty meal p An interesting little book that tells t...This book was sometimes interesting but I found it hard to maintain interest in the authors experiments in eating frugally I could see the value of exploring the Thrifty Food Plan endorsed by the USDA but the 1 day plan made no sense to me My understanding is that someone who only had a dollar a day for food would be eligible for food assistance, so it seemedan endurance contest than anything really useful A thing that irked me he authors have chosen a vegan lifestyle but I couldn This book was sometimes interesting but I found it hard to maintain interest in the authors experiments in eating frugally I could see the value of exploring the Thrifty Food Plan endorsed by the USDA but the 1 day plan made no sense to me My understanding is that someone who only h...I thought of Dina when I was reading this The book started as a blog experiment, eating on a dollar a day, which is what many people in the world do After this experiment was over, the couple tried eating on the food stamp allowance for a month Both this section and the first one are interesting, though I would hardly call them an adventure The final section, and the weakest, in my opinion, was their attempt to synthesize what they learned and eat healthfully and...Kerri and Christopher conduct a series of experiments around their eating habits, first eating on a dollar a day per person for one month This challenge came when Christopher remarked that there are million people around the world who subsit on this amount They found that, while doable, they both lost weight and were pretty cranky, and the variety of food they could afford was very limited Next they decided to go for a month eating on 4.13 each, the average supplemented allotment of people Kerri and Christopher conduct a series of experiments around their eating habits, first eating on a dollar a day per person for one month This challenge came when Christopher remarked that there are million people around the world who subsit on this amount They found that, while doable, they both lost weight and were pretty cranky, and the variety of food they could afford was very limited Next they decided to go for a month eating on 4.13 each, the average supplemented allotment of people on food stamps in the US They tried to stick with the meal plan that is suggested to food stamp recipients, adapated for their vegan diet While there...2.5 3 stars This book illuminates important issues in American food politics, a topic I ve become deeply interested in by coming from a foodie family and working in state government Poverty issues are important and interesting to me, which lead me to reading this book While I m at it, though, I will say that Barbara Ehrenreich s Nickel and Dimed does a better job of really exploring these issues Unfortunately, it often reads like a long op ed article and or a vegan manifesto Suffice it 2.5 3 stars This book illuminates important issues in American food politics, a topic I ve become deeply interested in by coming from a foodie family and working in state government Poverty issues are important and interesting to me, which le...I saw this book in the Journalism Educator s Association book store at the JEA Convention in Portland, Ore I blew it off as lame Then I saw them speak in a fantastic session, felt like an idiot, busted out of the QA portion, ran to the bookstore, and picked up a copy before they told the room where to find it Starting it tonight, and I can t wait.Ok Afterthoughtsmade me hate myself and my local grocery store 35 bought 5 cans of cat food, two loaves of bread, one jar of peanut butte I saw this book in the Journalism Educator s Association book store at the JEA Conv...I really enjoyed reading about Christopher and Kerri s eating adventures They attempted to each on just one dollar a day for a month There next challenge was to use the equivalent of what the average food stamp recipent gets for food a day about 4 Finally, th...Divided into 1 a day, Thrifty Food Stamp meal planning and health vegan meal planning Well written and great perspective of gender roles within cooking, a quick breezy read of how food production and costs affect our healthStunt blogging aside, I appreciated that their book offered some research about the issues and encouraged ways to make a difference I do worry that two teachers shapers of young minds couldn t figure out a smarter way of accomplishing their first experiment.Loved it made me think before I went to the supermarket.

• English
• 10 January 2017
Christopher Greenslate
• Paperback
• 224 pages
• 1401310184
• Christopher Greenslate
• On a Dollar a Day