Trump’s agriculture secretary mocked over ‘depression meal’ for Americans
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Brooke Rollins suggested eating ‘a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, corn tortilla and one other thing’ as Americans struggle to put food on the table

Aside from all the other issues with this, $3 a meal per person is $270-$280 per person per month on food. Many people can’t afford that anyway.

    • gnuthing [they/them]@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
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      3 days ago

      $300-350 per month per person. This is about $100 more per person per month than we were paying during covid

      $3/meal also costs more than what food assistance provides

    • Maeve @lemmygrad.ml
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      3 days ago

      Counting food only, probably $15 a day, without foil, paper towels, dish soap, only food, but that’s because since it is winter, I tend to stew a little meat (usually chicken) and/or veggies on Sunday and eat that once or twice a day for a week, along with some rice or toast, and only eat a piece of fruit or some trail mix when I work mornings. My biggest expense is 1-2 cups of decent, supposedly ethically sourced, organic coffee, daily, and the occasional piece of salmon or canned tuna.