Trying to Eat on $3 per Day

So $3 per day is what the average recipient of food stamps receives.

I went to Safeway to try to figure out what you can buy for $3 a day or $21 a week and here is what I came up with -

Cheerios cereal ($3.00) plus a gallon of milk for the week ($3.99).

$7 spent, $14 to go.

Safeway Peanut butter ($2.00), Safeway Grape Jelly ($1.50), White Bread ($1.50)

$5 spent, $9 left.

Mac & Cheese Dinner (.60 cents per serving - 3 nights), Budget Gourmet Frozen Dinners ($1.00 per night - 4 nights)

About $6 spent, $3 left.

Bananas or oranges at 40 cents a piece so we could afford one each day.

You could of course buy a six pack of coke for $2.50 but you would need to give up the fruit.

It isn't easy to live on $3.