Re:The rich world needs higher real wage growth
by walshemj on Sunday July 01, 2018 @02:56PM
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1$ is 75p and I doubt that you can have a fully balanced meal on just rice and vegetables or th at you could do this for 75P double it to 1.50 maybe but wouldn't be a very good long term diet.
Re:The rich world needs higher real wage growth
by ben_w on Sunday July 01, 2018 @07:43PM
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Rice: 3535 kcal/67g protein for £0.45
Lentils: 3530 kcal/258g protein for £1.75
Together they form a complete mix of all the important protein subtypes. Mix 9:1 because lentils have a lot more protein and rice is a lot cheaper. Scale down intake to match calorie requirements. @2500 kcal/day: £0.29 rice, £0.125 lentils.
Vegetables: 5 portions for £0.45
(Government recommends 5 portions per day for healthy diet).
Total: £0.855 per day for recommend daily male calorie consumption. £0.76 for women.
$1.13 for men. $1.00 for women. Close enough.
Re:The rich world needs higher real wage growth
by i_am_nomad on Sunday July 01, 2018 @12:24PM
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Seconding this. I was amazed at how inexpensive good, fresh food was in the UK when I visited recently.
I know food prices vary a lot from place to place, but in the UK right now (at current exchange rates) you could eat for a bit over $1 per day, never mind per meal. I’ll grant you that’s student meals, a balanced mixture of rice lentils and vegetables, but it’s all your protein, vitamin and caloric needs.