Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today's

Re:Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today's by foxyv on Monday August 10, 2026 @04:40PM (#49249399)

I can make about 2000 calories for about $2-5 using staples like rice, beans, flour, salt, yeast, pepper, etc... Generally, spices are pretty cheap. Especially if you go to the bulk section instead of buying the little jars.

The thing I see stopping most people in poverty is lack of access to a kitchen. No oven, no stove, no pantry, etc... A hot plate and a microwave if they are lucky. Also the usual health issues that come from deep poverty like executive dysfunction, depression, and other chronic illnesses.

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Re:Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today's by ido on Tuesday August 11, 2026 @03:00PM (#49262907)

> stopping most people in poverty is lack of access to a kitchen. No oven, no stove, no pantry, etc... A hot plate and a microwave if they are lucky.

How poor are we talking here? The most nominally poor people I know live in depressed post-industrial towns in Slovakia and I don’t think I ever saw a kitchen without a stove and an oven.

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Re:Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today's by foxyv on Thursday August 13, 2026 @10:29AM (#49286527)

I'm thinking more along the lines with high rent/high cost of living locations like Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Austin. Where the only affordable places are rooms in single family housing. Places where affordable housing is illegal or severely restricted.

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