Re:Actually eat healthily for £1 per day
by tracker1 on Friday May 10, 2013 @02:05PM
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A freezer, if you have one is likely to be running regardless of how much food you have in it... it runs more effectively when full, less air to seep out and replace with chilled air when you open the door, so a bit of a misnomer. For that matter, even if you cannot afford to fill your freezer with food at first, it may be worthwhile to fill the space with containers of water (for ice) which again will help offset open/close costs... This doesn't even compare to the fridge portion which tends to have much more open/close time than a freezer, and more likely to not be full. ymmv of course.
Personally, I find it very hard to eat healthy for under $10/day USD, I am full on insulin resistant so am taking in far fewer carbs with a fairly high fiber:carb ratio (well under 100g of net carbs a day), this means more green veg. and a few pieces of fruit a day. It also means I need to get more fat in my diet, which mostly comes from animal fat/protien (about 1/4-1/2 lb a day).. this gets pricey fast.
I can't imagine what I'd have to do if I didn't have a decent income with my dietary needs. I tend to average my intakes over the course of a 2-3 day sweep, some days will be more veg, some more meat... shifting my daily diet seems to work better for me losing weight consistently. In a solid week without bread/pasta/rice/potato I lose about 4#. I'm down about 45# from 8 months ago, with about a 5-10# daily variance (water weight).
In the U.S. a lot of the most calorie dense high glycemic index foods are what is subsidized.
Personally, I find it very hard to eat healthy for under $10/day USD, I am full on insulin resistant so am taking in far fewer carbs with a fairly high fiber:carb ratio (well under 100g of net carbs a day), this means more green veg. and a few pieces of fruit a day. It also means I need to get more fat in my diet, which mostly comes from animal fat/protien (about 1/4-1/2 lb a day).. this gets pricey fast.
I can't imagine what I'd have to do if I didn't have a decent income with my dietary needs. I tend to average my intakes over the course of a 2-3 day sweep, some days will be more veg, some more meat... shifting my daily diet seems to work better for me losing weight consistently. In a solid week without bread/pasta/rice/potato I lose about 4#. I'm down about 45# from 8 months ago, with about a 5-10# daily variance (water weight).
In the U.S. a lot of the most calorie dense high glycemic index foods are what is subsidized.