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[quote=Anonymous]New poster here. I am adding my 2 cents about what makes people fat. There seems to be an idea that poorer people can't afford as much fresh food and so eat processed crap. This may be true at the more extreme end of poverty.

My family is reducing to one income very soon, so we've cut way back on on food spending. Almost all food is now home cooked. We're feeding our family of 4 for around $450/mo. And we buy a fair amount of organic food. Since we cut back on spending, I've been steadily losing weight. We buy almost no processed crap, as its more expensive than buying simple ingredients and having wholesome but simple meals.

Breakfast is usually oatmeal or barley porridge with dried fruit cooked in and butter on top. Dinner might be beans and rice with a green veg or whole wheat pasta with tom sauce and sausage. We love the food we're eating, but its not the kind of stuff you feel compelled to gorge yourself on.

Even the most expensive organic pasture raised eggs are a very economical source of protein. Peanuts are good too.

When we were spending more money, we had too many tempting options! We could order a pizza or keep a bag of cookies (out of sight from the kids - ha!) on top of the fridge.

I think there is a bit of a lost art to frugal healthy eating.[/quote]

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