day fourteen.

The other day, someone questioned the effectiveness of this experiment. They predicted that come March 1st, I'd realize that "eating on a dollar a day sucks, i'm gonna go buy a steak. peace".

There is probably some truth in that. I learned a lot about eating on a dollar a day. A dollar buys enough food to stay alive, but not necessarily a balanced diet. I made up for that by buying a multivitamin, because I didn't think permanent vision damage or scurvy were acceptable risks.

This experiment is about more than just me, though. I hope to challenge other people's lifestyles, to push them to re-evaluate their own spending habits - specifically what they throw away. Spending money on nice things is one thing, but spending money on things only to throw them away is really disappointing. Over the last two weeks, I've seen people throw away food I'd love to have eaten countless times.

I've been considering a modification for the last two weeks. I want to try the new box from taco bell, but have no money left in my budget. So, someone suggested that I buy the box ($5), but have to skip eating on $5 worth of days... or 5 days. That works out to skipping eating every third day, if I did it now. I feel like this breaks what I committed to, though.

Any thoughts? It'd show me what days without food are like...

Today:
1 pkg ramen - 380 calories, 10g protein
1 cup rice - 600 calories, 12g protein
1/2 cup peas 180 calories, 18g protein
total: 1160 calories, 40g protein