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Anyone hear about the couple who ate on one dollar a day?
Two high school teachers wanted to see it they could eat for one dollar a day (each) for a month, and they did it.
They ate oatmeal every day for breakfast, PB and J for lunch every day. They couldnt afford fruits or veggies so they drank Tang to prevent from getting Scurvy.
Not the healthiest thing, by any means, but it is very interesting.
One dollar diet project
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Re: Anyone hear about the couple who ate on one dollar a day?
interesting.....
what's with the Tang (vitamin C) to prevent scurvy? 
and why haven't i ever heard of this?
 
Message edited 12/13/2008 1:17:40 PM.
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| Posted 12/13/08 1:14 PM |
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jax1023
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Re: Anyone hear about the couple who ate on one dollar a day?
Tang is fortified with Vitamin C, which prevents scurvy. Actualy most juice drinks are fortified with vitamin c.
Some of our friends just tried to see if they could do the food stamp thing- 25 dollars a week per person.
They said they ate a lot of beans, the only veggies they had were frozen, and their diet consisted mostly of carbs.
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| Posted 12/13/08 1:17 PM |
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SummerMom
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Re: Anyone hear about the couple who ate on one dollar a day?
It's weird how they couldn't explain why they did it. The anchors first mentioned how millions of people in the world are living on $1 a day and I thought, "oh how noble, this couple is trying to bring awareness to the plight of people suffering from poverty and malnutrition in the world." But the couple just shrugged it off and came off as smug hipsters who did this... just to see if they could. Any time the anchors asked them to explain, they didn't have a real answer. Other than that they were previously spending a lot of money on groceries, and that they could stand to lose some weight.
Oh, and they're writing a book. I'm so disappointed. I thought they were trying to do a good thing, but they came off as real jerks.
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| Posted 12/13/08 3:37 PM |
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drpepper318
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Re: Anyone hear about the couple who ate on one dollar a day?
That's interesting.
I don't think I'd have the willpower to stick to that. It would be so limiting, I'd get sick of it really fast. Maybe a week if I had to.
Would be good for weight loss though... and saving $$$
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| Posted 12/13/08 5:02 PM |
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Kara
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Re: Anyone hear about the couple who ate on one dollar a day?
Posted by MrsERod
interesting.....
what's with the Tang (vitamin C) to prevent scurvy?
and why haven't i ever heard of this?
Scurvy is caused by a vitamin C deficiency. Tang has added vitamin C.
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| Posted 12/13/08 5:10 PM |
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