75% of Americans Too Fat or Dumb to Join Army

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Pound of hamburger, 93% lean, is $4.08 here. That's four quarter pounders, or a dollar a burger for the meat. Add $0.50 for the rest, bread, lettuce, tomato if they're lucky, and that's $1.50 for a meal for a kid.

Walmart whole wheat pasta, $1.05 per 13.5 ounce package. 32 ounces of tomato sauce - like $3, if you get the store brand. And, you've fed 3-4 people.

Toss in 1/4 pound of lean burger (browned) and the sauce is better. And the cost of the meal went to $4, less than a single Meal Deal.

[Coito ergo sum]

Pound of hamburger, 93% lean, is $4.08 here. That's four quarter pounders, or a dollar a burger for the meat. Add $0.50 for the rest, bread, lettuce, tomato if they're lucky, and that's $1.50 for a meal for a kid.

Walmart whole wheat pasta, $1.05 per 13.5 ounce package. 32 ounces of tomato sauce - like $3, if you get the store brand. And, you've fed 3-4 people.

Toss in 1/4 pound of lean burger (browned) and the sauce is better. And the cost of the meal went to $4, less than a single Meal Deal.

Yeah, those McDonald's "meal deals" aren't all that cheap. I think like a quarter pounder with cheese, fries and a drink is pushing $7 now. Certainly $6 and change. Breakfast at McDonalds is about $5 now (egg mcmuffin, drink and hash brown totals at almost $5). So, for three meals a day at McD's you're talking something on the order of $16 or $17 per person, or thereabouts, and that's without "super-sizing" anything...lol.

Cooking at home and packing lunches, I family of 4 can probably still eat for $15 a day, if frugality is observed. They wouldn't be eating high-on-the-hog, but they'd be eating.

Heck, half the wealthier parents I know are still making their kids "mac-n-cheese" and cutting up hot dogs and tater tots for their kids anyway - so it's not like people are really feeding their children arugula salads with sides of mixed vegetables and lean pan-seared ahi tuna....

[Coito ergo sum]

Pound of hamburger, 93% lean, is $4.08 here. That's four quarter pounders, or a dollar a burger for the meat. Add $0.50 for the rest, bread, lettuce, tomato if they're lucky, and that's $1.50 for a meal for a kid.

Walmart whole wheat pasta, $1.05 per 13.5 ounce package. 32 ounces of tomato sauce - like $3, if you get the store brand. And, you've fed 3-4 people.

Toss in 1/4 pound of lean burger (browned) and the sauce is better. And the cost of the meal went to $4, less than a single Meal Deal.

I always think of that when I find myself at Buca di Beppo or Olive Garden. They're serving $2 worth of food for $13.95, and it's not even as good as when I make it myself at home....

[Gawdzilla Sama]

But you don't have to wash up after.

[Clinton Huxley]

Pound of hamburger, 93% lean, is $4.08 here. That's four quarter pounders, or a dollar a burger for the meat. Add $0.50 for the rest, bread, lettuce, tomato if they're lucky, and that's $1.50 for a meal for a kid.

Walmart whole wheat pasta, $1.05 per 13.5 ounce package. 32 ounces of tomato sauce - like $3, if you get the store brand. And, you've fed 3-4 people.

Toss in 1/4 pound of lean burger (browned) and the sauce is better. And the cost of the meal went to $4, less than a single Meal Deal.

I always think of that when I find myself at Buca di Beppo or Olive Garden. They're serving $2 worth of food for $13.95, and it's not even as good as when I make it myself at home....

There was a tv series called Economy Gastronomy over here a few years ago. It's eye opening when you realise how much food you waste. You can eat well and cheaply, if you can be bothered to do other than press the buttons on the microwave.

[maiforpeace]

We need to have a Southern Cooking night during the Train Wreck. Fried chicken, yams, boiled okra, cornbread, etc.

I'll bring a recipe for New England Clam Chowder.

New England succeeded from the North?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

New England succeeded from the North?

If it succeeded in seceding it would have to join up with Canada.

[Mysturji]

Too dumb to join the army? WTF??? (srsly!)
I'd worry more about that than the porkers if I was you.

I think I've read this before.

Yes well the article linked to was published in 2009, and just over a year ago, also posted by Gawd, is this thread. Merge!

Gawd, when you're trawling the internet looking for old articles to say bad things about America, try to keep track of what you've already done.

But as long as those fat kids can play video games, they can fly a drone!

Also,

Who died and made you Yoda?

[Coito ergo sum]

Pound of hamburger, 93% lean, is $4.08 here. That's four quarter pounders, or a dollar a burger for the meat. Add $0.50 for the rest, bread, lettuce, tomato if they're lucky, and that's $1.50 for a meal for a kid.

Walmart whole wheat pasta, $1.05 per 13.5 ounce package. 32 ounces of tomato sauce - like $3, if you get the store brand. And, you've fed 3-4 people.

Toss in 1/4 pound of lean burger (browned) and the sauce is better. And the cost of the meal went to $4, less than a single Meal Deal.

I always think of that when I find myself at Buca di Beppo or Olive Garden. They're serving $2 worth of food for $13.95, and it's not even as good as when I make it myself at home....

There was a tv series called Economy Gastronomy over here a few years ago. It's eye opening when you realise how much food you waste. You can eat well and cheaply, if you can be bothered to do other than press the buttons on the microwave.

Very true. And, we love taking left-overs to work for lunch. I recommend everyone doing an experiment -- keep track or itemize one month of normal food expenses, including going out to dinner and buying lunches while at work. Then, commit to one month of not buying any food at a restaurant. Make food at home for the entire month. It is amazing how much money is saved.

[Coito ergo sum]

We need to have a Southern Cooking night during the Train Wreck. Fried chicken, yams, boiled okra, cornbread, etc.

I'll bring a recipe for New England Clam Chowder.

New England succeeded from the North?

Repeat after me, in a Bahston accent...

"My trousers are full of chowder."

[maiforpeace]

Mah trousahs ah full of chaodah?

My boyfriend from Boston call popcorn, pupcorn.

[Svartalf]

We need to have a Southern Cooking night during the Train Wreck. Fried chicken, yams, boiled okra, cornbread, etc.

But okra is mediocre... can we at least have gumbo?

Jambalaya FTW.

However, I'm thinking the dinner at the Broadway Oyster Bar will cover this. Imma hankerin' for some 'gator.

No okra in jambalaya, iss there?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Nope.

[Seabass]

Very true. And, we love taking left-overs to work for lunch. I recommend everyone doing an experiment -- keep track or itemize one month of normal food expenses, including going out to dinner and buying lunches while at work. Then, commit to one month of not buying any food at a restaurant. Make food at home for the entire month. It is amazing how much money is saved.

Yup. I don't understand where this notion comes from, that poor people are forced to eat Mickey Ds because they can't afford healthy food. When I was a poor college kid, I couldn't afford to eat McDonalds. I had to make due with groceries: rice, vegetables, fruits, frozen vegies, tuna sandwiches, turkey sandwiches, vegi sandwiches, beans, pasta. I mean, you can buy enormous bags of apples, oranges, potatoes, onions, beans, rice, etc, for dirt cheap. And water is a hell of a lot cheaper than soda. Back then, I had no trouble staying thin.

Now I'm getting a bit soft in the midsection 'cause I can afford to eat salmon, ribeyes, and New York strips all the time. The scotch, whiskey, and wine probably aren't helping either.

[PsychoSerenity]

Yup. I don't understand where this notion comes from, ...

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