Two years ago I was on a really tight budget. For about three months, I lived quite well on less than $25 a week. A loaf of bread was $1.89, a dozen eggs $2.99, two avocados were $1, lettuce was about a dollar a head, 2-3 tomatoes another dollar. Coffee, tea and orange juice--unlimited quantities at work at no cost. I drank water or tea at home. For around $9 per week, I was able to enjoy smashed avocado on toast with scrambled eggs for breakfast, and lettuce, tomato and mayo sandwiches for lunch. (A small jar of mayo cost $4 but lasted the entire month therefore cost was about $1 per week.) Dinners were simple and were typically vegetarian--lots of home made soup, beans with rice, and stir fry. Home-made apple sauce for dessert with free apples from my neighbour's trees (they fell into my yard so...). My current food cost is still low and I rarely spend more than $150 CDN a month on groceries--and that includes the odd take-out sushi. I don't usually eat breakfast on the weekends--just tea in the morning and a veggie omelette or french toast for lunch. I very rarely eat out. I'm healthy and trim from walking and cycling. I personally think people eat far too much. Studies have shown that a reduced calorie diet can add years to your life which might explain why my grandparents, who starved during the war, lived until their 90s in reasonably good health. Only one of the four developed dementia.