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Old January 14th, 2009, 07:14 AM   Digg it!   #1 (permalink)
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HM, our new, lower, recession-busting budget of $35 a meal??

Spaghetti Meal With Twist And On The Cheap, Add Lamb To The Mix! Chef Amanda Freitag Tries To Prep Family-Friendly Dinner On "Shoestring" Budget Of $35 - CBS News
- Im thinking this woman serves only millionaires.

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As The Early Show Saturday Edition's "Chef on a Shoestring," Freitag sought to take a traditional, three-course spaghetti dinner and give it a little twist any family would love - on our new, lower, recession-busting budget of $35.

And, we introduced another challenge to our "Shoestring" chefs. We're calling it "How Low Can You Go?" The chef who prepares the least-costly meal will be back at the end of the year to create our big, blowout holiday feast!

Huh? A spaghetti dinner for $35?? What, was each piece wrapped with gold or platinum? It doesnt say how many are to be served by the meal, but Im guessing she is trying to feed the entire Duggar family.

$35 to feed a family per meal?? Do they think we're rich?? A meal for my wife and myself(when we go out) averages $6-$8 each, and when we eat at home its $1-3 each(less if we're feeling peckish).

Many of the comments on the second page show just how far off this "chef" is - most of them are asking if she has any kind of hold on this thing called reality.
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Old January 14th, 2009, 07:23 AM     #2 (permalink)
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Doesn't "family" generally mean about FIVE people..So about 7 bucks per person...

That's about a dollar more then most burger meals...
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Old January 14th, 2009, 07:35 AM     #3 (permalink)
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$35 to feed a family per meal?? Do they think we're rich?? A meal for my wife and myself(when we go out) averages $6-$8 each, and when we eat at home its $1-3 each(less if we're feeling peckish).

Many of the comments on the second page show just how far off this "chef" is - most of them are asking if she has any kind of hold on this thing called reality.

Yes, and not many consider Top Ramen a meal.
(did you know you can eat it uncooked, like a crunchy snack for your favorite TV show?)
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Doesn't "family" generally mean about FIVE people..So about 7 bucks per person...

That's about a dollar more then most burger meals...

And not a 3 course meal, unless you think that means, soda, fries and a burger...
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Old January 14th, 2009, 07:42 AM     #4 (permalink)
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Last time my wife and I went out for burgers it cost us $4 for 2 burgers, fries, and 1 soda(I dont drink soda) - thats $2/person/meal( burgers arent any kind of a balanced meal).

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1 pound ground American lamb meat

does equal the "3 oz"/person portion size for 5 people, BUT the price is much, much too high for a "new, lower, recession-busting budget"!
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Old January 14th, 2009, 08:06 AM     #5 (permalink)
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I went to Burger King yesterday-> #1 whopper no cheese/fries/coke = $6.26

So a real sit down eal like the one in the article for another dollar or two would be great.
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I went to Burger King yesterday-> #1 whopper no cheese/fries/coke = $6.26

So a real sit down eal like the one in the article for another dollar or two would be great.

That's the real issue, people don't eat real meals anymore, and why half of all Americans are obese.
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$35 per dinner is a lot of money... That comes out to over $1000 per month just for dinner! Are we gonna have $25 lunches too?

If this was supposed to be a "budget" meal, I would buy a bag of salad and maybe a cucumber or tomato to replace the $12.50 salad.... A store bought meat sauce would definitely cost less for the pasta... etc

Would it taste as good? Maybe not, but it would be good enough for a family of 5 on a budget... key word is budget....
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