Now that the kids are away in university I can look at my own consumption in isolation.
Here’s a typical day’s ration for myself….
7am, large coffee.
Kicking Horse, Half Ass. Whole Bean, 454g costs $13. I grind about 10g each AM and run it through my Keurig using the
K-cup rather than pods. I have never bought pods, since their a waste of money and bad for the planet. Cost of coffee about $0.30
11am, breakfast, always one $0.10
fish oil capsule and one $0.30
probiotic capsule. Plus one of the following:
- 35g of
Vega Protein and Greens shake, plus 350 ml of 1% milk, a little of tumeric. $1.40 for 35ml of the shake, plus $0.65 for milk, total $2.05 + $0.40 supplements = $2.45 breakfast
- 2 x Whole wheat toast, margarine and either marmite, marmalade or jam. Glass of milk. This is probably the priciest option, I’ll estimate it‘s about $3.
- Bowl of
Quaker Oats oatmeal with milk and fresh blue berries. The berries are pricey, but I might use all of a dozen tops. The oatmeal is dirt cheap. Estimated total cost under $3.
So at the most expensive my breakfast is about $3.50.
2pm, midday $0.30 coffee and a snack. One banana or apple, maybe a slice of luncheon meat. We’ll call that $1.70
6pm, dinner. Usually something like frozen chicken or sausages sliced and fried in the wok, or frozen fish baked in the oven with a little olive oil and seasoning, with frozen veg (we like brussel sprouts, broccoli ) tossed into the wok near the end, plus pasta or steamed whole grain rice and added seasoning. All bought at Costco or No Frills in bulk. This must be the most expensive meal of the day, I’d estimate one serving to be about $7. Plus $3 for my one London Pride beer or glass of wine (I never pay more than $10 a bottle). So dinner is max $10, more likely $7 as I’m only have wine or beer perhaps three or four times a month.
7pm,
Murchies Tea and
biscuits watching TV with wife. $40 for 16oz bag of tea. Perhaps $0.20 a cup, plus $0.80 for biscuits. Total $1
That‘s it. $0.30 + $3.50 + $1.70 + $10 + $1 = $16.50 per day total ration cost for me. Annual cost $,6,022. Times four would be over $24,000. So,
@Jonny5 maybe the $15,000 annual cost in the link above is a little low?