my budget is more like $5.00/day and is composed primarily of fresh fruit, eggs and pasta.

and, my cholesterol is 66 mg/dl; i'm absurdly healthy.

honestly: if i were to increase my food budget to $9.00/day, i'd just be gaining weight and probably eating a lot of junk food. and, the meal in the picture is probably worth less than $2.00.

they don't need to spend more, they need to spend more intelligently. i know: my budget is tiny, but i eat spectacularly.

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/03/10/ontario-nursing-homes-feed-seniors-on-833-a-day.html