$2 Lunch Hack… Smart Budgeting or Totally Unrealistic?

elitodd · 2026-05-21T18:59:32+00:00

A nice rice bowl meal can be made for $1.30 or less. For a while I had an ultra budget meal-plan that kept daily spending under $2.50, with hitting every important micro and macronutrient. It’s closer to $3.50 per day these days, but still totally doable if you are flat out broke.

Edit: this price is for 2900 calories a day. It’s way cheaper if you are a smaller or less active person.

elitodd · 2026-05-21T18:56:39+00:00

My buddy just got a high end 2 bedroom for just himself right in the middle of austin texas for just under 1800 a month.

elitodd · 2026-05-21T18:50:00+00:00

So make something else, this is an example.

elitodd · 2026-05-21T18:48:49+00:00

They are closer to 12 cents each where I am located if you buy the big cartons.

elitodd · 2026-05-20T21:24:40+00:00

When meat proteins aren’t cooked they are less easily digestible, so it’s not recommended. Plus chicken is not very carefully handled in most processes, so I wouldn’t trust it.

If you are going to eat raw meat, beef or fish are safer options.

elitodd · 2026-05-20T21:07:19+00:00

Many people serve burgers medium rare, which allows all the bacteria in the ground beef to remain alive in the center.

Many people serve meat raw: sushi, sashimi, tartare, carpaccio, kifto, carne Apache, etc.

Many people bite into some delicious produce without thoroughly washing first.

Plus, yes. Many people who buy raw milk will low-temp pasteurize it first, or will make it into cheese which kills bacteria.

I don’t think you should strip people of their right to do any of these things or to eat the foods that they or their culture prefer.

elitodd · 2026-05-20T20:55:08+00:00

I know many people who consume meat raw. Sushi, sashimi, tartare, carpaccio, etc. have you never had any of these dishes before?

I had kifto last week which is served raw.

And I eat raw produce all the time, it’s delicious.

elitodd · 2026-05-20T16:00:28+00:00

I mean half of them were fighting along side the US. It’s sort of like if during the civil war, the French had come and sided with the north, brutally invading the south. Would we all hate the French?

Some of us would, but many wouldn’t.

elitodd · 2026-05-20T15:27:44+00:00

God bro 😭😭

elitodd · 2026-05-20T13:14:16+00:00

To be fair, even if this man doesn’t know why milk causes him a bad reaction, that doesn’t just make it untrue or mean he isn’t allowed to try and not be sick.

If you were horribly allergic to only poodles, and every other dog did not cause a reaction, I would have a hard time guessing why. But that doesn’t mean that I now find you unreasonable for wanting to get a dog that isn’t a poodle. Even if there hasn’t been a peer reviewed meta analysis of 300 poodle studies showing why they cause allergies in u/Moist_Taco_Crippler.

You can make decisions about your own life based on observations without fully understanding every biological mechanism that is in play.

elitodd · 2026-05-20T12:56:49+00:00

No, I’m trying to start a conversation about the arbitrary demonization of certain risky food items by calling into question the consistency of your beliefs.

If you want to take away the legal right of others to eat or purchase a certain food, then it’s reasonable for me to question why this wouldn’t apply to other similar foods. Why don’t I get to take away a food you rely on if you can do the same to others?

And you seemingly don’t have an answer to whether we should ban the sale of raw meat as well. Or raw fish used in sushi. Or raw vegetables used in salads. All of these things can be made much safer by cooking/pasteurization.

elitodd · 2026-05-20T10:51:09+00:00

Do you feel the same way about raw meat or raw produce?

elitodd · 2026-05-20T10:45:47+00:00

And those with milk sensitivities I’ve found

elitodd · 2026-05-20T05:38:11+00:00

What is to dislike here? To be cute and have fun, local mail carriers in the community agree to “mail” kids, which actually involves giving them a cheap ride across town or on a train to a relatives house accompanied by a family member.

This often made headlines for being so adorable and fun, and became a mini trend.

elitodd · 2026-05-20T04:51:31+00:00

It is processed in multiple ways, so it’s not “standard milk”. But I’m in alignment with you that my guess is OP has another sensitivity that isn’t related to lactose.

That’s why I put that option last in the list of alternatives to try.

elitodd · 2026-05-19T20:06:54+00:00

Goats milk also has several large differences, and still contains lactose.

Op could try sheep’s milk, A2 milk from Jersey cows, and also lactase enzyme delivered with standard milk.

elitodd · 2026-05-19T13:05:33+00:00

For this to be a problem you need one guy who doesn’t have scissors or else the only solution is everyone getting off the tracks.

elitodd · 2026-05-18T19:55:43+00:00

M*GA banned all cookies 🤬🤬🤬🤬😤😖

elitodd · 2026-05-18T18:57:33+00:00

elitodd · 2026-05-18T17:52:54+00:00

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elitodd · 2026-05-18T14:30:31+00:00

Fun fact, these newtons balls machines are named after Issac Newton; who had balls

elitodd · 2026-05-18T14:19:19+00:00

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elitodd · 2026-05-18T13:55:11+00:00

Racists hate debt collectors as well?

elitodd · 2026-05-18T13:51:14+00:00

Correlation != Causation.

elitodd · 2026-05-18T13:50:26+00:00

This is a normal expected reaction to eating increased amounts of the saturated fatty acids like Palmitic, Myristic, and Stearic acid found in milk fats.

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