[superlovers]

No, no it doesn't. While fast food and most other places to eat out ARE just as bad, true poverty food consists of tons of sodium and carbs == FATTENING. At least some restaurant food is actually plenty good, you just have to be picky, just like at home. You also need money to fucking afford such food.

well yeah I guess it takes a combination of poverty and smart decisions I eat pretty healthy though only spending 50 bucks a week on food.

Wow, that's our budget for 2 weeks...for 2 of us!

lol WHAT?! that's like 15 bucks a week! how the hell can you do that? that's like straight ramen and water lol

Very cheap stuff really
Not entirely ramen.
We buy in bulk of really cheap stuff like bags of sausages and minced beef/pork, cheap fishcakes that are mostly potato, cheap fries (1kg for £1)

I spend roughly £15-20 a week on groceries, but I spend £200-400 a month on shopping in comparison XD I'm from Singapore studying in the UK, and I'm always surprised how cheap groceries here are. If you really buckle down and get the cheapest, ready-made things like ArcaneKatana stated, you can eat even cheaper than that. There are even stores selling things for like 60p to help the poor.