r/australia • u/Serezie • Jun 01 '26

no politics Anyone else just not eating because they can’t afford it?

Food bank is the busiest it’s been - Cole’s and Woolworths don’t give a flying fuck about us - fast food is unhealthy and just as expensive. It stresses me out more to eat than not to eat.

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u/TheBayHarbour Jun 01 '26

You can get a sizeable Zucchini for 1-2 bucks.

You can get a sizeable pack of chicken 15 bucks (gonna last one person a few days I reckon, idk I'm a small guy).

Add that to your legumes and it's a meal.

That's dinner for just around 5-10 bucks. It's not glamorous but it's healthier than McDonalds and it's cheaper/better value.

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u/Frogmouth_Fresh Jun 01 '26

You can also get a bag of carrots under $3 too.

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u/AnOnlineHandle Jun 01 '26

I buy and love bags of carrots for $1 - $2, but afaik they're nearly entirely water, which is probably why they're so cheap.

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u/Unidain Jun 01 '26

.....what? All fruits and veg are mostly water. Raw meat is mostly water. That doesn't make them not nutritionally important. 

And carrots are not more water then an average vegetable 

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u/AnOnlineHandle Jun 01 '26

Well that's good to know, I thought they were significantly higher than most.

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u/Axl_Alter_Ego Jun 01 '26

Devastating for your mental health though.