Five Day Feedback on my Food

The experience of living on less has taught me

Photo by Hannah Busing on Unsplash

In order to function as we need to, we need food. For a week last month, I live on five pounds for five days. This may not sound like much of a challenge, but believe me, it was. The image below showcases what I was able to purchase with the money at my disposal.

• Coffee
• Cornflakes
• Long-life milk
• 1Kg of Pasta
• A pack of four cup-a-soups
• Mixed Herbs
• Tomato Puree
• One can of tuna.

For five days, I was only able to eat what was above. Nothing more, nothing less, apart from water. In some areas of the world, this would be an additional challenge, but my purpose in taking part in this challenge was to raise awareness of food poverty.

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