I had breakfast at Dame Tartine with Andréanne - $17
Blurry grapefruit juice Chocolate milk Eggs Benedict
Then we went to Véronique and Pierre-Olivier's new home to help them with the move and renovations. Her mom brought food and I had a ham sandwich point and a few cheese cubes. Drink for everyone - $6.75
In the evening, I met with my friend Martin and we went to see a Japanese movie at Fantasia. I had ridiculously salty popcorn and a drink - $6.25 (no pic)
After, I headed to P.M. for some chinese delights - 20$ Fried dumplings Beef and veggies in X.O. sauce
Rice Fortune cookie
Bagel and soda from Pasta café - $4.25 Ribs, grilled veggies, coleslaw, cake - $6 Hoops, soda - $2.50 Gin and soda Cheese Wine Cheese and basil sandwich, carrots, pickles Bread pudding Lobster with garlic butter
My midnight snacks are better than your midnight snacks.
From August 24th, 2009 to August 24th 2010, I photographed everything I ate and made notes of the cost.
This included all the food and drink costs for the year.
And yes, I counted booze.
Grand total: $10 295.92
What is this blog about?
This is not a food blog.
Well, it kind of is. But mainly, it’s about the amount of money I use to feed myself, day after day. Why? Because I just don’t know. I (almost) never check prices when I buy food. I love to cook and I can easily feed six guests for less than 30 bucks (wine is extra, people), but I also spend ungodly amounts of money on grocery, then throw away a fifth of it. It has never been so easy to buy good food, but it often comes at a price. And it is even easier to buy cheap, unhealthy junk food that has an undeniable cost on our health. Where does my food budget go? How do the choices I make impact my budget, my health and the health of the planet?