I hope and pray everyone will be okay as the weeks go by... food is already through the roof

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3. Food is requiring some innovation

Instant rice way outside its value. Paying for convenience. Instead I soak rice for 24 hours, or 2 days if brown rice, then it's softer and cooking time is reduced. Same with beans, but I've never successfully cooked beans.

Yes Trump eggs are 55 cents each. I eat fewer, and cook with one small egg if 2 are required. Add a little flax meal, applesauce, oat bran to substitute for the missing egg. Brownies from scratch with whole wheat and unbleached flour has fewer carbs, and I can control the amount of sugar to a minimum.

Change the way I do things, using the opportunity to improve what i can control.