@LuckyGuy: What an interesting approach to buying food! I can see we are on the same general wave length, though, because I bought whole milk for that exact reason.
@john65pennington: That’s true of people who eat a lot of meat. Seeing as I eat no meat, the prunes will help me poop, yes, but they won’t give me diarrhea as I haven’t eaten red meat in over a decade.
Food experiment update: It’s day 2 and I realize that I am woefully ill-prepared for the days ahead. I think I shall continue this experiment next week and concentrate on decreasing my carb sources and increasing both protein and fruits/veggies. I also had lunch out today. At first, I wondered if this would compromise the experiment, but my mother paid for lunch this is a regular thing; she buys me lunch at least once a week and I ate less than I usually do, deliberately, so that I could have the rest for dinner.
Next week, I may be able to spend a little extra as I got coupons from the drug store which essentially act as “RiteAid bucks.” By this, I mean that I have 4 dollars worth of these coupons and since I don’t have to spend a minimum amount to use them, I can essentially get an extra 4 dollars worth of food for free.
Thanks @WillWorkForChocolate for letting me use your question to chronicle my food experiment.