Mario Batali gained fame from his cooking show on the Food Network. His primary focus is on Italian food, shocking right? Just look at that Italian last name. Last year, a couple of popular food websites published articles about how the celebrity chef decided to only use $1.48 per meal, because it is the budget given to those on food stamps. Today, these articles are trending the web. He admitted the alterations were a bit difficult at first because his diet typically consists of filet mignon, and truffle oil. He had to replace those items with things such as pasta, beans rice and chicken. His family also participated in the challenge; he said his children were eating many peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. It is interesting that an article published last May is currently trending almost a year later; the topic is indeed intriguing. Most celebrities probably could not live that low of a food budget in an hour let alone an entire week.
Mario did something unique other than the challenge; he showed Americans they can still eat despite a low budget. They can have a variety of food on their plate, if they know what to purchase. It is all about knowing the prices of particular items, researching where to purchase them and the correct way to manage your money. Of course $31 a week to spend on food is a tiny amount compared to what most people spends however where there is a will there is a way. Some Americans should try the experiment and see if they could manage to get buy. If a celebrity that is used to the finest foods can do it, the majority of the American population can manage. After all, most of us are not indulging in filet mignon and lobster every day of the week.
