Kimberley Gillan: 30 Dollars a Week on Food

30 dollars a week on food? It can be done! Kimberley Gillan has a background in economics, policy and strategy planning, and uses her practical knowledge to find new answers to old questions, such as "What is the lowest price you would have to pay for food without compromising on nutrition?" or "What are the key ingredients in a laundry detergent?" In answering these questions, Kimberley uses fundamental economic principles to come up with revolutionary answers on what your minimum spend should be, in order to live your best life. She lives in Far North Queensland, Australia. In episode 501 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out how you can make lasting changes to your diet that will benefit both your wallet and your well-being, how to avoid common supermarket marketing traps designed to increase spending, what does meal planning and preparation look like in order to achieve a $30 weekly food budget, what specific ingredients provide high nutritional value at a low cost, tips for buying in bulk and storing food to save money, how her book called "How Low Can You Go" address food waste and its impact on both the wallet and the environment, whether someone with dietary restrictions or allergies can benefit from the book, and how we can be kind to ourselves and others when it's such a dire situation in these catastrophic natural disasters.