Okay, granted it's 2 1/2 years later, but I have to comment on this... the idea of getting food every day for the next 24 hours is a disaster waiting to happen! What do you do when there's a bad storm (like 2' of snow) and the market is closed for the day? what do you do if, instead of buying 1/4 beef or more, you buy by the kilo or cut (paying more) and then a disease like mad cow hits and they slaughter 50% of the stock in the area?

I've read/heard that the average family has only 2-3 days of food on hand. I can believe it, but it's so scary! sudden employment or other crisis that leaves you unable to get to the store (or buy anything) and you are very quickly in a world of hurt. and applying for assistance takes a minimum of one week.

I have also seen first hand what happens to a business when a sudden late snowstorm shuts down the freeway and delays their "just in time" resupply. The day that happened to us and we were stranded in small town Wyoming by the same storm, the restaurant was out of more things than they still had, and that was after only a few hours.

Sorry for the rant.. but having a minimum of two weeks of REAL food and the skills to prepare it should be a bare minimum goal for everyone.

We actually felt much safer than I expected! We were of course very careful (and did not have our kids with us), but I thought being in Buenos Aires was similar to how I would feel in NYC. We walked around at night, took cabs, etc. all with no issues at all. I think it has gotten better in recent years, but it is still of course South America so it is not exactly how you would feel at home. We thought the people or Argentina were wonderful though!!

I couldn't agree with you more!!! It is all about prioritizing. I am sure that a lot of people who say they "can't" afford to eat like this (not that it really has to be any more expensive) have all of the things you mentioned like cable, car payments, i-phones, etc. And don't worry...lots of people think we are pretty crazy too! :)

Our family of 3 spends a good amount of money each month on "real" food, and other things like a high quality water filter used for drinking/cooking, and hygiene/beauty products that do not contain awful chemicals which soak into the skin. We are not poor, but definitely not wealthy, and have made choices (no cell phone, no cable TV, no car payments -2 used, older vehicles-, and an apartment vs. a large mortgage)that allow us to spend more $ on food, et.

We follow the Weston A. Price nutrition/eating guidelines, so I spend a good chunk of money each month on local, raw milk from grass-fed cows; local, pastured eggs; fermented, high butter fat cod-liver oil; organic produce; etc, etc, etc.

The majority of our friends/family thinks we're crazy, but with the rate of disease rapidly increasing in America I think THEY'RE crazy not to make the connection. I don't want my child having to deal with obesity, cancer, autism, dementia, Alzheimer’s, etc, because I was a lazy, ignorant, undisciplined, selfish parent who did not take the time and money for good nutrition.

Thank you! That is amazing to know about your friends' health problems clearing up after moving to Brazil. If that isn't proof...I don't know what is! Rather than wondering why us Americans are the way we are I think we should just all work together to change it!

Good to know...thanks!

Very good question Christa! I tried to have a mindset of "don't ask, don't tell" when it came to what my kids were eating. Based on what I know (if I had to guess) I think they probably stuck to whole foods about 60% or so of the time. I was so thankful to have someone care for our children for 11 days I just couldn't complain too much though!

I couldn't agree more. While on our trip it often seemed like it was the norm for them to use local produce and grass-fed meats. And we wonder why some other countries (in places like Europe) have small refrigerators that they fill by going to the "market" every day...I think they might be on to something!