£7 challenge - day three

The highlight of today was this evening's three course meal. Breakfast and lunch were much the same as yesterday although half an orange was substituted for the banana. But this evening...the first course was a glass of clean drinking water; the main course was a delicious red lentil curry - as on Monday but with no stock cube, an extra carrot and 1/4 swede - with a slice of bread as a side dish; dessert was homemade rice pudding made from 100g rice, 1/4 pint of milk, and some water - topped off with half an orange.

In terms of nutrition today's totals, including the piece of toast with peanut butter I will be having later, come to:

Calories: 1500 kC (2500)
Protein: 54g (55)
Carbos: 216g (300)
Fat: 49g (95)
Fibre: 27g (25)

So pretty good for protein, but still not a lot of fruit and veg - only 1/4 onion, 1 carrot, 1/8 swede, a bit of garlic, and an orange.

By mid afternoon I was feeling quite hungry today, but caught myself saying, 'I'm starving'. Clearly we're not starving - you only need to look at the photos of our evening meals to know that that is not the case. Yes, we're a bit hungry because we are eating less than normal, and when we get a bit peckish there are no biscuits or crisps to eat - and whilst we could have an extra slice of bread, if we eat it now, it won't be there at the end of the week - but we're not starving.

Billions of people have about £1 to spend a day, and that's not just for their food - that's all they have to spend. And so if medication is needed, or some other emergency expense, they literally go hungry. People on our planet continue to starve, going days without food, and I'm complaining about feeling a little hungry, but knowing that I have a red lentil curry to look forward to, and come Sunday this little experiement comes to an end.