Filipino netizens were in an uproar last week over a celebrity's posting of a suggested P1,000 family meal plan for a week. The meal plan—that did not include any costing—included pork, chicken, fish, and vegetables. It did not include rice. Netizens rightly pointed out that the meats alone, for a family of four or five, would cost more than the entire budget. The rising costs of vegetables would also not help in meeting the budget. Even the suggestion that people can eat leftovers for dinner will not solve the issue as one would have to prepare twice the portions to make sure there is still something to eat at the end of the day.

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