Originally Posted by
bobwysiwyg
I like fiddling with numbers. Studies suggest on average, folks spend $7.00/day on food. Assuming a 2000 calorie/day diet, and 50 calories/mile cycling, that's $0.175/mile.
$7.00 a day for food seems awfully low. I wonder if that's a subset of the population. For example anyone that eats lunch out has a hard time staying under that amount. A Big Mac, fries and a large drink with tax is that much alone. That also must assume nothing is brought outside the home.