Suitable for people who perform hard manual labor, out of doors, and for those who are not steadily employed. Sample Menu. How to feed a family of five (2 adults and 3 children under 12 years of age) on $5.00 per week or 14 cents per person per day--71 cents per day for all. BREAKFAST. Cereal salad with apples and onions. Cost in Cents. Rylax or rolled wheat 2¹⁄₂ cups 2¹⁄₂ Apples 3 large 5 Cotton seed oil 3 tablespoons 2 Lemon ¹⁄₂ 1 Onion 1 whole ¹⁄₂ DINNER. Lettuce with syrup dressing. Dried green peas with dumplings and fried bacon. Lettuce 1 head 2 Syrup 3 tablespoons 1 Lemon or vinegar 2 tablespoons -- Cotton seed oil 3 tablespoons 2 Onion 1 whole ¹⁄₂ Peas 1 pound 5 Flour 1¹⁄₂ cups 3 Bacon ¹⁄₂ pound 15 SUPPER. Cream of tomato soup with dry toast. Tomatoes 1 can 8 Soup stock 1 quart 5 Milk 1 quart 8 Butter 3 tablespoons 4 Flour 4 tablespoons ¹⁄₂ Toast 7 large slices 4 -------- TOTAL 69 Cents If porridge with milk is desired for breakfast, substitute a quart of milk in place of apples, oil, lemon and onion. Use one and three-fourths cup of rolled wheat or rye in place of two and one-half cups. If sugar is necessary, add fifteen prunes or five level tablespoons of sugar. During the summer, substitute carrots or cucumbers for the sweets. Raw, sweet or sub-acid fruits do not combine well with cooked cereals. Raw fruits and raw cereals is a better combination. In order to reduce the cost of living to 10 cents per person per day or 50 cents per day for all, leave out the fat meat costing 15 cents, and some of the butter, replacing it by cooking oil. It is easy to modify the diet or add to it in a given direction. If more protein is required, a boiled egg or a few nuts may be added to the breakfast. If more fuel is needed, it can be added in the form of soup, fruits or fat. In comparing the value of 1 pound of legumes with 1 pound of lean meat and the additional fatty and green foods that are necessary with a meat diet, the housewife will realize that she must either have a big purse for the bills of fare with meat, or starve her family if they do not like legumes.