Dinner Budget Showdown

I think it's a great idea to show people how to make delicious meals inexpensively. However, they have a couple of key issues wrong: First, the way they make them shop in only 30 minutes from one expensive store does not mimic reality. Most thrifty shoppers look at sales at various stores to make sure they're getting the best deal.

The second- and biggest - mistake is they calculate based on the WHOLE bottle of spice, oil, package of butter, etc.! It would make so much more sense to divide the price by the percentage that was actually USED!

It's not like people throw out their butter after using a single stick!

The totals they come up with are over $20 per SERVING!

In what world is that Dinner on a Budget??