Reply #7: If you've ever been hungry

[Warpy]

and I don't mean going on a diet or anything voluntary, I mean no food in the house and no way to get any, you do buy more than you need and always keep things like whole grains and dry beans on hand just in case.

Also, knowing how to cook is probably the best way to deal with real poverty. It can make the difference between staying healthy and ending up with a lot of chronic, ugly problems.

My own parents were teenagers in the Depression. They didn't hoard food except for canned food on sale. They did feel deprived if they didn't eat meat three times a day, though.