Live Below the Line

Today I start a "Live Below the Line" Campaign through bzzagent . In this campaign we are supposed to eat the way people who are in extreme poverty eat. We have $1.50 a day to work with or $7.50 a week. I went shopping when a few things I knew would be staples were on sale but other that that I did not use coupons or anything else to help out my price. I wish I could have. I mainly will be surviving on beans and rice with a bag of frozen broccoli mixed in. I also have some eggs so I guess that is breakfast. My plan is to make all of my meals ahead of time so all I have to do is heat and eat plus it will be better than having to cook the beans and rice daily.

This is going to be hard for me and I wish there was more I could do to help those that have to live this way all of the time. I know in most cases this is not how they want to live.

Dinner!

I was sent a bottle of Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil to try from bzzagent . I was not paid for my review but I did receive the EVOO for free so I could let everyone know what I think of it.

That is what I ended up with. I went to my kitchen to see what ingredients I had and when I looked on the back of the noodle box there was a simple light pasta dish recipe right there. I had everything I needed including my new Olive Oil.

The Dish was amazing! I Got a big pot of water going first thing so I could cook my pasta. I used some of the EVOO to cook up some minced Garlic, I got that nice and hot then I added in some chopped tomatoes just till they started to blister. in another pan I cooked some sliced chicken breast with a little Olive oil of course. Once the pasta was cooked I drained it and then poured the EVOO, Garlic, Tomato mixture into it and mixed it together then I had some broccoli leftover so I added it into it and then I added a little Parmesan cheese. 

The Olive Oil was not Over powering like I have known some to be which was very nice. I can't wait to try other recipes with my olive oil. 

Filippo Berio EVOO!

I have received through bzzagent a bottle to try. They are not paying me but I was sent the olive oil for free so I could review it and let everyone know what I thought about it.

Now a days I hear lots of people talking about eating like you live in the Mediterranean. It has even been mentioned on DR. Oz. Filippo Berio has a site to help you learn how to eat this way and we should all give it a look over. Benefits of olive oil .


I had actually already replaced my oil with olive oil but it wasn't Filippo Berio. I am going to give this a shot tonight when I make dinner. I am thinking some chicken breast and a light pasta. I am off to look up some pasta recipes so I can go ahead and start dinner soon.