Do you know you are "projecting"? I know the food in Colombia is terrible so maybe you can get some sent there from the US?
Pm Vanzant, he is an expert at streaching a dollar. He has posted on this many times. Food here is excellent, vegetables are especially good and inexpensive. It is unfortunate so many, maybe like yourself only see a vegatable of it was a bit of freeze dried carrot in powered soup. Feel bad for you FT. Please, get help on better choices with your groceries.