718 grams is 1.6 pounds, times 7 is 11.2 pounds. 61 cents would mean that you are paying a nickel a pound, or only a quarter for a 5 lb bag. This seems unlikely.
You're right, my math was wrong. I set up a dimensional-analysis grid thing from decades ago in physics class, and instead of 5lb on the top and bottom, I have 1lb being equivalent to 2260g, which makes the total cost for these ~3.5 cups of seeds per week about 3 USD.
The cheapest 5-lb bag is the brown lentils ($6). Wheat is $7, black beans $8, aszuki $12, garbanzo $13, and mung $14 per five-pound bag.
As someone generally turned off by sensationalism, I'm feeling rather hypocritical now...
I have no frame of reference for how reasonable that is, but it's more reasonable than $.25/5lb bag.
There are 1600 calories per pound of dried beans (https://modernsurvivalblog.com/survival-kitchen/calories-per...) 3.5 oz would contain 350 calories.
The average person needs 2,000 to 2,500 calories per day. No, this guy isn't living on 350 calories per day.
This is a lot of bulk and water, so I can eat for a half-hour and feel full and hydrated for hours, but I do get hungry in the evenings when it's best I don't eat too much.
I could benefit from losing 10-20 pounds, but I'm holding steady eating like this, so I'm probably getting those 2,000 - 2,500 calories a day (I'm much less physically active than I used to be). Using smaller bowls, not snacking, and making meals more of a ritual rather than an indulgence might be helpful in reducing total consumption, slowly rather than precipitously. I do like the taste of these one-pot sprout-based meals, as it's a way to exercise control over my environment. That search for control may well be part of the problem.
But he's buying bulk coop beans, so it's cheaper? All the bulk coop beans I can find online are actually more expensive, like $3-$5 a pound.
Wheat seeds ($7/5-lb) * (5-lb/2260g) * 204g = $0.63
You're right; the 718g or ~3.5c (after measuring with the scale I just use 1/2 cup scoops now) is about a week's worth of "seed base" for my daily meals. I make a big bowl in the morning and eat it throughout the day, scooping into a smaller bowl.