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An interesting thought let's work it out.

Breakfast:
Roughly 1/20 of a $3 cereal bag: $0.15
Piece of fruit: ~$0.5
Total: $0.65

Lunch:
Eating in the cafeteria $5-6
or
Packed Lunch
1/12 $2 bread loaf: $0.17
1/10 of $2 cheese: $0.2
1/8 of $4 deli meat: $0.5
1/8 of $2 chip/pretzel/crackers bag: $0.25
1/10 of $3 carrot bag: $0.3
Piece of fruit: ~$0.5
Total: $1.92

Dinner:
Eating out: $8-9
or
Cooking
...
...
Too many possibilities, but let's assume $3-4

Daily average low: $5.57
Daily average high: $15.65

Hmm...
I don't eat out for dinner very often, but I should definitely pack my lunch on a regular basis.