yep eating a few gherkins when hungry is enough to put you off other food for a good few hours - and they are cheap. Maybe instead of soup kitchens or food banks there should be Gherkin Bars.
I often get a couple of gherkins out of the jar if Im hungry, I just LOVE them. Ive also found Aldi instant cup a soups over here, 75 cents for 5, the mushroom one is superb as is the onion one, just like french onion soup with cheese on the top. Great on a cold day when you've come in from the animals.
Ive just had a bowl of chicken curry made from bits of last night's chook, onion, peas, mushrooms and salsify. Ive just discovered salsify, I buy it frozen over here. Its great in stews and things like that. YUM!