[Born to Conserve]

What about “equivalent” do you not understand? I could live on weeds and insects for free if I wanted to.

[familyop]

"What about “equivalent” do you not understand?"

Little. Restaurant food is nasty. Some of the oil would be best used in a diesel engine. Some of the other restaurant food could otherwise be used for wood gasification (along with a dead cat or two). As for salt, it's okay for a batch of homemade sauerkraut.

"I could live on weeds and insects for free if I wanted to."

If so, that will be your prerogative. Toward the end of the default process, it might even be the best option for many.