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To understand the enormity of food insecurity, the series' host, Jermaine Tan, attempts a striking experiment—buying food with just five dollars to simulate what it’s like to survive on a tight budget. The challenge reveals that saving enough nutritious food within such a limit is nearly impossible. For example, a single egg costs about 16 cents, and even basic ingredients like chicken bones or vegetables push the budget to the edge. This exercise vividly illustrates how being poor often equates to restricted access to quality nutrition.