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'''Basic Trope''': Character is so poor as to [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|actually munch on dog food]].
* '''Straight''':
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Jeffery never could afford anything better than dog food.
** Alternatively,
* '''Justified''':
** Someone provides Jeffrey with only dog food to eat.
** Jeffrey is a werewolf, so eating dog food is common.
** Jeffrey is a dog.
** The story takes place [[After the End]], and dog food were among of the few foods that's safe to eat.
* '''Inverted''':
** [[Improbable Food Budget|A food budget so improbable]] even
** Jeffrey actually ''likes'' the taste of dog food, but he can't afford it because it's more expensive than other food.
** Rich people are shown eating dog food thanks to clever marketing and [[
* '''Subverted''':
**
** Alternatively, Jefferey is seen eying a can of dog food out of desperation. However, in the next shot, he's shown to be [[Eat the Dog|eating a suspicious looking plate of meat]], with the camera panning to show Fido's collar lying on the floor, and the can of dog food lying in the garbage.
** Jeffrey can afford human food but eats dog food as part of his job. He has to test the dog food before it can go to market.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** But dog food sucks anyway.
** ...But then the camera pans back, and Fido jumps up onto the table: it turns out the plate of meat was a free steak Jefferey had won, and he wants to share it with his dog, instead of making him eat crappy dog food
** Alternatively, Jeffrey expresses his
* '''Parodied''':
* '''Deconstructed''': A diet of sub-par products surely cannot be healthy for
* '''Reconstructed''': He adapts to it over time, though.
* '''Zig
* '''Averted''': Despite the fact that
* '''Enforced''': "We have poor character, but he is still not tragic enough." "How about getting him on a diet of dog food then?"
* '''Lampshaded''': "I am lowered to eating dog food. Great. What's next, [[Gallows Humor|living in a kennel and chasing mailmen]]?"
* '''Invoked''': "And what are we gonna eat now that we sank so low, Jeff?" "There's always dog food - not pleasant, but still
* '''Defied''': "Dog food? Alright, that's it. [[Start of Darkness|I'm going to go rob a grocery store]]."
* '''Discussed''': "Dog food? Dude, that's pathetic." "'''[[Stoic Woobie|I know it is]].''' Shut up."
* '''Conversed''': "In TV shows, you can always tell who is really poor, and who just looks poor." "And how exactly?" "Truly poor characters subsist on dog food."
* '''Played For Drama''':
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[[Downer Ending|And here I hoped life was getting better]]. Back to [[Dog Food Diet]] then.
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