Sheldon wrote:
> On Oct 20, 11:49?am, Mitch@... wrote:
>> I have a family of 5, and my food budget is $500/month.
>
> That's $3.32 per day per family member, that's about a dollar per
> meal... your family eats well below poverty level. It costs more to
> feed a cat.
>

http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/USDAFoodPla...FoodAtHome.htm

For what it's worth. I used to feed myself, my ex-husband, and a
preschooler for less than $300 a month,(not including paper products,
cleaning stuff, etc.) We very occasionally had fast food or a meal in a
"family" restaurant, and that amount does not include that either. We
ate decently; I made a habit of buying loss leaders and shopping at
places like Aldi. Most of what I made was from scratch as possible.

Most of my blog is gone, but this is some photo graphical evidence:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/6412917...7600957324825/


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Sarah Gray