Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Food For $100 Per Week


By: Melinda Fulmer

Posted By: Michael Herscovici

Feed a family of four for $100 a week -- no coupons, no backyard garden or mystery meat.

That was the challenge MSN Money gave me (and, indirectly, my husband and two children).

I knew it wouldn't be easy. Even a food stamp allowance for a family of four is $117. With gas and corn prices surging, the retail costs of basic items such as milk, apples, pork chops and potatoes have gone up 8.5% in the past year, according to the most recent American Farm Bureau Federation's Marketbasket Survey.

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2 comments:

  1. It is hard to live on $100 worth of groceries a week for a family of four people. Food prices are always increasing and we need good nutrition for our body.
    -Scarlett Lu

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  2. It's practically impossible to feed a family of four with only $100 of groceries. My groceries for me alone is nearly $60/week. Imagine multiplying that buy four.
    -Jennifer Chang

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