OK, a big complaint is that produce is so costly that it prevents us all from eating healthy thus paving the way for fast food companies to tempt us with their cheap fattening food.
Here's what I did. I collected this weeks supermarket flyer's and put together a one day menu using only the items in the flyer.
Produce:
Grapes: .98 per pound
Apples: 2.48 per 3 pounds
Nectarines:.98 per pound
Oranges: 1.28 per pound
Corn: 5 ears for 1.00
Red Raspberries: (super duper deal) .99 per 5-6 oz
Green Leaf Lettuce: 1.00 per head
Carrots: 3.00 per 2 pounds
Tomatoes: 1.99 per pound
Staples:
Bread: 3.00 for 2 loaves
Buns: .99 per 8
Cereal: 2.14 per 1 box
Dairy:
Milk: 3.00 per gallon
Cheese: 2.50 per 8 slices(yes, real cheese)
Yogurt: 2.00
Misc.(condiments and stuff): 2.00
Breakfast: Rasberry smoothies and cereal
Lunch: Turkey sandwiches with lettuce , tomatoes and cheese and carrots on the side.
Dinner: Cheeseburgers with corn and salad. Fruit salad for dessert.
Total Price: 20.28
Now, I know what you are thinking. You added all the items in the cart and came up with a higher amount. Well, sure, if you use a gallon of milk for four bowls of cereal and go through two pounds of carrots a day, then that would be a looot more expensive. No, I divided the items per unit and added the amount of units for the total. This was the total for all items for a family of four.
Now suppose a family of four went to a fast food joint three times a day and ordered off the dollar menu. When you are out, you have to pay for drinks unless you have a water faucet in your car, right? So, three dollars a person for a total of twelve bucks per meal, twelve times three..that's 36 bucks. For crap. Deep fried in crap.
No excuses. As my daughter would say ; "Do the math!"
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