By the way, according to various on-line sources, the average American family spends about $6760/year on food (that's bout $563/month or $130/week). That's considered to be low for a family of four (two adults, two kids under 5) and would be more like $150/week if the kids were older. USDA considers "moderate" cost for a family of four to be about $206/week (younger kids) to $246/week.
So you can see that your estimates were on the low side and nobody's grocery list was out of the ordinary, even the pricier ones. And even so, at minimum wage, a family would be hard pressed to come up with the money for the frugal plan.
For more information, see: http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/USDAFoodPlansCostofFood/reports
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