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Registered: ‎03-11-2010

USDA Food Cost Chart for the week or month

go to http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/USDAFoodCost-Home.htm to see what they recommend you spend for groceries.

There are 2 of us over 55, our monthy Food Cost according to the chart:

Thrifty Plan: 342.00

Low Cost: 441.20

Moderate Cost: 544.00

Liberal Plan: 656.90

Wow I wouldn't know what to do with the Liberal Plan!!!! Steak and Lobster every night!!!

With what I spend per month, we are on the Thrifty Plan.