Pounds per week recommended by USDA USDA food category Grains Bread Breakfast cereals Rice Pasta Flour Snacks and cookies Vegetables Potato products Green, yellow, other veg. Citrus fruits, berries, juices Noncitrus fruits and juices Milk products Whole milk, yogurt, cream Lower fat milk, yogurt Cheese Milk drinks and desserts Meats Beef, pork, lamb Chicken, turkey Fish products Bacon, sausage, lunch meat Eggs Dry beans, lentils, nuts Other foods Table fats, oils, dressing Gravies, sauces, condiments Fruit drinks, soft drinks Sugars, sweets, candies Items priced at Wal-Mart white loaf bread raisin bran spaghetti elbow macaroni white whole wheat club crackers cookies potatoes frozen french fries bell pepper broccoli lettuce green beans carrots cabbage yellow squash green peas tomatoes onion corn orange juice apples grape juice whole milk 2% milk yogurt cheddar ice cream ground beef chicken turkey frozen fish sticks bacon bologna eggs dry pinto beans peanut butter cooking oil mayonnaise salad dressing mustard catsup canned soda sugar Price /lb. 0.63 1.60 0.64 1.28 0.16 0.41 2.50 1.50 0.30 0.69 0.44 1.34 0.77 0.96 0.75 0.48 0.96 0.46 1.49 0.79 0.44 0.32 0.50 0.29 0.32 0.31 1.52 2.76 0.63 1.18 0.67 1.98 2.10 2.50 1.25 0.52 0.45 1.26 0.60 0.73 1.24 0.67 1.27 0.14 0.37 Child age 4 0.86 0.63 0.16 0.17 0.16 0.15 0.12 0.13 1.14 0.38 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.47 0.72 0.72 2.38 3.49 0.50 0.31 0.52 0.69 0.45 0.15 0.09 0.18 0.17 0.35 0.34 0.33 0.07 0.07 0.06 0.06 0.06 3.64 0.53 Boy age 12 1.17 1.44 0.60 0.60 0.25 0.24 0.09 0.10 1.07 0.35 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.38 2.60 1.15 1.15 1.44 7.14 1.02 0.29 0.87 1.17 1.91 0.64 0.62 0.25 0.24 0.33 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.12 0.13 0.12 5.02 0.36 Adult female 1.33 0.35 0.58 0.57 0.24 0.24 0.11 0.10 1.16 0.38 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 2.05 0.94 0.94 1.27 4.42 0.63 0.29 0.23 1.39 1.38 0.46 0.61 0.12 0.12 0.49 0.16 0.15 0.13 0.13 0.12 0.11 0.11 6.65 0.39 Items fitting Gibbons' "Miscellaneous" category, priced at Wal-Mart May 24, 2003: Baby sunscreen 7.87 Cat food 3.58 Motor oil, 1 qt. 0.84 2 light bulbs 1.08 Hammer 9.97 Paint, 1 gallon 9.96 Paint brush 6.47 Duct tape 2.58 Batteries, 4 size D 4.87 Kid's lunch box 6.84 12 canning jars 6.85 Umbrella 4.88 Girl's swimsuit 6.88 Towels, 2 5.96 Sandals 6.83 Bra 5.88 Boy's pants 10.00 Boy's shirt 5.00 Socks, 6 pair 3.75 Notebook paper, 100 sheets 0.97 Transparent tape 0.88 Ballpoint pen 0.44 Plain envelopes, 70 0.94 Cookie sheet 4.76 Pectin for jam-making, 6 oz. 2.87 Dishwashing soap, 42 oz 1.47 Laundry soap, 40 loads 3.00 Toothpaste 0.97 Shaving creme 0.84 Band Aids, 30 0.96 Toilet paper, 3 rolls 1.21 Total 129.40 Total after 10% employee discount and sales tax $124.32