Originally Posted by The_Jazz

Loaf of bread - $0.89
Sliced meat - 1/2 lb at $2.99 per 1/2 lb (the usual grocery store measurement)
Head of iceberg lettuce - $1.29

I get $5.17 before taxes. Let's leave aside for a moment that iceberg lettuce has very little nutritional value, although it is the most popular one sold (it is a good source of fiber). Or the fact that the bread would be the highly processed and devoid of much nutritional material. How do you make a half pound of meat stretch for a week without going hungry on 1 meal a day?