on groceries, what would you get??

Well, if we had nothing and we only have $20 to live off of grocery wise I'm sure it would be something like...
Milk
Bread
Peanut Butter
Jelly
Frozen/Fresh Vegetables to feed baby
Ramen

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I am assuming that you have some items in stock pile.

Milk - $3.50
Vegs(carrots, cauflower(sp), boccilli, beans, celery, onions) - $5.00
chicken (whole) - $3.50 (you can get three meals from one whole chicken)
2 pounds ground beef - $4.00 (use 1/2 pounds with each meal that 4 meals)
10 pounds Potatoes - $1.29
Nooldes - $1.00
Rice - $1.00
sauce - $0.50
TOTAL $19.79

Spaghetti and cans of spaghetti sauce (89 cents), bread, margarine, p-butter, mac & cheese, eggs & milk

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I guess ultimately it depends on what I had in the fridge/pantry and how long this needed to last and for how many people. But, something like below

Milk
pb
jelly
bread
pasta
hamburger meat
sauce or canned tomatoes
dried black beans
veggies- frozen or canned if cheaper
potatoes
cheese
fruit

My in a pinch meals are pasta, pbj, black bean chili, potatoes- (baked, roasted, pancakes, pan fried w/ hamburger meat), grilled cheese, throw in soup (ie- whatever I have- corn, beans, meat, pasta)

Powered milk (for cooking)
Tea (sorry can't go without)
flour
eggs
oatmeal
peanut butter
tomato sauce
frozen veggies
butter

With my coupons this week I will be getting:
3-Bags of Cereal-Free with coupons
1 Barilla Pasta-Free with coupon
1 Barilla Pasta Sauce-Free with coupon
1 Johnsonville Smoked Turkey Sausage-Free with coupon
1 Gallon of milk-$3.50
Chicken Leg Quarters-$3.00 tops
Pork Chops-$3.50 tops
5 Canned Vegs-$2.00
Eggs-$1.25
Orange Juice-$2.50-not from concentrate
2-Hersheys Cacao Reserves-Free with coupon
1- Ground Turkey-Free with coupon
1 Loaf of Bread-$.69
2 bottles of BBQ sauce-$1.00 after coupon
1 bag of salad mix-$1.00
1 bag of Pecan Sandies-$1.50 after coupon

Grand Total $19.94

forgot to add my free box of Glucerna Cereal after the coupon.

Are we talking for a week's worth of groceries? I would shop at Aldi's for

Milk
bread
pasta
spaghetti sauce
ground turkey (cheaper than ground beef)
ground beef and crackers to make meatloaf--that can be stretched to 2 meals
cheese for grilled cheese
lipton rice or noodle packets
flour and eggs for pancakes made from scratch
french toast is another cheap meal

bread
ground beef
ramen
mac and cheese
whole chicken
spaghetti
canned spaghetti sauce
instant mashed potatoes

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Pasta
rice
carrots
celery
onions
tomato sauce
canned beans
peanut butter
jelly
bread
powdered milk
eggs