Low Income in Canada: 2000-2002 Using the Market Basket Measure - June 2006
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Appendix B
| Suggested Purchase Units and Approximate Weekly As-Purchased Quantities, National Nutritious Food Basket - 1998 | ||
| Food | Suggested Purchase Unit | Approximate Weekly As Purchased Quantities |
| Milk Products 2% Milk Yoghurt, fruit, 2% BF Cheddar cheese, medium Processed cheese slices Mozzarella cheese, 16.5% BF Vanilla ice cream, 10% BF |
4 L 500 g 227 g 500 g 227 g 2 L |
10.45 L 230 g 245 g 275 g 365 g 930 mL |
| Eggs Grade A large |
12 (1 doz) |
12 |
| Meats, Poultry, Fish Round steak Boneless stewing beef Ground beef, medium Pork chops, loin Chicken legs, no back Wieners, beef & pork Sliced ham, 11% fat Frozen fish fillets Pink salmon, canned Tuna, canned, in water |
- - - - - 450 g 175 g 400 g 213 g 170 g |
500 g 210 g 655 g 400 g 1.34 kg 165 g 335 g 200 g 115 g 65 g |
| Meat Alternatives Baked beans, tomato sauce, canned White beans, dry Peanut butter |
398 mL 454 g 500 g |
330 mL 80 g 365 g |
| Grain Products Bread, enriched, white Bread, whole wheat Hot dog/hamburger rolls Flour, all purpose Flour, whole wheat Spaghetti/macaroni, enriched Rice, long-grained, white, parboiled Macaroni/cheese dinner, dry Oatmeal, regular/quick-cooking Corn flakes Shreddies™ Soda crackers Social teas |
675 g 675 g 8 pack 2.5 kg 2.5 kg 900 g 900 g 225 g 1 kg 675 g 800 g 450 g 400 g |
1.4 kg 1.4 kg 18 rolls 655 g 165 g 755 g 550 g 155 g 55 g 345 g 345 g 205 g 455 g |
| Citrus Fruits and Tomatoes Oranges Apple juice, canned, vitamin C added Orange juice, frozen concentrate Tomatoes Whole tomatoes, canned Tomato juice |
- 1.36 L can 355 mL - 796 mL 1.36 L can |
710 g 1 L 330 mL 560 g 240 mL 165 mL |
| Other Fruit Apples Bananas Grapes Pears Raisins, seedless Fruit cocktail, canned in juice |
- - - - 750 g 398 mL |
1.8 kg 2.3 kg 480 g 755 g 100 g 335 mL |
| Potatoes Potatoes, fresh French-fried potatoes, frozen |
4.54 kg 1 kg |
5.5 kg 615 g |
| Other Vegetables Broccoli Cabbage Carrots, fresh Celery Cucumber Lettuce, iceberg Lettuce, romaine Onions Green peppers Turnips (rutabaga) Mixed vegetables, frozen Kernel corn, canned Green peas, canned |
- - 1.1 kg bag - - - - - - - 1 kg 341 mL 540 mL |
585 g 255 g 885 g 345 g 455 g 450 g 595 g 740 g 305 g 360 g 330 g 565 mL 215 mL |
| Fats and Oils Margarine, tub, non-hydrogenated Butter Canola oil Salad dressing (mayo type, <35% oil) |
454 g 454 g 1 L 500 mL |
365 g 190 g 230 mL 195 mL |
| Sugar and Other Sweets Sugar, white Strawberry jam |
2 kg 500 mL |
845 g 155 mL |
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