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fresh fruit & veges | In a normal week a family of two adults and two children would spend around $400 on food and groceries.
Fruit and veges we tend to buy from the local greengrocers as we need them. Everything else is pretty much sourced at the local supermarket (which is open 24 hours a day seven days a week). Obviously prices for fresh fruit and vegetables will vary depending on the season and market specials.
Shopping List 1: |
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Item |
$NZ |
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Item |
$NZ |
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Cadbury chocolate 250g |
$3.52 |
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Chocolate Cookies (biscuits) |
$1.59 |
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Cadbury chocolate caramel |
$2.04 |
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La Pasta 120g |
$2.08 |
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Sugar 1.5kg |
$2.05 |
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Rice 500g |
$0.88 |
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Fanta (soft drink) 1.5L |
$1.71 |
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Canned Coconut Milk |
$1.89 |
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Bread - white toast |
$2.25 |
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Vogels (bread) |
$1.89 |
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Toilet Paper 4 pk |
$3.71 |
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North & South (Magazine) |
$11.95 |
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Sprite (softdrink) 2L |
$2.19 |
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Lint roller |
$5.45 |
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Sesame Wheat biscuits 250g |
$2.24 |
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Chicken Breasts 0.964kg |
$15.41 |
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Shapes (snack biscuits) 300g |
$2.39 |
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Eye Fillet Steak 0.297kg |
$9.80 |
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Cadbury Chocolate chips |
$4.06 |
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Lamb Racks 0.518kg |
$8.28 |
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Cadbury Chocolate T/size |
$3.55 |
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London Pride Pork sausages 0.516kg |
$3.35 |
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Vegetable stock 375g |
$1.89 |
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Mini pork sausages 0.366kg |
$2.74 |
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Baked Beans 425g |
$1.15 |
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Bananas 1.350 kg |
$3.23 |
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Foil wrap 12m |
$2.19 |
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Brocolli |
$1.69 |
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Fresh up (juice) 8 pack |
$3.99 |
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Grapes 0.755 |
$3.76 |
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Canned beetroot |
$1.41 |
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Leeks |
$0.89 |
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Cinnamon 30g |
$1.77 |
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Nectarines 0.870 kg |
$5.21 |
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Chocolate Roughs (biscuits) |
$2.72 |
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Strawberries (chip) |
$2.69 |
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Shrewsbury (biscuits) |
$3.19 |
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Can of soup 600g |
$5.68 |
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Hershey Topping 205g |
$4.30 |
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Hummus 200g |
$2.79 |
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Jarrah Coffee 200g |
$5.81 |
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Grated cheese |
$7.99 |
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Just Juice (juice) 8 pack |
$4.23 |
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Natural yoghurt 600m |
$2.75 |
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Lipton Tea Bags 50s |
$3.14 |
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Olivani spread (butter type) |
$3.49 |
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Listermint 250m |
$3.99 |
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Double Cream – medium carton |
$4.85 |
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Tumeric (spice) |
$2.46 |
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Sauced bases |
$6.48 |
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McCoy Juice 1L |
$2.44 |
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Mooloo Ice-cream cake |
$10.40 |
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Polar Pops (ice blocks) 10 pack |
$4.99 |
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Frozen peas and corn packet 750g |
$2.67 |
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Shaved ham 0.256kg |
$4.34 |
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Mini donuts 250g |
$2.50 |
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Swiss Roll (cake) |
$2.99 |
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TOTAL $219.09 |
Shopping List 2: |
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Item |
$NZ |
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Chocolate biscuits |
$ 3.99 |
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Cocoa Pops (cereal) |
$ 3.99 |
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Laundry powder LM75 |
$ 3.75 |
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Liquid Stock 375ML3 @ $1.89 |
$ 5.67 |
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Organic couscous |
$ 5.57 |
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Corn chips 10PK |
$ 3.99 |
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Freezer Bags 155 |
$ 2.88 |
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Potato Chips 10PK |
$ 3.69 |
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Bread 700G |
$ 2.80 |
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Bread 700G |
$ 2.80 |
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Toilet tissue 8PK |
$ 5.67 |
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Fruit Snacks (fruit in jelly) 4P 2@ $3.99 |
$ 7.98 |
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Canned spaghetti 420G 3 Pack |
$ 4.39 |
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Canned Macaroni Cheese |
$ 2.09 |
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Canned Vege Soup 3 @ $2.99 |
$ 8.97 |
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Chicken Breast 1kg |
$ 6.66 |
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Chicken breast 1.2kg |
$ 7.13 |
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Chuck steak 1 kg |
$10.00 |
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Brocolli heads 2 @ $1.89 |
$ 3.78 |
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Courgettes 0.345 kg @ $7.99/kg $ 2.76 |
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Mushroom 0.450kg |
$ 3.99 |
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Mushrooms 0.450kg $ 3.99 |
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Mandarins 1.785 KG @ $2.49/kg $ 4.44 |
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Potato 2.5K MASHING |
$ 4.99 |
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Potato Petite |
$ 3.69 |
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Apples Paciic Rose 2.470 kg @ $3.95/kg |
$ 9.76 |
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Cheese 500G |
$ 6.75 |
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Chicken rashers 200G |
$ 3.99 |
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Tagliatelli |
$ 3.69 |
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Carbonara (sauce) |
$ 6.75 |
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Hummus 200gm |
$ 2.86 |
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Fresh cream 300ml |
$ 1.49 |
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Organic spread W/P |
$ 6.14 |
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Satay Sauce |
$ 4.89 |
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Free range eggs (1 doz) |
$ 4.55 |
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Kransky 280G |
$ 4.99 |
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Yoghurt 6 PK |
$ 4.19 |
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Puff pastry 800 g |
$ 4.45 |
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Scallops 250G |
$ 8.05 |
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Calamari chips |
$ 5.25 |
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Fries straight |
$ 2.79 |
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Swiss Choritzo |
$ 3.67 |
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BALANCE |
$206.59 |
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One Card Discounts (Loyalty Card) |
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BASICS POPPAS COCOA |
-$0.52 |
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C/POWER ENVIRO LM75 |
-$0.37 |
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CASBAH ORG COUS 283G |
-$0.45 |
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N/FRESH BREAD 700G |
-$0.81 |
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N/FRESH BREAD 700G |
-$0.81 |
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PUREX T/tissue 8pk |
-$0.23 |
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WATT CHEESY MACRONI |
-$0.46 |
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WATTIES VS SOUP 535 |
-$1.17 |
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ANCHOR TASTY 500G |
-$0.75 |
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F/RINI CARBONARA |
-$0.47 |
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LA BONNE D/HUMMUS200 |
-$0.17 |
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S/LORD SCALLOPS 250G |
-$0.72 |
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SEALORD CALAMARI CHP |
-$0.58 |
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SR FRIES STRAIGHT |
-$0.14 |
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BALANCE DUE |
$198.94 |
Each year the Department of Human Nutrition at the University of Otago calculates the weekly cost of purchasing a healthy diet for men, women, adolescents, and children.
Food cost data is collected by Student Dietitians in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin on the first Monday in March each year, and analysed in the Department of Human Nutrition. A standard protocol is followed. For about thirty years the University of Otago has collected data from supermarkets and specialty shops (green-grocers, butchers, dairies and fish shops). The costs presented have assumed that food would be bought from a combination of these sources, and be prepared at home.
Since 2003 they have calculated the costs from supermarkets only, from four supermarkets in each centre. Wherever possible, supermarkets have been selected on the basis of the greatest consumer throughput in each centre.
Weekly ($) costs of a balanced diet in New Zealand in 2008:
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Centre: |
Diet type: |
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Auckland |
Basic |
Moderate |
Liberal |
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Man |
54 |
70 |
84 |
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Woman |
51 |
67 |
80 |
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Adolescent Boy |
69 |
89 |
107 |
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Adolescent Girl |
57 |
74 |
89 |
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10 yr old |
45 |
59 |
71 |
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5 yr old |
30 |
39 |
47 |
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4 yr old |
28 |
37 |
44 |
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1 yr old |
25 |
32 |
39 |
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Hamilton |
Basic |
Moderate |
Liberal |
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Man |
55 |
72 |
87 |
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Woman |
53 |
69 |
82 |
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Adolescent Boy |
71 |
92 |
111 |
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Adolescent Girl |
59 |
76 |
92 |
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10 yr old |
47 |
60 |
73 |
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5 yr old |
31 |
41 |
49 |
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4 yr old |
29 |
38 |
46 |
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1 yr old |
26 |
33 |
40 |
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Wellington |
Basic |
Moderate |
Liberal |
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Man |
58 |
76 |
91 |
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Woman |
55 |
72 |
86 |
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Adolescent Boy |
73 |
95 |
114 |
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Adolescent Girl |
61 |
80 |
96 |
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10 yr old |
48 |
62 |
75 |
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5 yr old |
32 |
42 |
50 |
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4 yr old |
30 |
39 |
47 |
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1 yr old |
26 |
34 |
40 |
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Christchurch |
Basic |
Moderate |
Liberal |
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Man |
54 |
70 |
84 |
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Woman |
51 |
67 |
80 |
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Adolescent Boy |
68 |
89 |
107 |
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Adolescent Girl |
57 |
75 |
90 |
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10 yr old |
46 |
60 |
72 |
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5 yr old |
30 |
40 |
48 |
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4 yr old |
29 |
37 |
45 |
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1 yr old |
25 |
33 |
39 |
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Dunedin |
Basic |
Moderate |
Liberal |
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Man |
54 |
71 |
85 |
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Woman |
52 |
67 |
80 |
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Adolescent Boy |
68 |
89 |
106 |
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Adolescent Girl |
57 |
74 |
89 |
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10 yr old |
45 |
59 |
71 |
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5 yr old |
30 |
39 |
47 |
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4 yr old |
28 |
37 |
44 |
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1 yr old |
25 |
32 |
38 |
For further information check out http://nutrition.otago.ac.nz/foodcostsurvey
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