a few assumptions can be made here... condiments 
    are helpful to stave off disinterest/depression,
    but perhaps a few rudimentary items (salt, soy-
    sauce, hot-sauce, ketchup) can be scavenged from
    local restaurants, or some spare change recouped
    via redeeming neighborhood cans and bottles.

    in a pinch, one can go to a town hall in another
    state, declare oneself indigent, and receive a
    daily/weekly allotment of additional food stamps.
    many people sell these for half or two-thirds 
    of face value, yielding a small amt of spending
    cash, but for simplicity we will not do so here.

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  stop + shop pasta elbows         0.67/box  x3  2.01
  stop + shop spaghetti (thin)     0.85/box  x3  2.55
  bumblebee canned tuna            0.89/can  x3  2.67
  basmati rice (4 lbs)             5.49/bag      5.49
  ground hamburger (75% 5lb/2wk)   9.95/pak      4.97
  land o lakes butter spread       1.89/tub      1.89
  goya black beans, dried (1 lb)   1.00/bag      1.00
  dried peas (1 lb)                0.75/bag  x4  3.00
  del monte green beans (28 oz)    1.50/can      1.50
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                       price at stop + shop ... 25.08

                       stop + shop is very overpriced
                       mkt basket = 67 to 75% prices

                       price at mkt basket ... ~18.81

           this leaves $2-$3 'spare' per week to take
           advantage of weekly grocer specials on milk
           or fruit or vine-tomatoes or such;  it may
           also be possible (though doubtful) to build
           a rice/pasta stockpile, and maybe buy meat/
           fish/cornmeal/pnt-butter that week instead,
           scraping and saving a few cents/dollars per
           week will be necessary to start bulk buying 

           absence of dairy/vit-C is a big issue here!