If you live near a pick up point for one of the food ministries, you should check them out. I use One Harvest Ministries and the food in great. A family box that feeds a family of 4 for a week or one person for almost a month costs me $37.72. The food comes frozen and you can order all you want. I ordered the more than enough box and 23.5 lbs. of food cost me less than $50.00. It includes meat, vegetables and a dessert item.