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53. Even the "Dollar Menu" dinner...

for a family of four costs nearly $14 with tax. I can feed my family of four a healthy dinner, bought in the local supermarket and prepared in my own kitchen for less. Last night: Grilled chicken, butternut squash, romaine/tomato/cucumber salad and grilled asparagus. All in, less than $14 and we live just outside NYC.

The most expensive item on the menu? The kids had soda. Along with the soda they have to consume a lecture from their parents about how corrosive that stuff is. Each 16 ounce soda costs $1.29 (they bought it themselves). At $1.49 per pound, each grilled chicken breast costs about 75 cents. I must confess though, the other night I got a call on my way home from work. "Dad, will you bring me home a bottle of Coke?, Please." I did. The President should appoint a teenaged girl as U.S. Trade Representative.

Mom and Dad had a bit of wine with dinner, AKA Parenting Tonic. (Three-Buck Chuck from Trader Joe's)

We have to smash the myth that eating healthy is expensive. Fast food is expensive, even off the Dollar Menu. Plus, look at any fast-food joint. There are very few patrons eating dollar burgers and value fries.