from VOCM
Food First NL has released its annual Nutritious Food Basket numbers which, not surprisingly, reflect the growing cost of groceries.
The latest numbers for 2023 show that a family of four pays and average of $333 a week for groceries that meet the recommendations of the Canada Food Guide. That’s up a whopping 8 per cent from the previous year.
Those figures differ depending on where you live. For those on the north coast of Labrador, the cost is greater, at $509 a week, while in eastern Newfoundland where transportation is not as great a factor and competition is higher, the cost is $317 a week.