Eat well for less

Watching the show last night I wondered about a few things. I know it's for ratings and stuff but a few things stood out to me.

1. The father going on about weight struggles and not wanting that for his kids and then you see $124 worth of sugary snacks/meals in the trolley. Presumably for the week.

2. They are showing meals and talking about costs per serve. I'm in the Deep South so availability must be different down here but there's no way between the meat and veg that and tinned things that it's as cheap as that. They must be assuming a fully stocked pantry but even that meat rub would be expensive as a one off.

3. Do they go to actual low income families? $625 is more than I earn a week. They legit spend more than my wages a year on groceries and takeaways.