problem with if-else math

i am having problems getting my math to work in the if-else statements. i am getting no errors when i run the program but the math for everything past my first if statement shows outrageous numbers in the printf function.

Code:

 #include <stdio.h>
 int main()
{

  float total;
  int hotdogs, hamburgers, salad, pickles;
  float hotdogval, hamburgerval, saladval, pickleval;
  hotdogval=1.00, hamburgerval=0.50, saladval=0.25, pickleval=0.01;
  int picnic()
  {
     while(total != 0)
     {
         if (total>=1.00)
         {
            hotdogs=total*hotdogval;
            total=total-hotdogs;
            break;
         }
         else if(total>=0.50||total<1.00)
         {
            total=total-hotdogs;
            hamburgers=total*hamburgerval;
            total=total-hamburgers;
            break;
         }
         else if(total>=0.25||total<0.50)
         {
             total=total-hamburgers;
             salad=total*saladval;
             total=total-salad;
             break;
         }
         else
         {
             total=total-salad;
             pickles=total*pickleval;
             break;
         }
     };
  };
  printf("Enter the amount of money to spend:");
  scanf("%f", &total);
  picnic(total);
  printf("\nthe number of hotdogs you have is %d", hotdogs);
  printf("\nthe number of hamburgers you have is %d", hamburgers);
  printf("\nthe number of salads you have is %d", salad);
  printf("\nthe number of pickles you have is %d", pickles);
return 0;
};

You have not specified any thing to be passed into your function, yet in main you pass it a variable.

Code:

int picnic(float total)

That is how your function implementation should be, however these changes with total will not reflect back to main unless you return the variable. How about putting the print statement within the function itself?

Given that C does not allow functions to be implemented inside function bodies, your code is not valid C.

That aside, look at the first "else if" clause

Code:

     else if(total>=0.50||total<1.00)

No value exists for which this condition is false. Remember || means OR, not AND.

Because of this, the second "else if" and the "else" will NEVER be exercised.