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We spend $1000 for the two adults. That includes groceries and ordering pizza or Chinese food for delivery on the weekends. No going out. I would like to know what people eat when the food budget is $300 a month or $650 for 4 people?
$1,000.00 is very reasonable. My partner and I spend a little more than that and we both have our own apartment. However, we both shop at Whole Foods and Fairway and buy organic and GMO-free food as well as specialty items. To the OP I don't see anything wrong with your budget. We too are picky about what we eat and eat out as well. I eat out 2-3 times a week or more. Our combined income is over $150,000 but we do believe in shopping for sales. We don't run to different stores but we will do price comparison online for certain items.
The OP could reduce his/her food budget by quite a bit if s/he would stop eating breakfast and lunch out. I never understood why many people simply don't eat breakfast before they leave their homes in the morning.
The OP could reduce his/her food budget by quite a bit if s/he would stop eating breakfast and lunch out. I never understood why many people simply don't eat breakfast before they leave their homes in the morning.
Preparing food at home takes time. Then there's all of the dishes to clean. The whole thing becomes tiring.
Washing dishes every night sucks. We just might buy a dishwasher.
It's very tiring, especially after having worked a long day. When you factor in the cost for gas, the electricity, the amount of time spent preparing the food, etc., sometimes it makes more sense to just eat out. I rarely eat breakfast and sometimes just eat a full meal once a day (large lunch or a smaller lunch and then a small dinner). Sometimes I'll bring organic fruit to eat. The thing is organic veggies and fruit cost more, especially if you want local produce, but it's a cost that we're willing to pay, as we take our healthy seriously.
My advice to the OP is to perhaps cut back on how often they eat out. I would continue to order lunch, but maybe eat breakfast at home or bring something fast that doesn't require any real preparation.
Something else we do is a lot of roasting and baking. It's a lot easier and healthier to just throw some organic veggies in the oven.
When you cook, just make more! Chili, pasta and sauce, casseroles, chicken cutlets soup. Package the extra in serving sizes and freeze. Most offices have microwaves. Make extra salad and pack that for the next day. Knorr makes pasta and rice sides. Make a batch, add pieces of leftover chicken and you have lunch.
Make a sandwich.
Buy rolls at your local bakery or supermarket bakery. Add butter or cream cheese. Put in your bag. You have breakfast at work.
Make your own coffee. There are billions of types of coffee cups available for purchase.
Just doing this 3 days a week will save a lot.
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