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[quote=Anonymous]We do around $150/week for four (plus another $50-$100 in takeout/lunches/etc. that I count as food costs). Our kids are elementary-aged, though, so I'm sure that will go up as they get older. I shoot for $5/breakfast, $7/lunch, $15/dinner. (Fancy restaurant meals, which are maybe once a month, aren't counted in this.) A box of cereal plus a gallon of milk will cover breakfast for a week for well under $5/day, as will PB&J sandwiches with pretzels and an apple for lunch. (Obviously we don't eat those things every day, but when balanced with 2-3 other similarly low-cost options, the average works out.) Dinner is where we tend to spend the most--last night was a salmon steak that was $12, for instance (total meal closer to $15 with sides). Tonight will probably be spaghetti, which will come in closer to $8 for everything, leaving some room for something pricier later in the week.

Meal planning is the best way to get the costs low--along with minimal meat, which is where we spend the most. We do fish 1x a week, chicken/turkey/lamb 1-2x a week, and the rest of the week vegetarian. The veggie meals help offset the cost of the meat meals--a pot of lentil soup makes two days of dinner and several lunches for under $10, for instance. [/quote]

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