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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here...thank you for everyone's input.  Can you share whether or not you are on a budget or if this is just what you spend.  For example, if you have no financial worries, then spending a ton at the grocery store is no big deal, but we are trying to get our spending down.  HHI doesn't tell the tale either because you can have a HHI of $350K or something but have a huge mortgage, student loans, car payments, that really keeps the budget tight or you can be a $100K HHI but be debt free, etc.  I appreciate all the posts though.  We have a $1,100 grocery store/Costco budget and $250 restaurant/entertainment budget...so we mix in anything we need from these stores...like I mentioned, in our $1,100 is paper products, alcohol, snacks, cleaning supplies, etc.  Our restaurant budget includes entertainment too...like bowling, movies, whatever.  I didn't want to have to really break all this stuff apart into 4 categories as I track everything in Excel and it gets crazy.  I am amazed that the one poster with the family of 3 shops at Whole Foods and keeps the costs so low but I guess they did say they didn't eat that much.  My 12 year old will each almost a [b]pound of meat [/b]himself (plus carbs and veggies)...as he's super active and in sports almost every day and burns the calories.  He's in very good shape. My 10 year old eats like a bird though...but is very active so he's like a twig.  My wife and I have been trying to cut down on our portion sizes to help out the budget though. Thank you for the suggestion on the website for cheaper meals.[/quote]

No one needs a pound of meat per meal! Once in a while, if you're having a great steak, sure...but on a regular, daily, basis 4-8 oz is MORE than enough. It may be that he is eating that much meat just to fulfill caloric needs, which you could replace with other, cheaper (and healthier!) sources. Whole grains, legumes, cultured dairy products, avocado, coconut, eggs are all nutrient- and calorie-dense.

One of the biggest transformations in our grocery budget was eating less meat. I (the mom) am 95% vegetarian, and the rest of the fmaily also eats vegetarian probably 60-70% of the time. 
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