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[quote=Anonymous]We spend 650 per paycheck on groceries and 125 on eating out. So, 1300 plus 250 eating out a month.

Caveat being my son is dairy free and there are limited inexpensive eat out options. For example, cant order Dominos special or Costco for pizza night. We have to do Mod or Blaze or local place that does DF but it more expensive. And his milk replacement is normally 6.50 per 1/2 gallon, which he does 1.5-2 of every week. Pizza is a 40 minimum, etc. These are items that push up our budget especially since we have to buy 2 of everything (ice cream, milks, cheese) and DF anything is more expensive than dairy counterparts.

We have rotation of foods but it's basically protein, starch, veg for dinner and same for breakfast and lunch. We make 95% of our meals and snacks. We buy higher end proteins and eggs- slow grow chicken, grass fed beef and grass finished if we can find it, pasture-raised. We buy lots of fresh produce. We currently have apples, mandarins, pears, plums, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, grapes, and strawberries plus salad mix, spinach, green beans, peppers, carrots, cucumbers, zucchini. Ill make raspberry lemon muffins this week and zucchini chocolate chip muffins on the weekend for school lunches/snacks. We have 2 fruits and/or veggies with basically every meal- so peppers with eggs and raspberries for breakfast.

My husband thinks our budget could be lower, and it could, but not without a lot of sacrifices. We could do it cheaper with more effort on our ends- making our own stock, make sourdough bread versus buying breads, etc- but my time and energy arent worth the 200/month savings (if that). He would also have to eat less meat and that actually wont happen.

The only thing I would like to do is not eat out (at all) but my husband works 12–14-hour days and I'm pregnant so that's where we are. [/quote]

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