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[quote=Anonymous]That seems a little high to me. We're mostly veg and spend about $125/week and our kids are a little older than yours.

My tips:

1) Meal plan - each week do an inventory of what you have on-hand, plan a week's worth of meals around it, and only shop for the ingredients you need to complete those meals. No extras into the cart! :-)

2) Eat leftovers. Every meal I make will feed us at least two dinners, and I often freeze whatever's left for nights when I don't want to cook.

3) Have at least two nights a week for simple/cheap meals - ours are beans and rice night and spaghetti with homemade sauce night (side salad). They're cheap, not unhealthy, filling, and cheap. ;-)

4) Find some meals that you guys like that use up leftover veggies so nothing goes to waste. My go-to is a stir-fry of all the leftover veggies, add a block of tofu and a bottle of Trader Joes curry sauce, put over brown rice. Also a peanut-noodle dish with all the leftover veggies steamed and added to the mix.

I don't spend a lot of time making bread or tortillas - I don't find the cost savings to be worth the time. I do spend time making homemade sauces, especially marinara and peanut sauces. They freeze beautifully and end up costing me about $1 per "bottle." Google "recipe Rao's marinara" for a good, easy, cheap one - I add a lot of extra basil and spices but it's a great starting place.

Hope that helps![/quote]

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