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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is OP. I spend about $400 - $450 a week and I think it’s insane. I do have two teenage boys in sports.

I cook from scratch and we eat leftovers. I shop at Aldi, Lidl, Trader Joe and Lotte/HMart for Asian and Hispanic foods and some small local shops for middle eastern foods.

I would just love to know what the families who spend less on groceries eat. Are they eating quesadillas and spaghetti with tomato sauce every day or are there some that still make a variety of meals on less?

I think the culprits for us might be fruit and that my family wants a variety of food. [/quote]

I have 2 teenage boys in sports as well, who also want a variety of food. We save a ton of money because we are vegetarian, and buy our beans, lentils, and grains dry and in bulk (like 10-20 lbs at a time). With an instant pot, it's almost no work to cook beans from dry -- just dump beans in with water and salt/seasonings, set the time, and walk away. The instant pot will shut itself off when its done. Because of the huge variety of grains/beans/lentils that exist, we can make a seemingly endless variety of foods. In-season vegetables dictate the meals I make -- in winter, there are more soups/stews/baked items, in the summer, there are more bean salads/grilled foods/sandwiches. [/quote]

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