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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Family of 5 with 3 middle school aged kids who play sports year round. 
We spend about $1200 a month and maybe eat out at Chipotle once a month.
The kids just eat a LOT.  They also always have friends over at our house---probably 5 per week.  They eat too. 
Those of you with young kids are just feeding your own kids.  When they get older, their friends may stop by after school, after sledding, etc and suddenly you may be feeding 10 kids an after-school snack or dinner or whatever.  It adds up. [/quote]

I only feed my teens and just a quick snapshot...tonight I'm cooking chicken. I have to plan on 8 chicken breasts,  3/4 of one large box of salad, 2 avocados, and 6 baked potatoes. Last night we had salmon and I used an entire pack of salmon from Costco. That was framed raised. Cant afford the wild.

This morning my 3 boys had a delay from school. They ate 9 eggs, a package of bacon and 6 pieces of toast. They washed it down with a half gallon of milk.

I buy 3 gallons of milk a week, 3-4 loaves of bread, 3 dozen eggs, and ALL fruit come from family packs at Costco. This is thebtionof the iceburg.

When they were little it was a load of bread a week, a gallon of bread a week, and a dozen eggs. Dinner was a half of a chicken breast each, a couple of pieces of broccoli and a few spiral noodles.[/quote]
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I have teens who are athletes. I still spend $100 or so a week. I’m just mindful of what I buy, buy discounted meat and shop at aldi. For example, I bought chicken at aldi that was .89 lb and the. Had a $2 sticker off bc it expired soon. Costco can be pricey with something as are what you shop for. Do you buy skinless or skin it? [/quote]

I would be really interested to know how an Aldi supplier could humanely raise a chicken at a price that low. Sounds horrific. I'm not a vegetarian but I would be if I were trying to keep a low budget and not support animal abuses in the process. [/quote]

Yeah, chicken can be as cheap as you want it.  But you’re getting bottom of the barrel chicken. 
Regardless, what else are you serving on $100/wk for teen athletes? I’m not doubting, I’m just curious because groceries are expensive and kids eat A LOT. I’m wondering how you satiate them?[/quote]

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