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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Family of 3. Our grocery budget is 400/ month but we rarely spend that much. We also budget 100 for eating out each month. Meal planning is key. We eat well and don't waste as much food as we would without being very intentional with our purchases.[/quote]

Wow!  Can you tell me an average week of dinners? [/quote]

Sure, we usually do a potato and meat roast one night, a pasta dish night, rice and veggies stir fry night, a pizza night (homemade), veggie enchiladas or quesadillas night, I also usually make a hearty soup once a week (like a lentil or chowder), all of these leave leftovers for lunches. Pretty simple stuff. Generally serve dinner with greens and carrot sticks, etc Definitely not a lot of meat. Breakfasts are cereal/granola, Greek yogurt, fruit during the week, pancakes or eggs/bacon on the weekend[/quote]

Your menu is similar to mine except I spend $200/wk on groceries. 
Potatoes & meat: $35
Pasta dish $12 + $5 veggie(lets say Carbonara: pasta $3, bacon $5, onion $2, frozen peas $2. Eggs I already have)
Rice & veggies stir fry $10
Homemade pizza $25 (mozzarella $7, canned pizza sauce $4, pepperoni $5, basil $3, two doughs $6)
Quesadilla $8 + veggies $5
Homemade Soup $15
Total: $95 for dinners for the week. 
And I spend another $100 for pantry items, breakfast/lunch and snack items, milk, etc. 
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You can spend 200/week if you want to, I am not judging. I just reported on an average menu for us on our budget of 100/week (we generally spend about 90). It's not a competition, I was just providing an example.
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