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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think $400-500/week. Family of 4, kids both in elementary.

What kills us is the fruit. The kids go through so much of it. We also do only organic dairy and whole milk. It costs $14 for a pack of 3 half gallons :(

People who meal prep for a whole week on Sundays-I’m sorry but doesn’t that create food quality and safety issues? I honestly find the idea kind of revolting. I will make a meal one day, and we will maybe eat leftovers the next day, but the idea of eating vegetables/pasta/meat on Friday that was prepared on Sunday sounds gross.[/quote]

Everyone is a product of their environment, it sounds like you grew up in a pretty privileged existence which you continue to embrace to your financial detriment. $500 a week is pretty extreme, and most people do eat leftovers - it's not gross or revolting or "a safety issue." It's good parenting and financial stewardship. We don't prep for the entire week, but we do cook for two days at a time and teach our children respect for food and money. Dinners become school lunches and we cook on Sunday and Wednesday and Friday, and fill in with omelets and salads and sandwiches. We rarely eat out. We spend about $120 a week on groceries.  [/quote]

Privilege has nothing to do with it. I grew up wealthy and am quite well off and do food prep all the time and eat leftovers all the time, meanwhile poor people in urban areas have sheer ignorance about prepping and leftovers and being efficient with food. So they don't develop the understanding of what to do or not to do with food and food prep and leftovers. [/quote]

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