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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You also say you don’t eat a lot of meat but you’re spending $125 a week on meat cheese and school snacks. That sounds like a lot on cheese and school snacks per week if it’s not a lot of meat. [/quote]

The meat portion is probably 50 dollars a week. More if I’m entertaining, which isn’t frequently. Cheese is maybe 20 max? I get school snacks and some other things at that store (specific items we like/only find there, but not meat or cheese) and sometimes we also buy sushi or premade grilled chicken there. But truly not a lot of meat. [/quote]

50 on meat alone weekly isn’t crazy, but also not nothing, especially since you said it mostly chicken. That’s probably at least 5 meals worth, right? I just don’t get how you’re spending so much on groceries but still getting takeout 3 times. Are your kids teenagers that just eat a lot of food right now?

I don’t find WF terribly expensive for many things but you talk about getting grains/lentils there- that’s an easy thing to switch. The WF bags are small and not good value.  Get a big bag of quinoa at Costco, and rice/dried lentils from H Mart. Much cheaper and you don’t have to buy as frequently.[/quote]

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