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[quote=Anonymous]We're at about $125/week, for a family of 4.  We eat well, with a variety of meats, btualso sometimes eat convenience foods.  It's really all about meal planning with the grocery ad in front of you, and stocking up when things are on sale.   Not the stocking up as in 20 pounds of chicken at one time, but buying a couple of extra packs of chicken and freezing the rest, or buying meat that is marked down and using it the next week.

Some of it is planning in advance, but some of it is a feeling in the store - oh look, here's porch chops marked down, I have X or y to use as a side, and can go back and grab brussell sprouts or broccoli to round it out to a dinner.

Or my husband said, before I left for the store, how about based ziti this week, we have all the ingredients except ricotta.  Well, I replied, i'll see if it's on sale, because I hate to buy it when it's not.  Nope, not on sale, so didn't buy any, so the pantry staples can wait until I notice ricotta on sale and then pick some up.

We also cook a big stew on Sunday and have at least 1 night, if not 2, for leftovers.  And Friday night we eat frozen pizza.

So for me, it's more getting into a groove and then it's easier.  [/quote]

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