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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Doing weekly grocery at trader joes has drastically cut our bill. [/quote]

This, combined with meal planning has reduced our bill from about $200 to $100 a week for a family of 3 without any real effort to save money.

We are mostly vegetarian, and I typically rotate proteins each night - lentils, chickpeas, black or kidney beans, white beans, seitan or meat substitute, eggs, and chicken or fish one night.  I usually buy beans and chickpeas canned, as I don't like taking the time to soak them.  Starch is mostly brown rice, whole wheat couscous, whole grain pasta, and potatoes.  We do lots of veggies with each meal, both fresh and frozen.  DH and I usually have leftovers for lunch the next day and I buy mostly whole wheat bread, turkey, cheese, hummus, yogurt, peanut butter and fruits and veggies for DDs lunch.  I usually buy one snack item, such as granola bars, but otherwise try to avoid most processed foods.  We use lots of herbs and spices (mostly dried herbs in the winter), and we grow our own herbs and many of our vegetables in the summer, which helps reduce costs.  
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