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The question though is when you are comparing to your previous spending, were  you including the extra groceries (e.g. TP, cat litter, kitchen rolls) separately from the food?  You should be comparing food costs before and after without including the household supplies.  Olive oil counts, but the rest are household supplies that you would/should be buying either way.  I've found that when our family of four goes out, we spend between $25-40 for a single meal.  When we eat at home, $75 of groceries will last us 2-3 days (average 2 meals a day, so 4 meals).  So for $75 for two meals or four meals?  I can definitely see the difference.[/quote]

Where do you eat for a family of 4 for $25-40??

Seriously. I would love to know.  With just the 2 of us and a 2.5 year old, we rarely spend less than $60, usually closer to $75-$100 if we each have a drink after all tax and tip is included. [/quote]
Looks like a lot of people questioned my $25-40 for four.  Sorry to keep folks waiting, but work got in the way.  My family of four includes twin toddlers who share either a kid's meal or a selection of sides.  [b]We do a lot of fast food [/b]and cheaper sit down places, so we don't spend a huge amount on restaurant food. [/quote]

Is this not OP?[/quote]

This is OP.  No that was not me.  It was the person who wrote the first post above and said that they spend $25-40 for a single meal - which should be pretty clear to anyone.

I did not say that, I do not have twins and I do not eat fast food.  However, we do sometimes spend in that range in our family too, though $40-70 is more likely.  Yes, it's possible to get dinner out for two adults and two small children somewhere that's not a fast food restaurant in the $40 range.

This is the point where you apologize.  Thanks.[/quote]

I am the parent of the twins, and not OP.  I'm surprised that there was a question of who was whom.  The quotes are there for anyone to read the back and forth.

When I say that we eat fast food, that includes a number of counter service restaurants that are not Burger King, McDonald's, etc.  We eat at places like Shane's Rib Shack, Bob Evans, Ledo's Pizza and Pasta, Three Brother's Italian and the local Chinese restaurant.  There are many places that you can get a meal for 2 adults and 2 toddlers for under $40.  And if you're careful what you eat, you can eat moderately healthy, too.    [/quote]

These are disgusting gmo fatty fast food places.[/quote]

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