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[quote=Anonymous]We also eat out a lot.  Over the past two years, I have *really* chipped away at the food budget.  I began meal planning (which I hate) and to get me over the hump of beginning that good habit, I used Blue Apron which I really liked.  Here are a few of my tips.

1.  Pack lunches.  I pack lunches for everyone but me since my firm provides lunch daily.  I have it down to a science.  My husband is totally fine with eating the same lunch every day so that is what I make him.  I do different things for the kids.  All told it takes me no longer than 10-15 minutes to do lunches every night and I typically pack lunches while I am making dinner or cleaning up from it.

2.  Meal planning.  I look at our schedule every Sunday plan 5 weeknight dinners.  These are not fancy dinners.  They are a one pot meal or a main dish and one side.

3.  I always, always, always have a really fast meal on hand.  Mine is spaghetti and meatballs.

4.  I morph meals.  Chili one night turns into enchiladas the next.  Grilled chicken breasts and salad turns into shredded chicken something (tacos, enchiladas, casserole) the next night.  I try to think of one protein and two meals that use it.

5.  Have a leftover night.  Everyone picks a leftover and heats it up.  Really reduces food waste.  I had a hang up up about us all eating the same meal and often did not have enough leftovers to feed everyone the same meal.  Sounds silly but it really helped to break it down to multiple meals for the family.[/quote]

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