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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What on earth are you buying? We shop at WF (supplemented by Costco for things that aren't available at WF) and spend $500/mo but are a family of 4.[/quote]

Now tell us how often you eat out/takeaway. Because I fail to believe you're feeding four people three Whole Foods meals a day that each cost less than $2.

I made spaghetti once and made the mistake of buying everything at WF. [b]That one meal cost $86.[/b][/quote]

[b]How?[/b][/quote]

I know.  I could easily make spaghetti from WF for 4 for under $5 and have leftovers.[/quote]

Well, I’m assuming it wasn’t a jar of Ragu and a box of pasta, but fresh ingredients and homemade sauce, maybe a meat — but yeah, $86 is insane.[/quote]

Even a homemade sauce--a classic marinara takes a can of tomatoes, some garlic, olive oil and spices you likely have on hand.  (BTW this recipe is great: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1015987-classic-marinara-sauce  and is exactly how my Sicilian grandmother made it).  I don't add meat and prefer dried pasta to fresh so I could make a lovely spaghetti for under $5.  Yes the $86 person made different choices for ingredients but that's kind of the point--you can spend a lot --or not--at any store.[/quote]

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