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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m trying hard to see how OP spent $50.  Here’s a rough budget:

2 avocados - $3
2 cans beans — $3
Rice — $1
Tomatos — $2
Onion$1
Salsa $5 
Lime $1
Chicken, 2.5 pounds $21

That’s like $37– maybe a little more if you use skirt steak.  If you’re paying more for organic of course you can’t really compare that to chipotle prices.

I do think between 5-10 pp is reasonable budget for make at home burrito bowls.  Restaurants will get some economy of scale, certainly.  (There’s an SNL skit about Arby’s where they are wondering how Arby’s can make that big meat sandwich for $5.). If you buy the massive meat packs at Costco or Walmart and separate them out, you can save money.   Same with buying big bags of dried beans instead of canned beans.  Even the six pack of avocados at Costco saved a bunch of money.

This is all one reason why I never feel bad about buying a $15 salad at Chopt.  It would be pretty expensive to buy all those items and it would take me for ever to separately prepare the 15 different things I put into the salad.  So I feel like it’s a good value for me.  Unlike the burgers at 5 guys which I could make easily in 10 minutes for half the price.  Fast food that has a lot of elements in it is labor intensive and makes sense to do at scale by a fast food restaurant.

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For burrito size?

2 avocados - $3
2 cans beans — $2
Rice — $0.50
Tomatos — $1
Onion $1
Salsa $2
Lime $1
Chicken, 1.5 pounds $15

$27[/quote]

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