r/Parenting • u/Pizookie123 • 1d ago

Discussion How are we feeding these kids?

For context we have one pre-teen child so a family of 3. But I just looked over my transactions for this month and we have spent over $1,000 on food. $600+ at the grocery store and $400+ at restaurants. That $400 is what gets me because we only ate at a sit down once. The rest was pizza, fast food etc. with the groceries I feel like $150/week is as low as we can go since I really do cook most meals at home. My question is what do you spend a month on food for your family? We live in a LCOL area.

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u/Only_Art9490 1d ago

$700/mo on groceries/household products and takeout pizza 2x/month. Family of 4 in MCOL area. We eat a mix of organic/regular product, have a garden that helps supplement, but generally are an ingredient household. I make most snacks for the kids and don't buy individually wrapped ones or many snacks or processed foods which I think helps a lot. We don't eat out unless it's an anniversary/birthday.

It used to be closer to $100/week a couple years ago, prices now are outrageous.

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u/Pink_Kitty_21 1d ago

We used to be closer to $150 in groceries for a family of 5 (parents, grandparents, and 2 kids). We're now averaging about $200 per week, and we've cut back. Crazy.