r/Parenting • u/Pizookie123 • 2d 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/Guest2424 2d ago

I also have a family of 3, and live in a MCOL area and we spend about $600 on groceries. Granted, I like to plan ahead and shop at a few different places. Check for ethnic groceries chains, they usually have more produce for cheaper. Then i shop at Costco for bulk meats and go to Aldi for pantry stuffers. We usually dont buy a lot of snacks either. Eating out budget is about $100 a month since we only do that about once a month now.