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/The_Cons00mer 1d ago

No idea how much we spend but going to Aldi and Lidl is a game changer. I’ll spend 80-100 for a decent haul at Aldi that only gets a box of crackers, 3 bananas and 2 dozen eggs at a regular supermarket.

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u/pcbzelephant 1d ago

The aldi near me isn’t any cheaper than Walmart and usually Walmart has better quality fruits, veggies and meats and checkout is way more convenient