average meal price per serving
#11
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Join Date: May 2008
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For starters, keep a spending diary for a while.
It can be a shock when one pays close attention to what was spent and for what!!!
And like someone else said - itemize what you buy -
There are three of us living here now - and we all contribute to the total cost.
One also needs to consider portion sizes. Can you stretch one pound of hamburger into four or more servings? Or does one person gobble up the whole thing?
It can be a shock when one pays close attention to what was spent and for what!!!
And like someone else said - itemize what you buy -
There are three of us living here now - and we all contribute to the total cost.
One also needs to consider portion sizes. Can you stretch one pound of hamburger into four or more servings? Or does one person gobble up the whole thing?
#12
Originally Posted by hopetoquilt
Look for little other ways to save money b/c it all adds up. I don't use the bag on my lawn mower. No need to buy garbage bags for grass clippings. I cut my hair 2x per year and keep it straight, long, and one length. I wear glasses instead of contacts.
Go to the grocery store with a set list and don't buy anything but what is on the list. Do NOT buy junkfood just because it is cheap. It will add weight to you, not fill you up (hence you will buy more) and you will be less healthy. Spend enough to eat healthy.
Eggs and chicken tend to be a cheaper form of protein and are versatile...
Go to the grocery store with a set list and don't buy anything but what is on the list. Do NOT buy junkfood just because it is cheap. It will add weight to you, not fill you up (hence you will buy more) and you will be less healthy. Spend enough to eat healthy.
Eggs and chicken tend to be a cheaper form of protein and are versatile...
I just wasn't sure what a reasonable budget for healthy (ie, non-junk & processed-filled) foods could be for a week's worth of meals.
#13
Originally Posted by Lori S
One thing to take into consideration, is the stuff you buy at the grocery store ,that is not food. Soaps, deoderant, garbage bags, toilet paper, plastic wrap, etc. That kind of stuff can really add up.
If I take out the non-food items , I can reasonably budget( with out feeling I have gone without) for about $30.00 per week. That all 7 days , 3x per day... and of course the inbetweens and the occasional bone for my fuzzy one.
If I take out the non-food items , I can reasonably budget( with out feeling I have gone without) for about $30.00 per week. That all 7 days , 3x per day... and of course the inbetweens and the occasional bone for my fuzzy one.
#14
Originally Posted by bearisgray
For starters, keep a spending diary for a while.
It can be a shock when one pays close attention to what was spent and for what!!!
And like someone else said - itemize what you buy -
There are three of us living here now - and we all contribute to the total cost.
One also needs to consider portion sizes. Can you stretch one pound of hamburger into four or more servings? Or does one person gobble up the whole thing?
It can be a shock when one pays close attention to what was spent and for what!!!
And like someone else said - itemize what you buy -
There are three of us living here now - and we all contribute to the total cost.
One also needs to consider portion sizes. Can you stretch one pound of hamburger into four or more servings? Or does one person gobble up the whole thing?
thank you!
#15
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Join Date: Feb 2010
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Whenever I need to cut expenses I try to do it on other things, not with food.
But let me explain- we eat really healthy foods which may cost more but compared to prepared foods, sodas, junk food etc it's probably a lot cheaper. I rarely eat anything that's not made from scratch.
I look at it as fuel for my body. I'll skimp on something else.
But let me explain- we eat really healthy foods which may cost more but compared to prepared foods, sodas, junk food etc it's probably a lot cheaper. I rarely eat anything that's not made from scratch.
I look at it as fuel for my body. I'll skimp on something else.
#16
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Location: North East Lower peninsula of Michigan
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Originally Posted by Up North
Originally Posted by qbquilts
Originally Posted by Up North
After thinking on this for a few minutes I think 3 to 4 dollars depending on what we have sometimes less sometimes more.
Thanks!
#17
Originally Posted by Up North
Originally Posted by Up North
Originally Posted by qbquilts
Originally Posted by Up North
After thinking on this for a few minutes I think 3 to 4 dollars depending on what we have sometimes less sometimes more.
Thanks!
#19
I go to Walmart (close by) in the mornings about 7 and buy the newly marked down bread and meats. I freeze both and save 20-40% that way.
I cook everything from scratch. DH and I make a serving for 4 really be for 4, 2 meals for us.
We eat oatmeal or grits for breakfast. I also shop the local bent n dent store for big savings.
I make a cake once a week for our snack food. Sometimes a pie.
I shop the Dollar Tree or Walmart or Dollar Store clearance for all my consumables, shampoo, soap etc. I use shampoo for body wash, shampoo, and liquid hand soap. I buy the moisturizing kinds.
I think we spend about $1 each for breakfast, $3 each for lunch, and $2 for supper. So we are averaging $12 a day x 30 days or $360 a month. Wow! that's more than I thought...hmm
that really is true to our spending though. We have fruit 2 or 3 times a day.
We drink a gallon of milk a week, here it is $4 a gallon.
I cook everything from scratch. DH and I make a serving for 4 really be for 4, 2 meals for us.
We eat oatmeal or grits for breakfast. I also shop the local bent n dent store for big savings.
I make a cake once a week for our snack food. Sometimes a pie.
I shop the Dollar Tree or Walmart or Dollar Store clearance for all my consumables, shampoo, soap etc. I use shampoo for body wash, shampoo, and liquid hand soap. I buy the moisturizing kinds.
I think we spend about $1 each for breakfast, $3 each for lunch, and $2 for supper. So we are averaging $12 a day x 30 days or $360 a month. Wow! that's more than I thought...hmm
that really is true to our spending though. We have fruit 2 or 3 times a day.
We drink a gallon of milk a week, here it is $4 a gallon.
#20
Oatmeal is my favorite money saver. Real food will be healthier in the long run. Remember "Betty Crocker lied". Processed food is just a money-making gimmick. Your money and health should be the decision maker.
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