[quote=CA renter]I keep telling people (other friends with families) about your food budget to see if I’m way off when it comes to grocery shopping, but ~90% of them spend as much or more than we do on groceries.[/quote]Do these friends of yours have similar diet as you? Are any of them Asian eating solely Asian food? Also, portion size makes a difference too. When we go out, me and my wife would share an appetizer, entree, and dessert and we both would be full. So, maybe we’re just eat 1/2 as much as your typical American.
[quote=CA renter]Still, your posts do get me thinking, and I often think of you when I’m cooking and shopping. We’ve tried to cut back a bit on the milk consumption (usually about 4-6 gallons of hormone-free milk/week — incredibly expensive!) because you had mentioned only drinking water in your house.[/quote]
Yes, dairy products are expensive. We only have milk because of our young kids. Before we had kids, we don’t drink milk (just water) because my wife is lactose intolerant. We don’t eat too much cheese either (those are expensive too). Even with 2 little kids that consumes a lot of milk, we only go through 1 gallon/week.
