Here's the story. We get home at 6 or 6:30. Most times (as in, when you don't plan what you're cooking) it is just easier to go down the road and order from someone else. However- with our handy dandy menu, we are saving money and spending more time chilling at en la casa. Muy bien.
Trevor and I split the cost of $135 for food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I usually spend about $15/day at least on eating, and that is just when I buy my lunch and breakfast. Throw dinner in there, and that adds $20 to the mix. To be honest, I can see myself spending $30-$40 per day on food. That is between $210 and $280.....per week. For just myself. BUT! This week I have only spent $100 when you count the extra taco fixins I bought because our friend Aaron saw our menu and wanted to come over for taco night. Score! I love feeding my friends. I'm Italian.
Anyhow, this meal planning is a new thing for me, and for Trevor. He's still buying breakfast and lunch every day, so I'm totally winning the money saving competition that I didn't tell him this was.
Added benefits of meal planning-
I had a ton of energy at work yesterday. I am attributing that to a healthy meal of chicken and squash in a lemon sauce the night before.
Portion control is much easier when we choose how much we cook. We are not faced with a huge meal that we feel bad wasting....and even if we don't finish it, I am much more inclined to eat our own leftovers rather than stuff from a restaurant.
The biggest advantage to dinners at home is feeling like we actually get to spend time together in our own little place for a while. I think it kind of wears on me to get home from work and go straight out again to a restaurant. I often feel rushed when we're getting ready for bedtime. Not that I'm frantic, just a tinge of "I want us to be hanging out, not trying to get dishes done and homework finished before scurrying off to bed." Now we get to enjoy each other more. It is a huge bonus. You should come over for dinner sometime!
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