So I got my grocery list going and here is what I am planning for dinners in the coming weeks. I haven’t really planned my meals yet, but I will do so. I will only account for a week’s worth of meals and calculate the costs associated with each piece that I use. Then this number is what I will use to compare with eating out. I’ll do the calorie counting later.
2 packages of linguine
2 bottles of sauce
1 bottle of Wango Tango
1 package of chicken breast
2 cans of canned asparagus (mm mm good)
1 package of thin sliced ribeye
1 dozen eggs
1 gallon orange juice
3 cans of tuna fish
1lb of bananas
2 boxes of Stouffers French Bread Pizza (2 in each box)
1 Loaf of Wheat bread (whatever’s on sale)
1/2 lb of bologna
1/2 lb of sandwich pepperoni
3 boxes of Kraft Mac and Cheese
So let’s see how we do. This will definitely be an interesting experience.
Jimmy Says:
March 2nd, 2006 at 4:51 pmVisit Jimmy
2 things on that list make me happy:
1. I might be one of the 3 people that read this that actually know what “Wango Tango” is.
2. I’m not the only person on earth that frequently eats ’sandwich pepperoni.’
That is all.
Jim Says:
March 2nd, 2006 at 7:59 pmVisit Jim
Looks like someone took a ride up to the Valley for some Wegmans action, if you got some Wango Tango.
I hope the ribeye is as good as the steak at Rivers
Blair Says:
March 6th, 2006 at 6:04 pmVisit Blair
Ok, so i agree with Jim on matching what type of food you’d eat in vs out….
But no question groceries are MUCH cheaper… if you buy smart. A sandwich out will cost you 4-7 bucks where you can buy 5 worth of the same sandwich for 8 or so bucks in groceries… bread, lettuce, .5-.75lb meat toppings etc…. then you don’t use all the bread lettuce nad toppings.. so next week you get 5 sandwiches for 5 bucks… etc. Just an example. Chicken… 4 breasts about 5-6$ and you buy sauce… 3 bucks. So bbq chicken breast ~ 1.25-2$ each…. much cheaper than buying.
Of course, there are just some things you CAN’t get at home….. mmmm fries!
Perry Says:
March 6th, 2006 at 7:11 pmVisit Perry
Yeah…I am trying to weigh the benefits of just time and money….Sometimes the time you save by eating out makes it that much more efficient. But also, when you eat in, if you don’t eat all the food you are technically not saving all that much money. I truly believe that you only save money if you end up eating ALL leftovers and use ALL the food that you buy. We’ll see, I am only a few days in.
Matt man Says:
March 7th, 2006 at 11:13 pmVisit Matt man
i’ll be tracking progress from the fridge. This is going to be a hard fight for groceries with Lexington Market in full swing.
Don’t forget to account for wasted leftover take out as you would groceries, however. The lost Papa Johns is a heart breaker.
Erin Says:
March 8th, 2006 at 6:51 pmVisit Erin
HEY! I’m sure there are SOME things you just can’t get at home, but don’t you dare say good cooking’s not one of them…
As for the groceries v. take-out, count me in as a fan of groceries. I don’t think there’s any other way Brian and I could survive on $140/week. Now if there were a Wegman’s in San Diego, I might have to rescind my statement…