@Evita – I have the same conversation about with that co-worker of mine about dining out. He eats out every meal with his family. And I keep insisting that cooking for four at home is much cheaper and healthier than eating out at all these restaurants. So finally we agreed to disagree and for me to come back and have this discussion with him after I have to young kids.

So what I would like to know from my readers with young children – is it really that hard to make dinners at home with both parents working? Am I just missing something because I do not have kids? I can see getting take-out or eating out once or twice a week, but every meal?

I think it is quite ridiculous that they even keep “feeding” people the idea that “bad” food is cheaper. Many and I mean many such experiments are done by regular people all the time. Buy processed convenience food for a week or buy fresh fruits/veggies, beans, rice (to be cooked) for a week and see which bill comes out cheaper – always the fresh to be cooked food over the convenience food.

Thus I completely agree, maybe people should start thinking about more home cooking and less buying out if they feel money is an issue – it’s definitely the healthier option

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@julie – Isn’t it odd what you can live with (or without) when you do not have any money for extras? Thanks for the comment.

@Tom Parker – Free Fitness Tips – In our early 20s, my husband and I often shopped at the local Asian groceries stores. Their fruits and veggies selection, though they seem like B grade (supermarket rejects), are still much cheaper than a lot of junk food. 2 bananas for $0.54 is cheap. That would cost about $1 in California.