[richardking]

Curious, what is your cost per meal, approx? I live next to Whole Foods and buying ingredients daily usually makes the meal ~$7-$10, which is about the same as buying a pretty healthy prepared meal.

I do think buying/cooking in bulk will save money but that's harder to plan for and I don't have many recipes to cook in bulk.

[steakejjs]

I live next to a wholefoods and a wegmans so this is a good comparison. The things I buy bring my average meal cost to about $5. If I eat out (chipotle or something) it is $10.

I eat simply. One thing I love is wholefoods preseasoned chicken. It's about 2.99 a pound and serves 3 meals (2 dinners, and my lunch for the next day).

I should also note I eat around 3100 calories per day.

edit: I should also note. cooking for more than 1 meal at a time brings my average cost per meal down quite a bit. Even if it is only 2 meals.