Monthly Eating Expenses
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As someone who was pre-producing a documentary about food - and thus did a shit load of research. And as someone who's lost his "tin hat" and simply accepted the reality for what it is... i can tell you that the quality of ingredients in the US is abyssal. Basically on this side of the Pond it's about price and looks. Nothing else matters. You have tasteless vegetables that look great because of all the poison to kill anything that lives spread on and in the vegetables and fruits and animals.
So if you are an American, price should be the LAST thing you are looking at because it means you are buying a poison disguised as something edible. In that respect next time you go to a farmers markets you should be surprised how cheap and affordable the real vegetables, fruits, meat really is. Still it's not as cheap as the garbage sold in majority supermarkets. So at the end it's you choice, pay now a bit more for quality or pay letter your medical bills when your health starts failing.
A typical take out for 2 is $40-70, while trip to a restaurant doubles it because of the drinks. A typical meal (again for 2) from quality ingredients is $20-30. So to eat well, you still are looking at around $900/month if it's all home cooked.