Hi Everyone,
Thanks so much for all of the detailed responses. I should have mentioned earlier that we have a few things going against us:
1. We live in the middle of a city. Even when driving 15 minutes outside of the city, the prices are still inflated. Also, because we live in the city we have a SMALL kitchen and fridge. Our freezer isn't much bigger than a large cooler, which makes stocking up more than 1-2 weeks of food difficult.
2. We are both very into healthy food. I've noticed this tends to cost more.
3. My husband is a gym fanatic. This means he eats a ridiculous amount of protein, which inflates our bills dramatically (I don't even want to know what he spends on supplements and protein powder which ISN'T included in our groceries).
That being said, I think one of the big things I need to do is coupon, and buy some things in bulk where I can. I just find it difficult to accept that food costs so much. Even seven years ago (when we had our first place together) food seemed so much cheaper. It's tough.
