Do you go out for a meal or get take-out (fast food) at least once a week?

[Lovely2CU]

No, to both. Meals out are rare, always for a special occasion or when we are on holiday. I can't remember the last take-out we had, it was BK but ages ago now.

 

[etoiles]

We go out to eat once a week and rarely ever do take out unless we are both really running late.

That is one thing DH will not compromise on as long as he is working. He really enjoys his dinner out each week. Also I think since I am vegetarian and he is not he enjoys having a meaty dinner each week.

We usually don't go to anyplace fancy and often use a coupon or something but it's nice to have that time.

Also, it is just the two of us, no kids, so I think that makes a difference too.

 

[Pooh67_68]

No, I love to cook and I do it a lot.

 

[DisneyTeacher]

We do take out or go out to eat every Friday and several other times during the week.

 

[OctMtnWoods]

A large take-out pizza on Fridays & usually with a coupon. Chinese take-out once in a blue moon. Either case, the leftovers are lunch for the next day.

 

[wvdisluv2]

Yup We usually eat at the local Mexican or Chinese place once a week and order in pizza on Friday It's just DH and I at home and we both work FT (I work 50 hrs a week) The rest of the week we are cooking at home and "eating healthy"

 

[mamacatnv]

Exactly once a week - when DS went away to college we decided we needed some new traditions for just the 3 of us.
Friday nights we go out to dinner. We have a challenge to keep it under $20, it is a game, whether it is a coupon or a special we heard about on the radio, television etc. (Like tonight might be KFC since DH saw the $12.99 meal deal advertised on TV last night) Often we get cheap chinese as it is a favorite.

Every couple of weeks I'll pick up a rotisserie chicken at Costco or fried chicken and tater wedges at our grocery store for dinner during the week.

 

[GeorgeG]

At least one a week, usually more often. It's just the two of us and we have lots of great restaurants and country clubs to choose from. Take-out would be either pizza or Chinese.

 

[AshleyW]

It probably evens out to about once a week for us.. my fiance's days off rotate, so we have every other weekend off together, and that's it. So when we don't have any days off together, we won't go out or get fast food at all that week. But sometimes when we have the weekend off together, we'll go out Friday for dinner and Sunday for lunch or dinner. We only go somewhere nice (over $40 for the two of us) once a month or less though. Usually we just do takeout from Applebees or Olive Garden, somewhere like that, and eat it at home to save a little money.

 

[pansmermaidzlagoon]

at least once a week for us.

we do a nicer sit down place about once every other week - and take out or something a little less expensive once or twice a week. We use coupons quite often to help keep the expese down. Dh gets those coupon books that charities sell every fall.

 

[RadioNate]

Absolutely! I hate to cook! DH doesn't mind but he doesn't get home from work until 615 at the earliest.

When we go out, then I also get left overs for the next days lunch!

 

[Lil Lil]

Sure do. Definitely on the weekends! In fact tonight we had take-out - (Chinese). Delicious!

 

[SharpMomOfTwo]

I used to love to take out sushi all the time, but I've moved far away from the good sushi place, so it never happens anymore. Maybe for my birthday though.....
Other than than, not really. I'm always dieting, and now that the girls are getting older, they want their own meals - it gets pricey.

 

[pearlieq]

Hoo boy...once a week would be a very light week for us. Let's just say we like to support our local economy!

 

[MomofKatie]

Hoo boy...once a week would be a very light week for us. Let's just say we like to support our local economy!

Us, too. We eat out a little too often, probably. I don't really like to cook, and I really hate cleaning up, so we head out for dinner at least twice a week, and lunch a couple of times, too.

 

[Handbag Lady]

We eat out about three times a week or more. We both work and we both hate cooking.

When we do buy food to cook, it usually goes bad or we end up freezing it. Then, I forget to defrost it to actually cook it.

Much easier to go to Bamboo Forest!

 

[minniecarousel]

Fast food - rarely.

Take-out is a bit of a challenge. Since my Mom lives with us & is on a very low sodium diet, most take-out is a no-go for her. DH & I go out to dinner at least once a week, usually with a DS & DDIL. And, we usually go out to lunch on Saturdays - just the two of us.

Our kitchen will be torn up next week, so cooking for Mom will be interesting!

 

[4nana]

We eat out twice a week, Wed. nite is our date nite and Friday nights are usually take out. We are within 10 miles of many chain restaurants and often take advantage of the coupon deals offered. I enjoyed many years of cooking for our large family and many of their friends, etc. Altho we still do family dinners together often, once the kids got married, we found it relaxing and enjoyable to let someone else cook and serve us for a change!!!

 

[georgina]

I would say someone in the family eats out once a week. Sometimes it is me having lunch at Panera with a friend, sometimes on Friday night we get take-out pizza, or if DD has many activities run together, she will get a fast food meal. We rarely go out to eat as a family, I usually cook at home.

 

[swankybeth]

DH and I go out to dinner at least once a week, usually more. We've both been stressed at work and working a lot of hours so lately we've been going out to eat or getting take out about 3x/week. Cooking/cleaning up is the last thing either of us want to do when we're already tired. I also go out to lunch about once a week with my friends at work.