3 Adults
4 Children
6 Days
$450 for food and souvenirs
Chef Mickey's is definitely a no-go because you need to conserve your food money as much as possible. In addition to the prices that another poster quoted for you, there are also gratuities to be considered. You're talking about feeding your family on $75/day (or less if you want to have souvenir money!). Table service of any kind is not going to fit into your budget.
There are a lot of packable meals that you can buy the ingredients for at a grocery store. Resign yourself to the fact that eating out is not going to be part of your daily experience at Disney this year. Even one quick service meal in the parks is going to eat up most of your daily food budget. Most QS meals run in the range of $8-$10 each. You can find menus and prices here:
http://allears.net/menu/menus.htm
Some suggestions for packable lunches (assuming that you take an insulated cooler into the parks):
- Hummus and pita bread
- Hard-boiled eggs.
- Cheese, crackers and salami
- Pouches of tuna salad (they don't need refrigeration) and bread (in a Tupperware container so it doesn't get smashed)
- Fruits, raw vegetables
- Frozen Gogurt tubes
- Tortillas spread with pesto and rolled up with lettuce, tomato and turkey (or any other combo of luncheon meats and non-perishable spreads)
I would discourage you from heading back to your room or offsite to eat. You will spend too much time traveling around instead of enjoying the parks. And let's face it, the reason that you're making this trip is to enjoy the parks. You paid a lot for your admission tickets, so remember that going outside the parks to eat is going to take a big chunk out of your day. That's time that you could be spending at the attractions.
If you're staying in a family suite, you will have a microwave oven and coffeemaker. Use them to make dinners like a microwavable lasagna with a salad and Italian bread. Or get a rotisserie chicken, a bag of frozen veggies in a steam bag and some of those Uncle Ben's rices that reheat in the microwave in 90 seconds. Don't forget to purchase (or pack) paper plates, bowls, plastic utensils and cups. Bring baggies and plastic wrap from your house so that you can pack your lunches. I think that one sharp knife would be very helpful to bring along.
It's not going to be easy to stretch those dollars. You're going to have to do a lot of the prepping and shopping while you are on vacation and in a limited kitchen. It can be done. It's just going to take quite a bit of effort on your part. Good luck!
so i think we will be good to go on money.
. Have fun!!!!!! 
