<prompt> Human: My husband and I are both 25 and our food budget is out of control. We live in Texas, where cost-of-living is fairly low. Were pretty frugal in most other areas seriously, we are!. But reducing our food spending is a constant uphill battle. I love to cook and come from a family of foodies. I have a small appetite and could easily get by eating very little. But my husband is constantly snacking, ordering huge portions at restaurants, and eating second helpings at dinner. I want to encourage him to eat less but I know his appetite is just bigger than mine so I cant hold him to my standards.Weve been busting our butts to cut corners and stretch our food budget for the past few months. Ive been getting better at meal planning. I try to make good use of coupons and stock up when things are on sale. Ive switched over to buying nearly all generic brands. But it barely seems to make a dent. Weve only managed to lower our monthly average by about 150 or so.Weve been carefully tracking everything with Mint for over a year so we know where our money is going. Heres a breakdown of our average monthly spending:500 groceries includes toiletries household stuff400 restaurantsfast food30 coffee shopsTOTAL: 930We eat out an average of about 25x per month. That ranges from 3 drive-thru snacks to 25 at a casual restaurant. About once a month we might have a 40 sushi meal or take our parents out to eat for about 50. We enjoy these special occasions but its so hard to justify when that should be an entire week of groceries!We hope to have a big family someday so obviously we want to get things under control and set up good habits for ourselves now. But it is SO hard when our friends constantly want to eat out, go out for drinks we dont even like alcohol that much! But we do like our friends..., or have weekly potlucks where youre expected to provide an entree for 10 people. I love to cook for people, so I really enjoy participating in potluck meals. It just KILLS our food budget. Staying comfortably within a monthly budget of about 500 or 600 would be a DREAM. I love cooking and we live in a town with so many good restaurants. That goal seems so far away we dont even know where to begin. Please help!!  <response>: Your adults, just say NO. 