<prompt> Human: Holy shit, after reviewing my expenses monthly, I spend far too much on food. Roughly 600-700 USD a month for 1 person. Im a 23 yo M living alone and I have no idea how this is happening as Im pretty good about buying sale items at the grocery store, spending about 100 a week. I make packed lunch 3 times a week for work, make dinner 6 times a week, never eat breakfast except for homemade coffee and a biscuit everyday, I would say I eat out 4 times a week. I mean on some days I even only eat 1 meal the whole day. Yet when I tally the numbers every month its like 600-700 which appears to be the average for like a fucking family.I dont think Im eating like a rich person either, I usually have meals consisting of rice, a meat serving, and vegetables. When I eat out its like 10-18 per meal. Any tips on cutting down on food expense, I would like to be around 300-400 which is still considered a liberal meal plan.Updateedit: I just downloaded the app mint to see a graphical representation of my expenditures. So this month, I spent so far 481 on food.  <response>: I am expert at this. I go to mexican grocery store for all produce- it is much less and I heard asian supermarkets are the same. For normal food I get the basics- ricegrains, eggs, beans, veggie burgers, a few fun food like pizza or truffle mac and cheese. I am vegetarian. You need bread and tortillas as you need to be able to pack and make your breakfast and lunch quickly. Dinner can be meal prepped. That is what I do. I think eating out a few times a week is fine if you keep regular costs minimal and budget when out. 