<prompt> Human: My family two adults, two young kids is doing well. We save 20 of our income, and our only debt is our mortgage. But we made a budget in mint.com a few months ago and realize we REALLY overspend on food. 800 on groceries, usually 400 on eating out. This doesnt include household items cleaning supplies, etc.. Is there anything easy we can do to tone this down besides eating out less working on that? I dont have the time to effectively coupon, and as stupid as it might be I really like buying a lot of things organic. What is a good of income to spend on groceries anyway?Assistant: Is the 400 eating out part of or in addition to the 800 groceries? The former isnt too bad, the latter is definitely high.I believe 200 per person is a good amount to aim at; 150 if youre being somewhat frugal. Extreme frugal types might get down to 100.Shop farmers markets, use coupons, cook meals from scratch instead of buying processed foods. Fresh fruits veggies, staples like rice, pasta, beans. Brown-bag your work lunches instead of paying 5-10 for fast food.Set a budget for other dining out, maybe 100month, enough for once every couple weeks?Human: They are separate. Its the work lunches and weeknight Im too tired to cook days that are really driving that 400.  <response>: Ya, 800 for home meals and 400 for outside is way high.Do you have spare time on a Saturday? Learn to make a big pot of stew and freeze it in meal-size portions. Theres an instant meal you can grab anytime.Alternately, plan some meals that are fairly easy to whip up if youre feeling lazy. Tacos, salad, rice some steamed veggies, pasta sauce. Have those as your go-tos, with more elaborate meals a couple times a week. 