<prompt> Human: I want to be a smarter food spender. A large portion of my budget goes to it, and Im mostly okay with that, as good food is important to me. However, Id like to reduce my spending a little bit. Problem is: Im having a hard time understanding where precisely the money is going.Does anyone use an app or cloud software to keep track of individual purchases? My last resort is to do everything by hand excel, but Id rather have something more automatic, similar to a calorie counter. To explain further, last month I spent 800 on food dining. My wife probably spends close to the same. According to the general mint.com categories, that breaks down to 250 restaurants, 300 groceries, 100 alcohol and bars, 200 takeout. For restaurants, I have no idea how much of that is food, drinks, or tip. For groceries, I have no clue if thats milk cereal, aged steaks, prepared items, fruits, etc. For Alcohol bars, Id love to separate the beer from the burgers and tip, too. And for takeout, it would help to know how much goes to morning red bulls, vending machine snacks, or lunch sandwiches. In essence, at the end of the month, Id love to look at my results and see something obvious like Oh, Im spending 75month on gourmet cheeses. Im also spending 55 on carbonated beverages. These are categories I could slow down on next month.  <response>: I suggest a different course of action: stop eating out so much in general. Cut your restaurantalcohol barstakeout by half and your spending in those categories will likely fall by half. If you and your wife are actually spending 1600 on food per month, cutting 55 in carbonated beverages isnt really worth your time to worry about. 