Family meal planning on a budget means choosing the week's meals around a set food figure, so the shopping follows a written list instead of whatever looks appealing in the aisle. Most households know roughly what they spend on food, but a number kept only in someone's head tends to creep upwards. A written figure also gives everyone in the household the same target. Setting that figure, building dinners around it and checking the total each month takes some effort at first and far less once it becomes routine.
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