I think its a wash sometimes. We have a quick check here and you can get a sandwich for 3. 00, and Wendy's has 4 items for $4. 00 bucks. So I think it depends what you are eating. I feel like I spend so much at the market. By the time I get bagels, bacon, pork roll, eggs, rolls, cold cuts, lettuce, tomato, drinks, chips and cookies for a family of 6 for lunch I feel as if I spent at least 100. 00 and that's just for breakfast and lunch. My food bill is never less then 250. 00 a week. My husband is an old fashioned. (His Mom was italian) he wants meals at dinner, like the average person would have for a sunday dinner. On a week night I am making roast chicken, mashed potatoes, stuffing, corn etc. One time I just tried doing fettuccine alfredo and he asked where the meat was. Again his Mom was Italian-they never ate out and she was a amazing cook with only the freshest ingredients and always big amount of food.