How a Couple Eats for $120 a Week in Woodbury, Minnesota — Food Budget Diaries

Welcome to Kitchn's Food Budget Diaries series, where we show you how people around the country spend money on what they eat and drink. Each post will follow one person for one week and will chronicle everything that person consumed and how much it costs them.

Name: Jack
Location: Woodbury, MN
Age: 22
Number of people in family: 2 (my girlfriend Jessi and me)
Occupation: IT consultant (me) and clinic registrar (Jessi)
Household income: $80,000 (combined)
Weekly food budget: $120 ($70 for groceries, $50 for eating out)

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