A poll: How often does your family eat out?

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  • shaynak112
    shaynak112 Posts: 751 Member
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    Oh wow! I didn't know people dined out so much! I suppose that's because many people can't cook, or don't want to cook, which is understandable.
    I live with my boyfriend, and we go to the Mandarin (that is our "cheat" day I suppose) three times a year (his bday, my bday, and our yearly anniversary). We usually order pizza once a month.
  • Noki1024
    Noki1024 Posts: 302
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    My family and I eat out maybe once a month ~ I enjoy cooking
  • jenaissance
    jenaissance Posts: 302 Member
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    2 or 3 times a month, taking a family of 5 out to eat is too expensive!
  • ShanR77
    ShanR77 Posts: 287 Member
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    Way more than we should have. Now we rarely eat out....unless things are so busy and we get home too late for me to make dinner.
  • Bobby_Clerici
    Bobby_Clerici Posts: 1,828 Member
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    I used to eat out daily when I was fat.
    Today?
    Maybe once a month. I just can't do that. I eat everything in sight.
  • lovelysummerbabe2012
    lovelysummerbabe2012 Posts: 84
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    Never.
    Seriously, Maybe twice a year. That's it.
  • izzydino
    izzydino Posts: 254 Member
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    About 4-5 times a week. Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Chinese, and Greek all once a week each. We split all entrees and eat the less to moderate calorie dishes.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

    that's about what we do :)
  • Stefanie7125
    Stefanie7125 Posts: 462 Member
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    before I started trying to get healthier, I'd say we ate out 4-5 times a week. Sometimes a couple times a day. I really don't like to cook. However, now it is down to maybe once or twice a month.
  • karweb
    karweb Posts: 11
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    eat breakfast at home, carry my lunch 3-4 days, but we eat out 2-3 times per week as a family.
  • CountryMom03
    CountryMom03 Posts: 258 Member
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    LOL Eating out? Whats that?:) No seriously, we may eat out MAYBE once a month, but thats about it. Its too expensive for one reason, especially when you have 5 in your family and also because its hard to get "real" food at restraunts and fast food places. Most are loaded with toxins. Just easier, cheaper and healthier to make meals at home!:) :flowerforyou:
  • blessed205
    blessed205 Posts: 1
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    I'm a family of two and we eat out about 3-4 times a week one meal or another!
  • caraiselite
    caraiselite Posts: 2,631 Member
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    fast food maybe once or twice a week.

    a real sit down restaurant, maybe once or twice a year.
  • TinkrBelz
    TinkrBelz Posts: 888 Member
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    We eat out (actually we just bring something home) every Friday.
  • SmallMimi
    SmallMimi Posts: 541 Member
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    Once a month, me and hubby have date night, otherwise never. Have always eaten breakfast at home and prepared lunch to take to work. Can you count buying the occassional forbidden snack from a machine as eating out?
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,554 Member
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    It probably averages out about once a week for DH and I- we often have dinner at the pub on a Friday night, or we might have breakfast or lunch at a cafe on a weekend. We eat out at nice (ie. expensive!) restaurants for birthdays, anniversary and a few other occasions during the year.

    I travel quite often for my work so that means eating out every meal for 3 or 4 days every one or two months. I don't pay for that though.
  • ByeByeBigGurl
    ByeByeBigGurl Posts: 35
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    We may order a pizza once or twice a month, but beside that, never.
  • Italian_Buju
    Italian_Buju Posts: 8,030 Member
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    As a family we usually order in about once a month.....

    Then on my own I might eat out about once a week......
  • AgapeLove7
    AgapeLove7 Posts: 29 Member
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    we used to eat out almost every day! shocking i know! now we probably eat out 1 or 2 times a week.. but we try to give the kids healthy alternatives.
  • DisneyAddictRW
    DisneyAddictRW Posts: 800 Member
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    Too often! Once a week as a family or at least my hubby & I do. We use to eat out 3-4 times a week including pizza 1-2 times a week. We've changed that! Pizza is something we usually order once a month as a special treat. However the kids would rather make their own at home.
  • Ocarina
    Ocarina Posts: 1,550 Member
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    Well........... Budgeted for 3-4 times a month. Ends up being more. Family takes us out or we get bored or extra cash.

    I really want to go down to 2 times a month. I LOVE cooking from home.

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