As for more expensive than junk food, I don't agree.

I get away with around $30 a week, not including milk and extra eggs.

That covers a week worth of hamburger meet, sweet potatoes, oats, cottage cheese, my fruit, and a snack.or two.

I'm blessed that I still live at home though, and that my mother is a phenomenal cook, making home cooked dinners 6 days week. Lean meat, starch, fresh vegis.

Still, that would be an extra $10 or so. Compare all that to friends who eat out nightly, drink pricey energy drinks and bags of junk food. I def come out with a lower expense.

And if your family owns a dinner where you cook, you easily have access to eggs, grilled chicken and ground beef.