As it stands, after housing, most Americans spend more money on food than anything else in their budget.  

According to the Bureau of Labor, the average household spends about $8,000 on food in 2018.  (about $3,500 of that was spent at restaurants and the rest was spent at the grocery store).  

Any way you slice it, it’s a lot of money.  

The cost of food increases slightly year after year and as a culture we are eating out at restaurants more and more.

It’s no secret that making your own food at home is substantially cheaper than buying it already prepared from a restaurant.   But even within the walls of the supermarket there are a lot of choices that an affect your grocery budget bottom line.