Both of my preschoolers was happy with a piece of chicken, I still had plenty to eat and there was bread too. Everybody was much happier not ordering kids meals. Drinking water is the best tip! Asking for restaurant gift cards for holidays is good too. And signing up for restaurant emails or birthday clubs sometimes nets fun extras.

We usually get the food to go and I order kids meals for myself and my 11yr old. And my son would get the same meal with chocolate milk.

Some similar tips to yours although I think you do a particularly good job of keeping costs low since we spend about the same as you for a family of 4.

Thanks for the tips. Love the idea of buying large amount so fthings and letting children just pick what they want. My kids will split a kids meal, and my husband and I will split an entree. We just remind ourselves that if we are still hungry we can always order more food.

In nineteen years of dining this way seven with kids , we have NEVER ordered more food — never needed to! You could do an entire post about portion control and saving money!

We actually get two drinks to go with our salad — we ALWAYS eat first who wants to do a costco shop hungry and then have all the food sit there while you eat? Turning costco into an enjoyable experience for our entire family helps us not feel guilty about not dragging the kids around to costly activities that are more hassle than helpful.

I try to control my plate because Mother Nature is catching up to me. And I pretty much let the kids eat as much as they want.

I dunno. Thanks for pointing that out. Totally agree. My husband is a garbage disposal and has a fast metabolism. He wants to eat twice as much as I do, twice as often. When my husband and I eat out, we ALWAYS split a meeal. Since cooking more at home I have found that when we do go out to eat the meals rarely measure up to what I can prepare at home, especially with fast food.

Personally, for this reason, I would rather save up a little extra and take my family to a nicer restaurant sometimes chain sometimes not. We are a family of 4. Another tip I would add that we do to save money is to view the menu online first.

This way we can pick out and budget our meals accordingly. I have found this really helpful not only keeping us within budget but keeping my calories under control 🙂. I agree with the water tip. We only drink water at home so really that is all my kids know and prefer. SO that is a money saver.

However, I will confess some times I do get a glass of wine 🙂. Lastly, we share dessert. Money and nutrition wise I think it is always best to share a piece of cake then for everyone to get their own. I love your ways of saving. We avoid those, too. We very rarely go out to eat.

When we do go, I always call ahead to ask if I may take my own food I need to be fanatically gluten-free, and our family cannot afford gf restaurants , and my husband and the kids splurge on an all you can eat Chinese buffet.

My kids like to set up restaurants at home. They get to make all the special foods we rarely eat jello, fries, etc , prepare several kinds of meat, minimize vegetables, type up a fancy menu, and deorate the home.

Annie I love that idea of setting up a restaurant at home!! I will have to try that. Very creative. My kids love going to buffet restaurants, but I find those so expensive. I was thinking about doing something similar to what you describe. They would love that. However, they only get soda once to maximum twice a week.

I also clip all sorts of coupons for local and chain style restaurants we enjoy that further drives down the cost. For me, eating at a non-chain restaurant is priority 1.

If they also source from local farms, that is a huge bonus. I think that is a great concept. The trick is to find a good place to go. Great tips! We rarely eat out but have found that we save quite a bit, just by drinking water.

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Leave this field empty. I am a big fan of places that offer free kids meals. Great Tips! I should try picking dinner when I make the trip to Costco. I know restaurants in our area have kids eat free nights which I need to investigate. Moe who is no hungry for some gluten!! I have found this really helpful not only keeping us within budget but keeping my calories under control 🙂 I agree with the water tip.

However, I will confess some times I do get a glass of wine 🙂 Lastly, we share dessert. That sounds like a great idea! Download these apps and load up your phone with FREE and cheap restaurant deals that'll blow your mind, but not your budget! Remember Me. Don't Miss Out! Join our large community of insiders - it's totally free!

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Everyone will find something they like at Bob Evans, which serves nearly everything, including breakfast foods, burgers, seafood and a variety of desserts. The app can be used to order delivery or to pay in-person at the restaurant. The regular menu includes burritos, tacos, quesadillas, tostadas, bowls and nachos, all customizable to your taste.

Kids and adults can get something yummy for breakfast, lunch or dinner. All they require is the purchase of an adult meal and a kids beverage, and kids 10 and under can choose a meal off the kids menu. IHOP kids eat free! IHOP is known for its delicious breakfasts, but take the kids between 4 p.

and 10 p. What do kids love more than mac and cheese? At I Heart Mac and Cheese, kids eat free every Monday with the purchase of an adult bowl. You can order buffalo mac and cheese, chicken parmesan mac and cheese or vegan mac and cheese while the kids enjoy their mac and cheese or grilled cheese kids meal.

Kids eat free Tuesdays with purchase of adult entrée. At Ruby Tuesday, kids eat free Tuesdays after 5 p. with the purchase of an adult meal. Take the kids for dinner and get yourself a salad, burger, pasta or seafood meal — their menu offers pretty much anything you could want!

Looking for a free kids lunch on a Tuesday? On Tuesdays at Village Inn, every adult purchase comes with a free kids meal. Their classic breakfast plates look especially delicious.

IKEA can already be such a fun adventure for little ones, so make a day of your IKEA trip by grabbing a meal for the family. Every Wednesday, you can get two free kids meals for every adult meal purchase. Swedish meatballs for everyone!

Every Wednesday and Saturday; see below , kids eat free with the purchase of an adult meal. Craving a really delicious cheeseburger?

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Looking for food deals near you? On the hunt for a cheap lunch deal today? Or are you searching for the best restaurant deals in the coming week? Look no further. Some of these meal deals are ongoing, and you can plan your restaurant outings around deals on a certain day of the week. Groupon offers deals on restaurants, breweries, coffee shops and food delivery services every day.

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Your email address will not be published. Notify me via e-mail if anyone answers my comment. Today at Chipotle whilst eating out with only 2 out of my 4 kiddos — I realized I could share a little, and actually hubby and I could share a little, to shave off money when eating at Chipotle.

First is, I love their food, but their burritos are SO large I could never finish one. I put all the ingredients I want in the bowl, request two tortillas wrapped to go.

It costs me a bit more, but I get 2 meals out of it. Another tip I learned recently was to just order a side of rice. We finally found that we could order a side of rice 1 — 2 scoops, you can always ask for a bit more if needed and 1 lg cheese quesadilla per 2 kiddos!

Throw in a bag of chips, ask for a water cup their smallest size and you have a pretty inexpensive lunch Split the rice and quesadilla between 2 kids, 1 bag of chips for the whole family for many people with kiddos. If my hubby and I really wanted to cut down our costs we could order 1 bowl with the extra rice and chicken and split it between us!

We often share meals as well, being that the 2yr old will never eat a whole meal by herself. The reason I am comenting is that at the bottom of your article you mention Chipotle. I had never eaten at Chipotle until a couple of months ago when out with a couple of moms on a errand for cubscouts when one mom generously bought us all dinner from chipotle.

It was soooooo good!! But I am a budget mom so being able to eat out again there would probably not happen anytime soon. I had spent not a whole lot and had TONS of food, so it really was economical and we all agreed that was awesome that the crockpot did all of the work!!

I put the Barbacoa beef recipe in one crockpot, dry beans to cook in another crockpot and 20mins before we were ready to eat I made the rice while another mom chopped up the lettuce, tomatoes and made pico de gallo.

Sooo good!! There was a time when we could use these tips. but then my kids grew into teenage boys. There is no cheap way to feed teenage boys. So strange reading this post because WE DO THE SAME THING! Chipotle, Rosines a local place and Costco are all places we hit up regularly.

Great post! I second everything you said. We have also found eating at IKEA to be pretty inexpensive for a variety of foods. I know not everybody has an IKEA nearby, but they have deals in their restaurant pretty frequently for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

eating out, I love sweet tomatoes KIDS EAT FREE! and Ihop Kids occasionally eat free! Date night I like Applebees where we can get an appetizer and two entrees for 20 bucks!

So, we scour whatever coupons we have, come up with a game plan of who gets what and what the best deal is while still catering somewhat to preferences, and one of us goes through the drive thru and brings it home. Yeah, my kids are 5 and under, but no one is a little eater in this family.

Wish we had the great portion control that everyone else seems to have, but we are a tall family, and the kids keep going through these crazy growth spurts and some days I feel like they are already eating us out of house and home, I can only imagine what it will be like when they are teens!

I like all of your suggestions and sometimes these ideas work really well for me, my husband and our family of 4 kids. When I was a child, my parents were on a super tight budget.

They would take us out to the Ground Round where the 4 of us kids ate free and you could throw your peanut shells on the floor. They were very strict about water-only and no desserts.

While I appreciate their efforts and understand their thinking, I developed serious eating-out issues! Once on a date in college, I ordered only water — no food or drink.

Needless to say that guy never invited me out again. I can totally get that. But, you raise a good point. I struggled with that at different points in life, too.

I think one of the things that helped was having a budget that was big enough that we felt freedom to splurge or freedom to spend less. My 3 year old and 9 month old share. Big boy eats most of the quesadillas, the rice his fav and shares the chips with me.

Little Miss loves the black beans and some quesadillas. We use kidsmealdeals. com to see what deals kids eat free or other specials are available in our area it is by zip code. I liked Chik-Fil-A, too! The play area was nice, and the service was absolutely wonderful though we were there at lunchtime, not dinnertime.

Such great suggestions! They allow up to 2 free kids meals per adult entree, so all three kiddos can get their own meal.

We always — ALWAYS — share. We always drink water. One bowl with extra rice easily feeds the three youngest kids on its own. Does your 7yo not eat the black beans? We are black bean fans around these parts. I second the Chipotle. Drinking water and sharing food are the best tips.

These practices help and make any restaurant more affordable. Another word on Costco — we have often filled up there just on the samples they hand out!

A fun, free snack. Chipotle is proving not to be such a great deal for us! Three boys are at the point where they could eat whole burritos!

We try to go where kids eat free and never order drinks. I also look on the daily deal sites. I found one the other day for a pizza place down the street. Love the article. Chipotle kids meal is the best idea! We eat out exactly like you. We always share meals and drink water. We can always get a bed-time snack at home if someone is really hungry 🙂.

We always order water when eating out, drinks really add up the cost! Got Panda coupons a few weeks ago for free kids meals with 2 entree purchase…..

Water is the biggest trick…and ordering off the dollar menu. We did the Panda thing, too. It was a little bit less than a Panda feast, and everyone got to order what he wanted. But, they made us do four transactions which was kind of a pain. Seemed odd, really.

Familiarity with the menu helps! But a few years ago we would go to Macaroni Grill and I would order a meal that came with 3 pieces of chicken, some pasta, and broccoli. Both of my preschoolers was happy with a piece of chicken, I still had plenty to eat and there was bread too. Everybody was much happier not ordering kids meals.

Drinking water is the best tip! Asking for restaurant gift cards for holidays is good too. And signing up for restaurant emails or birthday clubs sometimes nets fun extras.

We usually get the food to go and I order kids meals for myself and my 11yr old. And my son would get the same meal with chocolate milk. Some similar tips to yours although I think you do a particularly good job of keeping costs low since we spend about the same as you for a family of 4.

Thanks for the tips. Love the idea of buying large amount so fthings and letting children just pick what they want. My kids will split a kids meal, and my husband and I will split an entree.

We just remind ourselves that if we are still hungry we can always order more food. In nineteen years of dining this way seven with kids , we have NEVER ordered more food — never needed to!

You could do an entire post about portion control and saving money! We actually get two drinks to go with our salad — we ALWAYS eat first who wants to do a costco shop hungry and then have all the food sit there while you eat?

Turning costco into an enjoyable experience for our entire family helps us not feel guilty about not dragging the kids around to costly activities that are more hassle than helpful. I try to control my plate because Mother Nature is catching up to me. And I pretty much let the kids eat as much as they want.

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Though the 11 herbs and spices in the seasoning are still a mystery , it's no secret that KFC is one of the go-to fast-food restaurants for fried chicken.

Related: Fast-Food Deals to Feed the Whole Family. Related: Best Cheap Pizza: Deals and Price Comparison. The things that make Papa Johns' pizza so good are the extras you get in the box: creamy garlic sauce for dipping the crust, and tangy pepperoncini peppers.

Popeyes created a phenomenon when it released its chicken sandwich, but the restaurant's classic fried chicken pieces are still the star of the show see how we like to pair them with Popeyes sauces. Related: From Cajun Fries to Buttermilk Biscuits: 6 Popeyes Side Dishes, Ranked.

Detroit's Little Caesars is well known nationwide for selling inexpensive pizza that's always hot and ready to be picked up. Panera has made a name for itself with fresh breads and bakery items, sandwiches, coffee shop beverages, and great soups.

Related: Secret Menu Items at Your Favorite Family Restaurants. Probably America's favorite Italian chain , Olive Garden has been dishing up pastas, salads, and those famous breadsticks for decades.

Tex-Mex is king at this casual sit-down chain with a chili pepper in its logo. Chips and salsa, queso dip, and barbecue ribs are favorite menu items. Dairy Queen isn't just for soft serve and Blizzards, especially in rural areas where there's a DQ in practically every town. Found mostly in the western United States, Del Taco is another reliable bet for cheap, fast Mexican eats.

Almost everyone has celebrated a special event at Red Lobster, a seafood chain that's as good for families as it is for date night. Which one of these two names you'll see on the sign depends on which part of the country you're in, but whether it's known as Hardee's or Carl's Jr.

BJ's gets its Brewhouse moniker from the microbreweries at some locations, but every location of this casual sit-down chain has a menu of pizza and homestyle favorites. Found mainly in the Southwest, El Pollo Loco is the place to indulge in Mexican favorites based around savory grilled chicken, including grilled chicken breasts.

Dating all the way back to , Bob Evans serves up hearty comfort food in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic in a country living-themed atmosphere.

Cooking up sliders since , White Castle is often credited as the first fast-food burger chain. Now it can be found in 13 states, mostly in the Midwest. Named after the football huddle, Huddle House is a hour family restaurant that was founded in the s and is concentrated in the Southeast.

Spaghetti, lasagna, and garlic breadsticks are crowd-pleasers, so it's no surprise this Italian restaurant chain is a hit with families. Best known for its outlandish slogans, commercials, and having "all the meat," Arby's satisfies its customers with roast beef, curly fries, and fresh deli sandwiches.

Biscuit and fried chicken lovers adore this Southern fast-food chain that serves breakfast all day. You can add a swipe of creamy pimento cheese to any biscuit — and you should. Looking for a healthier breakfast option?

Check out these healthy fast-food breakfast items. With about locations, mostly in the Southern states, Zaxby's has carved a niche out of the fried chicken market, selling only tenders sometimes in sandwiches and wings.

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Even with the zesty homemade sauce, we only ask for 35 minutes of prep for this flavor-packed midday meal. Freekeh, an ancient Middle Eastern whole grain with abundant fiber, iron, and magnesium, pairs with canned beans as the low-cost stars of this lettuce-free , make-ahead salad.

Fresh herbs, spicy salami, and salty cubes of feta cheese pack each spoonful with Mediterranean flavors. No need to worry about reheating this cheap brown bag lunch—it's best served chilled. Try this ham, Havarti, and hard-boiled egg baguette when you're craving something a bit more exciting and filling than ham and Swiss.

Make the most of the extra 28 cents left over from this cheap lunch idea and make a double batch of the dill yogurt sauce. Tote alongside your sub to have a slam dunk sandwich lunch on a budget.

Before you tuck in for bed, pop a pork shoulder and some seasonings in your slow cooker. In the morning, you'll wake up to an intoxicating aroma and remarkably tender fajita filling.

This cheap lunch idea tastes like it came from a pricey build-your-own-burrito restaurant. Pack the tortilla, mango salsa, veggies, and pork in individual containers, reheat the pork, and assemble your cheap lunch box wrap when ready to dig in.

Give them a savory spin to transform low-cost breakfast oats into a cheap lunch idea. Cook steel-cut oats in chicken broth, then top with Asian ingredients like sesame-scented mushrooms, green onions, ginger, and soy.

if you have a little wiggle room with the price of your lunch, a jammy soft-boiled egg would be an excellent addition. In a hurry?

Turn to this four-ingredient, five-minute brown bag cheap lunch idea no refrigeration required! that will please kids and adults alike.

With crunch from granola and creamy, salty peanut butter holding everything together, this ridiculously affordable lunch allows for a lot of wallet wiggle room to add sides like a banana and a cheese stick. From there, it takes just four minutes of cooking time to reach gooey provolone perfection inside these economical eats.

Make this your own with your favorite meat, cheese, and dressing. Try the same ratios with different building blocks for a new flavor experience each time. Do you like ramen but dislike all the preservatives in those little seasoning packets?

Then try this jar of goodness made with ingredients you can pronounce beef stock, teriyaki sauce, fresh ginger, garlic , plus satisfying shredded chicken for a protein boost. All that can be yours in this cheap lunch idea for work—for less than two bucks per serving.

Enjoy the flavors of an epic holiday dinner any day of the year with these flatbreads topped with smashed sweet potatoes, sliced ham, melty mozzarella, and cranberry sauce. All of this can be yours just 25 minutes from now! We call for starting with whole sweet potatoes , microwaving, and mashing with orange juice.

If you're too busy to invest the full 25 into prepping for this cheap lunch idea, snag a package of mashed sweet potatoes from the refrigerated produce section during your next grocery run. Say "See ya! Instead, mash up homemade meatless patties.

You can absolutely afford to make it a double with pantry staples like canned beans , corn, salsa, and rice. Potatoes never break the bank, but they can get soggy if cooked and stored in specific ways.

When you sauté up a hash made with potato cubes rather than shreds , spuds are perfect for a pack-and-reheat cheap lunch idea. Try it out with this minute Mexican meal—and add some grilled chicken or steak for extra hunger-fighting protein.

Bring the whole avocado with you to slice and add to the cheap lunch for work immediately before serving. Alternatively, grab a single-serving cup of premade guacamole from the supermarket instead.

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