Do you eat at home or outside a lot?

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Mostly at home. We like cooking and are pretty good at it. I also have an annoying food intolerance that makes some restaurants difficult, if not impossible. We have a few favorite places for when we want takeout or an evening out (once or twice a month).

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smurfe@reddit

It's been about 5 years since I went to a restaurant. I always eat at home.

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theCynicalChicken@reddit

Who can afford to eat out these days? Even a combo at McDonald's is $12 😅

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sluttypidge@reddit

I typically am full on a kids meal. My sister and I can normally eat for less than $10 at Wendy's

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gonyere@reddit

I was this way for years. 4-6 nuggets and a small fry , and I was good.

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sluttypidge@reddit

I guess it's a perk of being a short lady. I'm 5' 110lbs. It does not take a lot to maintain my person. 😂

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Brave_Speaker_8336@reddit

Two double cheeseburgers is like $5 and more than enough for a meal for me

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theCynicalChicken@reddit

Depends on where you live. I just checked and for 2 double cheeseburgers at my nearest McDonald's would be $7.14 with tax.

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Unhappy-Ad-3870@reddit

Almost 100% at home unless we are on the road and won’t get home in time to cook dinner. Rarely get takeout, maybe once every two months.

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JimBones31@reddit

In my household unless it's me traveling for work, we eat out for all but 1-2 meals a month.

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Drew707@reddit

Depends on the week, but probably averages to 50/50 cooking and delivery. Rarely do we have the time to actually go out.

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MrLongWalk@reddit

I’d say I eat at home for more than 95% of my meals.

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manicpixidreamgirl04@reddit

mostly at home

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Otherwise-OhWell@reddit

Both.

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Rambo-Santa@reddit

At home 95% of the time. The 5% I go out, I regret every single time $$$$$$

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KevrobLurker@reddit

Since I retired I almost always cook for myself & eat at home. This trend started during the COVID lockdown. I began to depend on food delivery, gradually switching from meals to ingredients. I have learned to cook more things & even started to bake a few things: homemade soup in my Crockpot from stock I make myself; Irish soda bread from scratch; pizza assembled from storebought ingredients & baked at home; hand--cut French "fried" potatoes made in my air fryer; brownies, cakes & pancakes from mixes. I avoid buying a lot of processed food in favor of fresh. I think I save money, along with meal planning. I've sold a few dinners to my working housemates for cost plus a slight bump, or they contribute beverages &/or desserts. I have the time for this since I stopped working.

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Phantomtastic@reddit

Yes.

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Far-Influence702@reddit

Military makes it easy to just grab something from base dining hall most days, but I try cooking at home when I have time. Way cheaper and you actually know what's going in your food

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InvincibleChutzpah@reddit

Mostly at home. I only eat out unless socialising, celebrating, or going on a date with my wife.

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FoolhardyBastard@reddit

We’ve been eating out a lot recently. I’ve just been unmotivated to cook.

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Efficient-Panic3506@reddit

depends on the week. if life is chaotic → takeout. if i’m feeling responsible → groceries and cooking like a normal adult lol

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Zealousideal_Draw_94@reddit

I mostly cook at home, but eat at work

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DummyThiccDude@reddit

I eat out pretty often, but its usually just getting something on the way to work.

Outside of that i usually eat something i have at home. Mostly something frozen or a sandwich because im just really lazy.

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OpeningChipmunk1700@reddit

I primarily eat at home because I like cooking.

The only place I have lived where it seems like most people go out to eat more often than cook at home is NYC. I assume there are several causes--small kitchens, lack of cooking skills, desire to take advantage of NYC's restaurant and nightlife scene, etc.

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Decent_Concern8751@reddit

Grocery stores are also terrible there. There’s so much good choice in restaurants, poor choice of groceries, bad kitchens etc it’s hard not to eat out a lot. You can also DoorDash thousands of restaurants to your place

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Proud_Huckleberry_42@reddit

Long commutes, working late.....

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Appropriate-Food1757@reddit

Yeah

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sluttypidge@reddit

Normally at home. We only eat out once a month maybe.

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Dangerous-Safe-4336@reddit

We eat out two or three times a year.

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94grampaw@reddit

Allways at home, some times ill eat the food i cook out side though

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Spirited-Way2406@reddit

Eating out is so expensive anymore. Even the formerly cheap fast food places are so expensive that it's less stressful to eat at home. I pack my lunches, and if I can figure out what to pack I will start packing my breakfasts for busy mornings when I have 15 minutes to get and eat my food (instead of using up those 15 minutes going through the drive-through line at the neighborhood fast food joint).

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