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My wife and I spent multiple thousands on food (groceries + restaurants) in May, and managed to bring that down by about half (though still well over a thousand) in June. We live in semi-rural Arkansas, so not a HCOL area by any means. How do you spend so little?! Why would you? I grew up outside of Philly, so I happen to know a bit about your area, and it's much more urban than where I live now.
We are budget conscious but this is what our spending naturally settles into just going to to the store and getting the ingredients we need for the meals and snacks we want. Meat several times a week, lots of fruit and vegetables, some pasta and wraps and breads. We don't feel deprived or unhealthy, and it fits well within our means.
It's more expensive, but I see the cost as a price to free up my time/energy for other things I find more interesting.
To each their own!