
Americans spend more than half their food budget eating out or grabbing takeout; this is significant given that food prices at grocery stores and restaurants continue to increase. While convenience makes ordering to-go seem like a good plan, eating at home is both more economical and better for you. But when the week gets busy, good intentions slip away, produce wilts in the drawer and everyone forgets about that leftover pork chop lingering in the back of the fridge.