What Did You Eat?
Fill in the details below and log your meals for each day. We will crunch the numbers and show you exactly where your money is going.
Your Affordability Score
A higher score means you are getting more value from every dollar spent on food.
Room for improvement
Spending Breakdown
Personalized Suggestions
Swap two takeout lunches for meal-prepped alternatives
Preparing rice bowls or pasta salads in bulk on Sunday can replace weekday deli runs at a fraction of the cost.
Potential savings: $14.00/week
Brew coffee at home instead of buying daily
A bag of quality beans costs about $12 and makes 30+ cups, compared to $4-6 per coffee shop visit.
Potential savings: $18.00/week
Buy proteins in bulk and freeze portions
Warehouse stores offer chicken, ground turkey, and beans at 30-50% less per serving than grocery store single packs.
Potential savings: $8.50/week
How the Analyzer Works
Three simple steps stand between you and a clearer picture of your food budget.
Log Your Meals
Enter what you ate and drank each day of the week. Include everything from home-cooked dinners and work lunches to coffee runs, snacks, and delivery orders. You can add approximate prices or let us estimate based on your location.
Get Your Score
Our algorithm calculates your Affordability Score by analyzing cost per meal, takeout-to-homemade ratios, protein efficiency, and beverage spending. The score ranges from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating smarter spending.
Follow the Plan
Receive personalized, actionable suggestions based on your specific habits. Each suggestion shows estimated weekly and yearly savings. Download your full report or share it with household members to stay on track.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about the food cost analyzer.
The analyzer uses a combination of regional food price databases, USDA average meal cost data, and restaurant pricing indexes. When you provide your location, it adjusts estimates to reflect local grocery and dining costs. If you include specific prices in your meal descriptions, those override the estimates for greater accuracy.
The Affordability Score is a number from 0 to 100 that measures how efficiently you are spending on food relative to your household size, location, and dietary needs. It factors in your cost per meal, the proportion of homemade versus takeout meals, protein cost efficiency, beverage spending, and how your total weekly spend compares to the USDA thrifty food plan for your area. A score above 80 is excellent, 60-80 is good, and below 60 indicates significant savings potential.
No, but the more days you log, the more accurate your analysis will be. We recommend logging at least 4-5 days to get a reliable picture. If you skip a day, the analyzer will extrapolate from the data you have provided. For the best results, try to include a mix of weekdays and weekend days, as spending patterns often differ.
Your privacy is important to us. All analysis is performed client-side in your browser. We do not store your meal descriptions, personal data, or analysis results on our servers. When you download a report, it is generated entirely on your device. We do not sell, share, or transmit any food log data to third parties.
Suggestions are generated based on the patterns detected in your specific meal log. The analyzer identifies your highest-cost categories (such as takeout, beverages, or convenience foods), compares them with more affordable alternatives available in your area, and calculates realistic savings estimates. The optimization mode you select (Light, Moderate, or Aggressive) controls how ambitious the recommendations are, so you can choose a level that fits your lifestyle.