Key Takeaways

• Fast food can be a good way to purchase popular meal items for less.
• Casual chains offer low-cost alternatives to more expensive restaurants.
• Look for promo codes to access discounted meals.
• Sign up for the company's app and email alert system for free food and lower prices.

Dining out can be an expensive activity, and in many cases prices are escalating.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture 2024 Food Price Outlook report, food-away-from-home prices are predicted to increase 4.1% this year.

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It's costly enough when you're only treating yourself, but when you're also taking the kids, the check can be daunting. Rather than foregoing restaurant meals entirely, find ways to treat your family in a financially healthy way.

Here’s how a group of two adults and two kids can eat dinner out affordably (prices are accurate at time of publication).

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