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Food is cheaper, but my kids only want imported snacks

Food is cheaper, but my kids only want imported snacks

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Food is cheaper, but my kids only want imported snacks

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    • September 2, 2026 at 10:57 am #27272
      diegoplaza95574
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      We moved to Madrid recently and local groceries can be reasonable, but our kids keep asking for familiar snacks, cereal, peanut butter, ranch, mac and cheese, and lunchbox items. I keep buying imported foods because everyone is homesick, and now groceries are not as cheap as I expected. Did other families go through this?

    • September 2, 2026 at 10:57 am #27273
      paulamesa28957
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      Yes. Imported food became our emotional spending. I was not buying cereal; I was buying five minutes of peace before school. Eventually we created a comfort shelf and stopped trying to rebuild our U.S. pantry. The kids found Spanish snacks they liked, and the grocery bill calmed down.

    • September 2, 2026 at 10:57 am #27274
      benvalley94583
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      Homesickness has a grocery bill. Nobody warns you.

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