≈ $62/day
Confirmed annual average
PREPARED FOOD / 365-DAY ANALYSIS
Mr. Food Eats
One year of food spending, in perspective.
≈ $22.5K
$22,542.56 confirmed
≈ $432
$432.32 per 7 days
≈ $1.88K
$1,878.55 per month
The practical headline is $62 a day. Delivery accounts for 44.7% of confirmed spending; the average daily rate rose 34.1% in the second half of the year.
DAILY RECORD / SPENDING
Most money spent in one day
$258.12
DAILY RECORD / ACTIVITY
Most transactions in one day
5 transactions
01 / SPENDING OVER TIME
A higher level in the later months
Monthly confirmed spending · complete calendar months
May, July and August each exceeded $2,400. Partial September periods are excluded from the trend line and included in the table below.
View monthly totals
| Month | Days covered | Confirmed |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 · partial | 16 | $792.31 |
| Oct 2025 | 31 | $1,591.11 |
| Nov 2025 | 30 | $1,717.00 |
| Dec 2025 | 31 | $1,458.53 |
| Jan 2026 | 31 | $1,745.78 |
| Feb 2026 | 28 | $1,553.00 |
| Mar 2026 | 31 | $1,444.61 |
| Apr 2026 | 30 | $1,872.52 |
| May 2026 | 31 | $2,458.36 |
| Jun 2026 | 30 | $2,252.31 |
| Jul 2026 | 31 | $2,432.26 |
| Aug 2026 | 31 | $2,429.04 |
| Sep 2026 · partial | 14 | $795.73 |
| Total | 365 | $22,542.56 |
The first September covers 16 days; the last covers 14 days. All charts and tables use confirmed spending.
02 / COMPOSITION
Delivery is the largest category
Share of confirmed annual spending
44.7%delivery
Delivery44.7%
Carryout / restaurant orders26.0%
Fast food / quick service14.9%
Coffee12.0%
Other prepared food2.4%
| Category | Confirmed |
|---|---|
| Delivery | $10,080.18 |
| Carryout / restaurant orders | $5,866.23 |
| Fast food / quick service | $3,348.35 |
| Coffee | $2,702.35 |
| Other prepared food | $545.45 |
| Total | $22,542.56 |
Categories are mutually exclusive. Delivery and carryout / restaurant orders together account for 70.7% of confirmed spending.
03 / WEEKLY PATTERN
Friday leads the week
Average spend per occurrence of each weekday
Mon
$78
Tue
$35
Wed
$31
Thu
$47
Fri
$131
Sat
$57
Sun
$54
30.3% of annual spending falls on Fridays. Averages count every occurrence, including days with no purchases: 53 Mondays and 52 of each other weekday.
View weekday totals
| Weekday | Occurrences | Confirmed total | Share | Daily avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 53 | $4,123.09 | 18.3% | $77.79 |
| Tuesday | 52 | $1,842.96 | 8.2% | $35.44 |
| Wednesday | 52 | $1,601.59 | 7.1% | $30.80 |
| Thursday | 52 | $2,420.38 | 10.7% | $46.55 |
| Friday | 52 | $6,833.00 | 30.3% | $131.40 |
| Saturday | 52 | $2,938.27 | 13.0% | $56.51 |
| Sunday | 52 | $2,783.27 | 12.3% | $53.52 |
| Total | 365 | $22,542.56 | 100% | — |
04 / PURCHASE FREQUENCY
Spending on about two-thirds of days
67.95% of the year
248 daysWith qualifying purchases
117 daysWithout qualifying purchases
Each square represents one day; squares are grouped by status, not by date. Counts reflect the final exclusions.
THE DAILY AVERAGE, EXPLAINED
Every day belongs in the denominator
The $62 headline spreads a full year’s spending across all 365 calendar days.
Average per calendar day
$61.76 confirmed
Spending per day with qualifying purchases
$90.90 confirmed
The second figure divides net annual spending by 248 purchase days. Purchase timing can differ from consumption timing, particularly for stored-value reloads.
05 / TREND & RUN RATE
The recent pace is above the annual average
Confirmed net spending per calendar day
$52.74/day
Sep 15, 2025 – Mar 15, 2026
182 days · $9,597.77
$70.74/day
Mar 16 – Sep 14, 2026
183 days · $12,944.79
$77.32/day
Jun – Aug 2026
92 days · $7,113.61
The recent three complete months averaged $2,371.20 per month . Sustaining the recent daily rate for 365 days would imply approximately $28.2K annually, compared with the observed $22.5K.
View run-rate calculations
| Period | Days | Confirmed spend | Daily rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| First half | 182 | $9,597.77 | $52.74 |
| Second half | 183 | $12,944.79 | $70.74 |
| Recent 3 months | 92 | $7,113.61 | $77.32 |
The recent three months are a subset of the second half, not an additional period to add. Annualized run rates are simple illustrations of the observed pace, not forecasts.
06 / ANNUAL IMPLICATIONS
Small daily amounts accumulate
At the observed annual pace
| Period | Confirmed |
|---|---|
| One year | $22,542.56 |
| Five years | $112,712.80 |
| Ten years | $225,425.60 |
Simple nominal extensions of the annual totals. No inflation, investment returns or behavioral changes are assumed.
Illustrative daily reductions
| Daily reduction | Annual reduction |
|---|---|
| $5/day | $1,825 |
| $10/day | $3,650 |
| $15/day | $5,475 |
| $20/day | $7,300 |
Each $5/day reduction in this spending equals $1,825 over a 365-day year. Replacement food costs are not included.
07 / METHODOLOGY & QA
Scope, precision and checks
- Rolling period: September 15, 2025 through September 14, 2026, inclusive.
- Includes carryout, delivery, coffee, quick-service food and other prepared food.
- Known dine-in meals and alcohol are excluded. Refunds are netted against spending; pending transactions are excluded.
- Transactions were checked for duplicate transaction IDs and same-date/same-amount duplication. The source analysis reported no duplicates.
- Monthly, weekday, category and half-year totals each reconcile to the confirmed annual total. Purchase-day counts reflect the final exclusions.
- Purchase and reload dates measure spending timing, not necessarily meals, visits or consumption.
One consistent basis
$22,542.56 annually
$61.76 per calendar day
Only confirmed qualifying spending is included. Three unresolved purchases are excluded.
The practical headline rounds the confirmed daily average to approximately $62. Calculations use the exact annual total before rounding.
Weekly equivalents use annual total ÷ 365 × 7; monthly equivalents use annual total ÷ 12. Percentages may differ slightly in total due to rounding.