Pinterest is a nightmare. I hope she's not getting ideas from there. "Rub your face with a strong acid like lemon juice and then grind it with some baking soda because your skin is just like your sink and should be cleaned the same way!" "Is your toddler just too busy for you? Put M&M's in a pill sorter and teach your kids to open up the pill boxes and eat the tiny little things they find in them!" I'm surprised no one has ended up with a toddler in the ER because of that little gem.

Get a spreadsheet and figure out a budget. This sort of problem needs to be laid out clearly using numbers and without judgement. "Here's what meals cost at restaurants. Here's our weekly budget. Here's what we could make at home to make it cheaper." Apps like "MealPlan by Fall Day" can help you organize your grocery list and plan a weekly menu, and there are probably a ton of budgeting apps you could find, maybe even something simple like Excel, to just figure out what the budget should be. Someone could probably suggest a budget app, or just use

There are also food delivery services you could use where they bring you the ingredients needed for a few days worth of meals.

Count your blessings. This is a problem you can solve.