How much $ for food-living in apt

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
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<p>My son will be a sophmore & is living in Poly Cyn apts. Trying to decide how much money to give him for food. His class schedule Q1 is such that he will be eating lunch on campus (will probably do the Dining Dollars for that), so food will be for breakfasts, dinners and snacks. </p>

<p>Anyone that has gone through this and can provide a basic guideline, I would appreicate your input! He’s never had to cook before, so it won’t be gourmet meals :)</p>

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<p>My son was in Poly Canyon last year (as a sophomore). We gave him $1000 per quarter and he used just about all of that. We didn’t use dining dollars. He did not have a car, but a couple of his roommates did and they would go to COSTCO for big grocery runs. They also sometimes went to Firestone and other off campus eateries.</p>