I don't claim the leftovers because I buy all my dc groceries separately. If I serve them leftovers from our groceries, I don't have the receipts to prove it.

I know it sounds crazy when you say $2/day/child but for an example, this is what we had today:
am snack...english muffin with pb and banana,water
lunch...ham, cucumbers,buttered bread, grapes, milk
pm snack will be...watermelon, homemade muffins we made, water

Yes it could be better and more organic etc but I don't think it's "junk" either. Something like a canteloupe which costs $2 will last me 3-4 days because I have such small eaters.

I could buy all my groceries together and than claim 50% of that which would likely be around $5000 instead of $2000 but for me it wouldn't be honest as I know that they are not getting half of what I am buying. For example, I buy steak/lobster/expensive cheese/treats for us but never give them that. I do know that I should be claiming some more for the leftovers but I'm not sure how to do that when I buy dc groceries separately? Any suggestions from people who also buy dc groceries separately?