{"id":745729,"date":"2026-07-06T03:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T03:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/745729\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T03:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T03:25:11","slug":"chick-fil-a-hack-lets-a-family-of-five-eat-for-under-45-father-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/745729\/","title":{"rendered":"Chick-fil-A hack lets a family of five eat for under $45, father says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A father says his family of five is able to eat at Chick-fil-A<\/a> for under $45 using a DIY sandwich “hack,” though menu prices vary by location amid concerns across the country about affordability due to rising costs.<\/p>\n

Jeff Johnson, a worship pastor at an Atlanta church and a podcast host, told his social media followers that it is cheaper to purchase nuggets and buns than to purchase chicken sandwiches for himself, his wife and his three children.<\/p>\n

“I have a hack for every dad who\u2019s always saying, \u2018Why are we spending so much money at Chick-fil-A,'” Johnson said in a June 26 Instagram video.<\/p>\n

“Instead of everybody ordering their fried chicken sandwich and their meal, here\u2019s what we just did and what we have been doing, and y’all need to know about this.”<\/p>\n

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A father revealed how his family of five is able to eat at Chick-fil-A for under $45. (David L. Ryan\/The Boston Globe via Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Johnson explained that he ordered 30 nuggets, which were just over $17, and buttered buns for everyone, which were 25 cents each.<\/p>\n

The camera then pans over to a family member’s sandwich, which shows a bun with several nuggets inside.<\/p>\n

Even with added sides and drinks, Johnson’s hack helps reduce the cost for families attempting to budget their meals<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Everyone\u2019s happy, dad\u2019s happy. We have saved so much money. I’m just telling you, you can eat for under $45 at Chick-fil-A as a family of five if you do what I’m saying,” Johnson said.<\/p>\n

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Jeff Johnson explained that he ordered 30 nuggets for around $17 and buttered buns for 25 cents each. (Michael Nagle\/Bloomberg via Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Prices vary by restaurant, but individual Chick-fil-A chicken sandwiches<\/a> often cost about $5 to $6 before sides, drinks and tax.<\/p>\n

The commenters on his video were shocked by his hack and appreciative of the advice.<\/p>\n

“Chick-fil-A is expensive. Good advice dude. Appreciate it,” one person wrote.<\/p>\n

“Did not need to know about the 30 nuggets for $17 as a single person,” another jokingly added.<\/p>\n

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A classic chicken sandwich typically costs around $5 or $6. (iStock \/ iStock)<\/p>\n

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“Let me know when you get a cease and desist letter from\u00a0@chickfila,” a third user joked.<\/p>\n

“Get some pickles on the side. Gotta have that pickles,” another user said, referring to the pickles that typically come on a classic chicken sandwich.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. A father says his family of five is able to eat at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":745730,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[28],"class_list":["post-745729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/745729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=745729"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/745729\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/745730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=745729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=745729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=745729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}