Going above and beyond - It would be great if there were a built-in tool that showed the trip leader the estimated meal budget. This would be based on the number of participants on the trip, the number of meals on that trip, and the cost of meal per person per meal.
For our Troop, that cost is $4.50 per person per meal. Each troop should have the ability to set their own cost.
This should be viewable to the trip leader, but could also be viewable to the public (e.g. the grub master isn't sure, but they can log in from their phone while at walmart and double check the budget).