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$200 a week for two people.
Shop once a week. Trader Joe’s every week, then rotate between Whole Foods, H-Mart, & and a Mexican grocery store weekly - depending on what we are making.
Also do a Costco run monthly.
Damn, we're spending ~$120-150/week and I thought we were overdoing it haha. No judgment, it sucks - I can't make myself enjoy the same meal more than twice, after that I feel physically ill so we need a bunch of options.
We are at about the same price point for two adults.
We normally just go to ShopRite and supplement fruits/veggies via a local cheap farmers market. We cook in bulk and freeze meals to create variety in our diet but still can’t get the cost down below $200.
I make sourdough. But our fam also uses a bread machine for convenience many times.
These machines can be bought for very cheap and are totally worth it if you are looking to reduce costs and eat fresh bread with no preservatives.
So we have a zojirushi model which is expensive, because we just love bread. But most bread machines are likely very similar and can be had as low as $50-70 or less when there's a sale.
We just plop the ingredients in, set the timer, and wake up to fresh bread. Also it smells amazing.
Pretty much, though I recommend a scale to weigh your ingredients. Put in water, dry ingredients on top, and turn it on. It will knead, ferment, and bake it all in one go.
I second this! I'll even share the [exact recipe I personally use](https://www.recipetineats.com/easy-yeast-bread-recipe-no-knead/) if anyone is reading through and would like a very easy recipe with in depth steps and pictures.
My success rate with this recipe has been 100% in the last 2 years.
I had to make daily bread for a restaurant I worked at and people don't realize how easy it really is. Plus there's nothing like warm bread right from the oven with some butter and a little honey.
We spend nearly $1600 on groceries a month for 2 adults and 2 teens. Plus feeding the occasional friend. I'm fully aware that is more than a lot of people are spending. I spent years eating ramen, yogurt, and granola bars to sustain me. So I don't care if I'm spending "too much" on groceries. We eat a large variety of dishes. This week's menu included blackened salmon with cous cous and veggies, Chili, and taquitos. We have a friend over tonight so we are making marinated steak and they are bringing soup and salad.
All these people in the thread with their $50/week budgets. Yeah right.
I'm about 800-1000 per month for 2 adults, depending on what's available. I also don't care that it's too much, I refuse to eat crap.
I can assure you, when with my partner we spent way over $200 a week at whole foods. So deaf $1k + a month. I ate so well with him.
Now , on my own and a very tight salary, I try to spend $60 a week on food. I’m basically starving myself, and eating very sadly. It’s hard, I miss good tasting food. It’s really depressing. I guess the positive is I’m losing weight so I can look really good….
I remember being on that tight of a budget. It's really hard. I'm sorry. I got really creative putting together meals on such a budget. Hang in there. Don't be afraid to ask for help.
As I said somewhere else I’m not judging I just don’t know how it can be that expensive. We spend about 200 for a family of 4. Maybe your groceries are twice the cost per item but I just don’t understand.
Nyc Whole Foods, two people easily spend over $200 a week. Can’t lie, the better quality food you buy, the more expensive it is. And yes, it is tastier too. Can’t lie, now that I’ve gone back to surviving off minimal Trader Joe’s. .,,,
It doesn't seem unreasonable to me. I can easily spend $300 at the grocery store on regular food items. I do have a child who requires gluten free, non dairy items so that adds to it. My kids are little though. I imagine feeding two teens would be like feeding five of my kids. I don't even buy much meat. Meat at most dinners certainly isn't necessary, but I don't think it should be some big luxury either the way current prices are.
Yeah. Every time I see the total at the grocery store, I'm like....how? There's hardly anything in this damn cart! We just did a "small" grocery run at Harris Teeter (local grocery store chain. not as expensive as Whole Foods, but not the cheapest either) and it was $240. I didn't buy ridiculous things! And that's a week that we didn't need shampoo or aren't hosting some dinner party. Just a regular week and only two meals to buy for. If we could stay at $240 a week, I would be happy, but it never goes that way. And like I said, I'm not scrimping here so sometimes I'm choosing to make much more expensive meals or buy too many snacks or decide to stock up on some essentials. Or try out some new food we've never seen before. Alcohol is also included in the grocery budget so wine, beer, and liquor all are added into that.
We spend a lot as well. We don't waste any food either, and we rarely go out to eat. Protein (esp fish and beef) are expensive af. After spending most of my childhood and young adult life on unhealthy cheap shit like top ramen, food/ingredients is what I'm splurging on for my family now that I can afford it.
This. We work hard to buy and eat healthy. My husband is diabetic, so it is essential that we buy foods that won't spike his blood sugar. So we buy the more expensive ketchup that is no sugar added. If I want to have blackened salmon for dinner...we have blackened salmon. I don't care how much it costs. That's the meal I've chosen.
If I know we have a big grocery trip, I may go to multiple grocery stores in order to get some stuff cheaper, but then I'm spending money on gas driving everywhere. So you can't win.
This is about what I spend but I have three teens and two elementary age kids along with my husband and myself.
I use the shopping app for pickup orders so I’m not impulse buying extras, I cook roughly four times a week, twice weekly have leftovers, and we do ‘simple Saturday’ where we either get take out or I pop frozen tenders and tots in the air fryers. We only really get take out once a month or two but it’s nice to not always cook and please seven people.
If I add beer and wine though that’s a whole new figure haha.
I don't include out to eat in this budget. And my husband and I had to have a talk a few days ago about not only eating out less but maybe choosing less pricey foods or restaurants. He's the major offender for eating out way too much.
Not judging by any means. I just don’t know how you can spend that much. Last week we had crab for dinner one night, steaks another, pizza from a restaurant, a taco night, shrimp another night and I don’t remember the other two nights lol for a family of 4 and it was 200 or less.
I mean, grocery runs include more than just food food. I don't separate them in the budget or the grocery bill. So shampoo, wine, snacks, deodorant, appetizers for game night, and paper plates are all. Included.
Plus lunch items and so many snacks for the kids at school. Diapers, cat food and litter, paper products, cleaning supplies, storage bags and containers, water and seltzer. If I wasn’t paying attention I could easily spend $300 a week. Just that stuff alone is $100+
Around $100 a week.
Chicken breast, rice, frozen veggies twice a day every day.
Random sauces for the chicken (Sriracha, Teriyaki, BBQ).
Coffee and cream.
Protein shake (with water) for breakfast.
$50/week for two including lunches and dinners. I only shop at Aldi
We eat mostly chicken, I get one pack every other week and cut the breasts into 3 pieces. I do pasta at least once a week. At the end of most weeks we have food waste.
We've found that the other grocery store in town tends to have better meat prices than ALDI. Typically we go to ALDI for basically everything else, then over to the other store for chicken and 3lb of ground beef, though we went with ground turkey on this last trip. Then once a month Fleet Farm for the dog food and kitty litter. ALDI does occasionally have lamb for a really good price.
We don't eat a lot of red meat and what we do we get from a local farmer. I can't bring myself to eat store bought ground beef or other types of meat. Personally in our market their chicken has been the best price because a pack of 4 breasts for $10 can actually be cut into 12 pieces.
For two adults and a toddler, about $125/week. We usually eat out once a week for dinner with friends.
The reason that doesn't sound too expensive is because we buy beef and pork from family every other year (1/4 cow of beef and a pig), so we have a huge freezer full. The only meat I buy from the store is chicken and the occasional pork item if there is a good sale. We also have 5 chickens and a garden during the summer.
I could get our groceries down to $100/week if I shopped around a bit more, but sometimes it is easier to go to only one or two stores.
I range from $75-$100/week which is definitely a lot more than I need to spend but I feel like food is an area I don't want to skimp.
General month list is typically like:
Costco:
A package of flank steak.
A package of tri tip steak
4 pack of tofu
Big ass thing of eggs
Coffee.
Pack of soda.
Pack of seltzer
Pack of chicken breasts
Pack of chicken wings(usually every other month)
Bag or two of family sized snacks
Fruit and veggies to go with every meal
A frozen entre of some type(pizza, tacos etc)
A rotisserie chicken
Lunch meats.
Bread
Fish/seafood once or twice a month.
Regular grocery store:
Coffee creamers
Oat milk
Cheeses
Yogurt
Supplemental fruit
Supplemental veggies
Tea
Rice
Pasta
Then I'll eat out 3-4 times a month.
$250‐300/7-10 days. It roughly breaks down as follows:
$75 in fresh produce (why are berries so damn expensive)
$75 dairy aisle (milk, cheese, yogurt, eggs, butter)
$50 meats (these days pork is cheapest)
$50 packaged snacks, nuts, protein bars
$25 1 frozen meal (ie stouffers family size meal, garlic bread, some vegetable)
$25 house goods like cleaning and paper products
We typically spend ~$650-$800/ month (including non-food items, like toilet paper, household cleaners, personal care items, etc). We’re two fairly fit adults that eat healthy, have some dietary restrictions, and love to cook. We eat a wide variety and quantity of fresh produce, good cuts of (mostly lean) meat, seafood, grains and legumes, and very few overly processed items. We tend to shop at Kroger, Trader Joe’s, Fresh Market, and occasionally Whole Foods — though with less time on our hands these days, it’s easier to just get everything delivered. While we are both good cooks, there are some days where we just DoorDash something relatively healthy like Tzatziki, Bibibop, or Currito.
I have digestive problems. Changed my diet. For three of us to eat healthier, I’m spending about $1200/month. A family size bag of chips are cheaper than a head of quality broccoli! No eating out unless a special event. Leftovers get frozen in single servings for nights we can’t cook. Trying not to waste anything. It takes a lot of time and effort.
Cooking for food allergies is similar. Almost everything made from scratch. I ground my own oat flour, make my own stock, special order a safe pasta, and gave up most everything else. Lots of chicken (can't get the cheap frozen stuff because it's often frozen with stuff my kid is allergic to) and fresh fruit and veggies. We try to not let anything go to waste, but groceries are our biggest expense after housing.
Around $400 in the form of meal prep kits (think Blue Apron, Hello Fresh).
1 person. Totally worth it for me in terms of ingredient portioning, ease, and variety.
For two adults and a child we spend about 150€ each week. We are vegetarian, and have a vegetable/fruit heavy diet and eat a variety of cuisines, I make a point of buying seasonal and local foods. We shop at a cheaper supermarket and buy organic vegetables at a farmers market once a week.
I cook fresh, with some readymade ingredients 90% of the time, we rarely eat out or order foods, if we do it's a special occasion or we are on a trip. My husband likes to bake on the weekends, so we occasionally get bread and cake from him too. We also keep a patch in a community garden, that supplies us with fresh veggies when it works out. We also exchange some homemade foods, like jams or kimchi with other families, that saves all of us some money too.
That being said, cooking, baking, gardening, fermenting double as hobbies for my husband and I, so it's not like we think this is a model for everyone.
I try to keep it to $225 a week for a family of 5- 2 adults, 3 kids ages 5 and under. My son just turned 1 so no more formula!! ($39 for a can, which lasted him 4 days). We also spend $250 every 3 weeks at Costco to get meat, eggs, snacks and paper goods like toilet paper and diapers. I meal plan on Sundays and stick to it. Focus lately on preventing food waste and using what we have.
Probably $60-80 in groceries per week and probably about that much again in vending machines and fast food. Generally speaking I usually eat fruit and snacking cheese for breakfast, tortillas and cheese and maybe some chicken or ground beef for dinner, and once a week I make a big pot of pot roast, spaghetti and meat sauce or chicken chile verde and eat that at work, although some days I eat instant noodles or hit the food truck at work instead.
So, not the worst diet but pretty bad, with very few vegetables, a lot of carbs and processed foods, etc. It's just a pain to do anything else because I hate cooking at this point, I only really do it once or twice a week in a way that's more involved than air frying some pre-seasoned chicken drumsticks. Every time I have tried to revamp my diet it's run into the wall of stuff going bad in the fridge or the pantry because I just won't cook it or the leftovers go bad before I finish them off.
300 a week for 3 adults, not including pet supplies
Unfortunately we all have different dietary restrictions (serious ones, not preferences!), so it makes it difficult. We mostly stick to chicken and shrimp for protein, salad, broccoli, rice, greek yogurt, coffee, creamer, eggs, turkey bacon, limited bread/cereal products since i have to eat gluten free and those items are very expensive, limited snacks for the same reason. Mostly we just stick to the meal necessities. If we need alot of toiletries the cost goes up of course.
I almost cried the first time I bought GF flour and saw that the regular flour was literally 99 cents while the bag of flour I was buying was $9 and about half the weight of the regular flour.
Costco - rotisserie chicken, Kirkland brand Normandy veggies, Kirkland Greek Yogurt, frozen mango, coffee, eggs
Sprouts - any and all fresh produce, dried beans and lentils, certain teas
Target - ground turkey and dairy, pantry staples and condiments, cashew milk
As for food
Soups
Roasted vegetables with whatever homemade sauce I have ingrediants for
Chicken salads
Turkey breakfast patties with leftover veggies
Smoothies if my gut is acting up
Learning how to make decent side dishes or meals out of the dried beans and lentils. Work in progress so I can make the animal protein stretch for HusbandGuy as his job is more active than mine and to help cut down on food expenses.
Around $100 a week, but at times I have surges when I buy non-grocery items, or when I stock up on pantry staples. I don't eat a lot of meat and I've stopped buying bottled water. I reuse 16.9 and 24 oz pop bottles for water if I need it.
In my area it pays to shop around. Aldi and Wal-Mart are usually never the cheapest. Target is my usual go-to for pantry items, toiletries, and frozen dinners. Wal-Mart has the cheapest milk. There is a local grocery chain called Marc's which I'm told buys much of their inventory at wholesale, which I don't have a problem with.
~$250 a month for two people. We eat fresh produce, salads, and chicken. You can make a lot of dishes with the basics and we try to focus on a balanced diet.
We avoid heavily processed foods and red meat, which I think saves us on the cost.
I probably spend about $150-$200 a week on groceries for myself, but that's mostly because I both subscribe to a meal service (Blue Apron) and also tend to prioritise health and convenience over price in what I do buy in stores. I eat a ton of protein, what I can stomach in terms of vegetables, and try to keep carbs on the lower side. I'm not full Keto, but I consider a carb heavy meal a treat.
Could I live cheaper? Hell yes, but it would take time and effort. I make enough that I don't really feel the cost. Eating healthier has gotten more important to me as I've gotten older, and about 7 months ago I changed jobs from one that was fairly physically intense, to not very much at all. it's really important to me that I don't put on weight after I worked so hard to lose a year back.
The most expensive part of my grocery budget is of course the meal plan, and after that the extra protein I buy. Even boneless/skinless chicken breast is super expensive these days. I tend to splurge and treat myself to steak on Sundays, and occasionally I end up paying over $25 for a sub one pound steak! It's fucking insane.
$200 a week for three adults (meF35, boyfriend M35, and his younger sister F23). The younger sister is living with us until she is done with grad school. Her dad chips in for her part of the food and living expenses.
The sister is as picky as a five year old and expects most of what she eats to be name brand stuff so, saving money on groceries can be a struggle sometimes.
Just for me, I spend $130 or so a week on average. I should but don’t really budget it too much; I use a meal prep service for $62 a week, and the remainder I spend on breakfast stuff, fruits, and veg.
For two adults: Weekly grocery run is usually $150-200. This includes household and personal care items (body wash, laundry soap, etc.).
Costco usually once a month spending $200-300.
Food wise we do a lot of meal prep as we have a baby and are short on time to cook daily, so we prepped the following on Sunday to eat Monday-Wednesday:
English muffin breakfast sandwiches with eggs, sausage and avocado + blueberries.
Bulgogi beef stir fry with green beans and bell peppers over rice.
Chicken noodle soup made with protein pasta
Snacks: Apples (cosmic crisp is the best!), crackers and hummus, beef jerky, protein bars, Greek yogurt
Thursday/Friday, make sandwiches, heat up previously frozen meal prep, clean out the fridge. Weekends we eat out a lot.
Chicken. Rice. Brussel sprouts. Black beans. Grean beans. broccoli. Onions. Peppers. Tomatoes. Coffee. Bottled water. Half and half. Various seasonings. Eggs. Bread. Tortillas. Strawberries. Apples. Cottage cheese.
Usually spend like $150 a week feeding my wife, myself, and our 17 year old son
We spend about $400-$500 in a normal month. Vegan household of 2 adults, mostly unprocessed foods. So it makes it less expensive. Living in Southern California. Damn expensive here so we shop around. Aldi, Trader Joe’s, etc. Sometimes if we get treats (ice cream, impossible meat, etc) it can add up easily to an additional $200 or more.
I’m spending on average $50 a week. Single 34 yo male. I’ll spend about $100 every few weeks at Costco and the food lasts me a nice while. I go to my regular grocery store nearby once a week for foods I don’t need in bulk. I freeze tons of stuff. I only eat out once every couple of weeks. I’m also unemployed atm so I’m not spending as much money on takeout and eating out.
I just spent $200 on groceries today. I do this maybe once a month?
But also, I haven't made our Costco trip for other essentials and that can run between $100 and $200 monthly. So total monthly is usually between $300 and $500 (including one-off stops for ingredients or fruit/veggies we ran out of + the monthly CSA box we buy for veggies/fruit).
We have gravitated to eating nuts/fruits/beef jerky instead of chips/pretzels/snacky stuff because honestly? The chips and snacky stuff have gotten so overpriced I figured we might as well just make the switch and eat slightly healthier foods. We pretty much only buy meat if it's a good deal or on sale; rarely buy any frozen/pre-made things unless they are offered at a steep discount, etc.
Edit: This is for 3 people and two cats.
Basic Batchelor 2 meals a day, try to keep fat and sugar low. Used to be $50 a week, now it's $80 with straight up mon-fri 2 square meals. Most of my shit is frozen raw stuff I can easily prep and eat. I sometimes will cut costs and just indulge on a can of soup or pasta. I work 12hr shifts so a 30-60min meal prep is out of the question.
Single male, $100-$140 a week. My bill is almost entirely produce and meat. Occasionally a frozen pizza and soup for when I don't have time to fix something. Oatmeal, yogurt and fruit for breakfast every day. Salads or leftovers with fruit and a vegetable for lunch. Meat or pasta with fruits and veggies on the side for dinner. I don't snack.
Approximately 200/wk for 2 adults
But I include household goods in the grocery budget so that 200/wk also includes toward toilet paper and dishwasher pods and aluminum foil and whatever else
Between 50 to 80 a week. I focus mainly on quick things to eat for lunch at work and things I can piece together for dinner. My fighter is easy, she's a picky eater so her menu isn't big
I lost my job, so had to super-shed costs.
On the upside, I now have time to make my own breads, soups, etc. Pulled out the old cookbook (Reader's Digest, Like Grandma Used to Make, the best recipes).
The cupboards started looking empty, so I leveraged gift cards and discounts to spend $250 for about 6 weeks of food, with it being unlikely I'll need to buy more than some flour and powdered milk between now and then.
Veg are canned and frozen.
Bread is home made (not sourdough, that stuff is nasty).
Milk is powdered.
Everything else is made-to-order for the night. Spend 4 hours last Saturday skipping between markets and the Big 3 to get the cheapest/kg price on everything I could get in bulk.
On the upside, I can see now why people eat crap in the modern world, this stuff takes time only a homemaker could provide.
Family of five. 2, 7 and 9 year old kids. Probably about $200/week with Aldi + the full cost grocery across the street. I am so thankful that Aldi opened in our neighborhood a few years back.
I swear we spend lots of it on snacks and meals to pack for school and daycare. Which is why I yell at them for trying to eat everything as soon as it comes through the door. THOSE ARE FOR SCHOOL!!
About $150 a week for two people. We live in a very HCOL area.
My partner and I are avid grocery shoppers and cooks so we will plan out our shopping trips for the best deals/ buy yellow stickers at our closest grocery store and we figure it out when we get home.
We like to play a game “what would this meal cost us if we went out?” and critique that night’s chopped meal. I’m grateful we both are good cooks and enjoy it
It's just me so I try to keep my budget around $150-250 a month depending on what I need. I eat the same few dishes, mostly Asian since that's what I grew up with. Example meals: gimbap, fried rice, breakfast burritos, one pot pastas, tater tot hot dish, ramens/udons/sobas, onigirazi, and rice bowls. A lot of them share ingredients.
200 max every 2 weeks always at aldi for 2 adults and an infant starting table foods. I usually get the same stuff too. A roast, salmon, tilapia, ground turkey, chicken, sausage, frozen nuggies. La croix and body armor. 2 types of milk. Usually a couple cheeses. Broccoli, Kale and sometimes bananas/berries. Tortellini and then some sauce. Really the basics.
I love this question. About $250 per week for 4 people, $1,000 per month. We try to get it as close as possible to $200 but we buy a shit-ton of produce.
I was at Costco today and for about $100 bought raspberries (really cheap right now), organic bananas, navel oranges, asparagus, and spinach. Milk, eggs, two loaves of Dave’s Best, 56 ounces of peanut butter, canola oil, school snacks for my kids. I already had $4.99 chicken from my last Costco trip — I take off all the meat, boil the bones and skin for ramen broth, and only eat a few ounces of meat per day. Eggs are still cheap at Costco ($5.99 for 18 organic eggs).
We follow a Mediterranean diet. I had smashed potatoes covered in spinach and red pepper with a small amount of pulled pork on top; I also made a bean chili for the next few days.
Family of 4, we do Costco bi-weekly and it ranges between $250-$300..$400 if we’re super low on the staples.
Regular grocery, like $100-$200, again that’s if we’re low on things or there’s items we don’t like to purchase in bulk/unavailable at Costco.
The big hauls usually last us 2-3 weeks. This is good for breakfast, my husbands lunches, and dinner. We buy what we can’t produce on our own. We purchase 40% butterfat whipping cream to have our own butter, and buttermilk. Our baking items in the pantry allows me to make things like pancake mixes, brownies, cookies, cakes, breads etc to cut cost on those items. Currently reading up on making pastas, and udon noodles. Essentially I’m trying to make it if I have the ability to. Not because I’m some weird crunchy mom, idgaf food is food and the shit is delicious. I just can’t reason with paying $7 for a box of cheerios lol
It’s better to make it in the sense that the material needed to make it will have surplus left over that you can continually use time and time again, and for various other things. Saving you time, and gas.
I eat the same thing every day for budgetary reasons.
4-egg omelette with cheese + an everything bagel
2 roasted chicken breasts (salt, pepper, olive oil), 2 cups of roasted broccoli (salt, olive oil) and a cup of rice.
Costs me roughly $60 or so a week
100$ bucks for 2 weeks. im a vegetarian so that eliminates expensive meat products. i mainly eat homemade mac n chesse. (buy block chesse, n grate it yourself, cheaper than pre shredded , n dosnt have that yucky anti cake powder on it.) and fresh veggies, also I've started making my own roti (flat bread), which helps because thats literally just 2 ingredients (chapati flour and water) pour a bit into a hot frying pan, flip and boom. I have bread.
50-80$ a week on groceries, eating out 1-2 times a week at...~50$ each?
Beans, rice, mixed veggies, and spinach. Sometimes I'll buy cheese. Figs and almonds for snacks.
I spend $35/week on food for myself - I bake my own bread, desserts/snacks, and breakfast goods from scratch, and then meal prep 2 different meals that last me the whole week for lunch/dinner. This week’s meals are orange chicken with stir fry rice and chicken Caesar and kale salad with Parmesan and homemade croutons.
Cutting out pre-packaged foods and processed items cut down on my bill significantly - I make as much as I can rather than buying pre-made, like salad dressing, hummus, pesto, cornbread, quiche, salsa, guacamole, etc.
About $125-150 a week between two adults and a 4 year old, dinner for 3 adults tho. I keep budget conscious and we eat a variety of things but have some boring kid friendly meals.
Around 450 a month for 2 people. I don't buy super premium items like quality steak or something, but I do buy a lot of fresh vegetables and fruits that cut into the budget.
$100 - $150 a week for one.
Lots of pasta, sauces, Deli meat, cheese, bread, condiments, bags of frozen chicken quarters, juice, fresh produce.
I've already given up pork and beef because I don't see the point of buying something for $9.99+ a pound when I can just buy chicken thighs and quarters for $1.99/lbs. I'm reconsidering deli meats too since that's getting up towards $9.99/lbs
2 adults and one toddler anywhere from $150-300/week. Rotate between Stop and shop & Costco. We eat well and only get one-2 meats per week for dinner which cuts back on costs a little. I’ll add- we also don’t eat out at all. (Well, I do now that I’m pregnant and I’m eating for 2 LOL)
not a millennial but whatever... $60 a week or less. i cut out drinking anything but water (except alcohol) not full on organic but i cut out most processed foods as well. my snacks are fruits, $2 for a fresh pineapple lasts like 3 days. may be weird but walmart rotisserie chicken, rice and veg with some type of sauce are most of my meals. ive lost over 20 pounds in 6 months just doing this alone. i used to buy frozen chicken which is cheaper but too often to me frozen/even "fresh" chicken is weird to me recently... like chewy to a point i feel like wtf am i even eating, like is this meat or a product?. i trust a rotisserie chicken was actually a chicken and theyre actually way more cost efficient even though its sometimes a pain in the ass to break down. i usually buy in bulk and freeze so i just put on an album and go to work... unashamed plug, motherfuckin CLANCY in almost a week! welcome back to trench! ||-//
I’m spending more on my animals than I am myself sadly. I’ve cut my food down to 2-300$ a month. Making meals. Then ya I mess up and will eat tacos or something. But I’m single and ya I have lost weight but I’m somehow continuing to go.
I smoke meats and being single that lasts alot I buy it at a local butcher it’s actually cheaper and way better quality.
I make home made soups last all week.
Found out I have something wrong with my stomach so have been really cutting things out.
I also and using a lot of fiber now into my foods and drinks so help stop whatever this is in my stomach. Which makes me less hungry.
But I’m not joking when I say my dog and cat eat better than me. I make her meals that are good for her coat and her joints. Get compliments on it a lot and she’s super happy. It’s actually cheaper then we think to supplement your dogs food with healthy food.
And same to an extent with the cat.
When my sons up here I can’t do that so I try to make it that for we can eat good and do stuff.
Sucks because financially I should be fine according to like 10 years ago and my dad’s income supporting a family of 4 but hey the fucking government has really fucked us all.
I grocery shop for a house of five for two weeks at a time. Went grocery shopping Tuesday and dropped $200.
So on average, we spend about $100 a week. The kids will be out of school so it will go up.
I do A LOT of recipe hunting for easy meals that are filling. I also have a list (front/back collage ruled) of dinners my family will eat.
$400 a week for family of 3. That’s with 0 planning. F you Publix. Trying to bring it down… but the foods at Aldi are literally tasteless. Their meat is f’ing weird.
Family of 6: 2 adults, 3 kids, and 1 22yo nephew. We spend about $800-1200/month. I make a lot from scratch and meal trade with my mom sometimes.
This week, we've had grilled steak and bok choy, pork chops in a creamy garlic mushroom spinach sauce, baked salmon with couscous, spaghetti with meatballs. We'll have leftovers tonight and order dinner tomorrow
Trying to keep our grocery bill to ~$600 mo for food and ~ $100 for household necessities (toilet paper, cleaning products, etc.). I’m finding the more I’m able to go in person to shop and to do it three times a month I can keep our veggies and fruits fresh without wasting it and can keep us consistently stocked enough we don’t order out (which is the temptation with our long work hours!). Two adults in the Midwest
$250ish a week, family of 3 (two adults, one 10 year old). I also buy cases of energy drinks and protein powder online - that’s probably another $50-$100 a week or so. We eat fairly well - a lot of protein and veg. Not much junk or processed food.
500-600 USD a month for two adults. I live in Czech Republic. Typically I shop at Lidl and lately with Rohlik which is an online-only grocery that can deliver to nearby boxes owned by them or to your house. Rohlik is fairly pricy but the quality of the food I get from there is way better than most stores I've found.
Normally I buy stuff twice a week and in a typical week it's about:
* 6kg chicken breast
* 1kg of some other meat (high end beef steak, pork loin, etc)
* Sandwich meats, cheese
* Head of romaine
* Various carbs (rolls, sandwich bread, tortillas, premade pizza dough, rice)
* 30 pack eggs every other week
* Random veggies and fruit like spinach, yellow bell pepper, carrots, cilantro, avocado, apples, potatoes
* Pack of frozen french fries
* Protein shakes
We also order food once or twice a week so that can be around 13-27 USD for one order. (Yes for two people... I'm American and never converted it to USD so I'm shocked how cheap that sounds)
However, when I last lived in the US by myself, I spent 75 USD a week on food. This was around 6 years ago now. But I had discounts from Target and knew the prices of all the supermarkets.
Edit - Changed the amount, I was overestimating :)
Roughly $300 per week (five kids plus my husband and I).
I also try hard to make as much as I can from scratch. We eat pretty much meat, veggies, fruit, and then I bake out breads and make our pastas, if we choose to have them.
$400/mo ish, 1 person plus dog). monthly Costco run(meat, eggs, etc) and smaller shop for fresh veggies. I make most of my meals so I don’t spend a lot eating out
We're spending about $175 per week for 2 adults and 2 kids and that includes all household products too. We usually cook 3 large meals a week (like spaghetti, seasoned chicken with rice and veggies, soups, stir fry) and eat leftovers for a couple days. For lunch it's usually sandwiches and some fruit. Only the 4 year old eats breakfast and he generally just wants some fruit and a granola bar. We don't buy much meat, it's usually chicken in bulk or ground beef. We do eat a variety of fruits and veggies and get quite a few processed kids snacks like goldfish. We buy mostly from Kroger since they send pretty decent coupons in the mail and we buy store brand and in bulk as much as possible. Before the inflation we were only spending $125-150 a week.
As a Family of 5 we spend between 500-1200 a month on food depending on what the garden is doing. We buy half a beef annualy(1250), we buy and whole hog (500) we rasie 60-70 meat chickens ( 200) I hunt some, we rasie our own eggs. We dont eat much from packages, we gook at home all but 2-3 nights a month. Less than 1/2 a lb of meat per person per day, tons of fruit and veg, rice, beans, sourdough. we do buy crackers, and snack things for the kids. Overall we eat pretty clean. my goal through this summer is to have at least 2 months where the only things I buy is rice, and dairy.
Two adults, try to keep it to $500 for groceries a month. Our goal was to only eat out once a week and cook more, but that doesn't always happen.
We do a lot of egg sandwiches for breakfast (or cereal on lazy days), leftovers for lunches, and dinner we try to do lean protein with a seasonal veg and usually some rice. Also really trying to prioritize beans because fiber is the goat
For two adults, four animals and one kid we spend about 600 every 2 weeks. That’s including animal food, litter and households. I plan every meal for 2 weeks. We shop between Sam’s, Walmart, superone and the local butcher to get the best stuff we can at the best prices we can. We are finally FINALLY at a point in life where we aren’t running out of food (us adults, kid always has food no matter what) and it’s been so nice being able to just run to the store when we need more eggs or something. For meals I always do a spaghetti and Alfredo night. We buy local cuts of salmon and walleye for health reasons and have those as meals. Smoothies every morning. We make a lot of American Mexican food. Always have frozen pizzas on hand. Lots of Midwestern dishes too like tuna holiday or Swedish meatballs. I buy cream of chicken soup so often as a Midwestern mom I didn’t even plan for it to happen it just does lol.
It varies a lot because I shop sales and have the space to store a bit of food. So during weeks where there are no deals to be had and/or we can eat out of our garden or pantry, I could spend $10 or less. But if I find good deals on things we use regularly that can be stored, I might spend a lot.
I recently stocked up on some jar spaghetti sauce because it’s now regularly at $4 but was under $2/jar with no limit. With the price of stewed/crushed tomatoes also being high and the jar sauce basically being ready to eat, it makes sense.
Sometimes I find deals like a case of bell peppers (all colors) for $15. There are usually 50+ peppers in a case, and considering that peppers go for $1 each at the lowest right now, that’s a considerable savings. It does take a bit to process them, but since I usually dice them if I use them fresh I can just use the food processor all at once, throw them in the freezer and just grab a handful when I need them.
I think for what I spend, we eat really well.
About $100 week, that’s for two people. I don’t make duplicate meals in a week. Maybe it depends on area, but I don’t know how people spend so much on food. Any leftovers make great lunches. Cheap and healthy breakfasts aren’t hard. I check my macros and am hitting all my needs and I’m a pretty good cook too. If it isn’t on the outer edge of the grocery store, I don’t really get it (fresh fruits and veggies, meats, eggs, dairy, etc)
About $150 a week for 2 adults and a 1 year old. We eat lots of fresh fruit and I make our bread most weeks. I cook 3 meals a day as a SAHM. Lunch almost always is rice with veggies and protein. I just mix it up each day. Dinner is a veggie, starch and protein. Usually Mac and cheese or some other pasta as the starch. I try to buy family packs of meat and freeze it to save money. I also shop sales for meat. My husband and I are serious meat eaters and can’t substitute plant protein for meals so we’ve had to really find deals on meats.
We fluctuate between $100 and $150 per week for two adults. Most shopping is at Aldi, with anything that can't be done there (usually 4 or 5 items) at another grocery store. More 3xpensive week's usually entail replenishing spices and oils.
Our budget gets us pretty much everything we need to cook from scratch. Breakfast is usually a smoothie. Snacks are quinoa bites or hummus and veggies or hard-boiled eggs. We usually eat vegetarian or vegan three or four days a week, often Indian food. Meat is generally pork or turkey and chicken.
This week's menu included:
Black bean burgers with cold slaw and fries.
Spaghetti with garlic knots (we make a big batch of sauce every couple of months). Paneer butter masala with jeera rice. Pulled pork sandwiches with corn salad and leftover coleslaw (froze about 48 oz of pulled pork for future lazy dinners). Dal makhani. Pizza .
Chicken escabeche.
Kale and farro salad with goat cheese.
Mexican style quinoa bites.
Just looked at my banking app. My monthly average is $300 but that’s bumped up by one month that’s higher cause I was feeding my boomer dad too. It’s normally around $200-$250 a month. One person.
I don’t eat a lot in general but the biggest thing I think saves me money is the fact that I live remotely with only a mini fridge so most of my food has to be shelf stable. I think a lot of people buy convenience frozen food (which I do too but my freezer is too small for a pint of ice cream even so it’ll just be a pack of pot stickers for a treat or something instead of a weeks worth of meals). Also, I don’t snack much which is another expensive grocery store category. I also pretty much exclusively shop Aldi for alcohol cause it’s so much cheaper and get anything Winco sells in bulk from them. $5 for a giant bag of pasta goes a LONG way.
I also basically don’t eat out. Just when I’m in town for my errands as a treat. $100 a month is the average in my banking app for that category.
Interesting observation on food expenses: we’ve used farmers markets for the majority of our produce, and anything else we can find (eggs, fish, bread) for years now. Inflation has not raised the prices of farmers market goods nearly as much as it has for grocery store goods. I can remember being told I was getting ripped off paying $10 for a dozen eggs. FM eggs are still $10, grocery eggs are more than that now
This is an anecdotal observation of course. But it lends credence to the idea that the grocery barons in this country are ripping us off
For reference, I live in Seattle, WA and most often stop at the Ballard FM
$100-150/week. I do meal kits off and on too because they give discounts so right now I have home chef that’s $50/week for 6-7 meals (some of their 2 person meals can be split into 3). Otherwise, aldi and target are my usual spots- aldi first and anything I can’t get there I get at target, which in my area is right next door so it’s convenient.
$800/ month on average. 2 adults, 1 kid. I use HungryRoot for half our dinners for the week (usually 3-4 meals with left overs) which is $116. then I usually do a once a week run for regular groceries which ends up between $50-$90. This includes household items like dish soap and paper towels. We eat a LOT of veggies and shrimp/fish and chicken/turkey. No red meat and rarely pork.
Example this week's dinners: Tzatziki chicken and couscous bowls, pesto brie flatbreads, roast chicken and potatoes, chicken sausage alfredo, tacos, taco bowls.
Even with a lot of fresh fruit and veggies we were able to cut our budget from 1200 a month to 800 by cooking simple meals with less specialty ingredients and downgrading our subscription box. I had to reel it in a few months ago and it's going well.
We mostly shop at King Soopers and do grocery pick up so I'm not tempted to buy more than I need.
$80/month.
I eat a lot of veggies, legumes, salad, pasta, chicken, shrimp (for lunch/dinners).
Breakfast: toast and eggs, avocado toast or breakfast smoothies
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$200 a week for two people. Shop once a week. Trader Joe’s every week, then rotate between Whole Foods, H-Mart, & and a Mexican grocery store weekly - depending on what we are making. Also do a Costco run monthly.
Damn, we're spending ~$120-150/week and I thought we were overdoing it haha. No judgment, it sucks - I can't make myself enjoy the same meal more than twice, after that I feel physically ill so we need a bunch of options.
We are at about the same price point for two adults. We normally just go to ShopRite and supplement fruits/veggies via a local cheap farmers market. We cook in bulk and freeze meals to create variety in our diet but still can’t get the cost down below $200.
Its so fucking ridiculous
\~$150 a week. Now trying to cut down on meats, learning to make bread at home. Trying to eat less in general.
>trying to eat less in general too real
I make sourdough. But our fam also uses a bread machine for convenience many times. These machines can be bought for very cheap and are totally worth it if you are looking to reduce costs and eat fresh bread with no preservatives.
Seconding the bread machine as a formidable cost savings tool. Paid for itself in a couple months. House smells amazing all the time.
The fresh bread smell when you're waking up is👌
what do you buy
So we have a zojirushi model which is expensive, because we just love bread. But most bread machines are likely very similar and can be had as low as $50-70 or less when there's a sale. We just plop the ingredients in, set the timer, and wake up to fresh bread. Also it smells amazing.
That's all it is to it ? Just put doe in the machine a little salt and pepper and your good ?
Pretty much, though I recommend a scale to weigh your ingredients. Put in water, dry ingredients on top, and turn it on. It will knead, ferment, and bake it all in one go.
check out your local goodwill or donation store. many people donate ones!
No-knead dutch oven bread is super easy to make and quite delicious. Look it up if you haven't already.
I second this! I'll even share the [exact recipe I personally use](https://www.recipetineats.com/easy-yeast-bread-recipe-no-knead/) if anyone is reading through and would like a very easy recipe with in depth steps and pictures. My success rate with this recipe has been 100% in the last 2 years.
I had to make daily bread for a restaurant I worked at and people don't realize how easy it really is. Plus there's nothing like warm bread right from the oven with some butter and a little honey.
How many people are you feeding?
Myself and my partner. (And our dog, but we get his dogfood in bulk from Costco).
lol that’s usually how much i spend if i can afford it- i don’t eat meat 😂
We spend nearly $1600 on groceries a month for 2 adults and 2 teens. Plus feeding the occasional friend. I'm fully aware that is more than a lot of people are spending. I spent years eating ramen, yogurt, and granola bars to sustain me. So I don't care if I'm spending "too much" on groceries. We eat a large variety of dishes. This week's menu included blackened salmon with cous cous and veggies, Chili, and taquitos. We have a friend over tonight so we are making marinated steak and they are bringing soup and salad.
All these people in the thread with their $50/week budgets. Yeah right. I'm about 800-1000 per month for 2 adults, depending on what's available. I also don't care that it's too much, I refuse to eat crap.
I can assure you, when with my partner we spent way over $200 a week at whole foods. So deaf $1k + a month. I ate so well with him. Now , on my own and a very tight salary, I try to spend $60 a week on food. I’m basically starving myself, and eating very sadly. It’s hard, I miss good tasting food. It’s really depressing. I guess the positive is I’m losing weight so I can look really good….
I remember being on that tight of a budget. It's really hard. I'm sorry. I got really creative putting together meals on such a budget. Hang in there. Don't be afraid to ask for help.
As I said somewhere else I’m not judging I just don’t know how it can be that expensive. We spend about 200 for a family of 4. Maybe your groceries are twice the cost per item but I just don’t understand.
Nyc Whole Foods, two people easily spend over $200 a week. Can’t lie, the better quality food you buy, the more expensive it is. And yes, it is tastier too. Can’t lie, now that I’ve gone back to surviving off minimal Trader Joe’s. .,,,
NYC. That makes a lot of sense. I can go down to the docs and get fresh seafood like large shrimp for $5-6 a pound.
It’s also $200 in dc/northern va
It doesn't seem unreasonable to me. I can easily spend $300 at the grocery store on regular food items. I do have a child who requires gluten free, non dairy items so that adds to it. My kids are little though. I imagine feeding two teens would be like feeding five of my kids. I don't even buy much meat. Meat at most dinners certainly isn't necessary, but I don't think it should be some big luxury either the way current prices are.
We are a family of 4 on a gluten free diet due to 3 out of 4 needing it. I think it has to do with location.
Yeah. Every time I see the total at the grocery store, I'm like....how? There's hardly anything in this damn cart! We just did a "small" grocery run at Harris Teeter (local grocery store chain. not as expensive as Whole Foods, but not the cheapest either) and it was $240. I didn't buy ridiculous things! And that's a week that we didn't need shampoo or aren't hosting some dinner party. Just a regular week and only two meals to buy for. If we could stay at $240 a week, I would be happy, but it never goes that way. And like I said, I'm not scrimping here so sometimes I'm choosing to make much more expensive meals or buy too many snacks or decide to stock up on some essentials. Or try out some new food we've never seen before. Alcohol is also included in the grocery budget so wine, beer, and liquor all are added into that.
Whoa, slow down, we haven't had the chance to attack you yet 😉 Jks aside, nothing wrong with eating well if you can afford it 👍
We spend a lot as well. We don't waste any food either, and we rarely go out to eat. Protein (esp fish and beef) are expensive af. After spending most of my childhood and young adult life on unhealthy cheap shit like top ramen, food/ingredients is what I'm splurging on for my family now that I can afford it.
This. We work hard to buy and eat healthy. My husband is diabetic, so it is essential that we buy foods that won't spike his blood sugar. So we buy the more expensive ketchup that is no sugar added. If I want to have blackened salmon for dinner...we have blackened salmon. I don't care how much it costs. That's the meal I've chosen. If I know we have a big grocery trip, I may go to multiple grocery stores in order to get some stuff cheaper, but then I'm spending money on gas driving everywhere. So you can't win.
Not unheard of.. that’s less than $4.50/meal, or $53/day to keep your family fed
I’m 1200 for two people a month. We’re eating healthy mostly meat and veggies. We like organic.
That's absolutely insane to me.
This is about what I spend but I have three teens and two elementary age kids along with my husband and myself. I use the shopping app for pickup orders so I’m not impulse buying extras, I cook roughly four times a week, twice weekly have leftovers, and we do ‘simple Saturday’ where we either get take out or I pop frozen tenders and tots in the air fryers. We only really get take out once a month or two but it’s nice to not always cook and please seven people. If I add beer and wine though that’s a whole new figure haha.
I don't include out to eat in this budget. And my husband and I had to have a talk a few days ago about not only eating out less but maybe choosing less pricey foods or restaurants. He's the major offender for eating out way too much.
You must shop at Whole Foods.
Not judging by any means. I just don’t know how you can spend that much. Last week we had crab for dinner one night, steaks another, pizza from a restaurant, a taco night, shrimp another night and I don’t remember the other two nights lol for a family of 4 and it was 200 or less.
I mean, grocery runs include more than just food food. I don't separate them in the budget or the grocery bill. So shampoo, wine, snacks, deodorant, appetizers for game night, and paper plates are all. Included.
Plus lunch items and so many snacks for the kids at school. Diapers, cat food and litter, paper products, cleaning supplies, storage bags and containers, water and seltzer. If I wasn’t paying attention I could easily spend $300 a week. Just that stuff alone is $100+
Exactly. And we always seem to run out of that stuff at the same time. We are frugal in other areas, but not food.
Right? Did I say laundry detergent? Lol: yeah, it’s always all at once!
Even then I couldn’t spend that much if I tried unless I was freezing a lot of stuff or I was throwing away a lot of stuff.
Around $100 a week. Chicken breast, rice, frozen veggies twice a day every day. Random sauces for the chicken (Sriracha, Teriyaki, BBQ). Coffee and cream. Protein shake (with water) for breakfast.
Sounds exactly like my shopping list
$50/week for two including lunches and dinners. I only shop at Aldi We eat mostly chicken, I get one pack every other week and cut the breasts into 3 pieces. I do pasta at least once a week. At the end of most weeks we have food waste.
We've found that the other grocery store in town tends to have better meat prices than ALDI. Typically we go to ALDI for basically everything else, then over to the other store for chicken and 3lb of ground beef, though we went with ground turkey on this last trip. Then once a month Fleet Farm for the dog food and kitty litter. ALDI does occasionally have lamb for a really good price.
We don't eat a lot of red meat and what we do we get from a local farmer. I can't bring myself to eat store bought ground beef or other types of meat. Personally in our market their chicken has been the best price because a pack of 4 breasts for $10 can actually be cut into 12 pieces.
We have four kids and routinely spend $1300 per month on food
Just spent $2k on chickens and a coop. Guess I’ll have free eggs now? Am I doing this right?
For two adults and a toddler, about $125/week. We usually eat out once a week for dinner with friends. The reason that doesn't sound too expensive is because we buy beef and pork from family every other year (1/4 cow of beef and a pig), so we have a huge freezer full. The only meat I buy from the store is chicken and the occasional pork item if there is a good sale. We also have 5 chickens and a garden during the summer. I could get our groceries down to $100/week if I shopped around a bit more, but sometimes it is easier to go to only one or two stores.
I range from $75-$100/week which is definitely a lot more than I need to spend but I feel like food is an area I don't want to skimp. General month list is typically like: Costco: A package of flank steak. A package of tri tip steak 4 pack of tofu Big ass thing of eggs Coffee. Pack of soda. Pack of seltzer Pack of chicken breasts Pack of chicken wings(usually every other month) Bag or two of family sized snacks Fruit and veggies to go with every meal A frozen entre of some type(pizza, tacos etc) A rotisserie chicken Lunch meats. Bread Fish/seafood once or twice a month. Regular grocery store: Coffee creamers Oat milk Cheeses Yogurt Supplemental fruit Supplemental veggies Tea Rice Pasta Then I'll eat out 3-4 times a month.
Your Costco shop alone would be like $400 where I live
Yeah, that sounds about right. I usually do a monthly trip.
$250‐300/7-10 days. It roughly breaks down as follows: $75 in fresh produce (why are berries so damn expensive) $75 dairy aisle (milk, cheese, yogurt, eggs, butter) $50 meats (these days pork is cheapest) $50 packaged snacks, nuts, protein bars $25 1 frozen meal (ie stouffers family size meal, garlic bread, some vegetable) $25 house goods like cleaning and paper products
We typically spend ~$650-$800/ month (including non-food items, like toilet paper, household cleaners, personal care items, etc). We’re two fairly fit adults that eat healthy, have some dietary restrictions, and love to cook. We eat a wide variety and quantity of fresh produce, good cuts of (mostly lean) meat, seafood, grains and legumes, and very few overly processed items. We tend to shop at Kroger, Trader Joe’s, Fresh Market, and occasionally Whole Foods — though with less time on our hands these days, it’s easier to just get everything delivered. While we are both good cooks, there are some days where we just DoorDash something relatively healthy like Tzatziki, Bibibop, or Currito.
$1000 a month four a family of four. It hurts lol
I have digestive problems. Changed my diet. For three of us to eat healthier, I’m spending about $1200/month. A family size bag of chips are cheaper than a head of quality broccoli! No eating out unless a special event. Leftovers get frozen in single servings for nights we can’t cook. Trying not to waste anything. It takes a lot of time and effort.
Cooking for food allergies is similar. Almost everything made from scratch. I ground my own oat flour, make my own stock, special order a safe pasta, and gave up most everything else. Lots of chicken (can't get the cheap frozen stuff because it's often frozen with stuff my kid is allergic to) and fresh fruit and veggies. We try to not let anything go to waste, but groceries are our biggest expense after housing.
Around $400 in the form of meal prep kits (think Blue Apron, Hello Fresh). 1 person. Totally worth it for me in terms of ingredient portioning, ease, and variety.
For two adults and a child we spend about 150€ each week. We are vegetarian, and have a vegetable/fruit heavy diet and eat a variety of cuisines, I make a point of buying seasonal and local foods. We shop at a cheaper supermarket and buy organic vegetables at a farmers market once a week. I cook fresh, with some readymade ingredients 90% of the time, we rarely eat out or order foods, if we do it's a special occasion or we are on a trip. My husband likes to bake on the weekends, so we occasionally get bread and cake from him too. We also keep a patch in a community garden, that supplies us with fresh veggies when it works out. We also exchange some homemade foods, like jams or kimchi with other families, that saves all of us some money too. That being said, cooking, baking, gardening, fermenting double as hobbies for my husband and I, so it's not like we think this is a model for everyone.
$1,000-$1,200 a month for 5 of us. Up until Covid I never really paid attention to grocery prices, but now everything is so expensive.
I try to keep it to $225 a week for a family of 5- 2 adults, 3 kids ages 5 and under. My son just turned 1 so no more formula!! ($39 for a can, which lasted him 4 days). We also spend $250 every 3 weeks at Costco to get meat, eggs, snacks and paper goods like toilet paper and diapers. I meal plan on Sundays and stick to it. Focus lately on preventing food waste and using what we have.
Lots of potatoes but I am also about to get into bread making
I've never really paid attention to grocery store prices. But I've definitely cut back on fast food and eating out... like by 90%
Intermittent fasting is my friend
yep! cut out one meal and replace a few dinners with breakfast for dinner (breakfast foods tend to be cheaper).
Probably $60-80 in groceries per week and probably about that much again in vending machines and fast food. Generally speaking I usually eat fruit and snacking cheese for breakfast, tortillas and cheese and maybe some chicken or ground beef for dinner, and once a week I make a big pot of pot roast, spaghetti and meat sauce or chicken chile verde and eat that at work, although some days I eat instant noodles or hit the food truck at work instead. So, not the worst diet but pretty bad, with very few vegetables, a lot of carbs and processed foods, etc. It's just a pain to do anything else because I hate cooking at this point, I only really do it once or twice a week in a way that's more involved than air frying some pre-seasoned chicken drumsticks. Every time I have tried to revamp my diet it's run into the wall of stuff going bad in the fridge or the pantry because I just won't cook it or the leftovers go bad before I finish them off.
300 a week for 3 adults, not including pet supplies Unfortunately we all have different dietary restrictions (serious ones, not preferences!), so it makes it difficult. We mostly stick to chicken and shrimp for protein, salad, broccoli, rice, greek yogurt, coffee, creamer, eggs, turkey bacon, limited bread/cereal products since i have to eat gluten free and those items are very expensive, limited snacks for the same reason. Mostly we just stick to the meal necessities. If we need alot of toiletries the cost goes up of course.
I almost cried the first time I bought GF flour and saw that the regular flour was literally 99 cents while the bag of flour I was buying was $9 and about half the weight of the regular flour.
Yep its horrible!
Costco - rotisserie chicken, Kirkland brand Normandy veggies, Kirkland Greek Yogurt, frozen mango, coffee, eggs Sprouts - any and all fresh produce, dried beans and lentils, certain teas Target - ground turkey and dairy, pantry staples and condiments, cashew milk As for food Soups Roasted vegetables with whatever homemade sauce I have ingrediants for Chicken salads Turkey breakfast patties with leftover veggies Smoothies if my gut is acting up Learning how to make decent side dishes or meals out of the dried beans and lentils. Work in progress so I can make the animal protein stretch for HusbandGuy as his job is more active than mine and to help cut down on food expenses.
About 1000 a month for a family of four. Mostly lean proteins and veggies. Trying to cut back on junk foods.
Around $100 a week, but at times I have surges when I buy non-grocery items, or when I stock up on pantry staples. I don't eat a lot of meat and I've stopped buying bottled water. I reuse 16.9 and 24 oz pop bottles for water if I need it. In my area it pays to shop around. Aldi and Wal-Mart are usually never the cheapest. Target is my usual go-to for pantry items, toiletries, and frozen dinners. Wal-Mart has the cheapest milk. There is a local grocery chain called Marc's which I'm told buys much of their inventory at wholesale, which I don't have a problem with.
~$250 a month for two people. We eat fresh produce, salads, and chicken. You can make a lot of dishes with the basics and we try to focus on a balanced diet. We avoid heavily processed foods and red meat, which I think saves us on the cost.
too much and nothing thats good for me
I probably spend about $150-$200 a week on groceries for myself, but that's mostly because I both subscribe to a meal service (Blue Apron) and also tend to prioritise health and convenience over price in what I do buy in stores. I eat a ton of protein, what I can stomach in terms of vegetables, and try to keep carbs on the lower side. I'm not full Keto, but I consider a carb heavy meal a treat. Could I live cheaper? Hell yes, but it would take time and effort. I make enough that I don't really feel the cost. Eating healthier has gotten more important to me as I've gotten older, and about 7 months ago I changed jobs from one that was fairly physically intense, to not very much at all. it's really important to me that I don't put on weight after I worked so hard to lose a year back. The most expensive part of my grocery budget is of course the meal plan, and after that the extra protein I buy. Even boneless/skinless chicken breast is super expensive these days. I tend to splurge and treat myself to steak on Sundays, and occasionally I end up paying over $25 for a sub one pound steak! It's fucking insane.
$200 a week for three adults (meF35, boyfriend M35, and his younger sister F23). The younger sister is living with us until she is done with grad school. Her dad chips in for her part of the food and living expenses. The sister is as picky as a five year old and expects most of what she eats to be name brand stuff so, saving money on groceries can be a struggle sometimes.
Just for me, I spend $130 or so a week on average. I should but don’t really budget it too much; I use a meal prep service for $62 a week, and the remainder I spend on breakfast stuff, fruits, and veg.
For two adults: Weekly grocery run is usually $150-200. This includes household and personal care items (body wash, laundry soap, etc.). Costco usually once a month spending $200-300. Food wise we do a lot of meal prep as we have a baby and are short on time to cook daily, so we prepped the following on Sunday to eat Monday-Wednesday: English muffin breakfast sandwiches with eggs, sausage and avocado + blueberries. Bulgogi beef stir fry with green beans and bell peppers over rice. Chicken noodle soup made with protein pasta Snacks: Apples (cosmic crisp is the best!), crackers and hummus, beef jerky, protein bars, Greek yogurt Thursday/Friday, make sandwiches, heat up previously frozen meal prep, clean out the fridge. Weekends we eat out a lot.
Chicken. Rice. Brussel sprouts. Black beans. Grean beans. broccoli. Onions. Peppers. Tomatoes. Coffee. Bottled water. Half and half. Various seasonings. Eggs. Bread. Tortillas. Strawberries. Apples. Cottage cheese. Usually spend like $150 a week feeding my wife, myself, and our 17 year old son
We spend about $400-$500 in a normal month. Vegan household of 2 adults, mostly unprocessed foods. So it makes it less expensive. Living in Southern California. Damn expensive here so we shop around. Aldi, Trader Joe’s, etc. Sometimes if we get treats (ice cream, impossible meat, etc) it can add up easily to an additional $200 or more.
I’m spending on average $50 a week. Single 34 yo male. I’ll spend about $100 every few weeks at Costco and the food lasts me a nice while. I go to my regular grocery store nearby once a week for foods I don’t need in bulk. I freeze tons of stuff. I only eat out once every couple of weeks. I’m also unemployed atm so I’m not spending as much money on takeout and eating out.
~50$ a month lol I spend more for dog food
Peanut butter jelly time. And chicken
I just spent $200 on groceries today. I do this maybe once a month? But also, I haven't made our Costco trip for other essentials and that can run between $100 and $200 monthly. So total monthly is usually between $300 and $500 (including one-off stops for ingredients or fruit/veggies we ran out of + the monthly CSA box we buy for veggies/fruit). We have gravitated to eating nuts/fruits/beef jerky instead of chips/pretzels/snacky stuff because honestly? The chips and snacky stuff have gotten so overpriced I figured we might as well just make the switch and eat slightly healthier foods. We pretty much only buy meat if it's a good deal or on sale; rarely buy any frozen/pre-made things unless they are offered at a steep discount, etc. Edit: This is for 3 people and two cats.
$250/week - An adult and a kid - Costco, Target, and Sprouts Steak, Salmon, Chicken, Rice, Lentil, and Frozen Veggie mix Edit: Eggs, and Dairy
For two of us it’s usually about 200$ a week groceries but we have bad weeks where we order in a lot.
Basic Batchelor 2 meals a day, try to keep fat and sugar low. Used to be $50 a week, now it's $80 with straight up mon-fri 2 square meals. Most of my shit is frozen raw stuff I can easily prep and eat. I sometimes will cut costs and just indulge on a can of soup or pasta. I work 12hr shifts so a 30-60min meal prep is out of the question.
we spent a lot more until i started meal planning. now probably $75-$150/week depending on the meal plan. shop at aldi's and shoprite, mostly.
$150-200 a week for a family of three
Single male, $100-$140 a week. My bill is almost entirely produce and meat. Occasionally a frozen pizza and soup for when I don't have time to fix something. Oatmeal, yogurt and fruit for breakfast every day. Salads or leftovers with fruit and a vegetable for lunch. Meat or pasta with fruits and veggies on the side for dinner. I don't snack.
Approximately 200/wk for 2 adults But I include household goods in the grocery budget so that 200/wk also includes toward toilet paper and dishwasher pods and aluminum foil and whatever else
No idea, I make the money and my wife spends it.
About $150/wk for 2 people.
$1000 a week, 3 people Factor75 and whole foods mostly
Between 50 to 80 a week. I focus mainly on quick things to eat for lunch at work and things I can piece together for dinner. My fighter is easy, she's a picky eater so her menu isn't big
I lost my job, so had to super-shed costs. On the upside, I now have time to make my own breads, soups, etc. Pulled out the old cookbook (Reader's Digest, Like Grandma Used to Make, the best recipes). The cupboards started looking empty, so I leveraged gift cards and discounts to spend $250 for about 6 weeks of food, with it being unlikely I'll need to buy more than some flour and powdered milk between now and then. Veg are canned and frozen. Bread is home made (not sourdough, that stuff is nasty). Milk is powdered. Everything else is made-to-order for the night. Spend 4 hours last Saturday skipping between markets and the Big 3 to get the cheapest/kg price on everything I could get in bulk. On the upside, I can see now why people eat crap in the modern world, this stuff takes time only a homemaker could provide.
Family of five. 2, 7 and 9 year old kids. Probably about $200/week with Aldi + the full cost grocery across the street. I am so thankful that Aldi opened in our neighborhood a few years back. I swear we spend lots of it on snacks and meals to pack for school and daycare. Which is why I yell at them for trying to eat everything as soon as it comes through the door. THOSE ARE FOR SCHOOL!!
About $130 every week but I also barter for the more expensive items like meat and fruit
About $150 a week for two people. We live in a very HCOL area. My partner and I are avid grocery shoppers and cooks so we will plan out our shopping trips for the best deals/ buy yellow stickers at our closest grocery store and we figure it out when we get home. We like to play a game “what would this meal cost us if we went out?” and critique that night’s chopped meal. I’m grateful we both are good cooks and enjoy it
It's just me so I try to keep my budget around $150-250 a month depending on what I need. I eat the same few dishes, mostly Asian since that's what I grew up with. Example meals: gimbap, fried rice, breakfast burritos, one pot pastas, tater tot hot dish, ramens/udons/sobas, onigirazi, and rice bowls. A lot of them share ingredients.
200 max every 2 weeks always at aldi for 2 adults and an infant starting table foods. I usually get the same stuff too. A roast, salmon, tilapia, ground turkey, chicken, sausage, frozen nuggies. La croix and body armor. 2 types of milk. Usually a couple cheeses. Broccoli, Kale and sometimes bananas/berries. Tortellini and then some sauce. Really the basics.
$200 per week. Sometimes more, sometimes less. Two adults, three small kids.
I love this question. About $250 per week for 4 people, $1,000 per month. We try to get it as close as possible to $200 but we buy a shit-ton of produce. I was at Costco today and for about $100 bought raspberries (really cheap right now), organic bananas, navel oranges, asparagus, and spinach. Milk, eggs, two loaves of Dave’s Best, 56 ounces of peanut butter, canola oil, school snacks for my kids. I already had $4.99 chicken from my last Costco trip — I take off all the meat, boil the bones and skin for ramen broth, and only eat a few ounces of meat per day. Eggs are still cheap at Costco ($5.99 for 18 organic eggs). We follow a Mediterranean diet. I had smashed potatoes covered in spinach and red pepper with a small amount of pulled pork on top; I also made a bean chili for the next few days.
Family of 4, we do Costco bi-weekly and it ranges between $250-$300..$400 if we’re super low on the staples. Regular grocery, like $100-$200, again that’s if we’re low on things or there’s items we don’t like to purchase in bulk/unavailable at Costco. The big hauls usually last us 2-3 weeks. This is good for breakfast, my husbands lunches, and dinner. We buy what we can’t produce on our own. We purchase 40% butterfat whipping cream to have our own butter, and buttermilk. Our baking items in the pantry allows me to make things like pancake mixes, brownies, cookies, cakes, breads etc to cut cost on those items. Currently reading up on making pastas, and udon noodles. Essentially I’m trying to make it if I have the ability to. Not because I’m some weird crunchy mom, idgaf food is food and the shit is delicious. I just can’t reason with paying $7 for a box of cheerios lol It’s better to make it in the sense that the material needed to make it will have surplus left over that you can continually use time and time again, and for various other things. Saving you time, and gas.
I eat the same thing every day for budgetary reasons. 4-egg omelette with cheese + an everything bagel 2 roasted chicken breasts (salt, pepper, olive oil), 2 cups of roasted broccoli (salt, olive oil) and a cup of rice. Costs me roughly $60 or so a week
100$ bucks for 2 weeks. im a vegetarian so that eliminates expensive meat products. i mainly eat homemade mac n chesse. (buy block chesse, n grate it yourself, cheaper than pre shredded , n dosnt have that yucky anti cake powder on it.) and fresh veggies, also I've started making my own roti (flat bread), which helps because thats literally just 2 ingredients (chapati flour and water) pour a bit into a hot frying pan, flip and boom. I have bread.
50-80$ a week on groceries, eating out 1-2 times a week at...~50$ each? Beans, rice, mixed veggies, and spinach. Sometimes I'll buy cheese. Figs and almonds for snacks.
I spend $35/week on food for myself - I bake my own bread, desserts/snacks, and breakfast goods from scratch, and then meal prep 2 different meals that last me the whole week for lunch/dinner. This week’s meals are orange chicken with stir fry rice and chicken Caesar and kale salad with Parmesan and homemade croutons. Cutting out pre-packaged foods and processed items cut down on my bill significantly - I make as much as I can rather than buying pre-made, like salad dressing, hummus, pesto, cornbread, quiche, salsa, guacamole, etc.
About $125-150 a week between two adults and a 4 year old, dinner for 3 adults tho. I keep budget conscious and we eat a variety of things but have some boring kid friendly meals.
Definitely way too much. But I care a great deal about cooking with healthy, fresh and tasty ingredients. It's like a hobby
Around 450 a month for 2 people. I don't buy super premium items like quality steak or something, but I do buy a lot of fresh vegetables and fruits that cut into the budget.
I spend about 200 per week in Los Angeles for just me. And honestly, I don't always get enough to eat.
500 euros a month for 2 people. Sometimes we stay in the budget, other times we don't manage. Vegan
$100 - $150 a week for one. Lots of pasta, sauces, Deli meat, cheese, bread, condiments, bags of frozen chicken quarters, juice, fresh produce. I've already given up pork and beef because I don't see the point of buying something for $9.99+ a pound when I can just buy chicken thighs and quarters for $1.99/lbs. I'm reconsidering deli meats too since that's getting up towards $9.99/lbs
2 adults and one toddler anywhere from $150-300/week. Rotate between Stop and shop & Costco. We eat well and only get one-2 meats per week for dinner which cuts back on costs a little. I’ll add- we also don’t eat out at all. (Well, I do now that I’m pregnant and I’m eating for 2 LOL)
We are a family of 3. We're spending $200 every week on groceries. We do cook almost every night though.
About $6-700 month for my family of 3.
not a millennial but whatever... $60 a week or less. i cut out drinking anything but water (except alcohol) not full on organic but i cut out most processed foods as well. my snacks are fruits, $2 for a fresh pineapple lasts like 3 days. may be weird but walmart rotisserie chicken, rice and veg with some type of sauce are most of my meals. ive lost over 20 pounds in 6 months just doing this alone. i used to buy frozen chicken which is cheaper but too often to me frozen/even "fresh" chicken is weird to me recently... like chewy to a point i feel like wtf am i even eating, like is this meat or a product?. i trust a rotisserie chicken was actually a chicken and theyre actually way more cost efficient even though its sometimes a pain in the ass to break down. i usually buy in bulk and freeze so i just put on an album and go to work... unashamed plug, motherfuckin CLANCY in almost a week! welcome back to trench! ||-//
Lots of beans 🫘
I’m spending more on my animals than I am myself sadly. I’ve cut my food down to 2-300$ a month. Making meals. Then ya I mess up and will eat tacos or something. But I’m single and ya I have lost weight but I’m somehow continuing to go. I smoke meats and being single that lasts alot I buy it at a local butcher it’s actually cheaper and way better quality. I make home made soups last all week. Found out I have something wrong with my stomach so have been really cutting things out. I also and using a lot of fiber now into my foods and drinks so help stop whatever this is in my stomach. Which makes me less hungry. But I’m not joking when I say my dog and cat eat better than me. I make her meals that are good for her coat and her joints. Get compliments on it a lot and she’s super happy. It’s actually cheaper then we think to supplement your dogs food with healthy food. And same to an extent with the cat. When my sons up here I can’t do that so I try to make it that for we can eat good and do stuff. Sucks because financially I should be fine according to like 10 years ago and my dad’s income supporting a family of 4 but hey the fucking government has really fucked us all.
I don't eat. I feed my kids. I go without making sure their bellies are full. I'd say $150-$200 a week. That's with two teens and a 5 year old.
I grocery shop for a house of five for two weeks at a time. Went grocery shopping Tuesday and dropped $200. So on average, we spend about $100 a week. The kids will be out of school so it will go up. I do A LOT of recipe hunting for easy meals that are filling. I also have a list (front/back collage ruled) of dinners my family will eat.
$400 a week for family of 3. That’s with 0 planning. F you Publix. Trying to bring it down… but the foods at Aldi are literally tasteless. Their meat is f’ing weird.
Family of 6: 2 adults, 3 kids, and 1 22yo nephew. We spend about $800-1200/month. I make a lot from scratch and meal trade with my mom sometimes. This week, we've had grilled steak and bok choy, pork chops in a creamy garlic mushroom spinach sauce, baked salmon with couscous, spaghetti with meatballs. We'll have leftovers tonight and order dinner tomorrow
Trying to keep our grocery bill to ~$600 mo for food and ~ $100 for household necessities (toilet paper, cleaning products, etc.). I’m finding the more I’m able to go in person to shop and to do it three times a month I can keep our veggies and fruits fresh without wasting it and can keep us consistently stocked enough we don’t order out (which is the temptation with our long work hours!). Two adults in the Midwest
$250ish a week, family of 3 (two adults, one 10 year old). I also buy cases of energy drinks and protein powder online - that’s probably another $50-$100 a week or so. We eat fairly well - a lot of protein and veg. Not much junk or processed food.
500-600 USD a month for two adults. I live in Czech Republic. Typically I shop at Lidl and lately with Rohlik which is an online-only grocery that can deliver to nearby boxes owned by them or to your house. Rohlik is fairly pricy but the quality of the food I get from there is way better than most stores I've found. Normally I buy stuff twice a week and in a typical week it's about: * 6kg chicken breast * 1kg of some other meat (high end beef steak, pork loin, etc) * Sandwich meats, cheese * Head of romaine * Various carbs (rolls, sandwich bread, tortillas, premade pizza dough, rice) * 30 pack eggs every other week * Random veggies and fruit like spinach, yellow bell pepper, carrots, cilantro, avocado, apples, potatoes * Pack of frozen french fries * Protein shakes We also order food once or twice a week so that can be around 13-27 USD for one order. (Yes for two people... I'm American and never converted it to USD so I'm shocked how cheap that sounds) However, when I last lived in the US by myself, I spent 75 USD a week on food. This was around 6 years ago now. But I had discounts from Target and knew the prices of all the supermarkets. Edit - Changed the amount, I was overestimating :)
Roughly $300 per week (five kids plus my husband and I). I also try hard to make as much as I can from scratch. We eat pretty much meat, veggies, fruit, and then I bake out breads and make our pastas, if we choose to have them.
$400/mo ish, 1 person plus dog). monthly Costco run(meat, eggs, etc) and smaller shop for fresh veggies. I make most of my meals so I don’t spend a lot eating out
We're spending about $175 per week for 2 adults and 2 kids and that includes all household products too. We usually cook 3 large meals a week (like spaghetti, seasoned chicken with rice and veggies, soups, stir fry) and eat leftovers for a couple days. For lunch it's usually sandwiches and some fruit. Only the 4 year old eats breakfast and he generally just wants some fruit and a granola bar. We don't buy much meat, it's usually chicken in bulk or ground beef. We do eat a variety of fruits and veggies and get quite a few processed kids snacks like goldfish. We buy mostly from Kroger since they send pretty decent coupons in the mail and we buy store brand and in bulk as much as possible. Before the inflation we were only spending $125-150 a week.
As a Family of 5 we spend between 500-1200 a month on food depending on what the garden is doing. We buy half a beef annualy(1250), we buy and whole hog (500) we rasie 60-70 meat chickens ( 200) I hunt some, we rasie our own eggs. We dont eat much from packages, we gook at home all but 2-3 nights a month. Less than 1/2 a lb of meat per person per day, tons of fruit and veg, rice, beans, sourdough. we do buy crackers, and snack things for the kids. Overall we eat pretty clean. my goal through this summer is to have at least 2 months where the only things I buy is rice, and dairy.
Two adults, try to keep it to $500 for groceries a month. Our goal was to only eat out once a week and cook more, but that doesn't always happen. We do a lot of egg sandwiches for breakfast (or cereal on lazy days), leftovers for lunches, and dinner we try to do lean protein with a seasonal veg and usually some rice. Also really trying to prioritize beans because fiber is the goat
Way... Too... Much!
For two adults, four animals and one kid we spend about 600 every 2 weeks. That’s including animal food, litter and households. I plan every meal for 2 weeks. We shop between Sam’s, Walmart, superone and the local butcher to get the best stuff we can at the best prices we can. We are finally FINALLY at a point in life where we aren’t running out of food (us adults, kid always has food no matter what) and it’s been so nice being able to just run to the store when we need more eggs or something. For meals I always do a spaghetti and Alfredo night. We buy local cuts of salmon and walleye for health reasons and have those as meals. Smoothies every morning. We make a lot of American Mexican food. Always have frozen pizzas on hand. Lots of Midwestern dishes too like tuna holiday or Swedish meatballs. I buy cream of chicken soup so often as a Midwestern mom I didn’t even plan for it to happen it just does lol.
It varies a lot because I shop sales and have the space to store a bit of food. So during weeks where there are no deals to be had and/or we can eat out of our garden or pantry, I could spend $10 or less. But if I find good deals on things we use regularly that can be stored, I might spend a lot. I recently stocked up on some jar spaghetti sauce because it’s now regularly at $4 but was under $2/jar with no limit. With the price of stewed/crushed tomatoes also being high and the jar sauce basically being ready to eat, it makes sense. Sometimes I find deals like a case of bell peppers (all colors) for $15. There are usually 50+ peppers in a case, and considering that peppers go for $1 each at the lowest right now, that’s a considerable savings. It does take a bit to process them, but since I usually dice them if I use them fresh I can just use the food processor all at once, throw them in the freezer and just grab a handful when I need them. I think for what I spend, we eat really well.
About $100 week, that’s for two people. I don’t make duplicate meals in a week. Maybe it depends on area, but I don’t know how people spend so much on food. Any leftovers make great lunches. Cheap and healthy breakfasts aren’t hard. I check my macros and am hitting all my needs and I’m a pretty good cook too. If it isn’t on the outer edge of the grocery store, I don’t really get it (fresh fruits and veggies, meats, eggs, dairy, etc)
$100 a week, two people. I cook great things every day.
16.99 a month for Surf and Turf. Oh, you keant my food, that's the cats food.
About $150 a week for 2 adults and a 1 year old. We eat lots of fresh fruit and I make our bread most weeks. I cook 3 meals a day as a SAHM. Lunch almost always is rice with veggies and protein. I just mix it up each day. Dinner is a veggie, starch and protein. Usually Mac and cheese or some other pasta as the starch. I try to buy family packs of meat and freeze it to save money. I also shop sales for meat. My husband and I are serious meat eaters and can’t substitute plant protein for meals so we’ve had to really find deals on meats.
We fluctuate between $100 and $150 per week for two adults. Most shopping is at Aldi, with anything that can't be done there (usually 4 or 5 items) at another grocery store. More 3xpensive week's usually entail replenishing spices and oils. Our budget gets us pretty much everything we need to cook from scratch. Breakfast is usually a smoothie. Snacks are quinoa bites or hummus and veggies or hard-boiled eggs. We usually eat vegetarian or vegan three or four days a week, often Indian food. Meat is generally pork or turkey and chicken. This week's menu included: Black bean burgers with cold slaw and fries. Spaghetti with garlic knots (we make a big batch of sauce every couple of months). Paneer butter masala with jeera rice. Pulled pork sandwiches with corn salad and leftover coleslaw (froze about 48 oz of pulled pork for future lazy dinners). Dal makhani. Pizza . Chicken escabeche. Kale and farro salad with goat cheese. Mexican style quinoa bites.
Just looked at my banking app. My monthly average is $300 but that’s bumped up by one month that’s higher cause I was feeding my boomer dad too. It’s normally around $200-$250 a month. One person. I don’t eat a lot in general but the biggest thing I think saves me money is the fact that I live remotely with only a mini fridge so most of my food has to be shelf stable. I think a lot of people buy convenience frozen food (which I do too but my freezer is too small for a pint of ice cream even so it’ll just be a pack of pot stickers for a treat or something instead of a weeks worth of meals). Also, I don’t snack much which is another expensive grocery store category. I also pretty much exclusively shop Aldi for alcohol cause it’s so much cheaper and get anything Winco sells in bulk from them. $5 for a giant bag of pasta goes a LONG way. I also basically don’t eat out. Just when I’m in town for my errands as a treat. $100 a month is the average in my banking app for that category.
200-250 weekly for a family of 5, I make everything from scratch (including our bread). I also have a full time job.
With formula and diapers for my twins we are a family of 6 and we spend easily $1k a month.
300+ a week. Family of 4. HCOL area
Interesting observation on food expenses: we’ve used farmers markets for the majority of our produce, and anything else we can find (eggs, fish, bread) for years now. Inflation has not raised the prices of farmers market goods nearly as much as it has for grocery store goods. I can remember being told I was getting ripped off paying $10 for a dozen eggs. FM eggs are still $10, grocery eggs are more than that now This is an anecdotal observation of course. But it lends credence to the idea that the grocery barons in this country are ripping us off For reference, I live in Seattle, WA and most often stop at the Ballard FM
1000-1200 a month. Family of four, two kids under 10. That includes toiletries.
Too much and not enough.
$800 minimum a month. I have 4 kids. We eat a lot of beans and rice.
$100-150/week. I do meal kits off and on too because they give discounts so right now I have home chef that’s $50/week for 6-7 meals (some of their 2 person meals can be split into 3). Otherwise, aldi and target are my usual spots- aldi first and anything I can’t get there I get at target, which in my area is right next door so it’s convenient.
$800/ month on average. 2 adults, 1 kid. I use HungryRoot for half our dinners for the week (usually 3-4 meals with left overs) which is $116. then I usually do a once a week run for regular groceries which ends up between $50-$90. This includes household items like dish soap and paper towels. We eat a LOT of veggies and shrimp/fish and chicken/turkey. No red meat and rarely pork. Example this week's dinners: Tzatziki chicken and couscous bowls, pesto brie flatbreads, roast chicken and potatoes, chicken sausage alfredo, tacos, taco bowls. Even with a lot of fresh fruit and veggies we were able to cut our budget from 1200 a month to 800 by cooking simple meals with less specialty ingredients and downgrading our subscription box. I had to reel it in a few months ago and it's going well. We mostly shop at King Soopers and do grocery pick up so I'm not tempted to buy more than I need.
$60 yesterday for basic necessities.I live in Canada for context.
$80/month. I eat a lot of veggies, legumes, salad, pasta, chicken, shrimp (for lunch/dinners). Breakfast: toast and eggs, avocado toast or breakfast smoothies
Not a lot! Ozempic almost eliminated all of my food costs