How much do you spend on food?

missbiggles1 wrote: »

I think it's quite easy to spend £10 a day on food but that doesn't mean that do so all the time.

I probably spend between £25/30 per week on food but I do mean food - I wouldn't include cleaning stuff/animal food/toiletries/alcohol in the same category - neither would I include food and drink when out - that comes under entertainment.

That's why I asked that poster what they were spending the £10 on.

Because if they are in the habit of buying a Starbucks coffee on the way into work plus a sandwich for lunch and ordering a pizza for dinner, it's quite possible that they can spend £10 per day on a regular basis.

Of course, if they spend £10 one day and the food they buy will last 4 or 5 days, that's a different thing entirely.

SailorSam wrote: »

I eat lots of fish, i'd say at least 3 times a week. For lunch most days i'll do a cheese butty with some salad. I make soup in the slowcooker and most days have some at lunch then again at teatime. Just as an example i did a sausage curry overnight in the SC, lots of veges & lentils. I haven't added it up doubt it cost £3, and that's probably about 10 portions only need to add the rice. Similar thing when i make casserole in the SC. Most days breakfast is cereal, big bowl Weetabix; Bran Flakes; Wheat Bran & Dried Berries

What sort of fish do you eat that you can eat it three times a week yet still only spend £10 a week on food?

As someone else said, I could easily go out and spend £10 in a day on fresh ingredients when cooking a meal for two, especially if buying fresh fish. I find it extremely difficult to comprehend how anyone can possibly feed themselves on as little as £10 a week unless you eat only 20p packs of noodles for each meal.

ETA: I have no idea how much I spend on food per week as I don't break it down into separate categories. I know I spend somewhere in the region of £300-£400 a month on general groceries which includes everything from food & drink, household cleaning products to alcohol. It doesn't include personal toiletries as these are usually bought separately elsewhere. Nor does it include takeaways, maybe 2-3 times a month.

I cook everything from scratch, never buy processed ready meals. I batch cook and freeze at least twice a week to provide a good supply of home cooked meals for the freezer. My son often takes a few of these back to his digs after a home visit. And I enjoy good quality coffee every morning. No instant rubbish.

Maybe it would be easier to keep a diary of everything I eat/drink and cost it out on a daily/weekly basis as I'd also be interested to know how much I'm spending. I don't shop regularly so can't work it out that way. I buy almost everything from either Aldi, Amazon, Asda or the Co-op.

Too much...about £120 a week for 5 people and 3 cats. That's food, drink toiletries cleaning etc and booze.

I spent £118.30 in March on food this is for 2 adults and we had DGS age 3 for 1 week. I too cook everything from scratch and a lot is YS items I can get 2 pieces of cod or haddock at 77p, mince at 750g for £1.50. I purchased several joints of beef and gammon just before Christmas when prices were very good £3 and £5 a kilo these were cut up into smaller pieces and frozen. I've take up all the cheap veg over the Easter period anything that stores well has been put into paper bags and cool dark places. I've got loads of chutney and relish made and in the cupboard, I make my own jam from free damson's in September/October.
So a savvy shopper can eat well for less. x

missbiggles1 wrote: »

But if you buy something dear for your dinner (lamb chops/steak/crab etc) that'll easily take half of the tenner and £4/5 for everything else isn't all that much to spend unless you're on a really tight budget.

I certainly don't spend that every day but I do once in a while and could/would do so more often if I were better off.

I agree with you.

That's why I'm interested in what veggie style would spend £10 a day on.

If it's something like you mention above, no big deal (as long as you can afford to buy lamb chops or steak or shellfish occasionally).

If it is Starbucks coffee, Pret-a-Manger sandwiches and King prawn kung po with rice, noodles and a side order of mushrooms and crispy seaweed, that's also no big deal (as long as he can afford it).

I was just interested to know more than the basic:

VeGGie-STyLe wrote: »

What do you eat?

I could easily spend £10 in a day.

so I asked what he ate.