Food Shopping for a single person??

Indie_Kid

I'm spending just under £18 per week. However, I am wheat intolerant and bread costs a fortune. (where I am, Sainsburys don't do oat bread; which is cheaper than the wheat free bread and rye bread doesn't last as long)

I do make my own meals - curry usually lasts me for 3 meals. Most other things, such as frozen meat last me for 2 meals - I usually cook all the meat and put the rest in the fridge/freezer.

I don't buy milk - the only thing I use milk for is cereal and use milk powder for that.

piratefairy

I don't eat meat or fish, so that automatically takes the weekly average down, i tend to make things like pasta or couc cous or gnocchi meals, which i sometimes put quorn sub's in, usually just vegetable-based sauces which i cook from scratch. It's not so much a case of depriving myself, but I live alone and hate the thought of throwing food away at the end of the week, it's such a waste, but I eat varied and different meals every night, I'm just not a ready meals person, and make sandwiches / lunches for work to save on that cost, and then also bake any cakes etc from scratch as treats.

Coopdivi

I'm single and I spend about £100 per month.

I have a mixture of home cooked and convenience food like pies, lasagnes etc for when I can't be bothered to stand over a hot stove. I also like to eat stuff like chocolate and ice cream.

I really can't understand why people skimp on their diet for the sake of a few quid. Food should be one of the main pleasures in life.

LizzieS_2

Nothing wrong in cooking some of those "convenience foods" yourself in bulk and freezing - much healthier as you control the ingredients* and can get a healthier diet.

*watched dispatches on breakfast cereals Monday - amazing how much salt and sugar goes into convenience foods.

Indie_Kid

LizzieS wrote: »

Nothing wrong in cooking some of those "convenience foods" yourself in bulk and freezing - much healthier as you control the ingredients* and can get a healthier diet.

I agree. I know someoen who spends £35 a week on food and she just lives off convience food. And then moans because she has no money left.:rolleyes:

Rebekah24

£10 a week is plenty, when I paid off my first few cards I used to spend £100- £120 a monthe easily.. I guess now I am more eager to shake off my final debt, frugal it is! Check out the Old style board, its fantastic

Tom1234

Coopdivi wrote: »

I really can't understand why people skimp on their diet for the sake of a few quid. Food should be one of the main pleasures in life.

I used to think that, till I recently switched to cooking from scratch. Believe me, cooking and eating my own food is a lot more pleasurable than shop made crap.

LeeSouthEast

I spend between £20-50 a month. Depends if I have expensive tastes that month, or poke up with value stuff. I do a lot of batch cooking.

Rienchen

I probably spend 100-120 Pounds a month on food. I know that's a lot, but I like treating myself with nice foods and always buy lots and lots of fresh veggies(at the supermarket-I know the market is cheaper) and fish(don't eat saussages or beef which can be bought fairly cheaply)

SailorSam

In Morrisons i buy lots of bags (500gms) of dried stuff, the likes of mixed veg and pearl barley which is then the base of soup. To bulk out your meet dishes you put in lentils, green; red or yellow. Or to make up a curry or something without any meat, use chick peas, haricot beans; butter beans. Don't forget in place of rice try cous cous or buckwheat.
There's a large choice and they last ages.