How much per week

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I live alone and set myself around £30 per week for food.I quite often spend considerably less but my main outlay is on fresh veg and fruit .I only cook from scratch and don't eat processed food as I'm not keen on it .I have a reasonably good store cupboard and with various herbs and spices can soon turn bog basic mince into someting tasty, although I never buy the cheapest meat as I think its false economy unless its something that I can cook in the SC.My DD has a family of five children and herself and OH and of course Granny on a Sunday she spends on average around £160 per week,she has four boys who have bottomless tummies and hollow legs.She doesn't give them processed food either and they all have a choice every night of at least three veg with their meal and they are expected to eat at least one of them without arguement.They have packed lunches at school but a cooked meal every night .

pstones578

emmamme wrote: »

Sorry if there is already a post on this but....

How much do you spend on your supermarket shop per week?

We are a family of 3 and spend approx £100 which I think is shocking but dont know how to reduce it.

TIA

Me and my fiancee spend ~ £65 per week. This covers breakfast/lunch/dinner and household products etc.

LilacPixie

We spend £70 a week and that includes nappies. We are 2 adults and 2 kids neither 100% dry at night on only 1 dry during day.

valk_scot

If you're covering toiletries, cleaning materials and pet food as well as all groceries, milk, bread and fresh veg? About £100 per week for two adults, two kids (13&8) and two cats. This does not include school dinners for kids, but does include packed lunches when required. For just food? £70 per week. I'm a stay at home mum, good cook, plenty of time to shop around and buy bargains.

I'm just adding in the details as it's important to compare like with like. If for example you have a toddler and are buying nappies and perhaps baby foods and formula in with your weekly shop, you can't compare it directly to the shopping costs of one pensioner with six cats, say, or a couple that work incredibly long hours and have very little spare time to shop and cook.