food budget per person per week

LilacPixie

I am £320 for 2 adults, 3 kids and a cat and that is including nappies I am hoping to take maybe another £50 out of that maybe £70.

JCS1

See you've already started a thread on the old style forum - the ladies (and gents) on there are truly amazing with how they stretch food to last. So rather than buying chicken pieces, buy the whole chicken and make 3-4 meals out of (freezer will be your friend to avoid eating chicken for 4 days running!). When making anything with mince, pad it out with loads of veg, and even grated carrot and oats. Cut the sausages up and make into a casserole so you're using one per person rather than 2 or 3.

Look at the meal planning threads so you ensure that very little is wasted. Consider a vegetarian meal once or twice a week which will also mean your meat box lasts longer. Fish? Pasta? Omlettes?

This website was put together by a regular on the old style forum, where you can feed a family of 4 for £100 a month (including 5 portions of fruit and veg a day). It's great for some ideas that you can adapt to suit you.

http://www.cheap-family-recipes.org.uk/

Memory_Girl

vicky1001 wrote: »

CHALLENGE - CAN YOU MAKE THIS LAST FOR 14 DAYS

lamb joint 650gpork + herb sausages x 6 450gbeef frying steak 200gpork chops x 2 500gchicken legs x 2 600gbeef mince 450gwhole chicken 1.8kg
total weight 4.65kg

Yes!! and much much longer:D

MG

ETA £30 per week max for three people

Charityworker

I spend about £100 to £130 a month for 2 adults and 2 teenagers. That also includes cleaning stuff and food for 2 rats, 1 hamster, 1 gerbil and a tortoise.

susiejq

Hi,
Very inspirational. I have just done my budget starting 1st Jan but have allowed £300 per month for 3 of us inc toiletries and cleaning materials, plus extra for dog food/bisuits for largish dog. I'm hoping to come in at less although we do eat loads of fresh fruit/salad & veg every week. I shop at Lidl, and have done for 16yrs so know what we like and what is good value in there. Buying their weekend specials in bulk saves us money. I grow a lot of stuff in our garden and shared allotment which helps in the summer & autumn, not so much in it at this time of year. We mostly cook from scratch but I need to use my slow cooker and batch cook more. I bought a bigger freezer at the start of December so need to use it wisely. Altogether looking forward to the challenge.

vicky1001

i am trying so hard to cut down - i know alot of people dont belive me but with help i am commited to doing it i have thought about bulk buying meat

tallyhoh

Just looked at the small meatbox on Riverford as I have never heard of them. I think theres quite a lot of meat there. It would certainly last 3 of us a month. We have started using meat to flavour food instead of eating slabs of it.

vicky1001

you dont get as much as you may think lol which one would you get ...they may even save you guys money buying with them

HappyMJ

vicky1001 wrote: »

you dont get as much as you may think lol which one would you get ...they may even save you guys money buying with them

Save money? I could go to the upmarket local butcher and get this half lamb pack for £65...
Consisting of: Whole leg of lamb, Mini Shank, Lamb Carvery (can be glazed with mint & rosemary glaze), Stuffed Breast of Lamb, Selection of loin chops, Rack of Lamb, Lamb en-croute (neck fillet brushed with mint & rosemary glaze encased in puff pastry), Boneless Leg Chops and Lamb Kidney.

Or from Riverford the same half lamb box costs £75 and is this

• 2 x half legs 2 kg
• 2 x half shoulders (1 x boneless) 2 kg
• lamb chops 450g
• steaks 450g
• mince 450g

total weight 5.35 kg



I know which one I would prefer.

CKhalvashi

My food (for 4 of us, supermarket shop) works out at around £160/wk, with 2 nights out each week extra.

I’ve got personal budget planners, as part of the company commitment to our staff, and some have been able to feed a family of 4 on £50/week, with 2 school-age children. This is around 60p per meal.

I’d be amazed if anyone could get below this, however it’s certainly possible!