What does a typical week of groceries look like for you?

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meg72

I would love to see your meal plan

blaeme

meg72 wrote: »

I would love to see your meal plan

It's very repetitive and simple - I cook 2 "big meals" a week, usually bolognaise and a curry. I get about 5 servings out of each and so one of the big meals lasts around 3-4 days.

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I only shop now when I've actually run out of something and as my cupboards seem to be full most of the time I can go only about every 10 or so days and then its only for fresh milk or bread

WantToBeSE

Those photos are interesting. I really dont like the look of what us Brits and the Yanks eat..looks terrible compared to Germany and Mexico, with their bright colourful fruit and veg. No wonder obesity is such a problem!!

Puts our problems into perspective a bit though, seeing the once from Mali and Chad.

thehappybutterfly

It's hard when there's four of you and two of them are quite picky and I also shop monthly. A typical shopping trolley for me contains:

Fresh milk 4pts
UHT milk - 2/3 cartons
block of cheddar
bag of grated mozzarella
bag of tortilla chips
Tinned beans -all sorts inc baked maybe about 4 tins
tinned toms x 2
passata x 1
onions
peppers
carrots
bread x 2 loaves
rolls x 12
mince x 500g
chicken breasts x 3 and thighs x 6
whole chicken x 1
beef chunks 500g
chorizo sausage x 1
2 packs of breaded chicken fillets
cold meat for lunch rolls
butternut squash
big bag of potatoes
some frozen potato product - either chips/waffles/hash browns
big bag of crisps
2 boxes of cereal
5 packets of biscuits
pack of dried or fresh noodles
Fruit crunch Ryvita
marmalade
jam
peanut butter
butter
marg
Bottled water 500ml x 28
fruit squash x 2 1l bottles
bag of apples
bag of pears
bunch of bananas
whole pineapple
bottle of wine
snacks for the weekend - sweets/choc/nuts/popcorn that kind of thing
Jar of coffee
Jar of drinking chocolate

Quite a lot really

CupOfChai

I also shop monthly so I haven't a clue, I can't remember what it used to look like when I shopped weekly. Usually now it's just top-ups of perishable stuff, so for example:

Bananas
Potatoes
Broccoli
Carrots
Onions
Milk
Bread
Sandwich meat
Hummus
(whoopsied things, some of which I shouldn't really buy as I don't NEED them but they're tasty...)

happy35

3 adults in this house

I shop a few times a weeks usually buy the following

1 box of weetabix
2 boxes of Alpen light cereal bars
4 litres of milk
2 litres of orange juice
bag of sultanas
bag of bread flour
2 tins of tuna
pack of decent ham
12 bags of baked crisps
20 apples
2 boxes of strawberries
1 pineapple/few mango
box of plums
potatoes
broccoli
cabbage
carrot
turnip
tinned sweetcorn
salad
cheap rice/pasta
tin tomatoes
tomato puree
garlic
cheese
1 chicken about 1.5kg
pack of sausage/mince/steak pieces

i have a good store cupboard and buy things as and when I need them sucha s coconut milk, thai paste, fajitas

I also sometimes nuy more salad and peppers than other veg depends on what I am doing that week

I dont have that much listed and to be honest my bills are not a fortune for food but I cook from scratch 6 nights a week.

Lagoon

We usually get:

Me:
Smoothies (for seven breakfasts)
2 x Loaf of 50/50 Bread
7 x Tins of Tuna/Sandwich Fillers
4 Litres of Apple Juice
7 x Ice Lollies

OH:
7 x Tins of Spaghetti
Cheap Cereal
8 Pints of Milk
7 x Apples/Oranges
2 Litres of Cheap Squash

Together:
1 Whole Chicken
2 x Beef Steaks
1 x Turkey Strips
8 Tortilla Wraps
BBQ Sauce/Peri Peri Sauce
2 Bags of Potatoes
Frozen Steam Bags of Veg
Frozen Peas
Fresh Carrot
Healthy Oil
Roast-in-Tray Joint
2 x 500g Lean Beef Mince
Fresh Pasta
Jar of Bolognese/Meatball Sauce
Coley Portions/Battered Cod
6pk/8pk Burger Buns
Low-Salt Bisto Gravy
Stock Cubes and/or Stuffing as a 'Treat'

penelopedee_2

2 adults, 2 teens & 3 cats - we regularly buy:

White bread (loads)
Brown bread
Ham
Small Juice Cartons
Semi Skimmed Milk (loads)
Squash & Pop
Peppers
Onions
Brocoli
Cabbage
Spuds
Raddish
Lettuce
Cucumber
Carrots
Parsnips
Whole Chicken
Beef, Lamb or Pork Joint
Frozen chicken breasts
Mince x 2
Pork Chops
Beef Steaks
Bacon
Curry Sauce
Crisps
Lunchbox Biscuits
Value Biscuits
Jam
Butter
Cheese
Gravy
Dinner kit, Fajitas or similar
Washing liquid
Pasta
Rice
Herbs/Spices
Mayo or Ketchup
Pasties
Tin Beans/Ravioli etc
Tuna
Pizzas
Frozen Crinkle Chips
Breaded fish
Ice lollies
Yoghurts
Apples
Pears
Bananas
Porridge
Flour/Sugar/Baking Powder etc
Stuffing
Stock Cubes
Couple boxes of cereal
Peanut Butter
Jelly
Avocado
Sausages
Tin toms

Cat Food Pouches
Cat Biscuits
Cat Litter

pigpen

2 adults, 4 teens, 2 younger girls, 2 toddlers, 6 cats, 2 fish and the rabbit.

2xJaffa Satsumas 650G
2xTesco Everyday Value apples
5xTesco everyday value bananas
2xTesco Green Seedless Grapes Pack 500G
4xTesco Charlotte Potatoes 1Kg
4xTesco Everyday Value Broccoli
1xTesco Savoy Cabbage Each
1xTesco Everyday Value Carrots 1.5Kg
1xTesco Everyday Value Closed Cup Mushrooms 400G
2xTesco Mild Onions 3 Pack
4xTesco Everyday Value White Potatoes 2.5Kg
2xTesco Baby Plum Tomatoes 250G
4xCreamfields Semi Skimmed Milk 2.272L/4 Pints
2xStork 1Kg
2xTesco Everyday Value Mixed Weight Eggs X 30
4xTesco Everyday Value Mature Cheddar
2xSeriously Vintage 350G
6xTesco Everyday Value French Brie 200G
4xDairylea Ritz Dunkers 4 X 46G
1xTesco Goodness Mini Mild Cheddar Stick 120G
4xMini Babybel 240G 12 Pack
2xMuller Corner Crunch Yogurt 6X135g
2xTesco Goodness Creamy Fruit Yogurts 4X90g
2xTesco Smoked Lardons 200G
6xTesco Smoked Multibag Back Bacon 4X200g
2xTesco Unsmoked Boneless Gammon Joint 1.5Kg To 3.6Kg
4xTesco Steak Mince 600G
2xTesco Extra Large Whole Chicken 2.2Kg - 2.7Kg
2xTesco 4 1/4Lb Beef Burgers 454G
2xTesco Finest 10 Pork And Apple Sausages 756G
2xTesco Finest 10 Traditional Pork Sausages 756G
3xTesco Italiano 12 Garlic Butter Dough Balls 165G
1xTesco Chicken And Bacon Ravioli 400G
1xTesco Spinach And Ricotta Tortelloni 600G
1xTesco Finest Tomato Mascarpone Sauce 375G
2xTesco Everyday Value 3 Pack Chicken And Vegetable Pie 450G
2xTesco Finest Chicken, Leek And Bacon Filo Pie 450G
3xGinsters Deep Fill Chicken Mushroom Slice
4xHovis 7 Seeds Wholemeal 800G
4xWarburtons Medium Sliced White Bread 800G
1xCafe Continental 10 Milk Brioche Rolls
4xTesco Pasta In Sauce Chicken And Mushroom 120G
4xTesco Pasta In Sauce Mushroom 110G
1xCrosse And Blackwell Cream Of Chicken Soup 4 Pack 4X400g
4xHeinz Big Soup Chicken And Vegetable 400G
4xOaktree Estate Beans And Sausages 405G
4xTesco Bockwurst Sausages 535G
2xColmans Casserole Mix Cottage Pie 45G
4xColmans Casserole Mix Sausage 40G
2xSchwartz Authentic Mix For Spaghetti Carbonara 32G
5xBatchelors Super Noodles Chicken 100G
4xLoyd Grossman Smoky Bacon Pasta Sauce 350G
4xLoyd Grossman Tomato And Basil Sauce 350G
2xHeinz Classic Barbecue Sauce 480G
2xHeinz Sticky Barbecue Sauce 500G
2xTesco Everyday Value Coco Snaps 375G
6xWeetabix Chocolate 24S 540G
2xKelloggs Rice Krispies 700G
2xTesco Everyday Value Mixed Fruit Jam 454G
2xTesco Everyday Value Lemon Curd 411G
4xBernard Matthews 10 Turkey Dinosaurs 500G
2xBernard Matthews 15 Mini Kievs 340G
2xTesco Butcher's Choice 12 Lincolnshire Sausages 600G
1xBirds Eye 2 Extra Large Breaded Fish Fillets 320G
3xTesco 4 Battered Haddock Fillets 500G
2xYoungs 40 Fish Fingers 1Kg
1xTesco Curly Fries Oven Chips 750G
1xTesco 12 Potato Waffles 680G
1xTesco Potato Zoo 500G
2xBirds Eye Hash Brown Waffles 459G
2xTesco Hash Browns 700G
2xTesco Chicken And Mushroom Pie 700G
2xTesco Deep Fill Roast Chicken Pie 700G
2xTesco Deep Fill Steak Pie 700G
2xBirds Eye Rice Fusions Golden Vegetable Rice 380G
2xCountry Store Garden Peas 1Kg
2xTesco Garden Peas 1.8Kg
1xTesco Everyday Value Mixed Vegetables 1Kg
1xTesco Baby Carrots 1Kg
1xTesco Very Fine Whole Green Beans 1Kg
6xOasis Citrus Punch 1.5 Litre Bottle
8xTesco Everyday Value Double Strength Orange Squash 750Ml
8xTesco Everyday Value Double Strngth Apple And Blackcurrant Sqsh750ml
4xTesco No Added Sugar Cherry /Berries Squash D/Strength 1.5Lt
2xRibena Strawberry 1 Litre
6xOasis Citrus Punch 500 Ml
2xLucozade Sport Orange 4 X 500Ml Pack
1xNestle Coffee-Mate 500G
6xTesco Loves Baby U/Soft Fragrance Free Wipes 64 Pack
1xClassic Mixed Variety Pack In Jelly 12 X 400G
2xKitekat Fish Megamix In Jelly 6X400g
4xFairy All In 1 Dishwasher Lemon 51'S
6xSpring Force Toilet Tissue 9 Roll
2xTesco Edayvalue Refuse Sacks 40 Pack
2xDuracell Plus Aa 24 Pack

There you go.. one monthly Tesco shop... I get additional milk/bread/fresh fruit and veg/bacon & brie (DS3's staple) as and when it is required. The junk food is not fed to the children.. it is mostly mine because I am a PITA and a child when it comes to food.

OH went 4 days later and got more cat food, cat biscuits, bread, milk, salad (they always bring crap when it is delivered so he goes to pick his own) weetos and a few other non-vital bits.

I stock up on teabags, wash powder, fabric conditioner, coffee, sugar, spices, pasta, rice etc when it is on offer so probably don't need to buy any for a few months at a time.. I know I have enough to last at least 3 months at the moment for pasta/coffee.. wash powder I've not bought since September and fabric conditioner since December. Tinned stuff & sugar I stocked up in February but will need to buy more in May.

I restocked freezers in March .. the children get freezer crap 2 nights a week after school due to activities otherwise they'd not get fed! (Monday and Wednesday)

toiletries I stock up when on offer and usually from boots using my points.. though I did get 15 tubes of blue toothpaste (the ASD boys like it) on offer from Lloyds several months ago.

Some of the stuff I am only buying because I am pregnant and will stop once baby arrives.. Ribena/oasis for example I only ever drink juice when pregnant, rice krispies, stodgy pasties.. and I begrudge it!

I am so pleased I have a large kitchen in which to hide it all!