How much do you spend on food per month?

AllThingsEmmaDunn

I now shop in waitrose and spend £70 a week on my son and I.

We spend about 20.00-30 on fruit and veg, then i buy the same items pretty much weekly, 2 packs of pork and apple sausages in the 2 4 £5 offer, chicken, ham, cheese, bread, gammon, yogurt, milk , fruit juice, ect

However I then do spend little extras if i pop into my small local sainsburys or tesco and end up buying coke, chocolate ect!

dogmom_3

Yes, come and join us on the Grocery challenge thread in the Old Style part of the forum. You can set yourself a food budget goal each month and work out how to stick to it.

Dazedandconfused

suaveybloke wrote: »

Thanks for all the replies so far. To clarify, the £180 is strictly food & drink - cleaning, toiletries etc are separate.

What does your shopping consist of. My budget is £15ish per week

BitterAndTwisted

At the moment I spend about a tenner a week but that's not through choice.

If you can afford to spend £180 a month and enjoy eating what you buy, carry on.

Dazedandconfused

Why spend it though if you don't have to

I vowed this year to massively reduce my food waste and I have, also itssaving a bit of cash each week and allowing me to donate a couple of items a week to the local food bank

PlymouthMaid

I have just averaged my supermarket bills for the past 7 months and it turns out that I spend about £64 a week/256 month for two adults including all toiletries/cleaning stuff and some dog food. I think we eat well as always have proper home cooked meals and work lunches. I don't buy a lot of meat though.

VfM4meplse

Food only: £45-50 pm, I have one meal a day plus snacks. But I do have a very well stocked storecupboard and make the most of the freezer.

My monthly coffee bill comes to about the same, over and above my grocery shop. I feel ashamed now I've actually totted it up

Long_tall_sally

We are 2 adults, 2 kids aged 14 & 12, one of whom is Coeliac, a dog & we spend £500 ish per month. I've tried the grocery challenge many times & am rubbish at it. I've come to accept that it is what is is! Although saving for a wedding, it really would be useful if we could reduce it. I buy our meat either from Aldi or Lidl or from the Co Op reduced section. The freezer & store cupboards are well stocked & we probably could live off them for a while but then they would need replacing. We don't eat ready meals really (well the kids do have pizza or fish fingers sometimes) but unfortunately we all like our snacks!

jackieblack

I spend £300pm for 3 adults + DD's 6ft4 BF who eats here 2 or 3 times a week. This includes cleaning supplies and toiletries. This is for 3 meals a day, except 3 days a week during term time DD buys lunch at college and money for these is not included.
I cook fresh food from scratch. Mainly 'meat & 3 veg' type dinners as my family prefers plain home-cooked food.

sharond101

I just started keeping track of my monthly spend. We eat very well, always homecooked. I love a bargain and the yellow stickers at the end of the day. Last month was £82 this month so far £46. We are two adults and a toddler.