Couples - What's your grocery bill?

danih

For all 2 adult, no child households out there, how much do you spend on your groceries?

We spend too much :mad:

chanie

I think we could eat for £50 a week. That would be a comfortable figure for us, as it would include a few treats.

HappyMJ

I was reading this the other day I think it was on BBC...you could buy just food for one for £12 per week but you wouldn't get any brands and very little meat. I think it mentioned 2-3 servings per week. There are sources of cheap protein which isn't meat. I try and spend around £25 per person per week which gives us plenty of food, a bottle of squash, a few sweets and enough toiletries to be comfortable.

If you like your trolley to be only brands and you and your OH believe a meal is only a meal if it has a good size meat portion then it's possible to spend much more quite easily. A meat portion should only need to be 85 grams (around 3 ounces). It's quite small. Meat is the most expensive part of your shopping basket so cut that down and you can reduce your shopping bill by quite a lot....and don't go for cheap frozen meat as many suggest on here. Sausages for 5p each are full of rubbish. There's so little real meat they can't even call them "Pork" Sausages.

pigpen

HappyMJ wrote: »

Sausages for 5p each are full of rubbish. There's so little real meat they can't even call them "Pork" Sausages.

This is not always the case.. some 'value' brands are made by the brand name companies.. same as everything else.. they may alter by adding a pinch more salt or a little less herbs/flavourings but it is the same and most brand name ones are full of fat and rubbish and very little meat because they rely on their name to sell inferior produce.

The cheapy sausages are great for casseroles where they absorb the flavour from other stuff.. I up a brand for the children and get decent as I can afford ones for us grown ups.

danih

I am careful with meat products, I only buy high meat content sausages, and only free range chicken and eggs. Free range organic if I can get them, as I understand this legally means the birds get even more space.

That's the only time I ever look for organic. A good wash will sort out the fruit and veg, I buy as cheap as possible, yellow sticker when I can get my timings right.

Junk food, and not planning my shopping, are my worst shopping sins. I rarely throw away food - have dogs and guinea pigs who eat appropriate leftovers and unused. (Inappropriate at times too, Dog stole a entire birthday cake 2 weeks ago )

I rarely find the most expensive brands taste the best. I do basics for lots of things, mid range for a few others. OH likes the brands - but can only taste the difference if he sees the packaging! I do most of the cooking.

Grimbal

I am appalled at our weekly spending. For two adults, we spend £90 to £100, which includes toiletries (I have to use certain brands as I have sensitive skin) & household products.

I'm not brand loyal, and I don't buy the "best", the only exceptions are organic milk, free range eggs & chicken. I don't think we waste a lot, I weekly plan our meals & buy online, but I think I'd like to get our spend down by about a quarter still.

Grimbal

OP - what do you spend a week then ?

Ximian

Approx £400 a month.

danih

To be scarily honest, we have a takeaway at least once a week (used to be 2 to 3 times, so an improvement, but would like to cut that out too), we both drive a lot for work and pop into shops for drinks, snacks, and sometimes lunch - - - - works out between £70 and £90 a week.

Terrible for 2 adults!!! Its a lack of planning, off work today, sorting the house and planning to plan ahead. Gotta get this sorted!!!

rock_queen

Without booze then we spend about £30 - £40. I have in the past managed to get it lower. With booze then it can easily be double.

Purple_kitten

The two of us here, we don't buy booze other than Christmas, and the freezer is stocked with rtc meat. Our weekly shop ranges for a couple of weeks it may be about mid twenties, but then it bumps up with a bigger shop, it averages at about £35 per week.

That includes pet treats, but excludes proper pet food that we get in bulk online to save pennies.