How much do you spend on food?

dlusman

Doshwaster wrote: »

As for throwing stuff out, I'm not that bad (I've always have a disregard for "best before" dates and prefer the sniff test) but when you live alone some waste is unavoidable - you can't really buy half a lettuce and you can't freeze one either.

.. but what you can do is keep it edible for longer by continually feeding it. I have probably posted this somewhere before - but I can keep a lettuce going for at least 3 or 4 weeks. Works best with an iceberg or similar, but works with most types

Remove the packing
cut a small sliver off the "root" to remove the brown healled over base.
Put a small amount of water into a bowl , and put the lettuce into the bowl so the base is very slightly submerged.
Re-cover loosely and place in fridge.
Check every couple of days. If the base has rehealled , cut a small sliver off again to re-expose the base.Change the water if it has gone brown , or runout

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I buy an iceberg lettuce for about 42p and when I get it home I take off the outside leaves and put it into my 'lettuce keeper ' This is a white round bowl shaped gadget that I bought from Bettaware several years ago and its paid for itself, it splits in half and the lower half has a spike in it that you stick the lettuce on.Then you place the top half back on and bung in the fridge.

I bought a lettuce when I came back from my holiday on 26th August and its about two thirds finished and as good today as it was when I bought it.

The secret is to not use a metal knife to cut a chunk off as it turns the lettuce 'brown' at the cut edges.I usually tear a bit off and chop it upon the plate ,although if you have a plastic knife that seems to work very well.
i live alone and enjoy salads all year round If I buy a cos lettuce or the little gem ones then I wrap them in tinfoil to store I keep celery wrapped in tinfoil at the bottom of the fridge as well as it keeps very fresh this way You can also wrap a cabbage in foil to keep it crisp in the fridge

Summer69

I spend around £30 a week (for one person) I usually spend a bit more on the first food shop after payday when I stock up on things; meat for the month, cereal, porridge, oils etc. Otherwise my weekly food shop consists of lots of fresh/frozen veg and fruit, dairy products, pasta, quinoa, potatoes etc. I am not a big meat eater - maybe once/twice a week.

ohit

£50 a week, 2 adults. We shop at Waitrose and everything we buy is organic as first choice.

Money_saving_maniac

£50-£60 a week for two adults. Includes all cleaning stuff and drinks too plus food for store cupboard and freezer. I shop at Lidl. Excludes pizza once a fortnight which I buy from Asda.

I'd prefer it to be lower but OH could and would if allowed eat a whole chicken for dinner. He won't eat veg except if it's put into sweet and sour or disguised as a curry and he won't have that more than once a week. So our meat bill is horrendous.
Meat every single day and tons of it....and it's all either chicken or good quality mince or pork chops...
He takes lunch to work, 3 nice pieces of fruit (he's fussy), bottled water and a choc bar. He eats a whole family tub of yoghurt when he gets home every day which runs pricey too! And when he feels peckish and wants a snack, he won't have a sandwich, he eats a whole pack of sliced Edam (sharing with the dog).

Mind you he is six foot four and built like the proverbial brick outhouse.

Mr_Singleton

For me it's around £50-£60/pw exc. alcohol.

Feral_Moon

Money_saving_maniac wrote: »

£50-£60 a week for two adults. Includes all cleaning stuff and drinks too plus food for store cupboard and freezer. I shop at Lidl. Excludes pizza once a fortnight which I buy from Asda.

I'd prefer it to be lower but OH could and would if allowed eat a whole chicken for dinner. He won't eat veg except if it's put into sweet and sour or disguised as a curry and he won't have that more than once a week. So our meat bill is horrendous.
Meat every single day and tons of it....and it's all either chicken or good quality mince or pork chops...
He takes lunch to work, 3 nice pieces of fruit (he's fussy), bottled water and a choc bar. He eats a whole family tub of yoghurt when he gets home every day which runs pricey too! And when he feels peckish and wants a snack, he won't have a sandwich, he eats a whole pack of sliced Edam (sharing with the dog).

Mind you he is six foot four and built like the proverbial brick outhouse.

But at least he is eating healthy food! I could understand you moaning at the size of the food bill if you were spending it all on junk food and unnecessary items.

He obviously has a healthy appetite and needs the extra protein/fat from the meat, yoghurt and cheese. You say yourself you only have pizza once a fortnight so I wouldn't be at all concerned.

I think your grocery bill is very reasonable, considering. I know people who can easily spend £50+ just on one person per week, although that would include a bottle of wine.

bunnysaving4ahouse

We spend around 75 GBP a week. It includes alcohol, treats, occasional meal out and household cleaning items etc. It also involves feeding a vegan, an omnivore 7 days a week and two little people visiting us usually over weekend who have special (gluten free) dietary requirements.

Funnily enough we basically all eat the same stuff and omnis add their preferred add ons say cheese or chicken if they feel like it. We aim for minimum of 80% of homemade stuff including things like bread ( we ve a breadmaker ar 15 years old still running like new), plant milk, nut butters or vegan cheese. This really depends on how much we work and how good / bad our health is. Provided working not crazy and we are both healthy we always have home made lunch and dinner. Oh I might have a bit of an avocado a day habit. And my lovey 3 omnis are not any better :P I curbed it to less than avo a day but replaced it with chocolate:rotfl:

Jofuji

Same here. I'm moving back to the UK after 7 years in Oz. I've no idea on food prices etc, so this has been helpful. Being a herbie and single, I reckon I was over budgeting :T

ohit

Jofuji wrote: »

I'm moving back to the UK after 7 years in Oz. I've no idea on food prices etc,

Food (and most things, actually, other than maybe petrol) is cheaper in the UK compared to Oz.

This is a straight FX conversion and also not taking into account any higher (converted) incomes in Oz.