Average weekly food spend

blah1234

Two adults we are spending about 60 quid a week. Unsure as to how good this is, how much it could be improved?

RobM99

Without more detail, we can't say.

blah1234

RobM99 said:

Without more detail, we can't say.

So we shop online mostly at MrM's, dont go overboard but dont actively try to save either. Dont drink so no alcohol.

JGB1955

I would struggle to spend more than £60 a week on all my groceries...food, cleaning materials, dog food etc etc.

joedenise

We budget £250 a month for just 2 of us for food and most cleaning stuff although also have a bulk fund if good offers crop up I can use that in addition to the budgeted amount, so I don't think £60 is excessive - as long as you can afford it.  I'm sure it could be done cheaper if you needed to.

Apintplease

blah1234 said:

RobM99 said:

Without more detail, we can't say.

So we shop online mostly at MrM's, dont go overboard but dont actively try to save either. Dont drink so no alcohol.

Still not enough info

So myself, I spend the same, if not less on 3 adults

But I buy the food for the 3 adults out of my wage ( which is not a lot ) so the less I spend, the more chance I have of having money at the end of the month for me. I also only work PT and I have time to cook, and I can cook

We eat well on that amount, boring at times as I think most families are. I jazz it up with curries and Chinese - home made but usually its meat and 3 veg type meals 

Every family is different. if what you spend works for you then theres no problem surely? If you are looking to cut costs, then post more on what you buy now, what foods you like, and we possibly can help you with ideas

JIL

We are a family of 3 adults. 
I spend £85 on average per week. This includes toiletries and cleaning and laundry. And the occasional candles and batteries that slip into the shopping.
I have been doing click and collect or an Iceland delivery. 
Then if I do need additional items I dont have to spend much time in the supermarket, as if I needed a full shop.
I am quite organised, in that I do a meal plan and also think about the weeks lunches.
I know I could get the figures down if I wanted to, but I'm happy with how we spend and what we eat. It works for us.

Rosa_Damascena

2 adults spending £60 a week is low-reasonable I would suggest.

I say this as a single veggie person who isn't a big eater - my spend has gone up from £15 a few years ago to c£25. Part of this involves food inflation, but part of the hike is because I now don't but fruit and veg from market stalls (simple because there are none in my locality). If I used my local greengrocer who charges 50p for a nectarine in high summer the bill would be silly. So much of the answer is down to what you eat, where you source it from and how much you waste.

MandM90

Ours is currently budgeted at £350 a month for a family of 4, including cleaning products and cats. So that's £80 a week and at least £15-20 is usually booze.  But we're vegan so cook with lots of lentils and beans which probably saves money, nearly everything from scratch usually. I've found my food costs rose quite a lot in the last year. Hard to tell what's inflation, what's due to lockdown and what's due to personal changes (having a baby and moving to Northern Ireland where food is a bit more pricey).
I think you could probably cut down from £60, especially if that doesn't include alcohol, but I wouldn't say it's outrageous.

PipneyJane

blah1234 said:

Two adults we are spending about 60 quid a week. Unsure as to how good this is, how much it could be improved?

Without more information, it's an impossible question to answer.  Do you eat meat? Keep kosher or hallal?  Is one of you very fussy?  Does your spend include lunches for work?  What about takeaways, restaurant meals and alcohol?  Do you have a separate budget for Christmas?

For what it's worth, there's two adults in my family and we budget £250 each month, split as follows:-

£140 - general groceries.  (This is what I track in the Grocery Challenge)
£ 40 - Meat Fund (spent at the butchers)
£ 40 - Bulk Fund (for bulk buys)
£ 20 - Christmas Fund (for the goose and tree)
£ 10 - Gardening supplies

Even before Lockdown, we'd take our lunches to work and rarely ate takeaways or meals out.

How about you join us on the monthly Grocery Challenge?  If that seems too daunting there are multiple posts at the start of the thread, that you might find useful to browse.

- Pip

Novice_investor101

Single person who makes my own lunches for work etc doesnt drink. I spend £50 a month, including toiletries & household stuff. Some months it’s less as i just need to top things up. My Big Shop is the one that hits £50. I eat mostly homemade food, all my veg is frozen but i like fresh fruit & salads. Not got a sweet tooth so no indulgences there. I keep a small stock of tins. My treats are good coffee & sometimes a takeaway. 

Everyone’s circumstances are different.