How much do you spend on groceries?

missalooni

Hi - just shocked to realise that we have spent around 1400 quid on groceries this month. Family of four (two teenagers!). Just trying to get an idea of how much is average so what we  should aim for. Thanks

comeandgo

Two pensioners and a cat and spend about £70 a week.  We don’t buy alcohol with the weekly shop, that is bought in bulk via internet.

greyteam1959

£48 per fortnight for two people.
Not including alcohol.
No pets.

sienew

3 adult household: roughly £80 a week.

Peter999_2

3 adult's here and also about £70 to £90 a week.    I budget for £150 so it's not too bad.

ossie48

2 to 3 adults and a dog = £400 a month...that includes alcohol .The 3rd is a daughter who stays here a few days a week but rarely eats, just grazes and drinks coffee and or gin    

Without the alcohol it would be more like £300 a month.  

Billxx

2 Adults - £520 a month including a lot of wine.  Without the wine it would be around £380.  Having just done that calculation made me realise we are drinking too much!

KxMx

Single person household and I budget £40 a week, no alcohol.
I eat quite healthily and buy the majority of my fruit & veg from a local greengrocer.
Not as cheap as SM's but the quality is so good it makes the value for money high.
I don't tend to spend all of the £160 so there is usually some left in the pot come the end of the month.

missalooni

Thanks all for your updates. I think we are massively over spending - yikes!

Mnoee

Two adults at about £400 a month including booze here - almost entirely batch cooking/cooking from scratch, which I do realise takes a fair bit of time and effort. In August 2020 I tracked my time for a month, and I spent 35 hours shopping, cooking or washing up... Not everyone has that time and convenience foods come at a premium. 

gerrag

£1400 for four adults, equals £350pm/per adult.
Here's my spend for the last few years:-

Jan-July 2022 spend (excluding alcohol).....average £100 per month. 
Food: £89pm; Cleaning products/toiletries etc: £11pm.
2021: £100pm
2020: £110pm
2019: £90pm

I shop in Lidl, Asda and Costco for food.
I shop in Poundland/similar for toiletries and cleaning products.

I always shop with a list; I never buy on impulse unless it's at a "knockdown price" (eg: "use by" date is imminent; therefore it goes straight into the freezer). No fresh produce EVER gets thrown away.

I don't order takeaways (free delivery or otherwise). I don't eat junk food.
I eat a healthy balanced diet of 2-3 meals per day and everything is cooked from fresh, sometimes with a jar of pasta/other sauce; sometimes it's a "slow-cooker" recipe containing meat, chicken, fish or totally vegetarian.

Some shopping tips:-

Set yourself a target of monthly savings that you want to achieve.
Make a list of the absolute essentials and STICK to it.
Avoid "impulse buys" unless it requires brain surgery to ignore them.
Do a thorough stock check of what you already have; use stuff up before you replace it.
If takeaways/delivery charges are a significant spend.....perhaps reduce their frequency.
Try doing a "bulk-cook" for the freezer; eg: bolognaise/stews/soups etc?
Reduce the quantity of snacks/fizzy drinks/processed food.
Try a totally vegetarian day every now and then?

I hope these suggestions enable you to trim your shopping budget because you're about to face the consequences of the "Energy Price Cap".

God help us all.......