how much for food budget

carlos700

Just wondered how much per week would you say a sensible food budget should cost for 2 adults & 3 children ?

immoral_angeluk

carlos700 wrote: »

Just wondered how much per week would you say a sensible food budget should cost for 2 adults & 3 children ?

For 2 adults and 2 children in nappies we pay £50 a week. How much are you spending at the minute as it's easier to cut down and see how much you can save rather than saying I'm just going to spend x a week from now on.

vixenlouis

2 adults and 2 children and we spend around £80.00 per week on the main shop and around £30.00 on extra tops ups such as milk and bread so on.

mhe

Hi Carlos700 - for 2 adults and 3 children i am attemptinf to spend £200 a month - went a little over this month due to getting a BM and needing to stock up on stuff for that. I think you need to take a look at the money saving old style board and join the grocery challenge - always lots of good ideas and recipes on there.

HTH
mhe

shelovestobuystuff

Depends how strict you can be and how good you get at forward planning and cooking from scratch.I am aiming at £200 also but going over at the minute.We have 2 adults,2 kids(one is 16 so an adult really and also a vegetarian so I have to buy additional quorn and soya for him) and 2 big dogs which I am trying to feed for £200 a month.My grocery budget includes cleaning stuff and toiletries too.
Another month and I think I will have it under £200.

Intergalactic_Floozie

I usually spend about £65 a week (2 adults, 2 kids, 1 cat) but I desperately want to attempt to get that down by a lot!

earthmother

We aim for about £50 a week (excluding toiletries and nappies) for 2 adults and 3 children.

To be honest though, I'd be happier with it nearer £70, as avoiding additives etc (which we need to do) on a very low budget can be 'interesting' at times.

Mum_of_3_3

How old are the children?

Since my lightbulb moment I now sit own on a Thursday evening, plan what we are going to eat over the next 7 days and then write a list of ingredients for those meals.

I never buy anything that's not on my list and I have been trying to incorporate all the interesting tins of stuff I have had lingering in my cupboards since time began :rotfl:

I always have a list when I go to the supermarket, even if it's just for milk, bread & butter as I find that I am then not tempted to buy the lushious looking cakes on display etc

Also if I spot something that's reduced I buy it and make the meal it's for rise to the top of the list so that we eat it before it spoils iykwim.

It really has helped me to dramatically reduce my shopping costs as the only food we have in the house has a purpose and I no longer throwaway food that I bought, but never got around to eating. :j

I spend roughly £45 a week on the main shop and £5 on milk & bread during the week. This includes organic milk, yogurts and real butter my partner s& I are vegetarian but our kids aren't and I insist on buying them organic free-range chicken pieces to cook when we have a roast etc.

I have always cooked from scratch as it's far, far cheaper than using pre-made sauces or ready-meals and if I want a really quick meal then I make a pasta bake as that cooks in no time.

The only 'downside' is the nagging I get from my eldest (6) and her friends as they can't raid our cupboards 'cause we never have crisps or chocolates in them so they have to have the fruit that I have bought instead :rotfl:

I have thought about getting together with a friend of mine that is short of cash too and going halves on a bogof shop for luxuries like crisps and choccy bars every few months.

Hope this helps

M_o_3

PS The amount above doesn't include nappies for my 18-month old as I bulk-buy environmentally friendly disposables online (my eco-conciousness won't let me use Pampers)

bathgatebuyer

My gut reaction was about £60. Pasta, rice, potatoes, breads, milk, cereals, porridge, fresh fruit and veg, etc, are not expensive. Processed food is, so it could even be as little as £40 or 50.

Penny2myName

Last month for myself a 10yr old 13yr old and occassional 9yr old I spent TOTAL FOR FOOD £100.06So far this month for same combination
TOTAL FOR FOOD £33.10
I am veggie but my kids are not. I have managed to keep mine so low as I started doing end of day bargain hunting. My fridge and freezers seem to be full of yellow stickers. Lots of items that's normally around £2 for 10p-30p instead.
If your going for full price I would say around £40-£50, thats £10 - £12.50per person.

tesuhoha

With 4 adults in the house I find it impossible to live on £50 per week. I find that £80 is more realistic. I spend this on a Saturday and then refuse to go back to the supermarket for anything until the next Saturday. I find that if I try to live on £50 that I am popping back all the time for bits and pieces that I dont have and end up spending far more that way. We dont eat expensive meals every day. We are having roast beef tomorrow for a treat but most Sundays we dont have a roast, we have a meat pie, lasagne something like that. We sometimes have a jacket potato, fish fingers or sausages for dinner. However as we are paying £1500 a month off the debts I think that is a fair whack and tend to buy wine and beer every week. I buy own brands when they are not too bad and I go for bulk buy special offers. I.e today Asda were doing 4 for £2.00. The choice was kit kats, and McVities biscuits, I bought two packets of dark chocolate digestives and two packets of kit-kats and thought that was pretty good for £2. I also go for the 3 for £10 wine offers as we only get through one bottle of wine a week. Sorry Im rambling on.