How much fruit & veg do you buy per week?

Live alone.

Weekly buy one form of greens
2 types of fruit - say bag of apples and oranges. In summer buy seasonal fruit. Strawberries, cherries, raspberries but not out of season.
Onions
Lettuce
Cherry tomatoes
cucumber
Red pepper
And various veg for soup most weeks.
fresh herbs some weeks.

how do you spend £200 a WEEK on food? How do you spend £100 a week on fruit and veg??

Like seriously, how much fruit and veg are you getting for £14 a day?

2 adults and one 8yr old.

Potatoes
Sweet potato
2 Aubergine
2 courgettes
2 red peppers
Broccoli
Carrots
Onions
Garlic
I x fresh herbs and freeze (have a stash in the freezer and top up)
3 × tinned chick peas / beans
2 x pasata
Apples
Oranges
Bananas
Gem lettuce
Frozen peas
Frozen spinach

Throw in an avocado if I'm feeling flush.

We used to buy blueberries / raspberries when Ds was younger but they're so expensive and we grow both in the summer. Also grow all our own salad from May to September as its so cheap and easy, and relatively expensive for what it is.

We're vegetarian and courgettes, aubergines and peppers go in most things in various forms. I make a veg soup with left overs once a week and usually have some in the freezer.

Veg is easily the most expensive part of our food budget.

Just me and DS who is five. In a typical food shop I get:

Pack of lemons
Pack of apples
Pack of pears
Two avocados
Punnet of raspberries
Punnet of blueberries
Punnet of grapes
A mango
Bananas
Broccoli
Spinach
Mushrooms

I have frozen veg in the freezer, like peas and sweet corn. Fruit is so expensive.

And 500g grapes

This week bought 6 bananas, 5 plums, 4 pears, 300g raspberries, large pack of cherries, 4 kiwis, 2 lemons, 2 tins of peaches, 2 cucumbers, I head of broccoli, 1kg carrots, 1kg onions, bag of frozen peas, 3 peppers, jar of olives.

This is a usual amount for me and 2 dc.

I also bought 4 ripen at home avocado. I had no idea we had a lot more than most people seem to.

This week I bought raspberries, blueberries, grapes, satsumas, apples, bananas, cherries, kiwis. Leeks, aubergine, courgettes, spinach, broccoli, carrots, onions, peppers, tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce, olives, beetroot, corn on the cob. For myself and my teen and pre-teen.

I haven't cut back on fruit and veg as I think it is so important to get a wide variety. Some of what I buy is frozen and a lot is on some kind of deal. We don't eat much meat and I've cut right back on buying unhealthy snacks and drinks. I spend about £100 per week now.

We spend £100 a week for two adults and a 4 year old and two year old at Sainsburys. We buy: easy peelers, a whole melon, 6 pink apples, 6/7 pears, huge punnet of blueberries, large bunch of bananas. Mini packets of raisins. Kids have at least 3-4 portions of fruit a day. Adults have 1 fruit portion mainly because we prefer veg.

Veg wise we buy: parsnips, potatoes, carrots, sprouts, cabbage, onions, spinach, cucumber, peppers. We just buy the cheapest option and keep in the fridge. Any old bit of veg is used in stews/soups.
And we have frozen peas and sweet corn which we top up as and when needed. Tinned chickpeas, kidney beans, black beans, mixed beans which we buy when stock is dwindling. So not weekly.

I tend to buy frozen veg as I’m not a massive fan of veg anyway

weekly I tend to buy a big bag of apples a bag of satsumas, a punnet of raspberries for overnight oats and sometimes will get other fruits.

I buy salad every week - lettuce, carrots, cucumber, celery, spring onions, cherry tomatoes

I usually also buy onions, peppers and fresh herbs such as coriander weekly

we seem to be spending £80-£90 a week on food shopping

I buy the wonky veg.... usually carrots, parsnips and potato. These go in the air fryer for roasties or baked potatoes. Also keep a big bag of bean sprouts and peppers in the freezer for stir fry or pasta sauce. I buy tins of water chestnuts and bamboo shoots and freeze the other half for another day. Stir fry is a really quick and tasty meal. Also gets extra veggies into my teenage sons Lol

Apples
Bananas x 2 bunches
Pears 800g
Clementines 700g
Red grapes x 2 bunches
Oranges
Lemons
Chestnut mushrooms
Shallots
Cucumbers x 3
Lambs lettuce
Curly kale
Romano pepper
Butternut squash
Cauliflower
Tomatoes
True spinach
Kiwis
Mixed salad x 2
Lettuce x 2
Onions
Potatoes
Celery

Riverford are surprisingly good value IME.

Frozen veg is very good and can work out cheaper + avoiding things that are out of season.

I get

Broccoli
Carrots
Onions
Potatoes
Sweet potatoes
Mushrooms
Avocado
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Peppers
Cucumber
Raspberries or strawberries (alternate)
Bannana
Melon or pineapple (alternate)
Blueberries or blackberries (as an extra depending on budget)

Frozen peas
Frozen sweetcorn

I use to get more or different veg, but i have to go for the staples now as it is cheaper. Can't get the persimmons, mango, cherries or more expensive veg. I use to get kale but cutbacks. :(

I sometimes get chives, spring onions, fresh basil or leeks but thats recipe dependent.

I do get frozen bags as a back up as its cheaper. Everything i cook incorporates veg so its annoying.

In spring/summer i grow my own tomatoes, and salad bits so save a bit there.

I try to buy mainly things that are in season due to cost, but also taste is better

over autumn/winter I get through 1 or 2 of persimmon per week +/- apples/pears. in berry season, i buy few boxes of strawberries /raspberries a week +/-1 box of mangoes (from asian shops) per week. I try to have 1 - 2 fruits per day during winter, ends up being more in summer.

veg - usually order 1 pack of leafy green - kale, chard or pak choi in winter. romaine lettuce, watercress or rocket in summer. then a pack of mushrooms almost every week, half kilo carrots every other week. then maybe two other veg depending on what I am making. I always have frozen peas or sweetcorn in the fridge.

We buy loads of veg and salad but not much fruit as no one has a sweet tooth in the house.

I eat mostly fruit and vegetables and low carbs so haven’t cut back. I have noticed my spending going up again recently though and put it down to going shopping more often and buying stuff I don’t need each time . I think it’s still possible to get enough fresh produce if I cut down on alcohol and junk food like crisps and chocolate

today I’ve eaten a tangerine, banana, apple, avocado, through the day. Dinner was grated carrots, sprouted beans, greens, a stew made with peppers, lentil, fish and tomato. I’ll

Today I did a top up shop and bought 2 bananas, 5 blood oranges, broccoli, kale, flat mushrooms, oatcakes. Cookies (reduced). Cranberry juice. That cost £6.75 using the special offers. I need that much every few days though

My list comes to just under £20

This week about £10

Leeks £1
three bags satsumas £3
2 tubs cherry tomatoes £2
Broccoli 70p
5 bananas 69p
6 pears 89p
Cucumber 75p
beetroot 68p

I already had potatoes, onions, garlic, carrots, spring onions, lettuce, lemon, swede, frozen peas, sweetcorn, celery, mushrooms & spinach. Plus lentils, kidney beans, tinned tomatoes, cannellini beans, bottled blackberries. I have sultanas and hazel nuts as snacks.

I aim for 30 different veg a week, and usually get fairly close.

Every Sunday I throw a bag of frozen berries into a saucepan with the juice of an orange and a little honey . Then simmer for about half an hour. I use this compote throughout the week for breakfast on natural yogurt with nuts and seeds .

So much. Can’t keep my DDs going on fruit and veg. We do an online shop but I definitely find myself in Tesco or Sainsburys daily topping up on fresh fruit and veg. We go through so many punnets of strawberries/rapsberries/blueberries/grapes and all the rest!

Every week I buy

Carrots
Cucumber
A pepper
Broccoli
Potatoes
Spring onions
Sugar snap peas
Lettuce
Tomatoes

Bananas
Oranges
Pears

I might buy more unusual stuff for certain recipes on top but these are the basics.

A lot - but its rather cheap. I try and choose seasonal where possible (not, as it happens, in february in the uk)

2 adults 2 primary aged kids and this week we had the list below plus frozen peas and tinned sweetcorn already had in. This is quite typical list for us & kids have fruit & salad in packed lunches, after school for snacks etc.

Dwarf beans
Broccoli
Asparagus
Carrots
Swede
Spinach
Lettuce
Cucumber
Parsnip
Red peppers
Beetroot
Potatoes
Mango
Cantaloupe melon
Apples
Grapes (black and green)
Blueberries
Raspberries
Bananas

I start with what's on the allotment
Beetroot
Jerusalem artichokes
Goose berries (frozen)
Kale

Then Aldi's super 6
Swede
Grapes
Easy peelers
Limes
baby sweetcorn
Apples

Then top up as needed
Carrots, always
Celeriac or celery
Pak choi or chinese leaves or spinach
parsnips
Savoy cabbage
white or red cabbage
cherry toms
radish
Mushroom
Big bag of peppers and maybe a couple of single ones
onions, red, brown and spring
spring greens or brussel sprouts.

Not much in the way of salad or berries in the Winter. I try to keep it reasonably seasonal.

Plus I keep a fair bit of frozen veg in the freezer: peas, broad beans, whole leaf spinach, okra, chilli, ginger, stir fry, mixed peppers, random berries.

Three of us - the weekly shop had

Pears (we had surplus apples at home), easy peelers, frozen berries, tinned sweet corn, tinned black eye beans, green beans, leeks, red onions, spring onions, frozen spinach, frozen peas, celery, tomatoes - round and cherry, passata, iceberg, broccoli, cauliflower garlic, lemons.

I top up with "nicer fruit" so far grapes and will probably buy some peaches or apricots or plums later in the week.

We buy quite a lot of fruit, the dcs have a snack box packed up with a mix of peeled/chopped fruit daily, and DH and I share a fruit salad every day too. Grapes, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, tangerines, oranges, mangos, pears, apples, bananas, melon. We get broccoli, cauliflower, pak choi, cucumbers tomatoes, green beans, mushrooms, potatoes, carrots. Family of 5, it all gets eaten.