How much is your weekly food shop?

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Just curious really. For 2 adults and small child, ours is on average £60 per week - some weeks £70, some £50. We batch cook a lot as it’s hard to make fresh meals every night with small person.

Would be interested to hear anyone else’s?

I’m always staggered at these threads, I don’t know how you guys do it. 2 adults (husband a protein whore with a penchant for fresh berries) £230ish weekly

Meal planning; cook from scratch; little waste: no crisps/biscuits. We buy free range chicken and eggs, but don't buy organic fruit and veg which would push the cost up. We are very definitely meat eaters but very often add beans or pulse to be healthier not to save money. I can't imagine how you spend £230 a week for 2 adults. We eat very well and are lucky enough to be able to spend that much but just cannot imagine what you are eating!

Just realised it is £300pcm. Oops

No not a month, I do mean per week. Usually about £160 per week on delivery then another £140 ish on a top up shop later in the week when I do my mum's shopping. Lots of fresh fruit and vegetables, nice meat, we do like wine - usually about £12 a bottle, and the children are eating a lot at the moment! Two cooked meals a day plus pancakes with maple syrup and blueberries often for breakfast. It does include cleaning and laundry products and I only use Method, plus vitamins, at least 28 pints of milk a week, lots of baking ingredients, and I take lunch to my dad every day and buy his cats Dreamies often. Also flowers for my mum... it all adds up! I don't think it was as high a few months ago so possibly the prices have risen.

I do think we could cut it back if we had to though. Last night's meal was super cheap - toor daal in the instant pot, and tandoori chicken. It would have been pennies without the chicken. And another favourite lunch is soup with whatever vegetables need using up!

250 a wk 2 adults and 3 kids. One has a milk allergy tho! Also includes nappies for two kids and hamster stuff.

We're a bit erratic. We probably do a big shop twice a month (2 adults, 2 dogs and 1 7yo) which comes to around £200 but then we'll do 3-4 mini top ups spending around £60-£70 because we've run out of things or fancy something different. This includes two big dogs who get through a lot of food. Includes other household essentials and wine.

Between £40-£60 depending on what else we have in. We are vegan which makes it more expensive because we do like our cheese and meat alternatives and they can be pricey. But we meal plan and cook from scratch which helps. That's from Sainsbury's.

Doesn't include cleaning products - we use fancy natural ones so probably an extra £30pm?

Sorry, that's for two adults.

£80 for two of us for everything,

£100 for one adult and 3 kids including nappies and cleaning stuff

£125-150 a week for two adults, three teenage boys, and the wet food for three cats, plus all cleaning and laundry products and some toiletries.

We don't eat meat, fish or dairy and tend to cook from scratch, so most of this is fruit and veg. Beans and nuts also feature heavily.

With us all at home we tend to have baked potatoes/soup/salads/sandwiches for lunch and stews, shepherds pie, pastry pies, curries, spag bol and chilli for dinner a lot. Nothing complicated, just hearty meals that were separate ingredients a few hours ago.

Four over 18s and one teen. It's at least £200 a week, often £250.

I cook from scratch most nights. Minimum junk. Some alcohol.

Evened out toiletries or cleaning things in that as I tend to buy those in bulk from various companies and re-fill things like washing up liquid, laundry liquid, etc from huge tubs I buy online. I really recommended this to switch to gradually, if you have the space to store the big tubs. I did one at a time gradually. Ditto loo roll in bulk from Who Gives a Crap. The box of these and kitchen paper and tissues up in the loft and I bring down an armful to replenish every week.

I need to join Costco to try and get a couple more things in bulk....

2 (large) adults, 1 4 year old and 1 toddler. No pets. We spend about £85 a week at Aldi. All fresh food, no ready meals, I plan for one "throw it in the oven" meal per week (fish fingers/chicken nuggets type thing). That includes all cleaning products, toiletries, etc...

My kids eat fruit like it's going out of fashion so that's a big expense each week. Oldest one is at school for lunch, and my partner doesn't take packed lunches.

Two adults, a dog and three cats. I spend around £70 per week on the main shop and probably £20-30 goes on top ups.

We could easily cut back if necessary but we have no issues affording it for now.

I just don't see the point of these threads. It isn't comparable unless everyone states how much of everything they have bought and what brands. Plus how long the items last for.

@SunshineCake

I just don't see the point of these threads. It isn't comparable unless everyone states how much of everything they have bought and what brands. Plus how long the items last for.

Plus endless other variables. Some people are including cleaning products, alcohol or even shopping for other households, while others might be talking about food only.

Some people will be forgetting about the cost of top up shops, others might have other sources of food that they're not mentioning, meals at work, takeaways etc.

Even if you have 2 families that are the same size and eat a very similar diet, one might be spending more than twice as much as the other because one buys organic from Waitrose while the other buys normal food from a cheaper supermarket.

There's reliable survey data available for anyone who wants it, otherwise threads like this are no more use than a random list of numbers.

I spend on average £80pw on food and drink only, not alcohol, cleaning products or toiletries.
£8.50 of that is our milk delivery. I shop at various shops, not brand loyal.

Mine averages at £70-£75/week, 1 adult, 1 child, 2 cats. That includes all cleaning products, loo rolls etc. Too much spent on biscuits and cakes, I could really cut it down if I ditched them

2 adults here - about £150-£200. It's shameful and trying to cut down.

We spend about £100 pw on our Asda shop,
2 adults, 1 toddler and 1 visiting child (step DC).

That includes nappies etc but not pet food.

I feel like it’s a lot but can’t seem to trim it!

1 adult, 3 DC
£100 a week for food, takeaways/ eating out toiletries, nappies, cleaning supplies.

About £150 every 10 days for two adults and a toddler (and a baby), including non food items. I buy mostly own brand, don’t get anything especially fancy and very rarely buy alcohol. We have very little food waste. I honestly have no idea how others spend so little.

We spent £1250 last month on food shopping. We were shocked when we worked it out.

Thats for 2 adults,17 year old and a 10 and 7 year old.

We are trying to limit to £200 a week which is ridiculous I know

Between £120 and £150 a week - me, DH and two late teens. It’s def more than we used to spend but wine/beer consumption at home has increased as pubs shut and overall we are saving a fortune as not eating out 2/3 times a week.

About £100 per week - 2 adults, a 4 year old and a 1 year old, plus another adult (childcare) most lunch times.

We are all wfh/homeschooling atm.

£40ish per week at Aldi, including cleaning products, 1 bottle of wine. That is for 2 adults, 3 Dses over 7.

Then anything from £20-£40 once a fortnight at Tesco for reduced meat, veg, bread etc.

So average £50-£60 per week, I guess.