I’m trying to settle a debate. I’m being told that I’m not buying enough food/spending enough money/buying enough snacks with the food shop and I was wondering how much other people spend?
So two adults, three children ages 2, 6 and 8. A dog and a guinea pig. The 5 and 8 year old both diagnosed with ASD and struggle with sensory issues surrounding food. This means that certain foods have to be branded or they will not eat them. If I try to give them anything other than a Richmond sausage or Birds Eye chicken dipper they will know and refuse to eat.
Food shopping is coming in around £130 a week with a mid week top up of around £30 - £40 for bread, milk, wipes, more snacks and occasionally nappies (2 in nappies).
I meal plan and the two oldest have packed lunch at school. Yet I’m being complained at that there’s not enough snacks. If it was just the children complaining I’d take it but I’m getting the same complaint from the other adult in the house as well.
So in this weeks online shop, snacks wise there is;
46 packs of crisps (10 of these are reserved for lunchboxes)
1 box nutrigrain bars
3 bags apples
Bag of tangerines
500g blueberries
800g strawberries
A cucumber/ cherry tomatoes/ carrot sticks
2 packs instant noodles
1 pack chocolate digestives
1 pack jammy dodgers
1 pack cookies
16 rocket ice lollies
8 button cornetto type ice creams
Apparently this isn’t enough… this is far more than I had growing up. I think the problem is they are ploughing through it and expecting it all to magically replace itself and I don’t like doing that. When I was little if I ate all the junk in a day that was it until the next food shop.
Their dad is complaining that it’s not enough and I’m struggling with the 6 year old as she’s non verbal and doesn’t understand she can’t chain eat crisps so then just screams when she doesn’t get more. I don’t know if I’m going wrong with this!