How much for weekly shop - 4 adults

[Berga]

After a change in living arrangements, I'm trying to work out a rough weekly food budget for the new set up and wondered if others could give me a clue.

It is for 2 adults at home for nearly all meals, and then two grown up DDs (so adults, just!) who are usually at home, but sometimes at partners or sometimes their partners eat with us, so it kind of evens out. Can shop at Asda, Sainsbury's, Aldi or Lidl, no loyalty really. I'm quite a careful food shopper, DH is not! Shop to include alcohol, usually a couple of bottles of wine and some cider between us all per week. I don't necessarily need to keep costs low, I just need a rough idea of what they might be.

My food shop for one adult and two children split between Tesco and Aldi is £100 a week, no alcohol included.

I would say you’re looking at around £150 maybe?

We are 2 adults and 2 hungry teens (17 and 15) during uni term times...I meal plan, cook from scratch, have loads of fruit and veg, and spend c. £150 a week. It doesn't seem to make a difference if I shop at Waitrose, Sainsbury's or Tesco! When the 2 uni students are home, it's closer to £200....

Thank you both!

@DontBiteTheCat £100 has been my budget whilst it's just been me and DD, so this makes sense.

@Panicmode1 , that's helpful too as Uni will also be involved soon too, so will need to get used to the variation!

We usually spend £80 per week for two adults, 3 meals as both take lunch to work. No alcohol, but DH is gluten free so that adds to the cost of things. So for 4, I’d assume probably around £150-160 a week before alcohol.

Are you eating caviar or gruel?

why not just assume double you usual spend then you're covered. Not much of a weekly shop is on things that won't double (or at least significantly increase)

Two adults two younger teens - £150 a week We shop at Aldi.

It includes pretty much everything - 1 bottle wine, stuff for packed lunches, basic toiletries and cleaning stuff.

approx 30-40 each a week

It's a very good point, and I had considered just doubling it, but then thought, well usually bigger packs of things are slightly cheaper so thought I would ask. It can be a bit more expensive to cook for just two, than scaling up a meal a bit IYSWIM?

It is estimated that it's between £40 and £50 a week to feed an adult healthy ( row tree foundation had it over 40 pre COL )

You can do it for half that but this will be less healthy - less fruit and more UPF ( Cambridge school of Medince recent paper less healthy food costs less than half healthy food per 100 calories)

I would guess you could do a bit less if you cut back on meat a lot And a bit more for alcohol

We're 3 adult's and 2 toddlers and we're on £200 - £240 p/w including alcohol and all food/cleaning/top ups.

I spend around £160 p week (sometimes more) for 4 of us, we don’t drink so no alcohol in that. We don’t buy ready meals and cook from scratch, eat lots of fruit and veg which is expensive. The most shocking raise in cost for me has been fish and meat. I’d rather buy less but good quality.

Thank you all so much, this has given me lots to think about, not only for budget but also for it to be an opportunity to cook more vegetarian meals/better quality meat and fish. I can see how I might have not revised my original budget in line with prices going up and instead adjusted the quality of food to compensate based on previous budget need. Now I have been sat looking at my overall budget and reading the replies I can see how with the new situation/becoming double income I don't have to keep thinking the same way as the single mother I was. It takes a bit of getting used to, so I'm grateful for all the perspective you have all given me.

We are 4 adults ( 2 sons are into fitness and nutrition though).
I shop mainly in Asda, can be as much as £170 a week.
We all take own lunches though.

We have 3 adults and a teen here and our shopping is always between £90 and £100 pw. No alcohol though. 1 night a week DH and DSS have chicken wraps from the local takeaway and 1 night is freezer food (as everyone gets home so late).

I'm currently spending about £100 pw for 3 adults, but that doesn't include alcohol, toilet paper, washing powder/dishwasher stuff or milk. It includes packed lunch ingredients for me, but DH often eats at a cafe if he's out ( maybe 3 days pw) , and DS buys his own if he's out. It also includes top-up shopping, eg the odd loaf of bread or biscuits. I cook most meals from scratch, and I'd say at least 4 evening meals are meat or fish.