To spend 50 quid a week on fruit and veg

[Lalunya85]

Two adults and two kids under 3 in our house. It seems that 50 pounds is waaaay too much just for fruit and and veg and I wonder how much others spend?

I get a weekly veg box which is about 30 pounds. That sees us through the week but there isn't anything left over by the end of it. Except maybe the red cabbage.

Then I spend around 20 pounds on fruit at the local market once a week (regular, not a farmers market or anything like that). I buy around
12 apples (some for crumble),
6 pears,
10 Mandarines,
6 bananas
6 Oranges
6 plums
Maybe some grapes, a pineapple, or some other exotic fruit
I don't buy things that are overpriced and out of season (punnets of blueberries on December anyone?).

I then spend another probably 60 quid on all other groceries: some meat (we eat meat once a week), fresh fish every other week, pasta, rice, bread, dairy and eggs, baking ingredients, chocolate, breakfast cereal (unbranded) etc... I buy all of that at Morrisons (no Waitrose or ocado ever in his house). Don't buy ready meals or frozen stuff (like fish fingers or pizzas which would be expensive) and we always cook from scratch so no takeaways or restaurant meals ever.

How does all of that compare to others? It sounds ridiculously much to me!

Your diet is probably the biggest contributor to good health, so it makes sense to spend as much as you can. I try to remember that

As a student who spends a considerable amount on fruit and salad veg (not so much potatos, although I have developed a fondess for roasted carrots and turnips recently, yum) I hope that at some point i can afford to spend £50 a week on fruit and veg, but of course I'm only buying for 1!

I spent a small fortune on food in November, it is a shame that eating healthily is so expensive!

lalunya - Oh please do come to the allotment thread - we are a real mix, from total beginners to seasoned pros. I am always asking questions and everyone is very tolerant of me! I am sure you'll be very much welcomed!

A sack of spuds from our local farm shop is about £7 and lasts three of us a good couple of months.