What's the least you've spent on food shopping for the week?

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I've managed to get ours down to £80 for two adults two kids. I need more inspiration! Help me get it lower.
We already yellow sticker but there always seem to be the same things reduced (Richmond sausages, carrot batons, doughnuts.) It's not always terribly healthy.
I get the £1.50 veg box from Lidl.
We eat meat free most nights.
Kids get free meals, I eat toast which is free at work and bring fruit, dp doesn't eat ( I think he does but doesn't tell me as I'll nag him to make sandwiches.)
Feeding others is pricey. Fed friend on Friday and in laws came over for dinner today so four extra adults.

Sorry that's £80 per month!

I have had what I call a “free week” where we ate out of cupboards and freezer all week using up double portion foods cooked in my slow cooker weeks before so spent about £15-20 for the week on bread, milk, loo rolls etc.
That is of course Aldi.

Try to do this every 6 weeks or so.

When I needed to budget, I spent £20 a week but that's for just two adults, very healthy meals with a good balance of protein, complex carbs and veg; batch cooking.

I imagine it must be much harder with kids to cook for.

£80 a month is very good! We spend £45 a week on 2 adults, 1 2yo and 2 dogs. Including toiletries, nappies for night time and cleaning stuff, washing powder etc.

We meal plan everything and shop every 2 weeks, all snacks and meals are planned for, when we will have leftovers etc. This stops any popping to the shop and does save a lot of money. I do the usual adding beans or lentils to things like lasagne to make it stretch further.

I have a free week probably once a month
Stock up on yellow stickers when I can and have second freezer in garage!
I probably have enough frozen meat, fish, poultry and shellfish for at least a month
When times are lean I just buy milk, fruit, veg and salad

Lower than £80 a month for food ? Why ? You need to eat properly . Are there other things you could cut before trying to live on fresh air ?

Same as a pp, sometimes we don't do the shopping for a week and just get by on what we have in the house already. That week usually means lots of slow cooked meals and pasta dishes.

£40 when I've been really skint.

£80 for a month? I doubt you’d get it lower than that unless you wanted to live off super noddles.. cut down on other bills?

£70 when I didn’t buy alcohol. 2 adults, one 12 yr old boy. I shop at Sainsbury’s. Refuse to go anywhere near Aldi or Lidl so I’m fine with it.

That’s a week, not a month

30 per week a couple of years back when we were a bit strapped for cash, but that included nappies, meat a couple of times a week, and as it was aldi lots of veg. They are a life saver on a budget as you can mix things up weekly using the super six or whatever its called. Still shop there now but go else where for shampoo and nice bread.

Usually between 40&60 a week for 2 adults and 2 children. Lots of packed lunches, lots of bulking food with veg, lots of cheaper meats. No takeaways more out of necessity than choice

You only spend 80pm on food and you're looking for ways to get that even lower! Bloody hell OP I want tips on cost cutting from YOU!

So you eat for £4.60 per person per week adn you wish to reduce this further, why? If times are really that hard you should increase your income not cut your food budget, growing kids need plenty of food.

£80 per month?! You can't feed a family a healthy diet on that.

I spend £45 a week but can do it on £30 if needed. I'm surprised other posts are usually over 100 per week. One adult, two teens.
I think £20 per week is as low as you can go.
I admire it though.

Simple. Don't buy the stale doughnuts, cakes and snacks, just because they've got a yellow sticker on them. Stick to ingredients.

I'd be very concerned that your children will end up with conditions relating to malnutrition if you really do spend that little. It's neglectful not to provide them with a nutritious diet. Poor kids. At least spend the child benefit you get for them on decent food for them.

That's unsustainably low. Why are you doing this? If it's due to debt, it sounds like you're beyond the stage where you should seek help as you shouldn't be cutting food so low to pay back debts.

Have a look at this and do everything that is relevant:

www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/money-help/

Sainsburys. 7 meals inc roast. Most lunches at school. About £34:
£3 whole chicken. Roast and stirfry etc Monday.
£1.70 8 sausages
£1.70 2 chicken breasts
£2 bacon rashers
£4 2 pizzas
£2 beef mince for lasagna or shepards pie
£1 pasta
£1 passata
£5 potatoes carrots brocolli green veg,Various fruits. Bananas oranges apples.
£2 milk buy more in week
£1 bread buy more in week
£1.70 cheese (10)
£1 crisps (6)
£1 choc bars (9)
70p juices (3)
£2 Loo roll
£2 cereal
£1 squash

That's about it. Have storecuboard things too. Buy sainsburys own but not smart price. Buy more bread and milk in week. Not sure how people spend 100.

Two adults, two children, main shop each month is £60, then weekly pick ups of extras around £20 but only if needed.

We use Aldi and their own fab brand. Overhauled our shopping and saved us a lot of money of which we don't have much of. A few tears down the line we still do a slight laugh when the cashier tells us how much we've spent despite the overflowing trolley and reluctance to add anything more on the last aisle in case it's too much.

£80 a month?? For 4 people?? I try to keep our food bill under £200 a month and I thought that was good

I think realistically you will struggle to get it any lower, even if you resort to supernoodles and value baked beans! Never mind being able to make nutritious, enjoyable meals. Unless there is a seriously dire financial situation and you have absolutely no other choice then I think it would be crazy to aim for lower.

Is this to go with the 250 quid a week thread?

£80 a month. Holy shit. I dont believe you eat a well balanced diet for that amount.