To ask what your weekly or monthly groceries cost?

[judemom]

I'm wondering if I'm spending more than necessary during the lockdown.

Anyone care to share what your grocery bills are weekly during the lockdown?

£40-50 for 3 adults. If we got more freezer things over fresh meat it would be cheaper. However we do get a takeaway on Saturdays so that's one less meal we have to get on the food shop

I spend about £100 per week. Not much change although I've switched from Waitrose and Tesco to a nearby small supermarket so perhaps get less for my money as I normally grab whatever's on offer in Waitrose.

Includes a local veg and bakery box. Only one of the household really eats meat.

We've got a lot better at using everything up. I shove all veg that needs using into a soup before my next veg box arrives.

I really need to start using freezer and cupboard stuff up a bit and just buy fresh essentials only - might plan for that next week to make some room.

No idea , I don’t keep a record of it . I buy the best quality food I can afford and don’t waste anything.

@MoonBlood it’s this one-

www.dovesfarm.co.uk/products/organic-flour-box

They release them on weekday mornings so I had to check the page a few times to get one.

I think if you can afford to spend that amount then there’s no problem. I’m spending a lot, I’ve said to my family they can have what they want, we can afford it as saving so much by not eating out, commuting, work lunches, coffees etc. If it helps you get through this then do what you have to do.

We are definitely spending more because we are cooking far more. Usually we’d go out 2-3 times a week. Current bill is about £200 a week (alcohol too though!).

I normally shop at Aldi and spend about £50-£60 for me, a teen and 2 younger ones. I can't use the school vouchers at Aldi so I've been going to Sainsbury's which has cost almost twice as much.

It is about the same if I add it up because I need to keep on budget, but instead of shopping weekly, I am shopping every ten days or so.

Ours'has gone up a bit, mostly more alcohol. Food wise it's similar as my husband and children used to take packed lunches so not too different. Big shop today came to £90 and it's usually £70. To be fair though before the pandemic we'd do a top up shop in the week which we obviously don't do anymore.

Around £90 before, and more like £130 now a week for 2 adults, 1 preschooler and 1 baby.

Spending more because
Fewer choices and offers, don't get to go to Aldi, have to use small local firms for fruit, veg, egg deliveries
All lunches at home rather than at least 3 lunches out each
Buying more essentials for cooking like oil and butter
Buying more household and long life things to lessen need to go out - so stocking up on wipes, nappies, toilet rolls, frozen stuff - these are more of an upfront cost as it would have been money spent anyway.

It does even out though now that we don't buy coffees, cafe lunches or eat out at all.

About 50 a week for me ds and cat.
Its gone up because i usually eat my main meal of the day for free at work 5 days a week.
But im wasting much less by planning, batch cooking, freezing and rotating which i dont usually spend too much time thinking about. Ive not wasted anything other than half a tub of coleslaw in the last 4 weeks.

Me & 2 dc- 13 & 8. I'm spending about £80pw during lockdown. It's a lot less than I usually spend if you count packed lunches & school dinners, coffee out etc.

£200 a week for 5 of us. Although I keep picking up random things like arts and crafts for kids and car wash supplies.

It's about twice what we were spending but it's less overall taking into account restaurants, lunches etc

Okay we do 2 shops a week sainsbury's and waitrose as they are our closest and have good range of organic fruit and veg. Before lockdown £100 a week for 2 after Lockdown £130 a week. However, I'm ensuring my pantry is replenished as well, just in case we get ill and need 2 weeks worth of food

Family of 4 around £120 a week, normally around £100. I cook most meals from scratch generally (though my 10 day meal plan from the shop I got today includes chicken nuggets one day from the freezer and dominoes another night), and we aren't snacking more, just home for more meals.

@M0chaJoes you'd be surprised how well you can eat for £40! I used to spend about 80 quid on a weekly shop for the two of us - mostly expensive, processed crap and lots of snacks and other rubbish thrown in. Since starting slimming world, I go to Aldi/Lidl and I spend between 40 - 50 quid a week. I eat so much better than I used to! Lots of vegetables to bulk out my meals and I make proper, home cooked food. And believe me, I was the sort of person to turn my nose up at any vegetables on my plate, my diet was horrendous.

So yeah, I definitely believe (and know!) that it's possible to eat well off £40.

@M0chaJoes you'd be surprised how well you can eat for £40! I used to spend about 80 quid on a weekly shop for the two of us - mostly expensive, processed crap and lots of snacks and other rubbish thrown in. Since starting slimming world, I go to Aldi/Lidl and I spend between 40 - 50 quid a week. I eat so much better than I used to! Lots of vegetables to bulk out my meals and I make proper, home cooked food. And believe me, I was the sort of person to turn my nose up at any vegetables on my plate, my diet was horrendous.

So yeah, I definitely believe (and know!) that it's possible to eat well off £40.

I am ashamed to say I have no idea what we spend on food. Family of 4 adults.
When we see an Ocado slot we just go for it.

Our weekly shop had gone from £70 per week to around £250.

We never used to eat at home (out of the house early, back home late), so it was only really food for the weekend, plus toiletries and cleaning materials.

Now we are shopping for 3 meals a day for our household (me, DH, DS3 and DD2), plus my parents, who are isolating at their house.

I am meal planning so we don't waste anything at all, whereas pre-covid we threw away so much food, I used to want to cry. We're buying more snacks and fun treats, plus fruit from the grocers and meat from the butcher so it's really adding up.

Having said that, we're not eating lunch out, not paying for travel cards or petrol, and not paying for the children's nursery (they were both in 4 days a week), so overall we're saving quite a bit.

I dont think we are spending much more than usual although it is mostly DP shopping.

We have shared custody of DS so only having to feed him extra every other week, we are also saving on his childcare/swimming lesson/Beaver fees.

DP still working and would normally eat at staff canteen which fairly added up so is actually saving money taking a packed lunch.

I'm a student/bartender and ate all my meals at home anyway and now I'm saving on parking/coffee/takeaway food/drinks after work.

@JKScot4 Why should OP cut back? In comparison to most of the posters on here, we spend much more on groceries and will continue to do so. We rarely waste food, and it makes us feel better to eat a diet rich in various fruits, vegetables, fish, organic meats, and dark chocolates, etc. Our family budget accommodates this spending, and so we will continue to do so.

Read back thread and absolutely gobsmacked at £400 a week. I honestly think I'd struggle to spend that if someone took me to Sainsbury's and told me to buy what I wanted

Normally I’d spend £700 a month on food and booze, but it’s looking like about £600 this month. I usually get fed at work.
We’ve used up a lot from our freezer and pantry. I’ve an order coming tomorrow of £140. This should last 10 days or so. It has booze included

Mine is usually around £60-70 for me and two cats (about £25 of that just on the cats!). At the minute it’s ranging from £75-£90 depending on what I can get...but I’m not buying work lunches, coffees or fuel. Prices do seem to have crept up, which I did expect. I think my grocery spends will come down a bit for a while now as I’ve got back to a decent stock of store cupboard basics and am back to topping up the fresh stuff.

Will someone who claims they spend only £40 to £70 a week literally spell out what they purchase per week?

I don't believe this is bloody possible for a family of three!

DH complains about the amount spent, yet he eats for 2 or 3! Also quite picky about what he eats due to his obsession for healthy meals.

How does one eat all the healthy foods from the earth on £40 dollars a week?