To ask how much you spend on organic groceries per week?

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As above! I’m trying to work out whether my expenditure is unreasonable but previous threads have been for non-organic produce etc. My spend fluctuates and I’m considering whether organic is worth it so would appreciate others views.

Currently I estimate that I spend about £100-150 a week for two adults and a toddler. Is this unreasonably high for organic??

£0 !!!

Deliberately it’s £0. Unintentionally I sometimes buy things that are organic but I really don’t prioritise it. Taste and value are more important to me

Depends on what you're buying, surely? If it's organic caviar, it's probably low, but if it's veg it's very high.

£0 here as well, complete waste of money if you ask me

Zero. My budget doesn't allow for the price difference between organic and non organic.

Hi OP, I buy as much as possible organic if it is available. For 2 adults and a small child we usually spend about 100 - 130 per week so I think your spend is about right. We also buy a lot of gluten free but organic AND gluten free is rare!

£0. I can afford organic food but I don't see enough of a difference in taste or quality to justify the extra spend.

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Veg it's a half and half split between stuff I grow myself (Organic but free) and stuff I buy but I don't buy organic.

Meat - I buy from the butcher, from a private supply or from Morrison's (always Free range/British).

Providing you are buying British red meat and British AND free range/outdoor bred pork and chicken then buying organic is a waste of money on top of that. I think organic meat is a bigger issue in say, the US but in the UK the welfare standards and regulations are so high that buying organic has a negligible difference for meat.

Zero.

I was going to say zero. But then I noticed that the spinach I buy regularly is actually organic. So about £1.30.

Nowt.

We spend a lot on food as a family of 3 (including a very sporty and growing teen). We have been drinking organic milk for a number of years now, we usually get through about 6-8 litres per week. We also go for organic chicken and some fruit and veg is organic.

We grow a bit of our own fruit and veg, which is organic.

Because of where we live, we know that most red meat is effectively organic anyway, so I don't prioritise organic but local. I also prefer free range when it comes to eggs (if I have to buy - we get a couple of boxes from DMIL's hens when we visit), so organic is also less of an issue there.

And our fish is caught at sea rather than from farms, so that is also effectively organic (other than ocean plastics...).

But with Covid and supply chain issues, and DD also having become a lot more serious about her sport and nutrition in recent months, my food budget has risen - I had increased from €700 to €800 per month at the start of this year, but have just had to increase to €1000 as that is effectively what I have been spending since January. (Including a lot more on bags of decent ground coffee from a couple of local roasteries, but offset by both DH and I spending a lot less on cups of coffee from coffeeshops...). And it also includes a lot more buying in health food stores (coconut oil, quinoa, bulgar wheat, various seeds, lots more dried fruit) as well as a lot of fresh fruit and berries. I've also prioritised buying things from smaller local shops and producers rather than the larger supermarkets - both to support them and to reduce contact with larger crowds - but that is also more expensive.

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1. Zero, I would love to spend money on locally sourced /farm shop food but do not have the budget though we too like fresh coffee, berries, grains etc.
2. How in heavens name do you spend so much on 2 adults and a baby (and the op with the teenager too) that is an obscene amount wow, you must live in a world very different to most of the population. Sorry to be rude but am in .

£0.

€1000 a month on food is obscene.

Zero.

Organic is for the rich.

£0 on organic fruit and veg.

Approx £20/30 per week on regular fresh fruit and veg.

Total grocery shop including toiletries/household items is about £80 ish for a family of 2 adults 2 teens.

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@Roystonv

1) Zero, I would love to spend money on locally sourced /farm shop food but do not have the budget though we too like fresh coffee, berries, grains etc. 2) How in heavens name do you spend so much on 2 adults and a baby (and the op with the teenager too) that is an obscene amount wow, you must live in a world very different to most of the population. Sorry to be rude but am in .

Assuming you are meaning that £100-150 just on organic food is 'obscene' and not that amount on a whole grocery shop I suspect that's a fairly normal amount per week for a grocery shop for a lot of families of four.

It might be more than some people can/want to spend on food but it's not an 'obscene' amount of money.

I think if you can should buy the best quality, highest welfare meat you can afford in your budget and I would choose to spend on that rather than other things.

My weekly spend is the same as yours for two adults one child and two tweens.

I don’t buy organic. I don’t really understand why i would.

@Scrowy good point about meat, I’m not originally from the UK so not aware of the standards but what you say makes sense!

Also I should clarify £100-150 is for a full shop, not just produce. Sorry I was a bit unclear!

We are a family of 6. (4 adults & 2 children) I buy 90-95% Organic. All meat, Dairy, fruit and Veg are organic, most store cupboard items. I probably spend around £800 per month on food. But I do a lot of shopping around. I also have 3 freezers so if organic meat is on offer I stock up.

No, pastabest I think that much money on a food shop is a large amount per week. The op states 2 adults and a baby so not 4 however making clear it is for all household items makes easier reading.