We spend £800 a month on food

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Is that a ridiculous amount for a household of 4 adults and 2 children? We need to cut our monthly spending.

I spend £600 on me and my son. If you can’t afford it then you can cut down but if you can there are no rules

I'm not shocked at that. we spend around £130-150pw on supermarket groceries - not just food - for two adults, two teens and two cats. And while I think we eat very well, that's still keeping half an eye on the budget. I used to be able to have things like lamb chops and salmon fillets as a weekly staple for that budget, whereas nowadays they're an occasional treat and I am doing more mince or pasta/rice based meals.

We are 4 adults and spend around £320 a month. No alcohol is bought.

Nope. It's on the low to reasonable side.

120-150 ish per week her (probably higher end of the range). 2 adults 2 children.

Not wildly unreasonable. I’d think £100-£150 per person per month isn’t unusual.

I'd shop less at Sainsbury

Not unreasonable, unless you can't afford it. If you're enjoying the food, why worry?

No. We are around £600 for 2 adults and 2 children however I'm a childminder so feed other children too in varying numbers

I was spending around 800 for 2 adults and a needy cat. That did include a couple of bottles of £5-6 wine per week also though. I've managed to shave £150 off my monthly bill by switching from Morrisons (in shop) to Tesco and doing an online click and collect order and buying the cheapest things. I'm still needing to cut back more but I might have baked potatoes a couple of nights a week to make meals stretch further.

Nah we spend about that for 2 adults and 2 toddlers but the toddlers are both in nappies still so those + wipes are pricey (eldest has allergies and sensitive skin so we frequently have to have him in pampers which are £££££

Tbh we spend that on family of 4 so two adults but teen is adult size and inhales food so probably like having 4 adults and one younger child.

We spend 200 a week for two.of us plus the butcher is probably an other 50.00 do it seems very economical to me.