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How much do you spend on food per week?

73 replies

Hummusontoast · 02/10/2022 23:21

I did a quick search and this isn’t been discussed since July I don’t think. There’s been lots of price hikes since then even. I spent 150 pound in Asda earlier and that’s for a family of 3, and I was buying all the cheap brands, no alcohol or treats, and limiting fresh fruit and veg. I did buy cleaning stuff, laundry power, etc. This seems so expensive to me. Am I being unreasonable and unrealistic in my expectation of how much it should cost to feed us in a week? Any advice on how I can further cut the bill would be appreciated.

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MintJulia · 01/12/2022 21:34

£50 a week for one adult and one hollow legged teen boy. That includes cleaning materials, loo roll etc

JaceLancs · 01/12/2022 21:37

Average £70 a week for 2 adults but that does not include cat food or cleaning products and toiletries - as I tend to do a monthly shop at somewhere like home bargains or B and M for other stuff

pavillion1 · 01/12/2022 21:39

Family of 4 about 90-100 a week

Emmalou0607 · 01/12/2022 21:41

Food, between £50 - £70 for 2 adults a week. We shop in the local butcher and produce shop. We also are very active and eat a LOT! (This doesn't include things like cleaning products, loo roll etc, just food)

FelicityFlops · 01/12/2022 21:43

Can be anything from €6.82 to €198 depending on what I am buying.
I do really get nostalgic about the time where DM400 lasted a whole month and included meals out.

whirlyhead · 01/12/2022 21:46

2 of us and several fussy pets. About £200 a week mostly from sainsbury’s. That does include my partners martini habit.

Smartiepants79 · 01/12/2022 21:48

Shop mainly in Lidl. 4 of us.
About. £100.

Fairislefandango · 01/12/2022 21:49

About £130 family of four. I do my main shop in Aldi and buy a couple of extra bits from Booths next door. If I did my main weekly shop in any of the other supermarkets I'd be spending a lot more!

FiveMins · 01/12/2022 21:50

About £130 for 2 adults and 3 massive gannets aka teens.

QueenBeex · 01/12/2022 21:52

About £70 for 2 people a week.

PepsiMaxAholic · 01/12/2022 21:54

Varies between £100-£120 a week. This is for a family of 4 (sometimes 5 when DSS is here).

It has gone up significantly though. Used to get away with £80-90

IncessantNameChanger · 01/12/2022 21:54

About £80-90 per week for 6 but I don't get any cleaning stuff or anything I can buy in bulk in Costco. I think I spend about £230 every ten weeks in Costco. We don't get anything branded except rea, coffee and hot chocolate. Even the washing liquid is Costco own. As we bulk buy in Costco I can also have to occasional weeks where if needed I only need to spend £30 a week on essentials.

As we have 4 kids I only buy snacks as needed because the more I buy, the more they eat. 6 packs of chips will last three days but 12 would be gone in 2

PepsiMaxAholic · 01/12/2022 21:57

Gabbysmum04 · 02/10/2022 23:44

@xogossipgirlxo

they both have their own pros but Gousto is our preferred because we just seem to enjoy the choice of recipes a little bit more.
We’ve had some really delicious meals that have been fun to make and that our toddler has really enjoyed… always a pleasant surprise 😂
I’ve got a link for 65% off of first box and 25% off of first two months (you can cancel
after first box if you just want one really cheap one) I’ll stick it below if anyone wants it.

cook.gousto.co.uk/raf?promo_code=LISA43243609&utm_source=iosapp

How much would you say it works out per meal? And how many people does a recipe feed?

butterfliedtwo · 01/12/2022 22:05

Usually 25-30 a week including cleaning products and other household products for one adult. Meat is rare.

biscuitbadger · 01/12/2022 22:09

Family of 4, around £100-£120 per week, mainly Aldi, with Sburys for the bits they don't have.

lobsterkiller · 01/12/2022 22:14

I've been on strike, live on my own and last week I spent £17. I have stuff in the freezer and tins already. The £17 was on milk essentials.

coronafiona · 01/12/2022 22:15

£150 aldi family of 5.
£15 high school lunches
£15 ish primary lunches
£20-30 top ups, treats and gcse food tech requests.
Bloody loads Confused

Noonesperfect · 01/12/2022 22:15

Between Lidl & Tesco about £150 - £200 a week. Four of us 1 dog and cat

BHRK · 01/12/2022 22:16

£200-£250 a week, family of 5. Includes all cleaning stuff, two bottles of wine and a truck load of fresh fruit and veg. Haven’t needed to cut down but could (obviously)

MrsJBaptiste · 01/12/2022 22:22

We spend £120 per week (Asda) for 3 of us, the 4th is now at Uni.

Then probably another £40 for weekend snacks and booze and a takeaway every other weekend £40.

Shit... that's quite a lot when I see it written down 😬

StarManDan · 01/12/2022 22:24

xogossipgirlxo · 02/10/2022 23:40

Which one do you like better?

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Another vote here for gousto, can't stand the smell of the chicken from hello fresh

Justthisonce12 · 01/12/2022 22:26

DS and I about £120 a week, we live well and probably buy food a family wouldn’t, he has steak a couple of times a week for example.

DollyDoofer · 01/12/2022 22:28

I usually spend around £40 for two of us, including treats for the GC.

Today I spent £85!!!! No treats, no alcohol, no “nice” foods, no nappies or other pricy toddler products. Just basics! Scary times 😣

SleepyAnkylosaurus · 01/12/2022 22:28

I spend £35 a week. For two adults and a hollow teen. Not including pet food and toiletries.

We eat a lot of waste food (Olio, community fridge, etc.), not much meat and no fussy eating.

BrightBlueFlamingo · 01/12/2022 22:28

Aldi, around £70 for everything, 2 adults and 1 cat.