How much is your weekly shop?

[MidoriNoRingo]

We’re a family of 4 and ship at Sainsbury’s. It’s costing around £170 a week and o just don’t see how this is sustainable, especially as prices are only going to go up. What do you pay and where do you shop?

Tomato pasta has about 5g of protein per portion. Doesn't seem enough really unless there's plenty of protein elsewhere in the diet.

We do have some meat free meals but have fish instead so equally costly. Looking at my wine budget guiltily now.

No guilt allowed as long as you're not buying wine in place of feeding kids.

Life is hard enough as it is without having to give up everything you like to "cost cut" if you don't need to.

Including top ups we probably spend over £200 per week for two adults two primary age children. Main meals similar to the ones OP posted, so quite meat heavy and also DH and myself will have things like a fish or chicken fillet with salad for lunches so that’s bumping the cost up. We also try to have omelettes or Greek yoghurt and fruit for breakfast as I think the protein fills the kids up better for school. I don’t know how a previous poster is estimating £20 a month for top ups for milk and fruit - my milk bill from the milkman is £32 a month just for milk and one carton of apple juice a week. Fruit on top would be more than double that.

We use Ocado and we aren't particularly careful. Over the year so far we've spent between £70 and £180, but most often about £110-120. That covers all meals for four of us, apart from the kids' school lunches and maybe one meal out most weeks.

Milk from the milkman is 2-3 times the cost per pint when bought in 4 pint cartons at the supermarket.

If you add mushrooms and some cheese on top, you'll have enough protein. If you want it vegan just add lentils and leave the cheese.

It's sad to see that many people believe the only viable source of protein is meat & animal products.

We definitely need better education around food & food groups.

About £150 a week…. 2 adults, 2 kids and 5 cats. Could do it for less but it includes loads of snacks etc.

Thanks, it's ok. My DD is in her 30s. Currently living with me most of the time (logistics and work location) so there's more or less two adults, 21 meals a week as she takes a packed lunch. We are not extravagant but people seem to have lower food budgets than we do. Just academic interest really.

£20 on fruit would be one week for us. DD takes loads of fruit for her lunch and we have fruit at breakfast too.

Thanks and I'm aware but the original poster just said pasta and sauce. I'd always add bacon/peas/mushrooms/cheese. Otherwise for me it's just stodge and not specially healthy.

About £200 here too, maybe closer to £250. Three adults, two DC, two cats. It horrifies me but we eat well and all our lunches are included in that (no on the go meal deals etc) and I’m good about avoiding discretionary spending on coffees and etc (always with my flask!) which mitigates it a bit

Yeah we're between 100-175 depending on how low our meat stocks have gotten in the freezer, two adults, one DC and a dog.

But we rarely eat out, both of us take our own lunches to work, DD eats at nursery but will likely be on packed lunches when she gets to school and we don't do coffee etc out (much, occasionally when I'm in the office I will allow myself one from Nero cos I enjoy it).

We cook from scratch except for the occasional chicken burgers which we do from the boxes of m&s battered chicken.

About £250 a week. Three adults, two teenagers. Quite complex dietary requirements due to autistic, fussy eaters and allergies. DGS is having a growth spurt, and seems to grow an inch a week, so eats a lot of meat and can eat five Weetabix as a top up in the evening! We could cut down on snacks but my DH is a soft touch and keeps on buying them!

2 adults including toiletries £60 a week mostly can push to £70 on occasion when need washing detergent

So confuse OP, we are a family of four and do a Sainsbury’s shop monthly of about £130 but top up at Tesco on weekends for milk, bread, etc. all non food items are bought in bulk so not an expense each month

About £120 for 2 adults and 2 teens, mix of Sainsbury's and Waitrose. Doesn't include kids lunches during the week.

£250/week family of two…me and my other half

A lot! Probably £250 maybe a little more each week for two adults and two teens and one child. Two Coeliacs which I think adds to the cost.

We make all meals and eat alot of fresh produce.

But this is all meals including packed lunches and all cleaning items, washing and toiletries. We rarely eat out, don’t have take aways and I don’t even stretch to a coffee out!

£110 a week at lidl for two adults and two DS, one of which is a teenager. We eat meat free Monday to Friday but don't use fake meat, we only cook with dried beans and pulses and eat a lot of dhal, bean chilli, jacket potatoes etc. My eldest does a sport at competitive level and certainly seems to be thriving so perplexed by the protein comments. We spend an additional £200 a month on pet food and supplements for two large dogs and two elderly cats, one of whom requires daily meds.

Where do you shop?! Fortnum and Mason's?

I am due to have my first in December - meaning that we need to cut down on our food shop! At the moment, between two of us we spending around £150 a week on shopping/top up bits (Tesco). I think we are going to start doing our big shop at Aldi to see if it makes a difference and start to do more cook from scratch meals/planning. Our problem is we are lazy, pre made sauces are a big cost for us and something I will be trying to make at home.

We also have a bad takeaway habbit that needs to be stopped - at least once a week we spent about £25ish on a takeaway 🙃.

I'd spend loads if I shopped in Sainsbury's too. That's why I shop in Aldi! I spend between £100 and £120 in Aldi and usually get about £20 of bits next door in lovely Booths (including gluten and dairy-free stuff for me, which is expensive.

I really like Sainsbury's, but not as much as I like going to a cheaper supermarket and just buying whatever I fancy.

Usually about £30 per adult per week. Today, it was £55 for a week's food for 2 adults.

That included a mix of fresh fruit & veg, meat & fish, dairy & snacks for ds.

I cook from scratch. I also make all our bread, buying a sack of flour straight from the mill once every 6 months, so that isn't included. A large wholemeal loaf costs me just under £1. I don't buy brands or alcohol.

When my fiance is home from offshore £170 a week for us and a teenager and 11 years old. My teenager eats a ridiculous amount of food but healthy food. I can do it a wee bit less when he's away but not much tbh!