How much do you spend on groceries?

[LadyCatherinedeBourgh]

Just looked at the breakdown of our budget for the month and we have spent c. £100 per week this month in the supermarkets! That's for me (a SAHM), DH and DD (2yrs). Baby no 2 due in a matter of weeks so want to reduce spending as will have additional expenses e.g. more nappies etc

I already shop in Lidl (not exclusively as find you can't get everything there), cook from scratch most of the time, switched from Pampers to Lidl nappies with success and tried cheaper washing powders without success.

What do you spend weekly in the supermarkets? Any tips for reducing spend?

I spend about £1000 a month on food.
2 adults, 2 very hungry teenagers.

No processed food, junk, fizzy drinks.

I spend a fortune on fruit......we go through at least 2 punnets of strawberries a day, 1 of raspberries, 8 apples, 6 bananas.

We spend about £70 for 3 of us. We have at least 3 vegetarian meals a week, and I spend theory I have saved on that on 'treats.' Am always shocked by how much cheese costs.

Theory= the money.

Probably about £130/week. 2 adults, one teen, 3 at primary school. Includes lots of fruit+veg, some clothes & stationary, Little booze, doesn't include cat needs, or some cleaning materials.
It's quite rare that any food is thrown away.

Mrs Robert

I actually put carrots in the fruit bowl as cheap decoys...

Strawberries/rasps are a once a week treat here, and then only in season. Melons/pineapples/mangoes have been £1 each recently so better value and can be passed off as pudding with a bit of icecream.

Bananas are a super frugal fruit to eat aswell, even the Fairtrade ones which I always buy, they work out at approx 10- 12p each.

Agree about the carrots Found

I had to cut out bread because it was making me feel terrible. I also cut out mince and use Quorn instead, which is fab and so quick and easy to cook.

For me and DH, I'd say it's no more than £35 a week maximum. I don't buy biscuits or chocolate and rarely buy crisps though I do feel we eat really nice food. I love the A Girl Called Jack blog for recipes, fantastic.

My budget is supposed to be £100 per week for 6 of us. DH, DD 13, DS1 8, DS2 2, DS3 17mo and me. I usually end up going over by £20-30 but really need to sort it out.
That includes one in nappies full time and one in cloth for the day and a disposable at night. I use mostly cloth wipes and face cloths although we do get cheap wipes from a friend at a nappy factory, I use them for cleaning and out and about.
Fruit is a big part of the budget and one I can't see how to reduce. We can go through a pack of bananas, apples etc a day.

Try to only buy the food you'd immediately cook, otherwise you risk throwing a lot away. It does wonders for me and my household. Also take a look at how much food you throw away. E.g. chances are mayo goes off before you finish it, so get a smaller tube/bottle. Or don't use kitchen roll for stuff you can wipe off with a normal tea towel. It's those little tricks that help you save up money.

Around ?140 (about £122GBP I think). Groceries here (Ireland) are very expensive. 2AD and 2CH. I really could do with cutting back as we can't afford it.