How much is your weekly food shop?

[NewYearNewName24]

I’ve just done the food shop online (we usually do it in person) in an attempt to get costs down and not just buy things we see but it was still so expensive…

I managed to find a £25 off your first shop voucher so it should have been £116.06 but it went down to £92.56 with the £1.50 delivery fee.

This will do 7 teas (with half of one frozen as leftovers for next week), lunches and breakfasts (there will probably still be breakfast for next week as I ordered a big box of Weetabix and long life milk) for 2 adults and a 2 year old. The only ‘extras’ are orange juice, dilute juice, bananas and yogurts 🤷‍♀️

[pizzaHeart]

I started google spreadsheet from the 1st of January. I knew roughly our figures before 2020 (did calculations for mortgage) but it’s changed now for various reasons. I’m not very optimistic as we usually are above the average 🙂 but I want to see the whole picture: our eating out habits’ve changed and there are some extra household expenses.

[RM2013]

Usually anything between £70-£100. 4 of us in household including 2 teens (16 and 19) who eat a lot (both eat healthy meals because they are massively into health and fitness). If cleaning products and toiletries are needed then it’s usually closer to the £100 mark. DH and I take it in turns to do the shop. He likes to go to Tesco in person on his day off, I tend to do an online shop as I find it avoids buying stuff I don’t need. I try and make a list of what we need and do a weekly meal planner so I can work out what I’ve got already in and what I need to top up for the week.

[LaMariposa]

£100 ish a week, including 2 adults, 2 children and 2 cats. We are pescatarian, and I also bulk buy via sites like Discount Dragon when I can, and we have an allotment/greenhouse which supplies us with veg year nearly round.

When I first got together with DH we spent £25 a week food shopping.

[idontlikealdi]

£130ish plus £40 a week on school lunches. Two adults two tweens

[cosypompoms]

I had three bags of shopping for £70 in Aldi this week. No meat, no treats, no nappies, no alcohol, no middle aisle randoms. Just food.

[Not19foreverpullyourselftogether]

Around £150 per week including food, wine, toiletries and cleaning products.

2 adults and 2 teenagers.

[ForTheLoveOfSleep]

£200ish 2 adults, 2 teens, 1 eight year old SEN child (who only eats fresh raw veg never cooked) and 2 cats. All have packed lunches. That includes all cleaning, bathroom stuff etc. No top up shops in between.

[iutiut]

Looking at past few months it has been between £700-1000 monthly for 4 ( 2 adults and 2 DC10&7) and includes food, toiletries and wine/liquor, basically everything bought from the supermarkets.

[MintJulia]

Feeding one woman, one hollow-legged teenage boy, I spend about £55 a week which includes loo roll, washing up liquid etc.

I cook from scratch, and I split & freeze packs, to get better value. Eg, I split a 4 pint of milk into pints and freeze them, same with large packs of chicken breasts etc. Breakfasts are toast and fruit or porridge & fruit.

I wfh so that covers 14 breakfasts, 9 lunches and 14 suppers. DS has school lunches.

We eat mostly chicken/white fish/pork. Lots of fruit & veg. Live rurally so no takeaways even if I wanted one.

In the summer I can cut that back a little by growing tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, courgettes etc. but the average is creeping up.

I hardly ever buy alcohol.

[Mumlifedc]

Between £80 & £100 for 2 adults 2 kids 1 cat.
Breakfast, lunches (school and work) evening meals. Ingredients to make cakes and biscuits for dessert as kids are cooking those for us. Also includes cleaning products and toiletries. No alcohol as we don't drink much and still have stuff from Christmas.

[arethereanyleftatall]

£140 per week for food and toiletries. Me and two teens, one who eats really well and is massively in to nutrition. Luckily she likes eggs.

[Minniemouse85]

2 adults and a 6 year old.
£80-£100 on online Tesco shop and about £20-£30 in Aldi in person for top up of some fresh things and other bits.
Generally meals are things like
Meatballs or bolognese with pasta /chilli/ cottage pie/ steak and ale pie/ casseroles / lasagne/fajitas, freezer tea thrown in or jacket potato Type meals. with salad, rice, potatoes, veg or whatever.

Supermarket Pizza or curry Saturdays night (I will not spend £ on a takeaway) and a chicken or beef dinner on Sunday.
6 year old has school dinners and attends breakfast club so I don’t have to cater for that in term time.

if i went in person to do main shop I’d spend way more im very easily sucked in by end of aisle or if I see something new or on offer.

[cosypompoms]

@MintJulia I find that incredible. We are vegan and I cook from scratch with no processed food (except bread and crumpets etc. not pizzas or meat alternatives). I batch cook everything and freeze it and I eat home made soup every lunch time and porridge every morning. Why is my shopping £100 in aldis?
Where am I going wrong?we are two adults and two kids under 5. One has school lunches which is free in Wales for everyone.

[MintJulia]

@cosypompoms

You're vegan and feeding two children as well, who tend to be fussy. Bound to cost more. Are you including the cost of nappies, wipes etc.

I meal plan and try to buy in season. Lunches are home made soups, beans on toast, sausage rolls & salad, pate & toast. Lots of fruit. This week for suppers we've had :

Sweet peppers stuffed with parslied sausagemeat and garlic bread
'Haggis, neeps and tatties' 🙂
Chicken fajitas buying the elements separately, not a pack.
Seafood risotto made with hake & frozen mussels, french beans, peas & rice
Chicken & mushroom casserole with mash & broccoli.
Cassoulet made with 'cooking bacon', pork shoulder, white beans, tomatoes & garlic.

Friday night is (supermarket) pizza night for DS, and I'll have cheese & mushroom omelette, oven chips and salad. There's some mince pies & ice cream left over from xmas for afters.

DS only drinks water so inexpensive although he eats huge amounts now. He's growing so fast, it's like feeding a waste truck 😁

[Kim82]

Ours is usually between the £130-150 mark from Tesco for 3 adults, a 16 year old and a 9 year old. This weeks is £160 as we’ve run out of pretty much everything).

That covers breakfast, dinner, tea and snacks for all 5 of us as we all take packed lunches or eat at home.

[worldwidetravel2017]

My partner spent 80 ish quid on ours in aldi the other week

[TheChosenTwo]

£200-250 a week, varies between those depending on whether or not dc1 is home from uni.
Pretty much 5 adults - 4 actual adults and ds who’s 13 and eats more than me and is almost my height.
No booze, that’s bought separately.
Meat comes from the butchers (we eat meat most for most dinners).

[ShinyBandana]

2 adults and an elderly relative who likes a pudding every meal (2 vegetarian adults) and 2 teens (1 SEN): £170 plus top up £70 = £240 weekly. That’s all cleaning and personal hygiene too but no booze, we buy that separately. I shop in Morrisons and Aldi.

[DyslexicPoster]

This time last year I would have said £70 at a pinch for 6 of us. However that was hard work and planning.

It's about £100 online with tesco and around £20 top up. Three adults, one teen and two pre teens.

We don't buy booze or snacks. Snacks are fruit and a 6 pack of freddos! I might buy the odd massive multipacks of chips in Lidl and keep them in the car.

It's getting so expensive.

I have managed to spend a lot less this week going to Lidl daily and picking up reduced bits. OK if your passing often I guess.

Washing powder, rice , loo roll I get every two months for about £100 in costco

[Echobelly]

Family of 4, 12yo and 15yo - it's £68-80 in Aldi, £90-100 in Tesco. I don't particularly have to watch the pennies, but I have cut down on some things that have got over about £2 a portion for the main part of a meal.

[Akire]

Easily £40 for one nothing fancy. Today I got one loaf, some fake butter spread, tinest block cheese and marmite was £12.

[Thehonestbadger]

We have 2 adults (who rarely eat together due to shift work, allergies and IBS) and 2 under 5’s with healthy appetites.

We’ve been spending approx £150 a week which has, in my opinion, gotten totally out of hand. I find it’s stuff like nappies (one child is disabled and we have to buy special ones from Tesco) wipes, dishwasher, laundry, toiletries….etc that really bump ours up and it drives me a bit crazy. Every week it’s like £30/40 before I’ve even started just on nappies, a pack of fairy pods (limited by skin allergies) and some toilet rolls 🤦‍♀️ so defeating!

I’ve got a New Year’s resolution to spend no more than £100 a week

[Wooloohooloo]

About £100 from Sainsbo's- 2 adults & 1 child.

[ekeeling24]

@NewYearNewName24

I’ve just done the food shop online (we usually do it in person) in an attempt to get costs down and not just buy things we see but it was still so expensive…

I managed to find a £25 off your first shop voucher so it should have been £116.06 but it went down to £92.56 with the £1.50 delivery fee.

This will do 7 teas (with half of one frozen as leftovers for next week), lunches and breakfasts (there will probably still be breakfast for next week as I ordered a big box of Weetabix and long life milk) for 2 adults and a 2 year old. The only ‘extras’ are orange juice, dilute juice, bananas and yogurts 🤷‍♀️

How did you get the 25 percent please

[GrouchyKiwi]

About £150 per week for 2 adults and 3 children. This includes a fruit & vege box from a local organic grower, which actually works out as cheaper than the supermarket. Pet food is separate, but that's another £40ish per month as we have a Newfie, two cats and a snake.