Let's lower our food bills.

[Bookaholic73]

I was wondering if anyone else is trying to lower their food bills and wanted some support. I know I do!
I'm hoping that we could support each other with info on where is cheapest to get certain items, what food is on offer at which supermarket that week etxc.

A bit about us. We are a family of 3, myself and my 2 adult sons. We are currently spending £800 a month on food, and i really want to reduce this by at least £150 a month.
My sons buy all of their own snacks, drinks etc, all i pay for is their main meals and my own food. They obviously also pay me monthly 'rent' but this swallowed up by rent and council tax.

Anyone else want to join in?

I'm really struggling with my food bills at the moment too. I haven't read the full thread yet but will in a minute for ideas on how to save.

For 4 of us (1 adult, 16yr old son, 13yr old daughter and 9 year old son) I aim for £125 a week on the main shop (which includes food, toiletries, coaching products & loo roll) and then another £25 a week on top ups for milk, bread etc but I'm really struggling. My eldest would eat half the food as soon as I've been shopping at he's constantly growing and constantly hungry! My middle child is being assessed for autism at the moment and has a lot of sensory issues with food so I struggle with what she will eat (she won't have anything 'wet' so slow cooked stews, casseroles, bolognaise etc are completely out for her). I try to plan meals ahead but something often crops up and it all goes wrong and I end up buying extra things from the local shop for a quick dinner or cooking two different meals as my daughter won't eat what the rest of us are having.

I don't buy many branded products (just the odd pack of birds eye chicken nuggets for my daughter!) and try to mainly buy cheaper meat & veg rather than the premium versions but I do buy a lot of fresh berries which I probably should cut back on and supermarket finest sausages as I hate cheap sausages!

I'm a single parent working full time so struggle with time to prepare everything from scratch every day and the kids have a lot of water school activities so it's a struggle finding things that everyone will eat, are quick and easy to make and cheap. Tray bakes are my current favorites.

Edited as I forgot I also buy branded tea bags. I always buy Yorkshire tea, it's one of the things I won't compromise on!

Nuts, seeds, fruits etc - Lidl (and often on offer too), Home Bargains or Farmfoods. Asda sometimes too (near the fruit & veg).

Hi hope it’s ok to join.

I have recently noticed our food spend creeping up and up which I think is mainly due to lack of planning.

This payday (was Thursday for me) I set myself a £150 budget and am desperately trying to stick to it. I did a half week meal plan and ordered an Asda delivery and I’ve just finished the meal plan and will run into Aldi on my way home from work tomorrow to get the last few things to see us through.

My problem with budgeting is I just really struggle to stick to it. If we spend the whole £150 I will still usually just buy what else I need (want more like) anyway so I really want to change that. If we can get a handle on this food spend it really could help us out with some things we are trying to save to do to the house.

Will read through the whole thread now.