Shopping budget?

[Freckles67]

Hi all
what is your weekly grocery budget, how many people for and how do you make it work any tips or tricks? Budget for all household items food, cleaning toiletries etc.
im facing a reduction in income and trying to set a tighter budget for my family of 4

thanks so much

£50 3 adults 1 child 1 cat 🐱 includes all food, cat food and toiletries I shop at Lidl have a list , i strictly meal plan , cook from scratch . I buy the £1.50/£2 green fruit and veg box at Lidl and make soup, smoothies and basically use whatever is in it to bulk up meals

@fedupandtired1 wow! That’s amazing. Do you have a list you could share by any chance?

I’ll be following for tips! Household of four - partner and me plus our 2 year old and 10 month old. Weekly food shop is around £100-£120 per week plus around a £30 top up shop midweek, additional £10-£30 for nappies/toiletries/cleaning products etc depending on what we need. There are probably some cutbacks we could make but life is stressful at the moment and we want the treats 😂

@ImpatientlyWaitingForSummer
this is very similar to what I spend currently.

@Freckles67 it’s quite scary really when you add it all up isn’t it. Mine are so little I worry about what it will go up to as they get older 😬

Me and four children. I spend 70 per week. Get most in farm foods fresh bits in any other supermarket. Includes packed lunches. I eat a lot of toast.

£60-£70 for three adults. About £10 a month for fizzy water from Quooker.

Cook everything from scratch, batch cook and don't eat meat. I buy whole salmon, portion and freeze plus some haddock pieces to make fish cakes, but everything else vegetarian. I always try to fill up oven with dinner, bread rolls or a loaf and cookies, cheese straws or whatever.

Don't buy cakes, biscuits, crips, branded or ready meals. Indulgences are coffee beans and wine. Spent a lot more when I was working full time. Only part time and working from home now, so have been able to cut back.

We are a family of four (two adults, one 7 year old and one 2 year old) and we spend usually around £60pw, plus another £3-£5 in top ups (bread and milk only, unless my husband does it in which case also cookies). Toilet paper is bought separately, but otherwise that figure includes all cleaning supplies and toiletries, and nappies/wipes.
The shop is split, i buy mostly vegetarian, cook from scratch and batch cook. My husband cooks chicken nuggets, oven chips and veg for most of the meals he makes (so i buy those too). We also have pizza most weeks. I do also have a fairly well stocked pantry already, so i buy things like rice in bulk.

The main tips are the usual ones:
Look at the cost per 100g or kg of what you are buying.
Buy off-brand.
Bulk out dishes with lentils, potatoes or grated carrot.
Don't buy alcohol
Reduce treats (but make sure you still have something that you like).
Don't buy things on special offer unless you were going to buy it already (rarely a good deal if it makes you spend more than you were planning).

Have a specific figure in mind for what you want to spend (ours is a range from £50-£70, but an average of £60). Once you know what your budget for food shopping is, then you can be more ruthless about sticking to it.

I pay for a yearly delivery pass, but i think it is good value as i can add/remove items from my 'cart' online and play around with the meal plan until i have something that fits our budget.

I don't strictly meal plan, but do cook dishes that have similar ingredients, so can buy a similar shop most weeks without having to put in too much cognitive effort. Usually a chilli, a curry and a bolognaise.

We could trim this back a bit further if we needed to, but i feel like we have a good balance just now.

We’re about the same with a monthly Iceland delivery too
2 adults
1 teen
2 younger kids
no pets

I have got ours down to £300 a month and now find it quite easy. 2 adults & 2 teenagers (one never stops eating).
That doesn't include kids' school lunches (at secondary) but I do insist they take snacks from home and not purchase these in the canteen.
Nor does it include alcohol which comes from our 'treat' money.
Snacks come from Heron. If there is one near you then check it out.
I buy almost everything in Aldi or Lidl.
Own brand everything including toiletries. Shampoo, anti-perspirant, shower gel etc. Their stuff is absolutely fine for most people (unless you have a skin condition etc).
I cook most things from scratch.
Look at cheaper cuts of meat. Chicken leg portions are delicious done instead of a whole roast chicken.
We often have sausages (the best ones from Lidl are £2.50 for 6 (x2) as a replacement for a roast.
Buy the Lidl fruit and veg boxes @ £2 if your store has them and try to base a few meals around veg in there. Veg curries or pastas are quick to rustle up.
Any other fruit or veg I buy which isn't in the Lidl veg box is of the basic cheap kind - potatoes, carrots, cabbage, apples, bananas - no mangos or purple sprouting brocolli for me, unless in the Lidl veg box!
Try to base some meals around the staples - rice, pasta, potatoes....
Risotto even just veggie is v cheap and delicious. Splash out on a nice parmesan and it will last ages.
Have an egg meal once a week - omelette, frittata, or go old school and have egg and chips - I buy the cheapest free range I can find but that's my preference. I won't buy caged hen eggs nor will I get organic.
Have a 'something on toast' meal once a week, and if it's beans, jazz it up with some cheese and chilli flakes.
Have a jacket potato meal once a week.
Make a bolognaise or a dhal from red lentils. Delicious and costs pennies.
Hope this helps.

I am about £100 a week for 2 adults. I generally cook dinner and lunch from scratch though which makes it a bit dearer.