Supermarket shop how much do you spend?

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OK so its nosy to ask. But I am fed up of arriving home with weekly shop and having to confess to DH how much it cost. We are family of 5 (me, DH and 3 DS ages 7, 5 and 2) and if I count evrything including nappies and washing powder ( and the midweek topup for milk etc)that makes at least £145 that I am putting into the superms pockets every week. and we are not eating lobster. a weekly shop includes stuff for kids packed lunches, a bottle of whatever wine is on offer, and food that i cook- no ready meals unless you count fishfingers! i make a list and all the other tips telly give you. Please don't tell me to go to 3 diffrent places to get bargains because I really haven't time. and yes, I know there will be those of you on benefits etc who are now saying £145!! She doesn't know shes born etc, and Ladies ( and Gentlemen) if you are in this situation I applaud you because i don't know how you manage.

Tiddler - at least it should go down, the price of nappies and wipes are ridiculous.

Tesco online shop today £140.
2 adults, 2 teenagers and a big dog.
That's everything, no midweek topping up.

4 x adults £45?

I just cannot imagine how that is possible unless you are permanently hungry. I don't mean to sound critical as we spend a hideous amount on food and am in a very fortunate position to be able to, but really??

maybe £70 max in Aldi (and that usual includes an " aisle of wonders" unexpected buy eg replacement rice cooker!) and £10 top up (milk fruit) fr 2 adults 2 teens.

Occasional herbal tea, coffee and stock cube shop for a " named " super market and loo roll from home bargains.

DH gets a school lunch an DS eats at school. DD2 takes sandwiches etc.

We eat well, though I get the feeling people on here would feels we don't " eat properly" because a hearty home made soup with bread would be proper meal not a " snack" meal etc.

We do eat meat, but yes a chicken does do 3 or more days- that'll be 2 days roast and 1 stew. Don't see any reason for huge meat portions even for hungry people/teens . Fill up on the potatoes/cauli cheese /cabbage/peas/carrots that accompany it!

2 adults and one teenager £95. This includes packed lunches for all of us and the cleaning stuff but no flowers, wine etc. I can't manage the faff of going to lots of places so I do main shop at Tesco and top up at Sainsburys. I also keep costs down by having good stocks in - always one on the go and one spare with ketchup, mayo main ingredients etc. This way I can take full advantage of bogoffs, special offers etc. because I could feed us for a week if I had to from the storecupboard and freezer. As we number one veggie, one coeliac and a normal person I though I had to spend more than most people. When DS1 is home and there are 4 of us I can feed us all well for £105.

Sulawesi I could do 4 adults for £45 if I thought about it. We wouldn't starve or feel deprived, though there may be a "fruit is pudding " blanket rule!

Cries as we don't even eat pudding...

We don't eat pudding, except in summer when we forage for tree fruit, or pick berries from our fruit bushes.

2 adults and 1DS (weaning) last shop was 65 pound

Can't wait to get rid of nappies and wipes. That will save money. But i expect that would then go on buying more food as the children get older.

Would love to have a breakdown list or menus of how people feed families on a fraction of my budget. I reckon if we dropped all non essentials, ate veggie only or only very cheap meat, I could feed us for £45 a week but would still need cleaning, toiletries etc on top.

I sadly enjoy budgeting and did a dinner party for 8 the other week, 3 courses for £45 excluding booze. The lamb was local organic as well . Was delicious. Thought I was pretty economical in the weekly shop to but not according to this thread!

For adults and two cats(two parents and two grown up children) between £125 to £180 per week. Shop in Tesco (tried Asda the other week....crap and not cheaper at all....I was not hitting my bum cheek as I walked out ...No ready meals ,loads of veg, chicken,cheese,fruit,chocolate and biscuits, bread which I freeze,milk, real salty butter,bacon. Have noticed that food has gone up by 50p per item in the last 5 months (roughly). I guess I could cut this down but most of my money goes on fruit and veg and I believe that good healthy food keeps you......well....."healthy". My daughter works part time (when shes not at Uni) in Tesco so I do get to use her Privilege Card which knocks ten per cent off my bill.

Four.......Four !!!!

I always find it hard to work out how much we spend per week as we bulk buy a lot of stuff which lasts us a couple of months. Tea bags, rice, noodles, pasta, white vinegar, flour, toilet roll, cat food, spices, washing powder, tinned tomatoes, beans, lentils, cooking oil, cordial, stock granules... it all lives under the stairs.

Chinese and Asian supermarkets are great for picking up sacks of stuff in bulk.

2 adults
2 children

= £150 p/w

Tesco World Aisle in the large shops are brilliant for stocking up on cheap bulk buy items as well.

Usually between £45 and £65 for us. I use either a combination of Lidl, Tesco and the Co-op, or an online shop from Sainsburys. I always ensure I never have to buy all cleaning products and toiletries at the same time. We are 1 adult, 1 10 year old boy and 1 cat. We are also vegetarian, except for the cat!

OP we have roughly the same aged children as you (plus 2 cats) and spend under £80 a week at the supermarket, with probably a £10-15 top up with milk, bread and fruit during the week. We don't buy booze (because of the budget we're on), and we buy a lot of value products.

We have a five-week food rota (for main supper meal), and everyone has packed lunches so no money's spent on food during the week. We eat meat about 2-3 times a week and a roast chicken at the weekend too.

Our 2 year old is in re-usables during the day, so that probably saves us a tenner a week or something.

I've just spent £90 for two adults, one teen and one toddler. Plus £10 per week for dd1's school dinners each week.

That pays for all food, toiletries, etc unless we decide to have a takeaway as a treat. I could probably cut it down by meal planning and list making, possibly even by doing it online, but my time feels more valuable than the cash atm. If things get tighter then we might start doing more of the money saving tips.

Around £130 a fortnight for the three of us. Me, dp and dd (2). Inc nappies washing powder, coffee etc not usually any alcohol. We also spend around £20 a month at the butchers on chicken and nice sausages (about the same price as supermarket but fab sausages) we get theese in bulk and freeze. Then up to £10 a week top up for bread, milk or anything we forget off the shopping list.

There are lots of things sucha as snacks on the list and a few we could cut back on if needed. We do online shopping though and think we could save a bit by going else where like aldi/iceland but we don't drive.

My, OH and DS aged 9 - one bigger shop per month approx £80-90, smaller shops each week approx £40. We don't buy alcohol

It's depressing how expensive it's become. I was a single parent for a long time and until maybe a year ago didn't spend anywhere near that much. It used to be approx £25pw. At one point when I was at uni and really struggling we managed on £10 a week for food for LO and myself for a couple of weeks - v v hard but doable - dont think you could do it now.

150 per week not including booze.
Have started buying cleaning stuff at Home Bargains to cut back a bit.
3 of us -the pet food not included in the 150 either.
All out all day too so no lunches.

2 adults 3 DC (8,6,3)

£90-100 per week.

That's for basic shopping- 3 meals per day. No alcohol, biscuits, treats.

It is depressing, I agree. Used to spend about £60 just a couple of years ago.

Sorry - ours includes packed lunches. DS and I have school meals once per week (I'm a teacher!) so that's another £4. Doesn't include stuff for 2 rabbits.