Hi guys,
Just been looking through my bank statement and I have spent £550 at supermarkets in the last month - this includes all food, cleaning products, toiletries and a few bits of clothing for my daughter. Its just me, hubby and 4yr old daughter living here full-time. About half the time, my father-in-law is here (he lives with us but works away a lot) but we dont know when, he comes and goes as he pleases and often turns up for a few days with only 6hrs notice.
We also have a very free-flowing social life where 'our door is always open' so friends and family often turn up at short notice- which we all enjoy, but it often means I'm then nipping out to get extra food items to cover the extra people. This sometimes makes it hard to meal-plan, which I would like to do more of. We never drink alcohol, but hubby is anti-veg and daughter is really picky so we eat meat for dinner nearly every day 
... I've tried to include more veg-focused meals but they both just leave it and eat cereal instead, so there's not much point.
Ive recently left my part-time job so I have plenty of time to really sort this stuff out! Aside from putting much firmer boundaries down on my social life, and my father-in-law, how else can I reduce my food spending? Does it even need reducing or does £550/month sound about right for 3 adults and a child? I'm definitely going to start meal-planning. Any other tips or advice welcome! Thank you!