Am I spending too much on food ?

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Family of 7. I cook most nights.
3 times a week with meat / fish or chicken and the other nights either veggie or vegan.
900 pounds a month which also includes deodorants shampoo shower gels toilet paper etc
This does not include any alcohol.
Does this sound about right to you?

That does sound quite a lot to me. We are a family of 3 and have a budget of £300 a month. That includes cleaning products, toiletries and dog and cat food.

That sounds like a lot. Family of three here, with all eating adult portions. We spend £90-100 a week ish inc toiletries, alcohol and lunches for me and DH. We eat very well and there are a lot of areas we could cut back, for example we eat a lot of fresh fish and I buy prepared veg for easy midweek cooking. We cook from scratch almost every day with the occasional pizza thrown in.

Family of 4 and I reckon we spend averagely 120 a week on the Asda big shop. This includes cat food but not dog - his food is an extra £45 a month.

Depends on what you’re getting for 900 and if you’re happy with it.

I have 8 children and we spend 400 a week and that includes nappies, formula, dog and cat food and a few bottles of wine! I do shop at aldi though. I used to shop solely at sainsburys and we spent 600-700 a week.

Oh but doesn’t include toiletries, I go to boots every couple of weeks and stock up on everything.

We spend £300 a month for 2 adults, if you are eating in daily (we go out some days) and have nappies and formula then it doesn't seem too far off

Sounds like quite a lot, but I can also imagine it’s easily done. We spend around £500/month to feed two adults and one child. What kinds of meals are you cooking?

Family of 4 we spend £80 per week

Sounds about right to me.

I don’t live in the uk but I spend about 200 a week! I think it’s really expensive. What type of meals are people eating as I’d love to cut down on the amount I spend

That's only £4.20 per person per day. If it includes toiletries and most meals I think you're doing really well.

Sounds about right to me, I think you could probably shave £100 or so off but I think good food matters.

We are a family of 7. About 125 at Aldi. Top ups of milk, bread during the week.. Pet food is about 20 a week on top. Prob less than 145 a week all in..

Meant 155
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For a family of 7 that works out about £220 a week. I think that’s about fair. We spend £120 on 4 of us.

That’s fine if you can afford it. 7 people is a large household.

We prob spend £120 ish per week, ie £480 per month. There’s 3 of us. That works out £160 each per month (£40 each per week)

£160 x7 =£1120.
Your spending less totalling £900 (£130 each per month, £32.5 each per week )
It’s tricky to go much less without compromising on quality and variety

Doesn't sound too bad to me. We're a family of 4 and we spend approx £400 a month. My kids are 6 / 7 so they're not eating huge amounts yet. Throw a couple of hungry teens in there and I could easily see £900.

We spend £60 per on four but that's 3 meals for adults per day and 2 for kids. We deliberately eat cheaply and batch cook a lot.

I spend £550 a month for two of us.

Meat/fish everyday for lunch and dinner. Nice coffee, organic veg, seasonal fruit and veg.

No alcohol.

It's a choice to spend more as we only have one body and I want to fuel myself properly so don't buy food that is processed. I love cooking so make time for it and enjoy every meal

That’s not a lot per head. I am amazed by those who spend less than £100 for a family of four (including toiletries, cleaning stuff). We average about £150 and top up with bakery bread and a takeaway on top.

If you can afford it, it's not too much. We spend about that for 3 adults and a teen, though that does include booze.

Depends.
2 adults and 5 teenagers?
Including ingredients for packed lunches?

It sounds a lot, tbh, given that you cook from scratch.

What sort of chicken and meat? Mince, chicken thighs, bags of frozen fillets?

Or lamb chops, chicken breast, chilled sea bass fillets?

For a big family I would be doing shepherds pie, pasta dishes, kedgeree, chicken stews and casseroles using thighs, and lots of veggie curries, veggie tagine etc.

Family of 5 with 2 teen eating machines DS's and a older teen DD. We can easily do £150 a week or £600 a month average which includes all lunches, cat food, cleaning and cosmetics. I meal plan and shop carefully in a mix of lidl and Sainsburys.

I'd like to get that cost down lower but struggle as the boys are active and always hungry and can clear a weeks worth of snacks within an hour. Any treats for me and DH have to be hidden. They've not found the tiramisu tucked away in the fridge under the lettuce yet

Sounds about right to me. We spend at least £400 per month for just 2 of us. Fresh meats/food. Lot of cooking from scratch.