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How much do you spend on food every month?

57 replies

MixedFamily · 04/02/2025 19:47

Where do you shop and what are you food habits like? Do you eat out a lot, do you meal prep?
We are a family of 3 and spend around £400 a month in food (Sainsburys, Tesco and Waitrose) but DD eats most meals in nursery and DH and I are in the office 3 days a week and tend to buy lunch out (a bad habit we are determined to cut). We have a meal out once a week or so, like a brunch or a pizza.
Our fridge is never that full although we never go without anything but I wonder what everyone’s shopping/food habits are like.
We usually just have the essentials at home and weekly ingredients for some key meals but we very rarely keep lots of treats/drinks and nice things stocked up, for example.

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SoNiceToComeHomeTo · 05/02/2025 07:08

Lovebirdslovetea · 04/02/2025 20:08

You can make a big pot of your own oat milk if you have the time.

But can you drink it? I’ve tried several times to make oat milk and it’s horrible, kind of slimy.

Battisborough · 05/02/2025 07:14

Family of six £300 a week:

  • £130 a week on food and cleaning products from supermarket for home
  • £30 a week for 3x school dinners
  • £40 a week on coffees and food from work careen for adults
  • £100 for one family take away or meal out (costs more than that for six to eat out but we don’t do it every week so it averages out)
Itsalwaysfools · 05/02/2025 07:40

Way too much. About £100 a week just on me. I don't meal plan or prep. I just buy whatever.

JoyousPinkPeer · 05/02/2025 15:33

I dread to think. There are two of us and, including a lot of wine, toiletries, cleaning stuff, it's got to be at least £1000

okydokethen · 05/02/2025 18:49

Family of four
£130-£150 on weekly shop
One takeaway or meal out a week and additional meals out for birthdays.
Canteen money is £25 a week.

So monthly it's about £800 easily.

Bubblyb00b · 05/02/2025 20:20

About £200-£300, one adult, one very picky child. But this includes occasional pizza, coffee, etc.

Boredlass · 12/03/2025 10:27

My DH spends a lot on lunches but he makes a lot of money and that’s his treat. I like a couple of takeaways a week as well. It evens out. I’d never tell him that he isn’t allowed to spend money on lunches because I wouldn’t like it if he did it to me

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