Is £100 a week really seen as a lot to spend on food a week?

[sweetkitty]

Honestly was looking at "that" thread and the OP was being slated for spending £100 on food.

I have nowhere near that amount of income but still spend £95 a week on an online shop and top up during the week fruit etc of about £10, I am always looking for ways of reducing it.

I have me, DP, DD1 4, DD2 3 and DD3 4 months so one in night nappies, one in full nappies, oh 3 cats that need food and cat litter a week.

I use Tesco own label wherever possible including nappies and wipes
I have stopped buying Organic chicken (£9 for a chicken) but buy one £3.79 chicken but it does DP and the DDs 2 dinners
I'm veggie
I BF so no formula
I buy all own label cleaning products and use sparingly
we buy 20 pints of milk a week and 4 loaves of bread thats about £10 in itself
DP takes sandwiches to work so already saves money that way
fruit is a big one for eg we each have a banana a day thats 28 bananas a week!!
I usually have to back through the Tesco order and take things off so that it stays at £95 and the cupboards are empty on the day before Tesco arrives

So I guess I'm asking AIBU in thinking thats not really a lot for 5 people?

Yes
Mashed up.
Squeeze of lemon
Sprinkling of coriander
Hefty hit of fresh chilli
With finely sliced red onions and tomatoes

Yes
Mashed up.
Squeeze of lemon
Sprinkling of coriander
Hefty hit of fresh chilli
With finely sliced red onions and tomatoes

Yes
Mashed up.
Squeeze of lemon
Sprinkling of coriander
Hefty hit of fresh chilli
With finely sliced red onions and tomatoes

Yum. That sounds delicious.

OK, we're not great on the fresh fish front here. Although I suspect I have more to learn about where to get em from before they reach the suppliers that market them up.

Cheap meat - I'm good on that, when I can get it.

I never buy chicken portions full stop actually. I buy a whole chicken (free range always) joint it carefully and freeze it - it lasts us for ages. Lamb neck chops really surprised me recently - very cheap and very tasty. But it's a lottery as to whether I can find cheap cuts or not. What I would really like is a chest freezer so I can buy half a carcass.

That would be mark them up - I'm sure you knew what I meant. There are a lot of local producers here, but they all do "value-added" stuff - I haven't managed to source the cheap basics yet.

I'd sooner go dogging than eat fishfinger thoguh.

i spend about 130 per week with the top ups. have 3 dds (4,2,newborn).
i order from ocado and buy extra groceries at pricey specialty store though! (but in very measured amounts)

You wouldn't eat a fishfinger sandwich??? On crusty white bread, maybe with a bit of tartare instead of mayo.

One of the benefits of being alive if you ask me. Bliss.

Twinklemegan - do you live a long way from the sea? In England, in areas within reasonable distance of the coast (20-30 miles), there are lots of fish vans that deliver fresh fish straight to your door - you make an appointment and they drop by at the same time every week. The fish is lovely and fresh and if you are a regular customer you will get good deals.

That luminous yellow crust puts me off

That luminous yellow crust puts me off

Anna - I'm actually not a long way from the sea. I'm in northern Scotland. Like I said I think I need to find out about these things - I've only lived in my house for 8 months. I know that it is a lot harder than in England to find a lot of fresh local produce - organic milk is almost impossible. The fresh local food movement is only just making it's way up here.

It's ok, you can't see the crust when you put it in the bread.

BlwT blah blet blan!!!!

Tommy sauce on a fishfinger sandwich. Pah!

What's this thread really about????

Twinklemegan - yes, ask around - your GP's surgery or your church or your local classified mag will be able to tell you

@ One of the benefits of being alive if you ask me

We easily spend a £100 a week. Am sure we could spend less but I do like nice food. And have a growing skinny 11-year old who constantly needs food.

On these threads were people post their meal plans for teh week (apart from most of them looking very unappetising) they never usually include weekends or lunches. Or booze.