How much money do you eat a day?

MelissaMJG

I spend about $50 a week on my family - myself, my husband, a 13 year old and 16 month old. However, my husband and I eat out almost daily (sometimes twice daily) for free, due to my job so that saves a lot. My in-laws live with us and insist on buying tons of groceries since we won't take rent money. Before they moved in, we were spending about $100 a week. Most of my budget is on fresh produce and protein bars (the stuff the in-laws don't buy).

higgins8283801

I spend 225 every two weeks and maybe 40 or so weekly. We are a family of 4.

cresyluna

I'm doing a farm share which comes out to about $65/week for my husband and me - I loooove it as it is weekly yogurt, bread, cheese, meat, eggs, tofu and lots of vegetables, cuts down a lot on grocery shopping too (my favorite thing to avoid!) because then I'm only buying to augment the aforementioned instead of just 'anything.' But! We do eat out more than is really reasonable, and things like milk, pasta, sugar, coffee, still need to be purchased, so probably $150-ish a week total between us. So about $11/day.

TiffanyR71

$200-250/week - my husband and I & our 12 year old son - all raw ingredients for meals - except for my Greek yogurt (not including going out, which we do a few times a month). Could eat healthy for less by shopping sale meat/fish/veg...

azulvioleta6

It's impossible for me to calculate because:
--I grow a lot of my own food
--I barter with friends and relatives for food
--I harvest wild foods which are free (blackberries, mushrooms)
--I buy inexpensive local produce in the summer (U-pick) and can + freeze (example: cherries for .99/pound)
--I get a lot of food-related gifts

My grocery spending varies a lot, but it would be extremely rare for me to spend more than $40/week/person...so less than $5/day. I could eat for much less if I were able to consume more carbs. I have to follow a moderate-carb diet due to medical issues.

arditarose

Eek. This thread reminds me how much money a spend per day of food. I'm going to try to cut it down this week.

paulaviki

I spend about £50-70 a week for two people but that includes cleaning products and loo roll etc. So I guess it's somewhere between £3-5 per person per day which isn't too bad as we both take packed lunches to work so it's 3 meals a day plus snacks.

Kendall2006

I spend $100 a month on groceries and $115 for my protein powder a month. I am single and very creative when it comes to food. If I do eat out, its only once a month. I prefer making my own food and pinterest is very helpful in that field. Aldi is the best store out there. But I do compare prices in other places in the neighborhood. Some stores have items for cheaper. So I usually do my shopping afterwork as all the stores are on my way home and I don't burn so much gas.

SkinnyCat39

Aldi Rocks

_JonnyQwest_

350 a week or so.....family of five.....this includes alot of unnecessary luxuries though....wine, fish, steaks, etc....could probably get it down to 200 to 250 a week if we shopped better.

mokaiba

xLyric wrote: »

I just got back from the store with my week's worth of food and was wondering if the $60 was a lot, so I thought I'd ask around and maybe see what other people had to say. If I round up to account for some lunches I already had at home, I'm eating roughly $9 a day. That seems like a lot for me, but it's mainly because I'm a student and don't make very much money. Obviously any replies will similarly be high/low depending on your own circumstances, but I guess I'm just curious now that I'm paying more attention to what I'm spending my money on.

- $10 chicken breast = 250g average each ~ 9 days worth (I use 3.5 of them a month ~ $35, so $105 for three months)
- $12 Chia seed bag = 14g each day ~ lasts three months
- $14 flaxseed bag = 13g each day ~ lasts three months
- $12 five dozen egg = 7 eggs each day ~ 8.5 days worth (I use 3.5 of them a month ~ $42, so $126 for three months)
- $6 five lbs baby carrot = 226g per day ~ (1lb=453g) 10 days worth (I use 3 a month ~ $18, so $54 or three months)
- $48 protein powder 32g = 32g per day ~ 32 days ($144 for three months)

== $455 per three months
so, around $151 per month
which is around, $38 per week (close to $5.50 per day).

zoeysasha37

For my family of 3, I spend about 270$ \ 300$ per week.
But everyone will have different answers to this because of family size, food preference, and area they live in , among other factors like income and so on. For example, someone who lives in Manhattan will likely have to spend more for the same type of groceries then someone in Ohio would .
We like fresh produce and my husband loves pricey steaks and we live at the Jersey shore so our bill may be higher then others.

dstein46

For two adults, we spend about $100 a week, both college students but we cook lots of interesting meals and eat very well. I'm sure we could spend less if we ate simpler but that's no fun!

pollypocket1021

$150 every 2 weeks for a family of 5. Midwest pricing, and my kids barely eat.

tracie_minus100

For our family of 4 (2 adults, a 4 year old and almost 2 year old), we spend $125 a week. And once a month I spend about $150 at Costco as well.

azulvioleta6

mokaiba wrote: »

xLyric wrote: »

I just got back from the store with my week's worth of food and was wondering if the $60 was a lot, so I thought I'd ask around and maybe see what other people had to say. If I round up to account for some lunches I already had at home, I'm eating roughly $9 a day. That seems like a lot for me, but it's mainly because I'm a student and don't make very much money. Obviously any replies will similarly be high/low depending on your own circumstances, but I guess I'm just curious now that I'm paying more attention to what I'm spending my money on.

- $10 chicken breast = 250g average each ~ 9 days worth (I use 3.5 of them a month ~ $35, so $105 for three months)
- $12 Chia seed bag = 14g each day ~ lasts three months
- $14 flaxseed bag = 13g each day ~ lasts three months
- $12 five dozen egg = 7 eggs each day ~ 8.5 days worth (I use 3.5 of them a month ~ $42, so $126 for three months)
- $6 five lbs baby carrot = 226g per day ~ (1lb=453g) 10 days worth (I use 3 a month ~ $18, so $54 or three months)
- $48 protein powder 32g = 32g per day ~ 32 days ($144 for three months)

== $455 per three months
so, around $151 per month
which is around, $38 per week (close to $5.50 per day).

Do you have Trader Joe's/Aldi or Grocery Outlet in your area? You can probably find better prices on the flax and chia. Grocery Outlet sometimes has 3oz/85G bags of chia for 99 cents.

rockmama72

I just got back from the store... I have a family of 5: two adults, two adult-sized teens, and a 6-year old. I spent $60 for mostly meat and vegetables, a couple of bread items, and some dairy/cheese. It should last 4-5 days, though my teens aren't always here for dinner. We will probably need a Walmart trip to stock up on yogurt, cereal, fruit and coffee, so figure another $30. I buy nuts, grains and other staples when I see them on sale. I live just outside of Chicago, so I don't think I'm doing too bad! I can't wait until my garden vegetables are producing though. That makes a big dent!

Lexicpt

About $200 a month for myself, my SO and my 4 year old. This doesn't include dinners out (usually once a week) and most weekday lunches. I live in Iowa and shop a lot of sales and we don't eat a lot of red meat.

allotmentqueen75

For family of four (two hungry kids) in uk I pay £80-£90 per week on my food shop. If we eat out it's a lot more but I try to keep this to a minimum.