How much do you spend on groceries?

It's just my husband and I right now... we spend about $80 a week on groceries, and that can include odds 'n ends like TP, toothpaste, vitamins, etc.

Some weeks are less - I try to only buy produce on sale and use up all my leftovers and not toss away food I have at home.

Eating out is another story... probably close to $250. We need to stop!

For 1 adult and 3 children four days a week and 2 adults and 4 children 3 days a week I spend £60 (around $95) per week

We spend between $70 and $100 a week, depending on factors like: Are the chickens laying eggs, do the cat and dog both need food. Generally closer to $70. We also shop almost exclusively in the outer aisles of the store. Exceptions being the things they insist on putting in with the junk (just to tempt us) like oatmeal and flour, canned goods. Eating out for us means "schedule is messed up, no time crap!" And we do the best we can to eat healthfully when that happens. And we use coupons!

For my boyfriend and I, around $450 per month. That includes toothpaste, toilet paper and everything else we buy randomly at the grocery store. We honestly make no effort to spend less and buy predominantly non store brand items.

Fast food I'm not sure.. maybe another $50 per month. We don't eat at a restaurant more than a few times per year.

Family of 5, $300/week. But that includes incidental stuff like cleaning supplies. So, probably $250 a week in just food.

Too freakin' much! :grumble:

I'll admit that half of our cart is usually fresh fruit and veggies. And we also tend to stock up whenever there's a good deal. But we're around $200/week on groceries for a family of 4 (that includes toiletries and paper goods).

Eating out, we spend WAY WAY WAY too much! Sometimes we can go a couple of weeks and MAYBE order pizza once. Othertimes (like this past weekend) we eat out 3 days in a row!

$850/month for my husband, myself and kids ages 8,3 &1.

We are a family of four and spend about $70-$90 per week on groceries that includes diapers and formula. I try to shop at discount grocery stores for a lot of my items ( I can find milk for $1.89 per gallon). I also buy walmart brand formula and it cuts my cost by half and it has all the same stuff as enfamil and similac. We eat at home everyday and I pack my sons school lunches and mine and hubbys lunches and only eat out once per month and when we do we usually get a pizza to cut down on cost. 1 large feeds the 3 of us for $10. I know it sounds hard but it is doable. I do not even use coupons Aldi's is my first choice to shop at then walmart.

I am a budgeter by nature! We spend appox100 a week. This is for two adults and a 6 year old we have half of the time. I plan meals that can double as lunches the next day, casseroles, bigger pots of pasta, extra chicken on the grill etc. I plan meals for a whole week and can usually get the meals for around 50 bucks. the extra comes in with having to buy junk food for the BF. He loves, hot pockets and Jimmy Dean breakfast sammies, cookies, and soda. The extra also goes to stupid lunchables and juice boxes for the kiddo. If I could get my BF and his daughter to eat less processed like me we could save a fortune!

As far as eating out...we try and limit it to once or twice a week and that all varies based on where we go!

$100-$120 a week for a family of 4 (which is 2 adults, a 7 year old and a 3 year old)

I spend about $250 / week for a family of 5. Me, Husband and 3 boys ages 4 - 12. We do not eat out or eat fast foods. We also eat very clean so that's fresh produce, meats, dairy and whole grains. I eat about 7 - 9 cups of veggies a day, myself, so I'd say vegetables are most of my cost as they don't last long.

In the summer, I plan on growing a lot of my own veggies so we can cut down on costs a bit. That might seem like a lot to some, but Boys eat A LOT!

About the same here except we are family of 4. I'd say $250 ish a week as well. No eating out and very clean. I am picky about organic so I know that adds to the cost a little bit but we never get sick so I say we save on doctor bills. LOL

I live with my boyfriend and we are fairly healthy people. As Far as our monthly budget for food goes we stick to the $100 per person per month rule. That sets us at $200 per month, and we split it evenly at $50 per week. So if we had a child then our budget would be upped to $300 per month etc. We never go over, and often save money. Then all the extra money gets put into our slush fund for a something we can indulge in down the line, like a trip or something for the house.
We shop at either Trader Joe's which has great value for the meats we buy, which is rarely anything but chicken and usually have decent veggies. We also go to the local Global Foods market that has excellent deals on vegetables and stuff you can't find anywhere else. For larger frozen needs, we will hit the Sam's club for a big bag of chicken or frozen fish filets.
its worked out great for us and we are also saving money at the same time!

For 2 adults and 1 child, we rack up about £450, that's $719 for the month. That's $165 a week. I don't include alcohol in that number.

Me, hubby, and 3 boys, we spend about $250 a week.

Wow. I am also surprised at how little most of you spend. There is 3 of us in our family, but our daughter is 17 and rarely home. I spend at least $200 a week on groceries. Plus we eat out several times a week. But I guess that explains why we waste so much food each week too. Always throwing out rotten veggies and meat that we don't get to. (I hate freezing food).

In Central New York/Finger Lakes area......