How much is your grocery bill every month?

My shopping bill has gone down since starting MFP, because now I plan meals in advance (for my family of five including packed lunches for 1 of the kids) and buy only what I need for that week. Also, I stopped drinking alcohol in January and that has saved a fortune! Even ordering online from Tesco and paying £3.50 for delivery, I'm spending about £120 a week (about $190) on groceries, including toiletries etc. Down from about £150-180 a week, plus heaven only knows how many bottles of wine at £6- £10 each.....

I love not wasting anything- my new hobby

i invest in organic seeds and soil ammendments for my home garden annually and around $400 for a June - late December CSA memebership (veggies, berries, melons, honey) and then i watch coupons, sales, promotions and rebates like a hawk. Its a rare day that i don't save at least 25% off my grocery bill. 50% is more the average. When i really am doing well, its closer to 75% off. I don't shop like a typical shopper because i utilize a pantry and will rotate what i am buying based on sales, coupons, promos to replenish stock when the price is at its lowest. I try to get enough of the item to last me thru until the next sale/promo cycle. I would say, if i averaged it out over a year, we spend around $200 - $250 a month to feed our family of four (plus the csa & garden expenses). THere are many many many great sites on the Net dedicated to couponing... you really do need to watch for the promos on the things you use (don't be lured into buying crap food just because its cheap or free --- ok, get a bit maybe now and then as a "treat" for the kids or spouse lol AND buying when its free can work out great when you don't hoard, but GIVE the food away to friends/family/food banks/charity). Anyways, i eat pretty well and i don't pay an arm and a leg. I say use the promos to defray the cost of eating better!

Oh one other thing: since i have started portioning out food for myself, i have been overbuying a lot of our fresh things because i havent yet adjusted to the fact that we dont CONSUME as much anymore! So yes, the price is higher, but we're eating considerably less of it!

Healthy eating is more expensive. There's really no way around that, at least not that I have found. I like to shop at farmers markets during the summer for veggies and fruits, but right now it's hard to find good deals on quality food. That being said, my girls only eat organic, non-hormone treated dairy and meat, so we spend more on that year-round.

For my family of 4 (2 adults, 1 preschooler, 1 toddler) I spend about $300/shopping trip. This includes things like diapers and household items as well. I shop about every 2 weeks, with very minor stops in between for those things I forget. I buy a lot of frozen things and have 2 freezers stocked full at all times. I also use coupons whenever I can, which I am finding harder to do now that we're eating more whole foods. I try to always shop sale items. I almost never buy anything processed, and if I do it's organic (like gardenburgers, etc).

The cost of living in Colorado is on the higher side. It's not New York City by any means, but it's definitely expensive. To put it into perspective: we spend $600ish a month on groceries, and $1100 on rent.

I save typically around 50% on my bill due to price matching sales and couponing. Last time I went, I got a whole cart full of stuff for $80.

Is there a Farmer's Market in your area...I have found that their produce is a bit cheaper if you really want fresh...like Romaine lettuce and tomatoes.

Family of four- but 2 are toddlers.... we spend about $500-$600 a month. It definitely has gone up since dieting. Crappy food is just cheaper. LOL

Same here about $400ish per month, have 3 adults in my home. Eating healthier has been alot less expensive and our food has really dropped since I started in October. Fast food costs a fortune and we ate out a few times a week for dinner and most everyday at lunch. Now I make dinner most every night and we take our lunch every day. I also went to protein shakes every morning and every other day for lunch which are not cheap but still less than fast food and for breakfast the shake is less than a Greek yogurt which is what I used to have.

around $400/month for dh, 18yr ds,( who do not eat very healthy ) myself, and 2 puggers. we don't buy much beef (in-laws farm), but do pork @ Fareway, and chicken at Aldi's or Walmart. Sometimes I shop at Sam's (buy nuts in bulk :bigsmile: ) and Hy-Vee. If I watch the weekly ads, I can save pretty well. just bought a lot of fresh produce @ Aldi's today.

For just my husband and I, anywhere from $500-$800 per month, but this includes the few high quality supplements we take, lots of grass-fed beef, eggs loaded with DHA, etc. It is absolutely worth it to us.

I spend about $300-$400 a month for just the two of us. That does include soaps, shampoo, paper goods, supplements, doggie treats, etc. It does not include dog food. That's another $60./mo. We love fish and seafood and that is mainly where I spend more. We always laugh about how it ain't cheap to eat healthy, but we do it anyway. I'm just glad we have the money to do it.

I am spending around $900-$1,000 a month for 3 adults and 3 kids. Also we have 6 cats (don't ask) and 2 dogs that are included in that! I have used Angelfood Ministries in the past and plan on starting back with them again. The food is always really good and it is SO cheap ) Check it out to see if there is a pick-up close to you:

http://www.angelfoodministries.com/menus/menu_2011-02_en.asp

They also have a fresh produce package that has always been super )

Wow...I'm shocked by alot of the numbers on here...I spend about 350 for the month for a family of 5...Do all of your shopping at the closest Aldi to ya...if you have one! And for those HAVE TO HAVE items that Aldi doesn't have, I suggest signing up for Grocerygame.com . She lines up current circulated coupons with your local grocery stores for you to maximize your shopping dollars. Several people save between 30 and 70 % on their shopping bills.

I'm shocked too! I thought everything was cheaper in the States, but the figures here seem really similar to the UK. We spend about £50 ($80) a week, including non food items, for the two of us and our 3 year old. We eat out on top of that, but seldom more than once a week. One saving we have is that I don't see meat as the centre of a meal (not having eaten any for years), so for some meals we just have eggs or beans. We buy whichever fruit/veg is a good deal and frozen veg, which is cheaper and easier. Our eggs are free range, milk organic, but we buy economy lines too..

Has there been a lot of inflation in the States, or did I always have the wrong impression)