Groceries $$

$300 bi-weekly (not just on food)
Family of 4 ... to include the things I buy to care for 7 chickens, 3 ducks, 2 dogs and 4 fish (hey pets are family too!)
No red meats or pork.
2 of us are gluten free.
My calories range anywhere from 1350 - 1800 depending on my training days. I have no idea how many calories my husband eats.
ETA: I have a veggie garden, it's how I save money

I spend so much on groceries its ridiculous. I do a lot of my shopping at Whole Foods because it is convenient and I can usually get foods there that I can't get in the other stores...I love Rudy's English muffins and also Rudy's whole wheat bread. Organic potatoes, blueberries, strawberries, lettuce, celery...a lot of these foods are on the "dirty dozen" list, so I try to only eat the organic variety. My husband and I eat 3 homemade meals most days and we eat fish, which is more costly than meat these days! I spend at least $600 a month.

We spend around 300-400 for two adults, a three year old and a one year old. We shop at Aldi's for everything except if we can't find it there. I'm at 1450 calories per day. I get snacks for the kids, healthy snacks for us when we are at work, lunches and breakfasts for the weekends, and suppers. The kids do eat breakfast and lunch during the week at daycare so that helps some on money and time! I love fruits so I always get bananas, mangos, and blueberries(<<<freeze them) for me. The girls love "sticky thingys" or rice crispy treats so we always stock up on those. My husband and I both like cottage cheese. We get cheese snacks as well. For supper it's usually chicken or salmon and steamed veggies. We have pots and pans made by Prestige that cook frozen meats and steam frozen veggies in one pan in less than an hour so it's a little easier for us. I also love to cook so I make my husband's favorite meatloaf every now and then and we can eat leftovers for lunch for two days afterwards. The trick it to get food that fill you up, have few ingredients (if you make it yourself), and can be made quickly. The mango is the only fruit that has to be cut. We get instant pudding that is sugar free, has 25 calories per serving, and it's less than a dollar for two packs which lasts us a week. I get whipped topping (Cool Whip) for a dollar a tub and keep it frozen to eat like ice cream. 35 calories for 3 tablespoons which is really too much. For breakfast Kevin and I make sausage, egg, and cheese english muffins. All purchased at Aldi. The sausage and egg take 60 seconds each in the microwave, muffin in the toaster and in less than 3 minutes you have a hearty, hot breakfast for around 350 calories that you barely had to work for.

I spend around $100 a month on groceries; looks like some people need to learn how to shop savings and lay off pointless name brands and expensive junk food...

Some people need to take in account where you live can and does greatly affect food prices.

I am on 1500 calories a day. I have 3 kids, two of which are teenagers. I spend $400 a month on food. We eat a lot of veggies, I buy in bulk and when meat is on sale I stock up. I also grow veggies and freeze or can them.

I'm geustimating its around $250--300 for two adults...one of us eating lower carb, heavier on protein. I eat lunch for free at work occasionally, and have also joined a food co-op recently that helps a lot with produce expenses.

600+ month for 4 (2 kids 2 & 7). 2100 cals. for me. My husband also eats out for lunch a few days a week so I'm sure it' be a little more if he didn't.

Oh PLEASE come visit me and show me how to shop better, since you obiviously know better then me. We do buy "pointless brand names" for some things. Want to know why? Because the things we buy need to be dairy and soy free. Do you know who HARD it is to find dairy/soy free at all, never mind finding them cheap. And then add in that we live in a part of the country where everything costs more to begin with. Oh, and we don't buy "expensive junk foods" often.

So before you get all judgemental about how much others pay, maybe stop and think for a minute that just becuase something works for YOU, doesn't mean its what will work for everyone else.

Looks like you have a lot of growing up to do if you get that upset over what I said. I wasn't judging anyone with my comment, merely stating that some people are overspending. I live somewhere where prices are more expensive for things as well, so before YOU get judgmental and overreact towards me maybe you should know my circumstances as well. It's a matter of buying what you NEED and not what you WANT; like I said, grow up.

abt 800-1000
fam of 4

$80-150 per month for two adults, meat not included. My boyfriend's mom buys our meat because she knows the butcher and gets good deals.

I eat 1350-1730 kcals a day (when I am on target). I don't know how much he eats but it's more than I do.

Some people need to take in account where you live can and does greatly affect food prices.

Did I ever say that I didn't understand that? No seriously, can you look at what I said and accurately make a judgment to whether or not I understand that location makes prices vary.

I've lived in and traveled to most of the lower 48, I think I understand very well that prices vary depending on where you live. People on this website are so uptight about every living thing; I was stating that a lot of people from what it sounds like are buying wants rather than needs. Not to mention that a lot of people are using meat as an excuse for what they're spending so much. Sorry, but no matter where you live there are deals for everything, shop smart and you can take advantage of those deals.

We are vegetarians (2) and mostly organic food from the local Coop here. Some isn't because I can't justify the insane pricing but it is all natural at the very least. Looks like it will be about $500 a month for two people. This includes cleaning supplies, hygiene care, and other household necessities. Also every meal is different every night! Cleaning products are not organic sadly haha.

Before this I was an omnivore who ate whatever was cheapest... as was husband. We never ate anything boxed and each meal is different every night. Including the non food essentials it was approx $350-400 a month but I was constantly grossed out by the meat and a bit weird-ed out by some things we got.

These are both if we plan a different dinner every night seven days a week. Usually one or two get cut for holidays/entertainment night out.

I'm much happier now with what we have. The price has gone up but with a good budget you can move things around or control extra money. Our entertainment fund is very low - $80 a month. This includes movies, restaurants, ect. Not our personal money which is separated from all of this.

We make less then $40k a year and save just fine. Just the way to live when you are debt free. I'm also very happy to be directly interacting with the local economy instead of the national/international. Very cool!

I spend about $150-200 a month for once person. I eat mostly fresh stuff, so it can be a little more expensive. And I eat meat when I can.

I'm on about 1500 calories a day, depending on if I decide to eat my burn.

I've got two things going against me, first I live in New York, not the cheapest place in the world, second, my supermarket has a sushi chef, not the cheapest food in the world. Add all of that up and I spend $100+ a week on food for myself, eating 1900 calories a day.

We spend around 530 for a family of 3. I do give plates of food to my bfs friend that is practically homeless daily.

I eat 1200-1600, I have a two year old and I dont know how many cals my bf consumes. And we eat meat once a day.