How much are you guys spending on food shopping a month?
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I spend about £160 a week for a family of 4
We spend between about 80 and 150 a week for 2 adults, 2x 3yr olds and a 10m old. I breastfeed so we don't have formula to buy but I need extra calories for this.
We spend about £160 a week for a family of 3.5 (6 month old baby but breast feeding so I’m eating a lot!) . It feels like a lot, I shop in Aldi and meal plan. Don’t understand why it’s so high and have stressed about cutting it back but I think that’s life now! I buy all fresh fruit and veg, we eat meat and I cook from scratch. We eat well and I’m telling myself I’m giving my kids a balanced diet but it has gone up a lot over the years! This includes nappies for 2
@Elizabeth if you eat a lot of meat have a look into meat hampers it might help you save a little bit, I have used themeatman before & was quite good. Can work out cheaper to divide and split than supermarket every week, but all personal preference. Maybe have look at different shops, I found Aldi to be quite pricey so use Sainsbury’s/tescos/ocado because they often have offers or deals on , can get 3 meats for £12 on Ocado, but then some products are really expensive compared to others so i don’t use it much. Shopping has got very pricy lately ! We eat very well fresh & from scratch and somehow do ok at keeping costs down.
We switched to chicken thighs a while ago as the meat is nicer than breast and cheaper but I realised a few weeks ago if I debone myself then it's half the price and pretty easy. So that is an easy saving
I spend around £200/ 250 ish a month (go halves with my partner) for the both of us which also includes things like a few treats or soft drinks, laundry products and dog food. I buy all of our babies formula , nappies and weaning bits separately. I tend to try and “bulk buy” things to then just top up my shops! We are meat eaters so I use freezer bags and divide up things like chicken breasts, or meal prep and use things to make left over.. We just write the date bought & frozen on with a sharpie, it all gets used within a month anyway, and all my dry cupboard things I like to keep stocked so just really our fresh fruit veg and milk and bread we need to get every week. I tend to buy a few bits of frozen veg in for towards the end of month before pay day, like frozen onions, peppers, leeks, corn cobs (I personally don’t like the mix veg bags) but those are an option to, or par boil and freeze your own! Just some things to maybe consider to help you save a little :)