Food bill per week
Posted by NLveganmama on Jan 28, 2010 · Member since Jan 2010 · 380 posts
Just wondering what everyone spends per week on food per person. Have you gotten more frugal in the economic downturn? What are your best tips in getting the most for your money?
Cheers,
Janel
Does anyone spend less than $20?! A box of cereal is $4 and that usually only last a couple of bowls. I spend closer to $40-50/wk/person. Sometimes we bleed into the $60 range.
ummm... spend $60 on bananas ALONE (for two people)...
$20? Seriously? That's me cooking ONE meal for myself!
Yeah, wow, those are really low ranges. I wish I could spend that little on food but I sort of have a food buying addiction. I don't even know how much I spend each week but it's definitely more than $20 per person.
ummm... spend $60 on bananas ALONE (for two people)...
Wow, at $0.49 a pound, that is a lot of bananas! If a banana weighs about 1 pound, that is 120 bananas/wk!!!!!!!!!!!! For two people?
Ohhhh kaaaay. I like bananas, and do does my son, but to eat 60 bananas a week, not THAT much! That is about 9 bananas a day per person.
I spend about avg of $60/wk on groceries, sometimes it can be as low as $40, sometimes as high as $120, depends on how empty my frezer and canned good storage is.
I spend the majority of my money on food.
I probably spend more than $125 a week for the 2 of us - and if I get a chance to go to WF - well hell, I never walk out of there without spending $50.
This is a ludicrous poll! We spend between $70-130 a week for two of us.
ummm... spend $60 on bananas ALONE (for two people)...
Wow, at $0.49 a pound, that is a lot of bananas! If a banana weighs about 1 pound, that is 120 bananas/wk!!!!!!!!!!!! For two people?
Ohhhh kaaaay. I like bananas, and do does my son, but to eat 60 bananas a week, not THAT much! That is about 9 bananas a day per person.
I spend about avg of $60/wk on groceries, sometimes it can be as low as $40, sometimes as high as $120, depends on how empty my frezer and canned good storage is.
ummm... it's 80lbs/wk
On myself, maybe $150-$200 a month, so about $37-$50 a week. I tend to buy things in bulk, and make a lot at a time, and freeze the leftovers. I pretty much only cook like...one or two days a week, and the rest is leftovers from those two days, or simple things I can throw together in five minutes, like sandwiches.
With my kid included, it's more like $250-$300 a month, as I have to buy special gluten free stuff, on top of the dairy free things (he can eat anything of mine that's also gluten free, so that slims down his grocery budget a fair bit).
I send about $20 -25 for myself and my Dad. (He's eating my vegan diet for a few months to get healthier and lose weight.) I consider this very low considering food prices. Never eat out or use any prepared or packaged foods. Only buy inexpensive whole plant foods at WinCo - a discount grocery store in the West. My mom spends about $30 - 40 per person per week - also at WinCo - not including fast food and pizza. She buys more convience foods.
The USDA has guidlines for how much they consider an appropriate budget for food. They include a frugal, moderate and liberal plan for each age group. My budget falls a little below the frugal plan. I don't see how anyone could eat a decent diet at anything less than $20 or 30 per week.
On myself, maybe $150-$200 a month, so about $37-$50 a week. I tend to buy things in bulk, and make a lot at a time, and freeze the leftovers. I pretty much only cook like...one or two days a week, and the rest is leftovers from those two days, or simple things I can throw together in five minutes, like sandwiches.
With my kid included, it's more like $250-$300 a month, as I have to buy special gluten free stuff, on top of the dairy free things (he can eat anything of mine that's also gluten free, so that slims down his grocery budget a fair bit).
I am wondering if you buy a coffee grinder or high power blender, that you could grind your own flour. Bean snd non-gluten grain flour is so expensive. Also, at my local health food store they sell canisters of dry soy and rice milk. I think its called better than milk. You may be able to find it in larger bags or cases online. Its not as fortified as fresh but Vit D and B12 supplements are cheap.
We spend about 1000$ for five of us. So it is 50$ per week for me. It's a smart price for this place.
I am wondering if you buy a coffee grinder or high power blender, that you could grind your own flour. Bean snd non-gluten grain flour is so expensive. Also, at my local health food store they sell canisters of dry soy and rice milk. I think its called better than milk. You may be able to find it in larger bags or cases online. Its not as fortified as fresh but Vit D and B12 supplements are cheap.
I haven't even thought about trying to make my own flour. That's something to look into, because, yeah, the gluten free stuff is expensive like whoa. For soy milk, I usually pick up a 3 pack of Silk plain, at the local Sam's Club.
I'm on food stamps.... and I get $200/mo for food which works out to be about $46/week for me alone...Since I am now making my cats' food, MY budget (minus the chicken) is approx $40/week.
When I was working, my budget was $15-$20/week for two people. Needless to say, I feel rich (when it comes to food that is!).
It IS possible to eat a balanced diet under $20. You buy in bulk, watch for sales, eat simply and get creative with the spices.
I am wondering if you buy a coffee grinder or high power blender, that you could grind your own flour. Bean snd non-gluten grain flour is so expensive. Also, at my local health food store they sell canisters of dry soy and rice milk. I think its called better than milk. You may be able to find it in larger bags or cases online. Its not as fortified as fresh but Vit D and B12 supplements are cheap.
You can make your own flour with a Mill. I've seen them a couple places for around $200-250. You can also do it in a Vita-Mix. I don't know that a "regular" blender would be strong enough to get it really fine. I've never tried though.
It's just me here and my grocery bill usually varies from $25-$50 a week. It obviously depends on how many staples I need to buy. When I wasn't working full time, I was able to keep it under $30 every week by eating mostly bulk grains and beans and veggies on sale.
I am wondering if you buy a coffee grinder or high power blender, that you could grind your own flour. Bean snd non-gluten grain flour is so expensive. Also, at my local health food store they sell canisters of dry soy and rice milk. I think its called better than milk. You may be able to find it in larger bags or cases online. Its not as fortified as fresh but Vit D and B12 supplements are cheap.
You can make your own flour with a Mill. I've seen them a couple places for around $200-250. You can also do it in a Vita-Mix. I don't know that a "regular" blender would be strong enough to get it really fine. I've never tried though.
It's just me here and my grocery bill usually varies from $25-$50 a week. It obviously depends on how many staples I need to buy. When I wasn't working full time, I was able to keep it under $30 every week by eating mostly bulk grains and beans and veggies on sale.
I haven't even thought about trying to make my own flour. That's something to look into, because, yeah, the gluten free stuff is expensive like whoa. For soy milk, I usually pick up a 3 pack of Silk plain, at the local Sam's Club.
I was thinking more like VitaMix by high power. I can make oat flour from oatmeal and grind flax seeds easily in our Oster blemder. Garbanzo or soy beans probably not. I would imagine it would burnout a regular blender or food processor's motor.
I would seriously like to meet whoever it is that's spending less than five dollars a week on food. That's about... eight tins of Tesco value kidney beans, or three jars of peanut butter. That's straight-up not enough. Maybe if you bought massively huge bulk bags of beans and rice - on a 'last the year' kind of scale...
Is this perhaps meant to be per day or something? I just don't see how this makes any sense. How much do you spend on eating out/processed foods? ???
I am working on 65$ per week for a fam of 5. I buy no processed foods, bake from scratch. Grow veggies in summer and pick your own fruit in season and freeze it. The food isn't always interesting, but it is healthy and filling.
For food stamps, I get 113 a month.. divided by 4, I spend about 28 (on average) a week.
i think there should be more range in this poll..
i spend much more than 20 dollars a week on food and i live with my parents! and they buy most of the food!
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