What does your weekly grocery shop cost?

[Alice-Bee]

Its hard to judge because Household items like Shampoo,bleach or even Loo roll arent weekly purchases...unless you know...youre ill or something
So one week when youre not buying household with your food the price will be a little lower compared to another week when its higher.

 

[IamJen]

Oi, so I was going to ask this same question and K says "Um, there's already a thread about that". Heh.

Food is expensive here. When we go to the U.S. I feel like I want to dance in the aisles of Trader Joe. Then, we go to Norway and I have to consider whether it's worth selling a kidney to buy a couple of red peppers...sheesh.

 

[Lord Snot]

Oops I didn't read properly. We spend around £50 a week for the two of us, but I voted £40-50 per person.

Included in that is household items and specialist vegan stuff (mock meats etc) because I buy everything in one place. I even buy clothes and books there sometimes, so it's hard to say how much we spend on food alone. Probably around £20 per person.

The bunnies are adding quite a bit to the list now, perhaps £10 for them per week too.

 

[Spidergrrl]

We try to spend £60 a week for the pair of us--so £30 each. I get it out in cash on a monday and we spend it until it is gone. But I can stretch it over the week because we shop here and there every couple of days. By saturday we have about £10 in coins--perfect for buying our fruit and veg at the market. The market is insanely cheap--we can get 5-7 red peppers for £1-£2. Or 10 apples for £1.

If I know we have a big purchase that week like shampoo or nuts, flax, hemp I tried to plan meals that are cheap--beans and rice etc to make up for it. But if we have 2 of the big purchases in a week i take out an extra £10 to make our weekly shop £70.

Spending cash makes us avoid impulse buys and say "do we really need that *this* week?" I mean we may be out of quinoa but if we are not scheduled to eat quinoa this week why replace it now? it also leaves wiggle room for when i find things on sale. If I spend £5 to stock up on a good deal i cut back in other ways.

 

[Moll Flanders]

Between this thread and MSE forum I am wondering why on earth I am paying so much for groceries. I need to find ways to cut back on my spending.

 

[AeryFairy]

Between this thread and MSE forum I am wondering why on earth I am paying so much for groceries. I need to find ways to cut back on my spending.

I've found shopping online to be incredibly helpful, because you can look at all the deals with a click of a button, and you get a running total at the side so you know exactly how much you're spending. Also helps me cut back on the impulse purchases - I spend about half as much as I would do in store.

 

[shyvas]

Between this thread and MSE forum I am wondering why on earth I am paying so much for groceries. I need to find ways to cut back on my spending.

Where do you do your weekly shopping Molls ? Do you have an Aldi's, Lidl, Morrisons, Poundland nearby ?

You can also buy stuff from the basic's line at Sainsbury's too.

 

[KLS52]

I'm too embarrassed to say.

 

[Lord Snot]

I've found shopping online to be incredibly helpful, because you can look at all the deals with a click of a button, and you get a running total at the side so you know exactly how much you're spending. Also helps me cut back on the impulse purchases - I spend about half as much as I would do in store.

I generally spend less online, but there are definite drawbacks. Often there is one or more items missing and I have to go out again to get it, for example if it's crucial for a recipe I had planned, which means I go into a shop and make impulse buys anyway.

We spend much more than we need to because we like snacks and at least one frozen meal a week. But I'm not too fussed about cutting back, food is one of the few things we do spend money on.

 

[Digger]

I could definitely eat a lot cheaper if I didn't purchase mock meats or other convenience food items, but in my current situation they've become almost a necessary evil, especially since I've been having to spend a lot more time away from my own kitchen.

 

[Moll Flanders]

Where do you do your weekly shopping Molls ? Do you have an Aldi's, Lidl, Morrisons, Poundland nearby ?
You can also buy stuff from the basic's line at Sainsbury's too.

I order online from either Asda, Tesco or Sainsbury's. I have to order stuff like heavy bags of cat litter and we don't have a car so it's easier to have it delivered. I think part of the problem is that we don't eat the same food as my husband eats l/o veg food so we usually have different meals unless it's toast or cereal in the mornings.

 

[shyvas]

I order online from either Asda, Tesco or Sainsbury's. I have to order stuff like heavy bags of cat litter and we don't have a car so it's easier to have it delivered. I think part of the problem is that we don't eat the same food as my husband eats l/o veg food so we usually have different meals unless it's toast or cereal in the mornings.

Ist that ovo/veg ? I think it would drive me around the bend to cook seperate meals.

 

[Alice-Bee]

Its not all too hard to cook different meaks. Mostly M just has what Im having but with meat, like if i make pasta he sometimes takes the vegan sauce i make and adds cheese or ham or something to his.

 

[Moll Flanders]

Well, he has things like frozen cheese pizzas and ready meals like vegetarian toad in the hole which just go in the oven. He doesn't eat any fruit, vegetables, pasta, rice etc... I buy wine which he doesn't drink and he buys coke and sprite which I don't drink.

 

[AeryFairy]

Its not all too hard to cook different meaks. Mostly M just has what Im having but with meat, like if i make pasta he sometimes takes the vegan sauce i make and adds cheese or ham or something to his.

This is something that would wind me up a little, I think... I like to have everyone eating the same food if I'm the one cooking. I'd end up thinking "what, it's not good enough as it is?" my mum used to make four different meals every night, though - none of us could agree on what to eat. Nobody wanted my weird veggie food, my brother only ate bacon, and my parents were on two different restricted diets for health reasons.

 

[Digger]

Its not all too hard to cook different meals.

It really isn't, but since I've been caring for my mom in her own home and not mine, it's not always easy to haul over all the stuff I need to fix two different meals. Basically I cook her what she will eat, and bring along something for myself (like an Amy's vegan pizza) that I can just pop into the oven.

 

[shyvas]

Well, he has things like frozen cheese pizzas and ready meals like vegetarian toad in the hole which just go in the oven. He doesn't eat any fruit, vegetables, pasta, rice etc... I buy wine which he doesn't drink and he buys coke and sprite which I don't drink.

Well , at least you're not fighting over your favourite drinks.

 

[Alice-Bee]

Its usually to use up stuff his mam send over, the easiest way is to mix it with some pasta or something.
If he wants meat he cooks it himself though. We eat the same so its not like Im making Spag Bol for me and full on Sunday Lunch for him at the same time.

 

[shyvas]

This is something that would wind me up a little, I think... I like to have everyone eating the same food if I'm the one cooking. I'd end up thinking "what, it's not good enough as it is?" my mum used to make four different meals every night, though - none of us could agree on what to eat. Nobody wanted my weird veggie food, my brother only ate bacon, and my parents were on two different restricted diets for health reasons.

Wow, your mum must be exhausted.

 

[Lord Snot]

My mum used to do the same since we all had different tastes. That's probably why we ate a lot of frozen/processed meals, it would have been ridiculous for her to cook it all from scratch.