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Hellobee Boards Topic: How much do you spend on food per week? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 19 May 2026 11:31:52 +0000 bunnylovesbear on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1464962 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 20:40:46 +0000 bunnylovesbear 1464962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Dagny: We spend about $150-$200 each week. My family includes myself, my husband, my 13 year old daughter, and our 19 month old son. A lot of the cost comes down to items for my daughter's school lunches - I buy lots of snacks, so she has a variety of food to choose from. I'm also a sucker for the snack-size items. Instead of buying a big bag of say, Smartfood, I'll buy the individually packaged bag for the convenience. We also buy a lot of fruit and veggies each week. Raindrop on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1464829 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 19:29:15 +0000 Raindrop 1464829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I think we sit at about 100 dollars a week (not including eating out) I will estimate we spend about another 100 dollars a week for eating out. :) I have been trying to cut out eating out as much by meal planning but ... the best laid plans of mice and men happen to us all the time. Things just come up. NorCalWayfarer on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1464810 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 19:13:58 +0000 NorCalWayfarer 1464810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We spend about $100 a week on groceries (doesn't count eating out). We try to buy organic when possible (and always for certain things like dairy and berries). We also have a garden which helps. We also aren't afraid to buy in bulk and freeze. anonysquire on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1464791 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 19:01:55 +0000 anonysquire 1464791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We spend 50-75 every 2 weeks. Well in groceries. We do not calculate how much is spent on eating out. Also my parents take us out sometimes or invite us for dinner. Dagny on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1464775 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 18:52:45 +0000 Dagny 1464775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Thanks for your responses everyone! DH and I had a serious conversation about this (which including him reading this thread) and he is totally on board with committing to a meal plan, helping me plan it each week, and participating in food preparations! We'll see how it goes, but I'm very hopeful we'll be able to cut down our ridiculous food costs. :) @TemperanceBrennan - thanks for your suggestions. Your suggestion about getting DH more involved in meal planning was a great idea! I think it will really make a difference. @Silva - we don't eat very much meat. We usually have fish once a week and sometimes have meat in take out food, but we don't usually cook meat at home. Thank you for your tips! I've been working on using beans and lentils more, but making a big batch and soup and freezing is a great idea! Mrs. High Heels on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1459178 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 18:46:40 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1459178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We spend about $200/week, but this also includes feeding my MIL and FIL on top of me, DH, J, and N. It doesn't include eating out or toiletries or anything like that. We don't eat organic, except for the dirty dozen, milk, and eggs. kml636 on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1459070 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 17:32:32 +0000 kml636 1459070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It's an embarrassing amount. At least $150 a week, probably more. But, I don't worry about it because it's always cheaper than eating out! pinkcupcake on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1459066 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 17:30:56 +0000 pinkcupcake 1459066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Depends on the week, but I would say we average $150 a week. We buy organic whenever we can and try to eat minimal processed foods. I think it helps that we don't eat out much. StbHisMrs on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1459050 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 17:22:22 +0000 StbHisMrs 1459050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ On average we spend $600/mo and that is including toiletries, costco and diapers. We have a family of 5 (2 adults, 12 yo, 2.5 yo, and a 6 mo. old) and my step-daughters every other weekend. I shop at a local produce shop for fruits and veggies, I shop at our only grocery store in town (safeway) and use their club card coupled with their savings app, I try to use coupons but I'm really bad at them! We buy beef from my parents. T.H.O.U. on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1458958 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 16:47:33 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1458958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If you include eating out, we are probably near there. MrsStar on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1458939 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 16:41:58 +0000 MrsStar 1458939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We spend on average $120 a week. Thats for 2 adults and a toddler. No organic, but its all meals (including dh's food for work) and snacks. Our food is expensive here in New Zealand so I think we're doing pretty well. ETA: that amount also includes diapers and toiletries. Mrs. Pickle on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1458874 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 16:25:45 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1458874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I spend $75 a week at the grocery store each week. We spend another $30 eating out. allison on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1458864 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 16:23:22 +0000 allison 1458864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @TemperanceBrennan: I will admit that I never go to Target for groceries. It's too far away and just never comes to mind! And we use credit cards for all purchases so I don't have a Red Card. I'll have to check that line out next time I'm in there, though. TemperanceBrennan on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1458857 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 16:21:16 +0000 TemperanceBrennan 1458857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @allison: I hear you on the coupon thing! I've found prices to be decent for Target's simply balanced line (if I use the red card and carthwheel). Most of it is organic, but not all. KT326 on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1458851 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 16:19:19 +0000 KT326 1458851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We run about $150-$200/week. I'm trying to cut it down, ideally I would love to cut it by half! That is for me, DH and a 2 year old. allison on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1458827 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 16:13:21 +0000 allison 1458827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My budget is $550/mo for all food. We eat mostly organic and don't cook meat (I might get a burger out at a restaurant, though). I rarely meet my budget. This month, I spent $700, so I still have a ways to go to meet my goal. The biggest thing that has helped me is changing where I shop--I now go to Aldi first, then Trader Joe's, then the local health food store, then to a discount health food store for snacks. Try to price compare what you buy every week. I started getting cheaper eggs and making my own bread after I realized that I was spending $30 a week on just those two things. Well, I've made my bread for two weeks. It's a process ;). Another thing that helps is to not only meal plan, but plan *cheaper* meals. So meals that have fewer/less expensive ingredients. Less cheese, or substitute a cheaper cheese. More beans for protein, those are cheap! It's really hard eating cheaply on whole organic foods because it's hard to find coupons. On top of the added expense for the organic. I think it's worth it to spend a little more for quality ingredients, but I feel like you could definitely cut your budget a good bit. purrpletulips on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1458667 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 15:32:09 +0000 purrpletulips 1458667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ There are four of us: myself, DH, DD (3.5yo) and DS (17m). This is our budget and 95% of the time we stay within it. $350/month on groceries $70/month dining out $13/week for dinner at church (once each week) $30/week split between DH and I for lunches $60/month for meat (buy in bulk when needed/on sale) We buy very little organic but spend a lot on produce. LuLu Mom on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1458409 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:21:32 +0000 LuLu Mom 1458409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We are around 125-150 a week. That's for an eat out lunch each week for both DH & I, otherwise it's breakfast/lunches/dinners cooked. We eat very little organic, mostly local & higher end chicken and low fat beef. Edit: that's for DH, 17 month old, and me. Beyond2 on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1458393 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:17:47 +0000 Beyond2 1458393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ About $100 per week, but I actually only shop once a month. rattles on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1458360 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:10:23 +0000 rattles 1458360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We spend about $125 per week for 2 adults and 1 toddler. DH also takes his lunch to work out of this. I buy organic for the dirty dozen and any baby food/snacks. Silva on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1458321 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:02:23 +0000 Silva 1458321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Dagny: we buy almost 100% organic, and always local for meats/dairy/produce (well, not local produce in the winter). We spend about 120 a week for a family of three, which includes all our meals. Do you eat meat? The biggest way we save money is buy only eating meat once or twice a week at dinner. We eat leftovers for lunch, so I don't buy stuff for sandwiches. We eat lots of lentils and beans. Eta: I plan all our dinners, and we eat the same thing for breakfast every day (oatmeal one week, English muffin with peanut butter the next, cereal, etc.) We have soup once a week, and I usually make extra to freeze. This makes for a nice,quick dinner you can pull out if things fall apart. stargal on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1458307 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 13:57:23 +0000 stargal 1458307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ about 100 a week, and it doesn't get us far at all. :( But its the maximum we can spend. I try to buy from the cheapest grocery stores (walmart or aldi's is around here) but we def cant afford to buy organic ( I have no desire either) or anything like that. we eat pretty modestly, nothing fancy. cheesetomywhine on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1458296 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 13:55:16 +0000 cheesetomywhine 1458296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ About $70 a week for DH, FIL, myself and our 20 month old. We do not buy organic. My FIL does buy our meat at a separate time and cooks once a week so that helps us stay on budget. Sparkler on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1458281 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 13:51:24 +0000 Sparkler 1458281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Our grocery store closeby is expensive so we typically spend $250 for 2 adults, 2 toddlers and a part time nanny. I typically do one big shop on the weekends without kids in tow since we often entertain on the weekends which is about $175 and then one mid week trip for fruit, bread, lunch meat and other fills in with the kids and it ends up around $75. I am contemplating changing grocery stores, but the quality is great and they are helpful with taking groceries to the car, etc. autumnlove on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1458278 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 13:50:46 +0000 autumnlove 1458278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ $250 this week since DH works longer hours and takes more food to work, usually 175ish. tinyperson on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1458271 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 13:48:52 +0000 tinyperson 1458271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We spend $150-200 CDN a week, but we're trying to cut back to $150 or less. There are just DH and I and 15-month old LO. Ginger333 on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1458265 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 13:46:45 +0000 Ginger333 1458265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We spend around $170-200 CDN a week for 2 adults and 3 kids. BUT two of us are gluten free (which can be stupid expensive, eg. a loaf of bread is $7) and we like to stock up on specials when we can. HLK208 on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1458259 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 13:45:41 +0000 HLK208 1458259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mamaof2: that's what we spend too. Only organic milk and beef. TemperanceBrennan on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1458255 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 13:45:17 +0000 TemperanceBrennan 1458255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have/had the same problem. We spend around $100-$120/week on groceries (try to buy quality meat and organics). In the past I've spent around $20 per week eating out for breakfast (Panera, McDonalds) and anywhere from $10 - $40 per week for lunch. DH was less than I was spending, but it was still significant, around $30/week. We would also regularly eat out on the weekends, so we probably weren't too far off from your number, but we don't have kids. Things that helped us change (but we don't have kids yet, so I'm sure that makes things harder): We get an online meal plan that has 5 dinners per week. We make the dinners and eat leftovers for lunch the next day. We try to limit our groceries to only things on the meal plan list. DH helps me prep all the food on Sunday (chop veggies, make marinades, etc.) He also starts cooking on Tues, Wed, and Thurs because he gets home before I do. I think him actively helping prepare the food makes him want to eat it more - both for dinner and lunch the next day. The meal plans come with step-by-step recipes that are easy for him to follow. My office culture is awful about eating out. Most of my coworkers get lunch out everyday in a group, so it is hard to decline and feel like you are missing out on the camaraderie. I just had to get over feeling left out and I've noticed more and more people have started bringing their own lunch. It also helped me to look past the money part and realize how much food we were wasting by throwing away leftovers, letting the food expire in our fridge, etc. IRunForFun on "How much do you spend on food per week?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-food-per-week#post-1458247 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 13:43:14 +0000 IRunForFun 1458247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Lately, anywhere between $90 and $130 per week. The goal is to average $100 per week. ETA: It is only me and DH, and the only things I tend to buy organic are fruits and veggies.