https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:21:01 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood/page/2#post-520617 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 06:49:24 +0000 KissMeCait 520617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's just DH and I but I cook elaborate meals most nights. Our grocery bill for the week is normally between $120-$200, which includes most dinners and week day lunches. We go out to lunch every Friday and eat out on Saturdays for every meal that we're hungry for. We probably spend somewhere around $250-$300 p/week in food when it's all said and done. We could save a considerable amount of money if I'd coupon shop and bargain hunt but I don't have time for that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood/page/2#post-520555 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 01:51:59 +0000 Sweet T 520555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We average around $150 a week for groceries. We were spending around $200 each week until recently. The cost of living here is brutal when it comes to grocery shopping. We only go out to eat once or twice a month. I'd say our budget for that is around $50-75. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood/page/2#post-520549 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 01:39:42 +0000 luckypenny 520549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ahhhh! DH just said we're at like $500/week eating out and WITH groceries. Is food just hella expensive where we live? We can never go out to dinne without spending at lease $50!</p> <p>This is a problem </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood/page/2#post-520493 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:04:02 +0000 sera_87 520493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anywhere from 100-200 every two weeks. I try to keep eating out/ordering in to about 50$ a week, but that doesn't always happen. And I'm not even counting my 2 to 4 iced coffees a day because that amount is just depressing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood/page/2#post-520470 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:41:21 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 520470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>probably about $150 per week, but that includes eating out which we do a bit too much. but we both suck at cooking, and it's just the two of us.. so sometimes going out for a quick bite seems much easier! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood/page/2#post-520466 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:31:57 +0000 Dapple Grey 520466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does ordering like 30 dollars worth of Chinese takeout once a week count as food budget?</p> <p>haaaaaa! Our schedules are really crazy and upredictable at the moment, so meal planning has gone out the window. Id say we are at anywhere from 50-100 a week these days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood/page/2#post-520454 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:12:12 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 520454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About $150-200/week on groceries - this includes our local supermarket, Costco, and Target. My in-laws live with us, so we have additional mouths to feed in addition to our little family of 3. I've really limited my meat purchases though - we rarely buy red meat anymore and I always buy chicken and fish in bulk at Costco. I try to buy organic veggies, milk, and eggs though - quality is still very important to me!</p> <p>Then we spend an additional $100/week for eating out. We sometimes buy lunch when we're at work, and this also includes things like coffee, happy hour, etc.</p> <p>These are two areas we've been really working on in our budget, so hopefully we can bring these numbers down! Not an easy feat considering how important food and spending time with friends (which always includes eating) is to us! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood/page/2#post-520331 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:59:46 +0000 fussygal 520331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't keep to a strict food budget, but we usually spend around $125/week. I've been really good the past month or so about only going to the store once a week instead of multiple little trips which has REALLY helped. Ideally I'd keep it at $75-$100, but I food is where I think it's okay to splurge and id rather go for quality. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood/page/2#post-519999 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:51:19 +0000 ladyfingers 519999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>$150-$200 for groceries, we end up spending another $100 on top of that eating out (usually every Saturday afternoon and night, and then throughout the week DH works a lot of nights on the road so he ends up grabbing stuff). For the grocery store, I don't get so specific as to split the receipt up into food and non-food stuff that we get at the store, so I just lump it all in there when tracking expenses. We need to get better once LO is here.</p> <p>ETA I really do not understand how people are getting under $100 for food/week. It's so frustrating! And we meal plan AND use coupons. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood#post-519993 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:49:07 +0000 EBSC 519993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We average out around $75/week for groceries, not counting eating out. But we only eat out once/twice a month, so maybe an additional $100 total.<br /> It's gone down recently as DH is eating healthier, meaning less fast food, but we're pretty expensive for just the two of us as I have to eat wheat-free. I used to be able to do groceries at $50/week! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood#post-519979 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:40:50 +0000 Meridian 519979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, I put together a budget spreadsheet at the end of last year, but so far, we haven't even looked at it again. Arghh... I think I budgeted $225 for groceries + $300 for eating out. I'll see at the end of January how far off we are from that... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood#post-519732 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:12:39 +0000 heffalump 519732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I honesty have no idea. I will spend anywhere between $40-60 on groceries on a week when I'm feeling well and cooking dinner ..... but I just never know how my head is going to feel so eating out happens more often then id like. And then of course some of that food will go to waste :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood#post-519725 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:10:49 +0000 MrsTiz 519725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I spend about $150 a week. Although it's not Sunday to Sunday, more like a week and a half span. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood#post-519713 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:05:30 +0000 Mrs. Pen 519713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we try to keep it at $100/week but I have a really hard time...I have no idea how to cut costs! I meal plan breakfasts, lunches and dinners. I also coupon when I can, but it's mostly just the coupons from our grocery store </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood#post-519695 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:01:43 +0000 heartonastring 519695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About $150/week. We get take-out most Friday nights, but other than that almost never eat out (i.e. we don't go out for "fancy" meals very often, because we prefer to cook for ourselves). We both eat three meals a day at home and buy as much naturally raised and/or organic meat and produce as we can find. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood#post-519659 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:54:32 +0000 Mrs. Blue 519659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We budget $100/week for groceries, which I don't generally use all of and then $100/week for eating out, which I know is ridiculous. We end up eating out pretty much every day at lunch and that is just soo expensive. Our goal is to get the total number waaaay lower by eating out less. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood#post-519631 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:49:01 +0000 photojane 519631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Approximately $100 every two weeks for groceries (we shop at Walmart), and $25 a week for eating out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood#post-519626 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:47:58 +0000 Mrs. Stroller 519626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we end up spending about $500-$600/month on all food, including any eating out (which we never do, but DH will go out to lunch occasionally.) That covers 2 adults and 1 toddler who eats A LOT. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood#post-519579 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:29:41 +0000 runsyellowlites 519579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our budget is "Spend as little as possible". lol. We currently spend about $125-135 a week on groceries. Since being dairy, soy, and wheat free our grocery bill has definitely gone up since substitutes cost more and I have to buy more of them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood#post-519575 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:28:50 +0000 chopsuey 519575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't have a food budget, but I spend about 100-150/week on groceries (I shop at Whole Foods).<br /> Not bad considering we're a family of 3 solid food eaters. :)<br /> DH travels 2ish days a week though. He eats out and gets to expense all of his food to clients so that saves us some money. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood#post-519572 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:28:01 +0000 keiki_mama 519572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Um... probably 130 a week? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood#post-519569 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:27:18 +0000 yoursilverlining 519569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, we don’t really budget for food but we definitely could never spend less than $100/week on food. Usually it’s probably twice that. I try to bring my breakfast and lunch every day to work; but we like to go out at least once on the weekend to lunch which is at least $40-50. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood#post-519566 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:26:17 +0000 T.H.O.U. 519566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@StbHisMrs: I agree, I used to shop a lot of coupons but now that we are cutting out the processed stuff (especially chips/crackers/pasta) there just aren't as many savings. </p> <p>@Smurfette: Frozen veggies are our saving grace. They are easy to make and pretty cheap. I do have to say though I am in a funk right now and am sick of them though. I am looking for good easy side dishes (paleo/primal-ish). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood#post-519524 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:11:30 +0000 StbHisMrs 519524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been meaning to post this same topic, perfect timing! For our family of 6 including my twice a month costco run it breaks down to about $150 a week. I should use coupons more, but I don't like to buy things we won't use or buy processed food (let's face it if it's there I'll eat it ;/ ) so the coupons usually end up being for household items and I buy those things at costco. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood#post-519518 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:09:51 +0000 irene 519518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we haven't been really on a budget.... you ladies make me think we should try harder. Yikes! Last weekend we went grocery at whole foods and it was $199 - Husband was cooking and he bought live clams, then of course a bunch of other stuff. That doesn't include eating out for lunch on saturday ($20+?)</p> <p>There's only 3 of us and my LO is not even 1 year old yet !!!! Yikes!</p> <p>Shoot we really should do better because I want to have $ for my son to go to college. hahaha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood#post-519516 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:09:47 +0000 loveletter 519516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>$50 for groceries... it varies for eating out. It's a challenge to get all we need for $50, but we get the majority of our food at Aldi, and also plan meals based on what's on sale. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood#post-519506 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:06:11 +0000 Smurfette 519506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden: Yeah DH won't allow meals without meat. Doesn't even like grill cheese and soup, he needs meat in the sandwiches. Plus he doesn't like frozen veggies. I think that I need to just start buying them, and tell him to suck it up. So much cheaper and easier to meal plan that way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood#post-519485 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:59:42 +0000 Arden 519485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Well we're vegetarian so that does save us money, since meat is so expensive. </p> <p>Each weekly shopping trip usually consists of several types of beans, lentils, frozen fruits and veggies, fresh fruits and veggies, coconut-almond milk, and a few dairy products (yogurt, butter, cheese).</p> <p>Once a month or so I buy things like seaweed, sesame oil, olive oil, rice, quinoa, oats, wheat, corn, maple syrup, nutritional yeast, curry paste, soy sauce, almonds, pecans, walnuts, pasta, spices, etc).</p> <p>We make pretty much everything from scratch (I make veggie burgers in huge batches for DH's lunches and freeze them, as well as egg-veggie quiches for breakfasts), including things like bread, so that does save us money. It's still very hard though. I would like to spend $100 a week on groceries. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood#post-519484 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:59:16 +0000 JerricaBenton 519484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I spend around $150/week on groceries. Maybe an additional $40-$100/week depending on the week on eating out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-weekly-budget-for-groceriesfood#post-519477 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:57:08 +0000 lavender 519477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>$125 for groceries and another $50 for eating out. </p>