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@NorthStar: My husband is amazing and will eat almost anything I make so it makes planning easier.
I think food prices are on the lower end here. Meal planning and sticking to the budget is probably one of the most stressful parts of my week but somehow we've made it work. -
@brownepiano: That is SO awesome! My husband is kind of picky, but sometimes, I don't care and just make what I want. Then, he needs to figure out his own alternative. I am not about to limit my exposure to awesome foods. Meal planning IS stressful, but your small bill is amazing!
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@brownepiano: share your meal plan this week! lol. I lowest I've ever achieved was $60-$75 for food for 1 week. And that is probably because we had a couple things on hand already (like some frozen meat).
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@kes18: http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/meal-plan-84?replies=1#post-2598625
I started a thread. I always find them really helpful too!
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@kes18: oh and we are still using up stuff that I stockpiled before my baby came, but I usually try to buy meat ahead on sale.
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@brownepiano: Oh I'm so jealous, my husband won't eat eggs
Sometimes I do make breakfast stuff with eggs knowing he won't eat them, but it's not too often because I can't finish it all myself!
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@oliviaoblivia: I've written about it before some on here. We don't buy organic. I plan almost exclusive around sales. I cook with a lot of beans but I'm trying to up the protein for dh so I'm using more meat. I make almost everything from scratch ( but I enjoy it and I'm home so I can). I'm allergic to milk so we use very minimal dairy and my in laws supply us with soy milk (which would only be about another $20 a month). I buy some key things in bulk like oats for our granola. But honestly some times I'm not really sure how I do it.
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For DH and our toddler daughter we spend in the $100 range. We shop at The Grocery Outlet, Fred Meyer and the Farmers Market. I love Whole Foods, New Seasons and Trader joes but they are 25-30 minutes away. Monthly household total is more like $700 including Target, Costco & Amazon- but not eating out. We get Hello Fresh about 1/mo for 3 meals for 2 adults? $69.
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We are 2 adults, 2 boys that eat like adults, and a baby.
We are in the 200-250 range, more than half of that is produce!
Shop primarily at TJ's and Costco; generally they are the same price per lb. Local stores are more expensive so I avoid them as much as possible. I've come to realize that food is just expensive here and not much I can do about it. -
$200-$250/week (sometimes closer to $300...) for 2 adults, 1 part time adult (5 dinners a week), and two kids. I shop at Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, and Costco. We also belong to a CSA this summer, which is $36/week. Both kids have food allergies, and making safe food is expensive. DH is on a high protein, no carb diet, and I try to limit my carb intake as well.
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Two adults, one preschooler and one toddler and we spend around $150 per week for both food and household supplies (nappies, toiletries, cat food, cleaning stuff etc).
We're in New Zealand so don't have as many options when it comes to grocery stores but we do our main shop at the cheapest place.
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I don't even know, which is a problem! My husband and I don't have set shopping days so we go several times a week and there are impulse buys...
But we have some things going for our budget: we're a vegetarian household, we aren't drinking alcohol right now, and we only go to Target 1-3 times a month, and don't really get groceries there.
Household: 2 adults, one 3 year old
Weekly budget average: $100 +/- $25
Stores: Wegmans, Trader Joe's, Food Co-op, health food store, farmstands, Tops, Price Rite (not all in a week!) -
@Kemma: I'm a kiwi living in the Midwest and groceries are so much more expensive back home!
We aim for $90ish a week ($400 per month) but usually go a little over. I love grocery shopping and we shop everywhere. My weekly places are aldi and a local, independent supermarket that sells incredible produce and ethically raised meat for affordable prices. We also shop about monthly at trader joes and costco. I also go to the big Asian supermarket in our city a couple of times a year for foods we can't easily or affordable get from local supermarkets.
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For the past few months I roughly plan about 20-25 meals at a time and then we do a HUGE Trader Joe's run once a month. So for August we just spent $311 at TJs last weekend. Then I will supplement produce and dairy and seafood when needed. So we are probably averaging about $100/week. We also have 2 hens and just started getting 1-2 eggs daily and a pretty large veggie garden for greens, tomatoes, squash, and herbs.
Household: 2 adults, one 3 year old
Weekly budget average: $100 +/- $25
Stores: Trader Joe's (staples/organic poultry), Hannaford/Target (dairy), local farm stand (seasonal produce), Whole Foods (dairy/seafood)ETA: This all started because I can't stand grocery shopping and needed to reduce my weekly effort. It is actually fun for the three of us to go to TJs and it really helps me a lot!
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Household size : 3 (DH, pregnant me, and 2.5uo DD).
Weekly Budget-$75-$100/ week for food, plus maybe another 100/month for diapers, toiletries, toilet paper, cleaning products, etc. I could definitely go cheaper but I only buy fresh fruits/ veggies and wild caught fish. Very minimal organic.
Stores: CostCo (mostly), Kroger, occasionally Trader Joe's, Aldi, local discount market for frozen stuff and treats
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We have 4 people on our household DH, me, almost 3 year old, 1,5 year old.
We spend about $200 a week, including tp, other hygiene products, diapers, wipes and pull ups. I can get it to 150 sometimes but it's hard. I tend to get super produce happy in the summer, but we always eat it all...
I usually shop at Walmart or HEB because they are closest. Sometimes I do Kroger. We have a Costco close ish but I don't have room for bulk and am honestly not convinced it's worth it. That being said, sometimes the amount we spend makes me sick. It can really be a lot more than $200 if we run out of everything at once. -
I see a few bees in my state and we spend around the same. Makes me feel a bit better! Ha!
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We spend about $150/week for 2 adults and a toddler. That doesn't include household items from target or the random Costco run. I'm fine with how much we spend. I'm just too busy to bother trying to cut it down or buy less convenience foods.
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We spend about 125-150 week at the grocery store. More in winter when fresh produce is more expensive here. We buy mostly organic (my husbands preference). This includes breakfast/lunch/dinner every day for me, my husband, and my 3.5 year old. We do a Costco run about once every three weeks that is about 100.00. I have celiac disease, so we have to do gluten free products and they are more expensive. I do an amazon pantry order maybe two-three times a year for snack stuff and gluten free products that are cheaper there.
We save a lot by going in on chicken with my family and a family friend, we help with slaughtering once a year, but end up getting high quality chicken for cheap. Once I get my act together we will probably buy 1/4-1/2 a cow this way, too. We don't eat meat every night (although we have been during my pregnancy because otherwise I find it hard to get enough protein).
In the summer we do a fair amount of preserving. I picked strawberries (organic) at like 3.50 a pound and we made 12 pints + 2 quarts of jelly. I picked blueberries (organic) at 2.50 a pound and froze 12 lbs to put in smoothies. We make some fancy kinds of pickles which are nice to pull out when we have guests or to bring to a party. I made so much applesauce last year from my moms apple trees that we probably don't even need to make any this year. Apple butter, too. We usually make some salsa with our tomato crop, too.
Blueberries are probably the easiest one of these because you just wash and dry them and lay them in a single layer on a cookie sheet in the freezer. When they are hard, throw them in a bag. You can toss a handful in smoothies all year with just a little work. Blueberries are easy for kids to pick,too.
We are getting chickens in the spring for eggs which I'm very excited about.
Sometimes I'm not sure all is effort saves us money, but we both really enjoy it and I think it's fun for our daughter. -
For myself, husband and LO (16mo)
We spend $200/month.
We don't eat out, so this includes all of our meals for the week, as well as cleaning supplies, tp, paper towels, medicine, etc. We make one trip a week and that's it - I put a stop to multiple runs to the store throughout the week. If we didn't buy it on our trip, and run out, we just do without until the next weekend.
We shop at Albertson's and, occasionally, Walmart. It is hard to shop at Walmart because we try not to buy too much processed foods, and their selection isn't great. Every couple of months we go to Costco.
Also, our state has a 10% sales tax. So, yeah. If that were lower, we'd be closer to $180.
Sometimes I do make breakfast stuff with eggs knowing he won't eat them, but it's not too often because I can't finish it all myself!
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