What do you spend on groceries per week?

[nomorekugel]

My husband and I are going to start our first grocery budget and I have no idea what dollar amount to set aside for groceries on a weekly basis. Please help!

[Checkers]

Hi,
it seems that wether I'm on Atkins or not I spend at least $100 on groceries if I don't buy carefully, and that's just for two people. But if I buy at Costco or Safeway and get the larger packs of meat it helps alot. Our Safeway very often has the packs of string cheese on a 2 for one deal. They keep for quite a while. Eggs are pretty cheap regularly. So I guess I would pick a dollar amount fits your budget and then just find a way to get your favorite foods within that budget. Having a extra freezer helps. I don't mind frozen veggies so I get the really big bags and it's much cheaper.

[Roserae]

Let's see....for my dh and I and one 3 year old child (who doesn't eat much!), I'd guess I spend an average of $50-$75 a week at the grocery store and probably about $100 dollars every 2 weeks at SAM's Club. That's just a guess of course.

[FightingTheFight]

For me, I spend at least 40 dollars for 2wks worth of food. And most of the time at the end of two weeks I still have stuff left over such as cheese or condiments.

Granted, I am only 1 person, I am on Extended induction and I don't get bored with eating alot of the same things everyday.

[Kent]

For my troop of 6 people, we spend about $100-125 for one week of food. We still buy a bit (ok more than a bit) of carb laden, processed foods for the kids, so our numbers are a bit higher than they should be.

[shelbyquinn03079]

My Goodness things are cheaper in other states. I am in Nh on the border of Mass and for the two of us and our one year old we spend $150-$200 a week. That has been including formula but that is only $25.00 a week. Everything is more expensive here though. You can't even buy a 3 bedroom house here for less than $275,000- $300,000.

[MontanaRebel]

For two of us(NO that doesn't mean me and the other guy inside of me lol)we spend $130 the other week for her needs and mine....I spend another $40 for more things I needed on the Induction phase today. Johnny :guns

[Effie]

My Goodness things are cheaper in other states. I am in Nh on the border of Mass and for the two of us and our one year old we spend $150-$200 a week. That has been including formula but that is only $25.00 a week. Everything is more expensive here though. You can't even buy a 3 bedroom house here for less than $275,000- $300,000.

Hey shelby! I'm also on the NH/MA border, and I agree with you hands down on the real estate prices!! (Not sure exactly where you are, but Victory in Pelham has a sale on boneless, skinless chicken breast - $1.99/pound - ends tomorrow!)

We also spend at least $100/week for the two of us. I end up having to go to the grocery store twice a week though. I need to get better about planning for the week and then buying everything I need. I also want to start buying meat on sale & freezing it. Today, I bought about 12 pounds of that chicken that was onsale and froze it because I knew I'd be kicking myself next week when it's $3.29/pound.

[Bugaboo]

For our family of four if I plan well I can get a week's worth for $150. If I don't plan well it can easily get close to $200. Boneless/skinless chicken runs $5.99lb unless you buy the value packs and when they're on sale it's a good deal except the fat isn't trimmed off so I'm not sure how much of a deal I'm getting. Ribeye runs at close to $9 a lb so it's a special treat around here. We live in a pretty high cost area though. I've been looking at houses online because I think we'll be in the buying market around this time next year and it's impossible to find a decent one under $200,000. We'll probably end up spending between $200 and $250 thousand unless we stumble on a really really good deal.

[cruiser gal]

For the 2 of us, me and DH, we spend at least $100 a week at Safeway and we also eat out about 2 times a week. And every 2-3 weeks, we go to Costco, and that will range between $100-$200. Vegies are really costly here in Canada.

[spazzyhilo]

I believe for my family of 2 we average like $30-50 a week or so, depending on what I need to buy.... which is usually mushrooms lol

[Momof3greatgirls]

Wow, you guys get away easy For my family of 5 we spend about $250 week.

Amy

[Miss Phode]

We spend over 100 bucks a week for 2 people. I buy meat, veggies, cheese, eggs, and that's really about it. I've been looking for a way to cut down our grocery bill, but so far it's not happening. We also live in a part of the country where living expenses are high. Housing here has escalated like mad in the last 3 years. Many of my friends bought their houses for less than $80,000. Now the median price of a house is over $300,000. Rediculous.

[ttdriver]

Less than I used to spend on medications to offset the effects of eating crap foods!! Not to mention the co-pay at the doctors office...

Anyway, I think I spend alot less than I used to because I buy foods I have to prepare instead of the processed 'convenience' foods. In other words, we don't shop the inner aisles at the grocery store.

PERIMETER SHOPPER HERE.

Produce, meats, eggs, cheese, yogurt, cream, cream cheese, carb countdown chocolate milk, bottled water. Shopping has never been easier!

Betty

[Effie]

Less than I used to spend on medications to offset the effects of eating crap foods!! Not to mention the co-pay at the doctors office...

That's a great point, betty, and one that I think is overlooked. We need to stop being so short sighted and see the big picture. I know that I'm saving hundreds of dollars a year ($13/week, specifically) just by not joining Weight Watchers for NO RESULTS.

Anyone else want to share how much money they're saving since joining this WOL?