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How much do you spend each week on food?

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Jalima Thu 28-Jul-16 20:43:47

Hugh's War on Waste starts again tonight on BBC1 (9pm)

(I think it is about packaging tonight)

kittylester Thu 28-Jul-16 20:41:43

I spend about £160 in Sainsbury's which includes wine, the odd dvd, cd, book, t shirt, game for the dgc, baking tray, roasting tin etc, etc. And probably £30 at the butcher's. I rarely shop in between times. There are just the two of us but more often that not we have extras in the form of daughters or sons or friends.

whitewave Thu 28-Jul-16 20:40:36

There is an Aldi near us but the parking is a nightmare. I also HATE food shopping with a vengence and get it delivered.

merlotgran Thu 28-Jul-16 20:35:50

I shop in Aldi every week and spend about £75/£80. That's for two of us. It includes dog/cat food and household cleaning stuff etc.

Once a month I go to Sainsbury and stock up on the things we like that Aldi doesn't stock. I only spend about £40 though.

I used to spend a lot more when we only had the one supermarket nearby which was Tesco. Aldi saves us 30% on our food and drinks spend.

Katek Thu 28-Jul-16 20:32:09

Around £70 pw but hardly buy any meat, only a little chicken and fish for DH and def no red meat. I'm veggie so can eat very cheaply and neither of us drink either. I was shocked at the £235 pw the family on last night's show spent.

glassortwo Thu 28-Jul-16 20:29:10

£225 to £250 per week but there are 4 adults and 3 children and the youngest is dairy intolerant so costs a little more, thats at Tesco but if I go to Aldi it is drastically reduced.

tanith Thu 28-Jul-16 20:19:22

We do a mix of Tesco , Co-Op and Aldi for our shopping, we don't do one big shop anymore but do for instance love the fresh bread in the Co-Op so dip in and out of shops.
Don't spend nearly as much per week as some of you although we do a 'paper goods' from Makro once every 3mths. I'd say on average we spend £75 , don't buy a lot of meat but(not OH) eat lots of veg and salads. We don't drink so no wines included. I

whitewave Thu 28-Jul-16 20:15:11

And me. This getting boring!grin

Isn't there anyone who spends less and can give me some wrinkle? I always thought I spent too much but it seems I'm average

BBbevan Thu 28-Jul-16 20:12:39

Just the 2 of us , between £90-£120 a week.

Jalima Thu 28-Jul-16 20:05:59

We are trying to be quite careful at the moment because we do have plenty of food in the freezers and cupboards and should eat it all up.

However, I was astonished when I watched 'Eat Well for Less' with Greg Wallace and Chris Bavin last night, to hear that the family saved more per week than we spend on average (£120 per week). I think it was a family with two children, although we only saw one child.

Willow500 Thu 28-Jul-16 19:57:56

Our supermarket shopping varies and about the same as yours - there is only two of us too and we vary our shopping between Tescos and Morrisons depending on who is giving us the most money off vouchers grin

ariana6 Thu 28-Jul-16 19:54:14

I find I'm spending more than usual on the weekly shop, there's only two of us but I can get through anything between 90 to 120 pounds a week on food shopping - no wine or 'extras', just food!
In fairness, we do eat well, everything home cooked, balanced, nutritious but very little is spent on meat as we both prefer fish or veggie based recipes. And I don't shop at Waitrose or Marks and Sparks either!
Interested to find out what is other peoples 'normal'.