s/o Your family's size and cost-per-week at grocery store

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:2 adults, 2 kids, about $300 per week at Whole Foods.

Do you have 2 teenaged boys? What are you buying?

No, two young kids, one who practically eats nothing. I often ask myself what I'm buying that is so expensive and can't figure it out. I try to avoid processed foods and buy organic as much as I can. I'll also pay more for free-range chicken/grass-fed meat. I do pay more for pre-cut fruit because we're more likely to use it. I also probably spend about $25-35/week on items like premium coffee for DH and tea for myself, and things like vitamins/probiotics but that is balanced out by the fact that I buy most paper products/toiletries at Target, so those items aren't included in our grocery bill. I place a high premium on eating healthy, natural foods and so our grocery bills are definitely more than they'd be if we shopped at Safeway or Giant or if I wasn't choosy about organic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:2 adults and 1 cat. $250-$300 every two weeks, plus about $25 in fresh veggies every other week. Includes vitamins and cleaning stuff, etc.

This is us as well. Although usually it gets to be $350 if we throw in a BJs run in. Can't imagine our bill once kids are in the picture!

[Anonymous]

2 adults, 2 kids. 180 sounds about right.

Includes: $35 a week for milk and eggs and one or two incidentals from South Mountain Creamery

One major grocery shop every two weeks that runs about $300-$325.

Little items here and there.

When you add liquor, it's probably closer to about $225 a week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:2 adults, 2 kids, about $300 per week at Whole Foods.

Do you have 2 teenaged boys? What are you buying?

No, two young kids, one who practically eats nothing. I often ask myself what I'm buying that is so expensive and can't figure it out. I try to avoid processed foods and buy organic as much as I can. I'll also pay more for free-range chicken/grass-fed meat. I do pay more for pre-cut fruit because we're more likely to use it. I also probably spend about $25-35/week on items like premium coffee for DH and tea for myself, and things like vitamins/probiotics but that is balanced out by the fact that I buy most paper products/toiletries at Target, so those items aren't included in our grocery bill. I place a high premium on eating healthy, natural foods and so our grocery bills are definitely more than they'd be if we shopped at Safeway or Giant or if I wasn't choosy about organic.

Fascinating. I do the same, but my bill is about 1/2 yours. But I get my vitamins and coffee online. Cheaper.

[Anonymous]

Family of 4. Approx 150. Shopping weekly at Farmers Market. And Asian Grocery Main groceries at Wegman's. All fresh meat from grass fed locally raised and processed animals. Meat lasts a long time in our freezer as we eat very little at a time. Meat is often used for flavor, not as the main entree.

[Anonymous]

Family of 11. Groceries are about $500/week, Costco/Sams/BJs and loss leaders at other stores.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Family of 11. Groceries are about $500/week, Costco/Sams/BJs and loss leaders at other stores.

How many generations is that, exactly

[Anonymous]

2 adults, 2 children under age 5 -

$180, plus DH eats out for lunch at least 3-4 times a week and we always eat our on Saturday $60. I think we spend a ton on food.

[Anonymous]

I think thats C9BL (I'm a fan though!).

[Anonymous]

We spend a ton on food. We easily spend $300/week at Whole Foods for 2 adults and 2 kids. We eat out on the weekends and eat lunch out at work everyday although the kids take their lunches to school. The $300 for the 5 week days is for lots of fruits and veggies (almost all organic), fish, organic chicken, milk, eggs, yogurt, etc.

[Anonymous]

2 adults, one child. I try to stay under $80 at aldi. The figure includes dishwasher and laundry detergent.

[Anonymous]

Two adults and a five yr old. Around $180/wk between Harris Teeter and Whole Foods. We eat out 1-3x a wk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We spend a ton on food. We easily spend $300/week at Whole Foods for 2 adults and 2 kids. We eat out on the weekends and eat lunch out at work everyday although the kids take their lunches to school. The $300 for the 5 week days is for lots of fruits and veggies (almost all organic), fish, organic chicken, milk, eggs, yogurt, etc.

I would bet you throw a TON in the trash.

[Anonymous]

2 adults, 3 kids (6, 3, and 1.5). Our bill has climbed up to $190/wk at Giant plus $27 for our CSA this summer. It used to be more in the $125 range. I'm home with the kids and DH packs his lunch 2-3 times per week, depending on his schedule. This includes our cleaning and household items, but not diapers. Once school starts up again, I'll get back to Target for some of the household items. I've also fallen off in my couponing.

Totally off topic, but I'm not a huge fan of the CSA (and I'm a vegetarian). Next year I'll take that money and buy what I know what we'll eat. We have no choices in our bag and have had to force ourselves to eat some things while wishing we had more of other items.

[Anonymous]

2 adults, 1 toddler, $90/week including paper and cleaning and bath products, but we shop at the commissary. I do buy organic/free range to the extent they have it.