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

[Anonymous]

2 adults, 2 little kids $200 a week. We shop at Safeway, Shoppers, and WFs. We are on a paleo (gluten free) diet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

Just finished my Sunday shopping. In total I spent $163 for this week. However, I purchased a lunch box for 13.99 and a bottle of wine for $10. This sent the bill a bit higher.

I'm out of ground beef, so this trip included grass fed ground beef for chili. I'm making a large batch so half will hit the freezer in lunch sized portions. In order to spread the meat I add i lots of black and kidney beans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

With regard to the CSA, you may want to take a look at Washington Green Grocer. When I belonged, they allowed customers to sub out items for more of others.

[Anonymous]

2 adults 1 kid - between 60 to 90 a week with Costco trips for rice and olive oil being extra

[Anonymous]

About $150/week for 2 adults, 1 kid, 1 baby (includes formula). This includes things like vitamins, Costco trips where random other things are bought, paper products, etc.

I'd like to get it down to $100/week. Need to work on that.

[Anonymous]

2 adults and 1 cat. We spend about $80-95/week at Trader Joe's. I have a gluten restriction and TJ's much more reasonable on gluten-free items than Wegman's or Harris Teeter.

[Anonymous]

$100-$120 at Wegmans. 2 parents, 2 young kids. Organic milk but everything else conventional. LOTS of fresh fruit and veggies - my kids eat fruit all day/every day. I do buy some processed stuff like low sugar cereals, Annie's mac & cheese and Cheddar Bunnies, canned beans and tomatoes, etc.

[Anonymous]

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

I stand out in a crowd! . How are you this fine cloudy day?

[Anonymous]

2 adults, 1 toddler - $100 at Teeter/Giant. I only buy the dirty dozen organic. It also helps that we have an extra freezer, so I buy in bulk and stock up on meat/seafood when it goes on sale.

[Anonymous]

2 adults, 2 six year olds and a 2 year old

$125/week for everything including all paper towels, toiletries but we buy organic

[Anonymous]

Oops--pp here. Meant to say, we DON'T buy organic