How much do you spend on groceries a month?

[Anonymous]

12:59 - I like your way of calculating. I'm also a $200/week shopper for family of 3. A family grocery bill might be low, but what and how much is that family eating at meals - and/or how much is that family choosing to spend on carry-out or take-out or just plain eating-out, and is that included in the "grocery" or "entertainment" part of the budget? We eat mostly at home; I'm okay with a higher grocery bill because I decide what's in my food and whether I'm eating healthfully or not. Budget-wise and calorie-wise, eating out has now become a real treat!

[Anonymous]

Average of 1300/month in groceries for familiy of 4.
Average of 725/month on eating out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Average of 1300/month in groceries for familiy of 4.
Average of 725/month on eating out.

WOW!!! That's a VERY high food bill!

[Anonymous]

Here's the most recent information on the average cost of food at home in the US, for Oct. 2009

http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/Publications/FoodPlans/2009/CostofFoodOct09.pdf

Monthly: Family of four with 2 kids, preschoolers

Thrifty Plan: $503/month
Low Cost: $638/month
Moderate Cost: $790/month
Liberal Plan: $980/month