how much do you spend on food a month?

[Anonymous]

We are spending over $500 dollars a month for a family of 6 plus 3 step kids who come over on the weekends, . 3 of the plus 2 of the step kids are teens and they are always eating when they stay up at late on the weekends.

[Anonymous]

We spend more than that. 12 yo, 9 yo, 6 yo + 2 adults. Breakfast, lunch and most dinners are eaten from the grocery budget. I actually think $600/month is pretty good in your situation. Teenagers eat a lot.

[Anonymous]

We have a family of 5 and spend about $600 a month on groceries.

[Anonymous]

We recently counted it up. We spend, on average, 1500 dollars a month on groceries and household items. I can’t believe you all spend so much less. We never go out to eat, like not even once a month, but still: I feel like our grocery bills are shocking.

[Anonymous]

1 person -- $225 - 250

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We recently counted it up. We spend, on average, 1500 dollars a month on groceries and household items. I can’t believe you all spend so much less. We never go out to eat, like not even once a month, but still: I feel like our grocery bills are shocking.

Ha, us too! But most people who I talk to are in the $1000+ range. Fresh fruits/veggies, bread, meats/fish are expensive! We buy almost no frozen food or processed stuff.

[Anonymous]

We're two adults, eat almost all meals at home, and I can't get by on less than $800 a month -- although that includes household items. No organics, very little processed food.

I think feeding 6 on $500 a month is amazing.

[Anonymous]

2 adults, 2 teens -- $800 a month.

That's breakfast, lunch and dinner, snacks all at home. Eating takeout lunch or dinner perhaps twice a month.

Includes no household goods like paper towels or shampoo or other personal toiletries but does include the things you need to store food like aluminum foil.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are spending over $500 dollars a month for a family of 6 plus 3 step kids who come over on the weekends, . 3 of the plus 2 of the step kids are teens and they are always eating when they stay up at late on the weekends.

That is extremely frugal shopping!

[Anonymous]

I think you're doing great. I spend that much or more on 4 of us. We don't eat out much or buy lunch so it's almost every meal.

[Anonymous]

2 adults, 1 teen girl, 1 12 yr old boy. Maybe $450, excluding household items. The 12 yr old is in school until 5 and he eats dinner there, and my teen doesn't eat much. Teen boys eat a lot more. When my three adult sons were teens our food budget was much higher. I don't eat much at all, never have, and I have very strange tastes in food. From the end of October through the middle of January I mostly live on fresh cranberries (I know, it's weird, but it's my favorite snack, and I only get them during the holidays).

[Anonymous]

We are a family of four, two adults, 1 teen, and 1 tween
We ALWAYS eat at home, and spend about $200 per month.

[Anonymous]

2 adults, 2 kids and we spend between $800-$1000 a month. I feel ok about it since this is almost all three meals each day all month for our family- we go out maybe 2 times a month for lunch or dinner.

It’s also a ton of produce and meat and fish. I’m trying to cut back on meat but DH is a competitive athlete and needs a lot of lean protein.

So OP you’re doing great compared to me!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are a family of four, two adults, 1 teen, and 1 tween
We ALWAYS eat at home, and spend about $200 per month.

How do you do this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are spending over $500 dollars a month for a family of 6 plus 3 step kids who come over on the weekends, . 3 of the plus 2 of the step kids are teens and they are always eating when they stay up at late on the weekends.

You are spending less than the max SNAP benefits for a family of four. http://www.masslegalhelp.org/income-benefits/no-children-fs-chart

Are you growing your own fruits and vegetables?