how much do you spend on food a month?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I said $200 a month, so some weeks $60, and others $40, but total monthly $200. Example: When I buy flour, I buy two 5 lbs bags. One white flour, and the other whole wheat. I use 3 cups of white, and 2 cups of wheat to make 2 large sheet pan pizzas. If I only use my flour for pizza it will last me about 6 weeks if I make pizza once a week.

The sauce and cheese are from Aldi. I may add jalapeños and tuna.

You put tuna on a pizza? Troll all the way. I make my own pizza too, you need more than flour to make a crust. You just aren’t believable.

If people want to read really ridiculous grocery budgets, go to the mr. money mustache forums. I am sure someone over there can come up with a $50 a week budget, but it’s no way to live.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's a link to someone who spends $200 a month on food (for young kids though I think) and how he manages it.

https://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/share-your-badassity/have-a-sub-$200month-grocery-budget/

I do think it can be done. But, it is pretty hard!

THIS link exactly!! Thank you.

[Anonymous]

My tween through teen boys go through a bag of cereal every 3 days.

One box is not going to feed 2 active teens for a week. It is just not.

[Anonymous]

Or maybe they go to a place like Food For Others and get free food and supplement $50 a week. That is the only way I can think that it may work.

[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.

I spend about that on just myself!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Then why don't you give us your grocery list to feed your family 21 meals for $50? Can't you see that we are all really curious how you do it? And disbelieving? So prove us wrong. We are eagerly awaiting the details on how you do it.

So far, it seems that you've got two gallons of almond milk ($4), a box of cereal ($3), and some steel cut oats ($3) that will feed you guys all of your breakfasts at about 250 calories per breakfast if you eat the serving size on the box. I assume you guys eat more calories for lunch and dinner? So what else for the remaining 14 meals for $40?

I'm not the PP you were responding to -- I'm a poster who spends $800 a month for a family of 4 with two teens! -- but just for reference, a full serving of scotch cut oatmeal costs about 10 cents. Add in 1/2 C milk for 5 cents, and half a sliced banana = 10 cents makes a breakfast of oatmeal about 25 cents. Add in a little brown sugar (2 cents) or maple syrup and a pat of butter or some oil (2 cents) -- another 4 cents. Less if bough on sale of course.

So about 29 cents per serving for a breakfast of 420 calories.

1 C oatmeal: 150 calories
1/2 C milk: 50 calories
1/2 banana 50 calories
1 T sweetener -- about 50 calories
1 T oil or butter - 120 calories

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My tween through teen boys go through a bag of cereal every 3 days.

One box is not going to feed 2 active teens for a week. It is just not.

I have girls. They tend to eat less than boys in general. They don't do any crazy sports that result in tremendous hunger.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I said $200 a month, so some weeks $60, and others $40, but total monthly $200. Example: When I buy flour, I buy two 5 lbs bags. One white flour, and the other whole wheat. I use 3 cups of white, and 2 cups of wheat to make 2 large sheet pan pizzas. If I only use my flour for pizza it will last me about 6 weeks if I make pizza once a week.

The sauce and cheese are from Aldi. I may add jalapeños and tuna.

You put tuna on a pizza? Troll all the way. I make my own pizza too, you need more than flour to make a crust. You just aren’t believable.

If people want to read really ridiculous grocery budgets, go to the mr. money mustache forums. I am sure someone over there can come up with a $50 a week budget, but it’s no way to live.

Yes I put tuna on pizza. It tastes good, try it. I perfectly know yeast, salt and oil are needed. Those don't cost much and last long. I use 1 tbsp of yeast for my 2 sheet pan pizzas.

[Anonymous]

If you buy 5 dozen eggs at Costco, they might be $1.90 a dozen. Or about 30 cents for a 2 egg serving.

breakfast:

2 scrambled eggs (30 cents)
2 slices of whole wheat toast (20 cents)
2 T butter (12 cents)
1 orange (33 cents)


88 cents per serving


160 calories
140 calories in the bread
200 calories in the butter
45 calories

545 calories for about 95 cents a serving

(more calories if you make the bread from scratch)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you buy 5 dozen eggs at Costco, they might be $1.90 a dozen. Or about 30 cents for a 2 egg serving.

breakfast:

2 scrambled eggs (30 cents)
2 slices of whole wheat toast (20 cents)
2 T butter (12 cents)
1 orange (33 cents)


88 cents per serving


160 calories
140 calories in the bread
200 calories in the butter
45 calories

545 calories for about 95 cents a serving

(more calories if you make the bread from scratch)

And $1.90/dozen is more than twice the 79 cents per dozen you were claiming to spend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
And $1.90/dozen is more than twice the 79 cents per dozen you were claiming to spend.

Sorry, different posters. I'm the $800 a month poster!

But who knows, maybe he/she is getting the eggs on sale somewhere. I know you can scramble eggs, then freeze them. Like I said, it's hard core, but it is possible.

[Anonymous]

But, I suspect the $200 a month poster is not speaking from experience. Because someone who truly feeds a family of 4 including teens on $200 a month, would be more than capable of immediately posting how he/she spent the money. It would be a full time job, managing like that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Yes I put tuna on pizza. It tastes good, try it. I perfectly know yeast, salt and oil are needed. Those don't cost much and last long. I use 1 tbsp of yeast for my 2 sheet pan pizzas.

But, if you are aiming for 50 cents per meal (which is what $200/month for 4 people averages out to) things like canned tuna are pretty pricy!

What is your cost per homemade pizza?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you buy 5 dozen eggs at Costco, they might be $1.90 a dozen. Or about 30 cents for a 2 egg serving.

breakfast:

2 scrambled eggs (30 cents)
2 slices of whole wheat toast (20 cents)
2 T butter (12 cents)
1 orange (33 cents)


88 cents per serving


160 calories
140 calories in the bread
200 calories in the butter
45 calories

545 calories for about 95 cents a serving

(more calories if you make the bread from scratch)

So about $1 per person per breakfast... so we're at $20 for breakfasts only. $40 left for lunches and dinners for the family. Sounds like tuna pizza for a couple of the dinners. I suppose that could cost about $5. And then?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you buy 5 dozen eggs at Costco, they might be $1.90 a dozen. Or about 30 cents for a 2 egg serving.

breakfast:

2 scrambled eggs (30 cents)
2 slices of whole wheat toast (20 cents)
2 T butter (12 cents)
1 orange (33 cents)


88 cents per serving


160 calories
140 calories in the bread
200 calories in the butter
45 calories

545 calories for about 95 cents a serving

(more calories if you make the bread from scratch)

So about $1 per person per breakfast... so we're at $20 for breakfasts only. $40 left for lunches and dinners for the family. Sounds like tuna pizza for a couple of the dinners. I suppose that could cost about $5. And then?

If I have to list every meal I make in detail it's going to be a looooong post.
Read the money moustache, it's all right there. Someone posted a link earlier. Another dish example would be stir fry with chicken breast. I don't use too much chicken, but more veggies. I choose the veggies depending on what I find on sale. Right now Aldi has white mushrooms. Often I find green/red pepper and broccoli at Hispanic/Asian stores.

We rarely eat red meat ever!! Not a big fan.
We don't drink alcohol either.