2 adults 1 21month old. We spend about $2000/ month. Costco, Whole Foods, Trader Joes. We eat out at least 3-4 times a week for dinner. Husband and I go out to lunch every day.

My budget for one adult and one child is $700/month. That includes a few bottles of wine and some sundries (t.p., plastic wrap, soap, detergent), mostly organics and whole foods.

Family of four, including a teen and preteen boy. Spend about $600 a month on groceries, including for school lunches. DH and I rarely bring lunch, so I need to include lunch out. We don't get takeout or go out to dinner more than maybe once a month. Taking all that into consideration, we spend about $1200 to $1300 on food per month.

This does not include our wine habit

$1000 a month, but that includes groceries like paper goods, toiletries and cleaning products.

We almost never eat dinner out and get lunch <$20 per week occasionally.

We also keep kosher, which makes the cost of our meat and cheese considerably higher and we often host dinner/lunches for friends and family (8-12 people per week).

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just curious, those of you who live in the DC area, how much is your monthly grocery budget. Our budget (for two adults) is $400, although we usually spend $275-$300. We have two nights a month that we go out to eat ($20 or less, for both of us)

Most people on here have multiple kids. Your budget will change radically if have kids. So, your question is pointless.

I agree, why ask here? Most parents have expenses-in addition to-normal food budget-related to kids-diapers, formula, snacks, etc. that a two adult family wouldn't. We are a family of five and we spend about $1,000 a month-no processed food, we eat as clean as possible. We may go out once a week as a family otherwise everyone packs lunches/snacks on a daily basis.

Two adults and toddler. 130 per week for food only. Tight but doable.

Two adults, two kids (one of whom is a toddler and eats too little!) We spend about $1000 month on groceries. And another $800 or so on eating out. I think the grocery bill is high because I tend to indulge on fresh produce - maybe 5 boxes of berries each week, and lots of other fruits/veggies even when they're a little expensive - plus convenience items (a bag of fresh pizza dough rather than flour and yeast), organics and "healthy" but overpriced stuff like greek yogurt and imported cereals.

Probably about $150/week for groceries, plus anothe $100 eating out. So around $1000 a month. Two adults and two elementary school kids.

Two adults, one infant on formula.

Budget is $80 a week for regular groceries. I coupon and shop sales and make all my baby food.

$150 more a month for Costco for paper towels, eggs, veggies, diapers and formula.

So about $500 a month total.

Two adults and two kids: budget is $200/week for groceries. With ordering in, usually ends up closer to $1000/month. Ugh. We need to budget better.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just curious, those of you who live in the DC area, how much is your monthly grocery budget. Our budget (for two adults) is $400, although we usually spend $275-$300. We have two nights a month that we go out to eat ($20 or less, for both of us)

Most people on here have multiple kids. Your budget will change radically if have kids. So, your question is pointless.

Your answer is pointless, don't be rude!

We spend $260/week on groceries, plus we do pizza and Chinese in the weekends. We are a family of 4, and DH and I go out at least 3 nights a month a d probably spend between $60-100 each time we go out.

Anonymous wrote:Just curious, those of you who live in the DC area, how much is your monthly grocery budget. Our budget (for two adults) is $400, although we usually spend $275-$300. We have two nights a month that we go out to eat ($20 or less, for both of us)

Most people on here have multiple kids. Your budget will change radically if have kids. So, your question is pointless.

We eat quality food (no processed foods, certain items organic and local meats) our budget reflects that. Family of 4, if we are VERY careful, we can keep it at 600/mo, but that is absolutly no eating out-NONE and it also includes NO alcohol. Normally we spent around 1,000/mo.

Just curious, those of you who live in the DC area, how much is your monthly grocery budget. Our budget (for two adults) is $400, although we usually spend $275-$300. We have two nights a month that we go out to eat ($20 or less, for both of us)