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re: How much do you normally spend a week at the grocery store?
Posted on 8/9/21 at 2:25 am to The Dunder Mifflin
Posted on 8/9/21 at 2:25 am to The Dunder Mifflin
Which store?
And the goal is always zero wasted food, I can’t stand that shite. But I don’t live alone.
And the goal is always zero wasted food, I can’t stand that shite. But I don’t live alone.
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Posted on 8/9/21 at 6:09 am to MEANGREEN65
quote:why do people still think this? It’s such obvious bs
Junk food is cheap. Healthy is more expensive. It sucks but life is about choices.
Posted on 8/9/21 at 7:30 am to The Dunder Mifflin
If I'm not buying alcohol I normally spend around 20 or 30 on veggies/salad fixin's. The only meat I regularly buy is chicken. I keep my freezers stocked well with fish, wild pork, venison, rabbit, squirrel, beaver, nutria, etc.
Posted on 8/9/21 at 8:07 am to Loup
~$100 for 2 people
Posted on 8/9/21 at 8:10 am to The Dunder Mifflin
Too much, to be honest. Probably around $500 per week, give or take, for a family of four.
We also eat out quite a bit.
We also eat out quite a bit.
Posted on 8/9/21 at 1:01 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
120-180. big range depending if we needs paper towels, TP, etc.
2 adults, almost 0 waste.
2 adults, almost 0 waste.
Posted on 8/9/21 at 8:12 pm to caro81
Family of 7 (teenagers to a 4 week old) we spend about $1500 a month on groceries and eating out. Plus I give the older kids a little on top for eating with friends. I spend about $100-150 a month on booze. My wife shops almost exclusively at Costco just for portions. (4 gallons of milk a week, 5 dozen eggs etc.)
It’s ridiculous and we’ve tried to control it but it is what it is. I like good food and treating the family.
It’s ridiculous and we’ve tried to control it but it is what it is. I like good food and treating the family.
Posted on 8/10/21 at 12:21 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
Spend about $200 at costco bi weekly. Then another $100 per week at Publix/Kroger
Posted on 8/10/21 at 12:25 pm to Pelican fan99
quote:
why do people still think this? It’s such obvious bs
i know right
Posted on 8/10/21 at 12:54 pm to Pelican fan99
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why do people still think this? It’s such obvious bs
It's how poors justify an unhealthy lifestyle.
If you put in a very small amount of effort, you can eat healthy for a reasonable amount of money - dried beans, frozen veggies, in-season produce, etc. Sure, if you buy organic shite at whole foods, you are going to get raped. You don't have to eat a bunch of organic shite to be healthy. Organic is basically bullshite marketing anyway.
Posted on 8/10/21 at 12:59 pm to FinleyStreet
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It's how poors justify an unhealthy lifestyle.
If you put in a very small amount of effort, you can eat healthy for a reasonable amount of money - dried beans, frozen veggies, in-season produce, etc. Sure, if you buy organic shite at whole foods, you are going to get raped. You don't have to eat a bunch of organic shite to be healthy. Organic is basically bullshite marketing anyway.
Yep. I average under $3/meal for my lunches and weekly dinner prep. Between 2 of us I spend about $100 per week on groceries.
If I ate fast food I'd be spending double that for each meal.
Posted on 8/10/21 at 1:08 pm to xXLSUXx
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Yep. I average under $3/meal for my lunches and weekly dinner prep. Between 2 of us I spend about $100 per week on groceries.
I got 42 downvotes for saying the same thing. Enjoy your mcnuggets and Popeyes sandwiches with your cocktail of pills.
Posted on 8/10/21 at 1:14 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Depends what I'm buying, but I figure about $150-175 a week. I spent $250 the other day, but we had been out of town over the weekend and needed to stock up on some things when we got back. Also needed TP, diapers, wipes, paper towels, and I started buying the stuff my kids pack in their lunch to take to school. Most weeks I'll spend just north of $100 on a big run, and I'll end up making a quick run later in the week to get more milk and stuff for another dinner to cook.
Posted on 8/10/21 at 2:40 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
July $855
June $774
May $1047
April $924
March $959
But we have separate finances and my SO covers grocery store runs too, so probably 1.5x those numbers.
Sadly, we spend a pretty decent amount on dining out as well. Always say if we didn't drink alcohol, the difference would be insane.
"Food and Drink" category in my Chase app is showing numbers a little less than double those grocery numbers
June $774
May $1047
April $924
March $959
But we have separate finances and my SO covers grocery store runs too, so probably 1.5x those numbers.
Sadly, we spend a pretty decent amount on dining out as well. Always say if we didn't drink alcohol, the difference would be insane.
"Food and Drink" category in my Chase app is showing numbers a little less than double those grocery numbers
This post was edited on 8/10/21 at 2:41 pm
Posted on 8/11/21 at 7:33 am to The Dunder Mifflin
I usually spend around $100.00 per week at the grocery store. I buy a lot of fruit and veggies and don't really waste anything.
Posted on 8/11/21 at 9:34 am to The Dunder Mifflin
Too much for just the two of us.
$300 per month at grocery stores
$600 per month at Costco
About $100 per month on alcohol, usually bought at Costco.
But I do like to keep the freezer stocked up anytime I see something good on sale. I'd say we're average about wasting food. Fruit probably gets wasted the most, followed by lettuce. Most of our meats don't get wasted as they are reused or eaten as leftovers. The only protein that sometimes gets wasted is chicken as my wife is weird about leftover or reheated chicken.
If I stopped going to Costco, I could probably easily cut down my spending by $100 or more due to buying less unnecessary items like bulk nut mixes and Healthy Choice fudge bars.
$300 per month at grocery stores
$600 per month at Costco
About $100 per month on alcohol, usually bought at Costco.
But I do like to keep the freezer stocked up anytime I see something good on sale. I'd say we're average about wasting food. Fruit probably gets wasted the most, followed by lettuce. Most of our meats don't get wasted as they are reused or eaten as leftovers. The only protein that sometimes gets wasted is chicken as my wife is weird about leftover or reheated chicken.
If I stopped going to Costco, I could probably easily cut down my spending by $100 or more due to buying less unnecessary items like bulk nut mixes and Healthy Choice fudge bars.
This post was edited on 8/11/21 at 9:36 am
Posted on 8/11/21 at 9:54 am to KamaCausey_LSU
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The only protein that sometimes gets wasted is chicken as my wife is weird about leftover or reheated chicken.
I'm this way as well. I find the best way around it is to either separate the large pack of chicken into smaller packs before freezing, OR to use the defrosted chicken in multiple different recipes from raw.
Basically, if I cook all of the chicken at once and try to repurpose the cooked meat, it gets wasted. But if I open up the package with the intention of 2 breasts going to X recipe and 2 breasts going to Y recipe, it will get eaten because both are technically made fresh from raw meat at meal time.
We do waste some food still, though. I just try to get it to where its only the final portion being tossed after all the others got eaten. The biggest struggles are items you can't buy in smaller sizes (roast, tenderloin, shoulder, etc.) because they produce so much food. I need to get a vacuum sealer setup.
Posted on 8/11/21 at 12:02 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
My wife and I usually spend around $550 each month for ourselves. That's grocery and toiletries. If we are talking just food, probably more like $500.
So, 500 a month * 12 = 6000 / 52 weeks = $115 a week.
I could check YNAB, but just off hand that sounds about right.
Apples
Bananas
Potatoes
Lettuce
Bell Pepper
Cucumber
Zucchini
Onions
Tomatoes
Other seasonal fruit
Cheese**
Chicken
Ground Beef
Lunch Meat
Yogurt**
Eggs
Milk
Al Milk
Butter**
OJ
Condiments
Peanut Butter**
Powerade**
Sourdough Bread
** - When Necessary
Obviously we buy stuff like spices, flour, sugar, cornstarch, nuts, etc. But we buy those in bulk and they last a while.
So, 500 a month * 12 = 6000 / 52 weeks = $115 a week.
I could check YNAB, but just off hand that sounds about right.
Apples
Bananas
Potatoes
Lettuce
Bell Pepper
Cucumber
Zucchini
Onions
Tomatoes
Other seasonal fruit
Cheese**
Chicken
Ground Beef
Lunch Meat
Yogurt**
Eggs
Milk
Al Milk
Butter**
OJ
Condiments
Peanut Butter**
Powerade**
Sourdough Bread
** - When Necessary
Obviously we buy stuff like spices, flour, sugar, cornstarch, nuts, etc. But we buy those in bulk and they last a while.
This post was edited on 8/11/21 at 12:04 pm
Posted on 8/11/21 at 12:12 pm to LouisianaLady
I’m glad to see someone else who spends as much as we do. It was much worse for awhile when we were using Instacart a lot. Also, I spend a lot on the food challenges, usually overbuying ingredients just in case!
The Chase app is convenient, not sure how long it’s been showing spending like that, but I didn’t notice it until some time in the last year.
It was much worse for awhile when we were using Instacart a lot. Also, I spend a lot on the food challenges, usually overbuying ingredients just in case! The Chase app is convenient, not sure how long it’s been showing spending like that, but I didn’t notice it until some time in the last year.
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