How much do you spend?

[Jas]

Usually between $120-$150 per week. I often do a meal plan or if to lazy will check the freezer for meat and write meat or dinners for however many nights on the list and then I'd buy what was a good pricelooked nice etc. I also buy meat on sale and freeze it for future. That money includes fruit and vege, cold meat, meat, milk, bread, butter, yogurt, toiletries, whatever else we buy

[carls888]

we spend around $150-$180 per week
this includes nappies and mostly organic foods.
we buy f&v from an organic wholesaler, meat from the butcher (we don't eat red meat though) and shop at woolies once a week for the basics; bread, milk, yoghurt, cheese, pasta etc
we are trying to eat less commercial and more natural foods and have noticed a decrease in $ since doing this and also less rubbish, our wheelie bin is not even half full now!

C

[Deltadawn]

Family size: 2 adults and a 10 month old DS

We do the weekly menu thing so I know exactly what I need to buy. As anal as I am, I even only buy the exact number of potatoes/carrots I need. E.g. if we are having 4 meals that require potatoes and carrots, I know I only cook two potatoes for the two of us and 1 carrot, so I only buy eight potatoes and four carrots that week. DH hates this but I have it down to a fine art these days. Those big 4kg bags of potatoes seem to always have soft potatoes in the bottom of them by the time I come to use them - ick!!

We usually spend about $120 - $160 a week but every fourth week which is when we stock up on nappies and formula, we spend about $200-$220.

I have a pre-printed list which I add to during the week which includes:
A dozen eggs
6L of low-fat milk or us
2L full-cream milk for DS
6 hot dog rolls for weekend lunches
6 hamburger rolls for weekend lunches/dinners
1 loaf of bread for DH's lunch
$3 worth of cold meat for DH's lunch
Fruit and Veg
2 x 6-pack of Up and Go breakfast drinks
Baby food/yoghurt

Notice that there is no meat on our list. That is because we get our meat from a butcher friend wholesale. We buy about 50kg every 6 months from him for about $280 and freeze everything (pork cutlets, premium mince, chicken thigh fillets, rump and corned meat). So, we aldo spend an extra $12 a week in meat which isnt included in the above figure.

Our fridge is literally empty by the time shopping day comes around again because I dont buy anything we dont need (unless DH comes with us and some tim-tams or a small block of chocky ends up in the trolley).

[mbear]

I spent $306 today, about the norm- that should last us the fortnight. Although i still find i have to go to shops in between that fortnight to get milk, bread or top up on fruit and veges. I dunno what they're doing these days, but F&V only last 2-3 days in my home before they start going off !!!

My tip - Do a list, its saves you soooo much hassle. Its kinda nice too looking at the list in the morning and seeing 'wed night - pasta cabonara'....it takes the pressure off.

[queenbee]

probably around $150-$200 p/w here

[LaDeeDa]

hey there

for DF and I it's normally about $180 but that includes fruit and veg from the green grocer and also premium dog food.

[Kristin27]

We spend $180 - $200 per week, thats just for DH and I, but includes nappies etc for DD who is still breast fed.

We usually have meat and veg for dinner, and fruit for dessert. Ham and salad rolls for lunch. I also buy lots of yoghurt, eggs, museli bars and milk. DH goes to the gym a lot so I can never fill him up! I think we spend a fair bit on groceries but we're very healthy eaters so thats the price you have to pay.