Time for another round of, "How much do you spend on groceries?"

[Kristen]

I think we might have done one of these back in the beginning, but I can't remember for sure.

So, tell us how much you spend, how many people you feed(those of you that have teenage boys can count them as two mouths :giggle), and whether this includes toiletries and cleaning products too.

[Shana]

Including trips to Sam's Club for bulk items, we typically spend anywhere from $80-$100 per week. Some weeks it can be a lot less -- it just depends on how much we've had in the way of leftovers, or when friends have us over for dinner, and we don't have to spend $$ on food that night, etc.

This includes EVERYTHING, including toiletries, cleaning products and so on. And, even though the kids don't live with us full time, they are here every single day (except for every other weekend), and yeah. Those teenaged boys eat quite a bit LOL

[Danielle]

About $120/week. Closer to $150 if I need paper towels, laundry soap etc.

[Danielle]

Oh, and we feed 2 adults, 2 children and a teenager every other weekend.

[Lori]

Sean went today and he spent $120, but he wants to clarify that $10 was a bottle of maple syrup. I'm not sure why he wants to clarify that.

Our shopping tends to vary a lot, from about $80 minimum for the week to about $130 maximum.

[YourMom]

$100/week for 2 adults and 1.5 children at the cheap grocery store. More if we get better food at the more expensive store.

[boosmama]

ugh lol...how do you ladies do it??

on just food...so no cleaning supplies and tolitries or diapers

we spend 100-150 a week for 2 adults and a 20 month old.

[Kate]

For Maia and I, it varies, so I can't really put a price on it.

Roughly $80 -100 a week, allowing for an in the middle of a big growth spurt 11 year old who seems to be hungry all the time.

[Christine]

I'm working on keeping it under $100 a week - including everything. We have 2 adults and 4 children. The past two weeks, I've had it down to $50 a week out of necessity and we can get by that way for a little while.

[Kristi]

We spend between $220 and $280 (That is adidng in all the quick trips to get milk, bread and things) we shop every 2 to 2 1/2 weeks. That is for 5 people. We really need to learn how to get it down a bit more

[gr8mommy]

Prices vary so much by region.

For two adults, a 10 yo boy, and 7 and 3 yo girls, I average $200 per week.

[hillsturner]

I spend about 150.00 per week. That's for 5 of us. I send meals for my husband to eat back with him. (He works out of town so is gone Sunday morning through Friday night). I also go to Sam's club, but not often enough. I buy stuff from Schwann's every two weeks too. That can get expensive, but they have some good food that is pretty healthy. And, it beats corn dogs when I'm too tired to stand in the kitchen to cook.

[bloombaby]

There's 3 of us...2 adults and an almost 4 yr old girl...and I average $100 every two weeks with toiletries, paper products, lunch items (since DH doesn't have access to a fridge or microwave it limits his choices) and kittie litter and food. Being able to buy canned goods at CHefboyarDee helps (since I can get a case of Hunts spaghetti sauce (BIG cans) for less than $8). My Dad worked there, and technically still does and is off on medical leave so we can use the company store

[Polly]

I take a lot of medications. We spend, please don't gasp too loudly, between $250-300 a week. Washington DC is very expensive. That includes my gas, too.

Polly

[Kristen]

I try to spend between $80-$100 a week, which feeds two adults and four children, and includes toiletries and cleaning supplies. And, it does include a LOT of meals, because we don't eat out at all, and Steve always packs a lunch for work.

Anyways, I have to work really hard to keep it at that level. I could probably do it for less, but it would mean cutting back on things like fresh produce, which would really bum me out.

[Kami]

We spend anywhere from $75 to $150, depending on the week. That includes toiletries & cleaning supplies.

THat feed 2 adults & 3 kids. One week a month is feeds 2 adults & 5 kids.

[freebiemom]

We spend around $100 a week on everything. We have two adults and four kids (7, 5, 2 1/2, 1), two still in diapers. Isn't easy but we use lots of coupons and buy only what we need each week. Cooking from scratch helps keep down our bill as well.

[Renita]

We spend about $150-$250 per week on food and that includes toiletries and cleaning supplies. If I am really good, then I can get our bill at $100 per week, but that is hard.

This is for 2 adults and 2 kids (ages 3 and 6). I cook 3x a day on the weekends and 2x a day during the week. We rarely eat out and if we do, it is usually something quick (aka fast food).

[Beka]

Around $100- $130 a week depending on what non-food extras (landry detergent etc) we need... probably average about $450-80ish a month but we then don't buy any extras or top ups at smaller stores- that's everything. That also includes the odd clothing item for the kids or household essential/kitchenware or school supply as it's a big store that stocks everything. That's for 2 adults, 3 kids and 1 toddler.

I have no idea how grocery prices compare here to the USA- i know eating out is around twice the price here.

I pay an average of around $1.30 for a litre of milk, $2ish for a 500ml plain yoghurt, $1.25ish for 500gram of butter/margarine, $1.80 for a loaf of bread, $5ish for a 5kg bag of white potatoes, $1.30 for a 200g tin of tuna, $3.20 for a bag of 3 peppers, $1.40 for a cucumber, $5 for 48 stores own laundry detergent tablets... just a few items- not sure how they compare price wise?

[freebiemom]

I cook 3x a day on the weekends and 2x a day during the week. We rarely eat out and if we do, it is usually something quick (aka fast food).

That's a good point - how much you spend on groceries may depend on how much you cook and eat at home. For us, we rarely eat out and most everything cooked is made from scratch but we don't usually cook except for breakfast and dinner. Lunch is leftovers or something simple like sandwiches.

[Beka]

Ahh yes- with us that's 7 x evening meal, 7 x breakfast - for 6 of us and then lunches (at home or packed lunches) for all 6 too the rest of the time. We either cook everything or take from home for all our meals- home, school and work.