Foo - What's your grocery bill?

Saw this (http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/article.asp?articleID=38352) article and I noticed when I switched to healthier food (more produce) I paid a LOT more for it.

So what's your bill, how many people does that feed, how many times do you (or others in your family) eat out a week, and where are you?

Bill: $40-60 per week
People: Just me but if people come over I can usually feed them.
Eat out: If I spend closer to the $60 than probably once or twice, otherwise a bit more
Location: NYC

$120-$148 a week, family of four. We eat out twice a week. We also feed 2 dogs, 2 cats and a 14 head colony of rats.

Eastern PA

My grocery bill = $80/month. I eat-in say about 3 meals a week.

about:
$250 a week (includes booze)
2 people (a greedy 240lb monster and a dainty 0.4lb wife)
take out once a week. eat out once/twice a month
dc/arlington,va

500$ a month without supplements. Myself and fiance. :)

Yes, it is very expensive for food here hahah

Lots of fresh produce, minimum of processed foods. Between $120 - $180/week, depending on how much meat we buy. Family of three, one dog, SF Bay area.

We eat out occasionally, mebbe 2-3 times a week.

I`m not 100% sure because my wife buys the groceries and I take care of all other bills. But listening to her when she comes home from the grocery store I suspect the grocery bill must be around $1,000,000 per month.

Seriously prolly $400 per month for 2, not counting diners out or beer/wine.

west PA

50$ish

Me, technically I eat "out" everyday. I buy those Safeway fiddycent bagels. But probably twice a week maybe.

I suspect the grocery bill must be around $1,000,000 per month.
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For the groceries, you must give me...

One Million Dollars

seriously: eating sushi take out 2-3 times a week ($75/week); grocery bills for one about $100/month : $25-30/week avg. not including the cats.

I've found that it actually costs LESS to eat healthy foods than junk. Fast-food and eating out 3x a day can easily result in $20-30 a day in food costs. That amount will buy enough fresh-veggies, fruit rice and fish for a week. If you've got a family to feed, $7 for a 20-lb bag of rice and $6 for beans goes quite a long way. And it's very fat-free and high in fibre, depending upon how you prepare them.

However, "grocery" is misleading. I would consider it everything that goes into my belly. Of which I spend about $500-600 in food a month and about that much in LIQUOR!!!

KFC is expensive, yo.

I spend about $40/week on fruits and veggies. I do eat a LOT of fruits and veggies though. I typically eat a 'bunch' of greens (spinach, kale, chard etc), along with ~5-6 pieces of fruit. That's just one meal and snacks. Then I have 2 other meals, usually sandwiches or oatmeal or some take out crap.

About NZ$50 per week (approx US$35) for groceries for cat and I.
It buys all the food, cleaners and other stuff I require.

I then probably spend another NZ$30 per week on junk food, coffee and instant meals when I can't be bothered cooking.:rolleyes:

$150 to $200 A WEEK for a family of three. both the wife and i brown bag it at work. heck, i bring a morning snack, lunch, and two afternoon snacks to work everyday and have for two years. later.

My grocery bill = $80/month. I eat-in say about 3 meals a week.

You eat ?

:D

And here... $700-$800 month for groceries and incidentals.

$400/month for two people and a 70 pound Ridgeback/Boxer mix puppy.

$400-$500/ month at the grocery store and another $100-$150 at restaurants for an average month.
Family of 3.

We were spending $500+ a month for two people (not including eating out).

Now that I do the shopping, we are down to $200 a month, have more food to show for it, and we eat out twice a month, tops. Granted, part of me doing the shopping is that we plan better together, too, so it isn't JUST the shopping.

I spend about 150 a week. Doesnt include eating out once or twice a week.

I have no clue - but we raise our own chickens, sheep, and now have started on fish. We have a very large garden, and a cow that gives milk.

Like I said, no clue.

When all my brothers use to live in our house, for 6 family members it was about 400-500 a week. Now its just me and my parents, my mom has her own food she eats, so its about 100 a week. When I go off to college, I think my dad will knock off a few more dollars.

I have no clue - but we raise our own chickens, sheep, and now have started on fish. We have a very large garden, and a cow that gives milk.

Like I said, no clue.

So you really are poor and living on subsistence farming?! I knew it was all just an act!:p

Bill: ~$50 per week
People: Me, my wife, and our cat
Eat Out: Once a month.
Location: Indy

We try to be cheap. I could easily eat $50 worth of fruit in a week if I bought whatever I wanted. Instead, we usually stick to what's on sale.

My weekly bill for a family of 4 is 175-225. I think that is pretty good considering I have 2 teenage boys.

My roommate and I.

$120 per week.

Once or Twice a month.

Western New York.

Its hard to say how much I spend per week or even month cause I'll buy a bunch of food at once when its on sale and if its not canned, I'll freeze it. I do this with chicken, fish, meat, and bread (I usually only buy bread when its half off).

For the past few months, a $2.00 box of mini wheats from Target lasts me about a week, plus $4 for milk, so $6-7/week on breakfast. Thats probably the only constant in my diet, I try to eat differently (but cheap) everyday and night. Brown rice (price is so low its almost irrelevant), chicken, potatoes (try to get for .50/lb) are a big part of diet, so I'd be surprised if I spend more than $20-25/week.

This doesn't including taking my girlfriend out 1-4 times a week of course...

$80 USD a week; a dinner date can triple that.
I try to keep par with what i spend on my biking..lol

Prolly why I have no 'real' significant other.
NOT a player, Not a PLAYER...

I say about $60 a week.

I don't eat out much (1xmonth with the girls).

Its just me.

Colorado.

Seattle is expensive to begin with and with organic produce delivery and the stuff we buy it's up there. Food is not really something worth skimping on though.

It's sad that it's easier to eat crap. (http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/article.asp?articleID=38352)

It's sad that it's easier to eat crap. (http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/article.asp?articleID=38352)

This is why I try to grow as much of my own vegetables as I can. Sadly, there's only so much you can grow in the small space allowed by my subdivisions rules....but I can grow a few tomatoes, peppers, onions, beans, cucumbers, and spinach or mustard greens.

$125 a week. I eat all my meals at home (or brown bag it) except lunch about twice a week.
<$50 a week when my garden is producing.

I don't really keep track, but it's not too high on average, given that I forget to eat sometimes. :rolleyes: But this week it'll be pretty high. Filet mignon is on sale, sea scallops are on sale, and Häagen-Dazs is on sale. Only time I ever buy these items. Don't get in my way. :D

its never the same one week to next

What's your grocery bill?It's a piece of paper, with the prices of food on it. But that's not important right now!

I try not to think about my grocery bill. As long as we're eating, thats all that matters.

I spend about $50 a week or less most weeks. I like to eat out once or twice a week if funds permit, but it's usually something like splitting a pizza with my roommate, getting some sushi takeout or grabbing a burger at Wendy's. I've never been able to eat as well (read healthy) in the winter months.

My GF and I drop about $225 a week. We eat a lot of produce which adds up. We also rarely eat out, taking our lunches to work %95 of the time or so.

its about 200 a week, two adult and two teenagers, since my dad an i are on a diet, we don't eat as much, but usually my brother and i eat all 200 dollars worth of food, minus a couple of dinners, the first night it is in our house. When i eat only what is good for me, it would probably be 1000 a week :p, i can eat a large movie theater size popcorn bucket worth of uncooked veggies in about a day or too.

For the 2 of us our weekly grocery bill is around $150 (does not include eating out). It's gone up considerably since we started to try and buy our food locally whenever possible.

I spend about $20-25/week on groceries. About the same on booze. College student.

Bill: $55-100 per week
People: My brother and I
Eat out: Probably 6 or 7 seven times between the two of us
Location: TN

My brother only eats in except on the weekend. I eat in except for 3-4 work days for lunch, and some on the weekend. I really don't eat very much and my brother eats almost constantly. He'll go through 2 loaves of bread and several pots of spaghetti within 3 or 4 days. I eat cereal for breakfast, usually a large lunch, and then rarely more than a snack for dinner.

Too.much ;)

just came back from the store...3 family members (1 teenager) and spent $105. usually, tho, it's around $125 and i take my lunch every day. eat out about 2x every 2 weeks.

KFC is expensive, yo.

TBell is where its at, much cheaper.

probably $180 or less a month. could be closer to $120 a month. i'm not sure.

About $50/week, Kentucky. That's with the boyfriend coming over all the time, and the roommate and I rarely sort out food, but we both grocery shop around twice a month, I'd say.

$80-$100 biweekly. I don't normally calculate weekly averages because they fluctuate too much.

Single, living in apartment, NYC.

However, I am hardly home so I usually eat at least lunch outside daily at the moment.

I'm going to say about $115 a month. I buy mostly produce, juice, and basics - eggs, milk, baking stuff
I make my own whole wheat bread, and I don't drink much.