Weekly Food Shopping. What Do You Spend?

[pastafreak]

I'm particularly interested in single oldies...but anyone can answer. Pet food can be included...but not other household bits.

I've always been a shop-as-needed type...probably spending more than I should. But it kept me out and about. I strained my back at Christmas...that and awful weather led me to return to online shopping for groceries.

I've so far only done every 2 weeks...but that doesn't quite keep me going. Particularly with fresh, short dated stuff.

[barry1010]

I can't answer because I bulk buy when there are good bargains to be had so it varies weekly but is never a weekly shop in the sense you mean.

[ferlew]

I always did a weekly food shop until recently. I uess I spent £30/40. But since being diagnosed with this oesophageal web, and struggling with eating (I've lost over 2 and half stones) I'm probably wasting a good half of what I buy :(

[Prudie]

We are a couple verging on being oldies but both working full time. OH does 1 weekly shop at Tesco and it averages £100 a week. That might include household cleaning products at times and we get milk delivered. Unless it's a takeaway we don't do any other food shopping.

[-SharonA-]

Well for 2 of us I spend on average £50 pw on my main shop but tend to buy weekly bits at about £20. So easily a good £60 pw.

[pastafreak]

Do you buy roughly the same every week...or more meat/fish one week...and dairy the next? Also...any pets. 

Do you buy special offers for things you use regularly,  even if not needed.

[nicebloke1]

No more than £20.

[pastafreak]

I know some weeks it's a lot on petfood as I'll stock up. And it's a pain to have to lug home if I go into town.

[pastafreak]

Ummmm...do you eat nicenbloke?

[nicebloke1]

Yes, But i do tend to live on stew this time of year cheap veg of all sorts with chick peas. Never get fed up of it.

[-SharonA-]

Groceries I normally buy as when needed, if I run out then replace. Meat I usually buy big packs, sides of salmon etc and divide them when I get home. This is usually about once a month and can cost an extra £20 more if I am entertaining.

[Bazile]

SharonA

Garlic pizza base , yet ?

[nicebloke1]

I also make bread pudding, for pudding made with reduced priced wholemeal bread. The last 2 wholemeals I bought was last week 20p each, they are in the freezer. Fruit about £2 bag the latter lasts ages. But i do treat myself to walnuts that are a bit expensive to crush up and put some of them in.

[pastafreak]

Living in a flat means I've only got undercounter fridge and freezer...and the latter is in desperate need of a defrosting. Another job delayed due to back and knees. Otherwise I'd buy meat and fish in larger packs.

[pastafreak]

Nicebloke,  much as I enjoy stew, it's never been a go-to for me.

But, variations on meatballs, meatloaf, or Bolognese go down well...so there's always some in the freezer.

[barry1010]

Get your petfood with your supermarket delivery, pasta - let them take the strain

[Patsy33]

I was only think of how much I spend a week for 3 adults. I'm shocked!

Without cleaning stuff, at least £ 130. Then through the week, I can spend another £50 at least.

[Buenchico]

What I spend each week can vary enormously, as it's often based upon what special offers Morrisons have got on.

For example, we're now into a period where spending a minimum of £100 per week, in any 4 weeks out of a five week period, will see £38 credit added onto my More Card.  So for the past two weeks I've been stocking up on stuff that I'd buy anyway (but just not as soon) and I'll be doing the same for the next two weeks as well.

That offer roughly coincides with one which will get me another £5 credited onto my More Card if I spend a minimum of £10 per day in any 6 days over a month long period.  So I'm ensuring that I shop on at least 6 days, rather than just 4.

Alongside that, there's a current offer that gets me another £8.10 credit onto my More Card if I spend £50 on Felix cat food (which I buy anyway) during that month.  So, obviously, in order to get to my £100 target in each of 4 weeks, I'm stocking up on Felix to do so.

Likewise, I'm also getting money credited onto my More Card by stocking up on Kenco products (which, once again, I buy anyway).  There are other similar offers too that I'm currently taking advantage of.

I started out in the month-long period with £55 credit on my More Card (all of which was gained from similar promotions in the past).  By the end of the month I should have roughly DOUBLED that total and, as I'm genuinely not buying a single thing that I wouldn't be buying normally, it's all FREE money!

As a guide to how much I spend on food though I always cost each meal that I eat.  If I find that a main course has cost me under £1, I'm very pleased.  If it's cost between £1 and £2, I'll accept that as 'normal'.  If it costs more than £2, I tell myself that it's a treat and that I must try not to spend that much on a main course again for a few days.

Similarly, I'll generally allow myself 83p for a tub of quark as a dessert but I like to reduce that to 20p for just a banana on some occasions, so that I don't feel too bad if I very rarely spend over £1 on a dessert.

[nicebloke1]

I do tend to put garlic sometimes in the stew or sprinkle a teaspoon of curry powder in if I fancy a slightly different taste. The meat I pick up at different times when its well reduced. But in fairness I am car mobile so able to get about to suss out the bargins. The latter can make a big difference to the weekly/ monthly spend.

[anneasquith]

Ferlew, I'm sorry to hear of your illness.  
excuse me pasta .

[DTCwordfan]

essentially a  main shop, nett of alcohol, of around £40 plus an average of £20  on household shampoos, bog-paper, garbage bags etc. I then spend a further £20-25 on meat and fish  from local shops and top offs from the Coop or Tesco Express in the order of another 20. This overall spend is in part reduced by offers here and there and also Tesco vouchers. The bakers - around a fiver on top....