How much for food bills for 2 people?

Sounds quite a bit for only 3 meals in the week. We spend around £60 a week on food and get good quality food with enough for 6 dinners/week, lunches, breakfasts and some snacks. This is cooking everything from scratch, but we do eat quite a lot of vegetables and usually buy the cheaper (and more flavoursome!) cuts of meat like chicken legs/thighs or pork shoulder.
 
I'm pretty sure I spend that much a week with just myself eating :p

That said, it wasn't that much more expensive when eating for two. Single life can be expensive.
 
Me and girlfriend have a budget of £60/ week.....but I think we've only managed to meet this budget once. I think our average is about £80/week
 
Blimey - all your food bills are huge! We spend roughly £50 p/w on food for both of us, and that includes packed lunches 4 times a week. We eat really well, everything cooked from scratch, but admittedly only have meat three times a week
 
Me and the partner keep to £50 a week and that's mainly for breakfast and tea, we're both out for lunch except Sunday.
 
I average around £100 per week just for myself, but everything is fresh/good quality, I don't look for bargains etc so could probably save money if I scrimped a bit.

I'd suggest that if you shop wisely you can feed 2 on £100 per week very easily without having to buy any cheap & nasty processed rubbish.
 
smit101 said:
I average around £100 per week just for myself.
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WHAT??!! Where are people shopping? Waitrose?! I could have fillet steak every night, and Lobster for lunch, and still it would not cost me £100 a week just for me!!! I am not including Alcohol in this...should I?

We buy fresh fruit & veg from the Market, meat from very good Butcher, rest from either ASDA or Aldi. Yes...I said it. Aldi.

I used to be a terrible food snob, and laughed when my sister in law said Aldi was better shopping experience. She was right.

We've been using it for 3 weeks ish now, and I'm not sure I would go back to ASDA. Shoppers are generally of an older generation (polite, nice and smile / can communicate properly), and you don't get any hideous chavs in there like in ASDA. It is much quieter, and quicker than ASDA. They do not carry the sheer volume of stock ASDA do, but we manage to get most of what we need from them. Any specialist stuff I will pick up during my lunch break.

My limited experience so far: Bread is better & cheaper. Pork Fillet and Steak mince are better & cheaper. Cheese is better quality & cheaper. Their Brie is better than any supermarket Brie I have had including extra special ranges etc (Not inc Waitrose as I've not tried theirs). Their Goat's Cheese is also good. Their own brand cereals are as good as / if not better than leading brands.

Their wine & spirits should not be under-rated. I believe they are the biggest wine buyers in Europe, so have clout with producers, and thus able to offer bargains to consumers.

Philippe Michel Cremant Du Jura £6.99 - A very easy drinking Sparkling wine made from 100% Chardonnay. Very light and crisp. I have had Champagnes costing upwards of £30 and this sparkling wine has bettered them. Recently bought 10 bottles for my 30th and it went down a storm.

Toscana Rosso £3.99 - Utter bargain. No idea how they can sell it for this. Perfect with Lasagne. Easy drinking Tuscan blend made with primarily Sangiovese.

Baron Amarillo Rioja Reserva £5.99 - Bought a bottle but yet to sample. Will update in due course.


Should really start another thread, shouldn't I?
 
I probably over estimated (not by much though) I don't keep particularly close count to be honest. But I tend to spend a lot on raw milk cheeses, good local organic meats, fresh veg etc and decent quality red wine aswell as coconut oil which I use a lot of.

I use a local farmshop a lot as opposed to supermarkets and prices tend to be pretty steep on the fresh meats, local raw cheeses etc. I don't lead an extravagant lifestyle in other areas of my life, I rarely have holidays etc and I dress in rags!(at least they're clean rags though!:p) So I don't mind spending above average on food.
 
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£100 a week is plenty.

Buy meat in bulk and freeze. Then just top up with canned goods/veg as and when required.

Nothing wrong with cheaper cuts of meat either. Cooked well it all taste good.
 
My partner and I tend to spend £30-£40 a week for the both of us, that's 7 evening meals, 2 weekend lunches and 5 packed lunches each. But doesn't include alcohol but I spend less than £10 a month on alcohol and my partner doesn't drink.
 
b0rn2sk8 said:
My partner and I tend to spend £30-£40 a week for the both of us, that's 7 evening meals, 2 weekend lunches and 5 packed lunches each. But doesn't include alcohol but I spend less than £10 a month on alcohol and my partner doesn't drink.
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How on earth do you spend £30 to £40 on 28 meals (7 dinners x 2 people and 7 lunches x 2)??? Do you eat ready meal type stuff every day?

£10/ week goes on fruit and veg alone, and we don't buy loads. Typically - Pack of apples, bunch of bananas, blueberries, couple of peppers, spinach, cherry tomatoes, an onion.
 
Shop around like I said and make a list, nothing goes in the basket unless its on the list its really effective way of spending less. All our meals are planned ahead before we shop, removes any waste. I cant remember the last time I threw food away due to it not getting used.

A normal packed lunch for work costs around £6-7 for a week for two of us, leaves £24-£34 for the rest of the week.

Never buy packs of fruit or veg, buy it loose its between 20-50% cheaper and is identical.

Things like Tesco value spaghetti is the same as Tesco "Italian" spaghetti etc.

Avoid certain fruits and veg as they are expensive especially when they are out of season.

Take advantage of every coupon/voucher code possible. Tesco constantly give us spend £30 get £4 off.

Go shopping on a weekday evening for mega bargins.
 
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