Poll: How much do you spend on groceries each week?

I feel like I spend a lot on groceries every week. I don't buy everything organic, but can't seem to spend less than $110 and that's with eating out a couple of times a week and not including adult beverages. This is for two adults and a toddler.

so would you guesstimate the $110 is for 4 - 5 days of meals (breakfast/lunch/dinner?)
I have never really gauged what I spend a weekly food (excluding adult beverages/toiletries/paper goods etc.)
There are 2 of us (adult) in the household however we have company quite frequently AND the refridge is usually pretty full (note avatar to the left, lol)
My guess, excluding the above, and we eat at home a lot as I love to cook, we spend maybe $150 a week (???) I think....
Not buying organic, heavy on good protiens, well balanced meals (salads, etc)
I'd love to really sit down and figure it out!

far too much. i would spend a lot less if i ate three meals a day at mcdonald's.

Probably about $70-80 for one person. That said, I eat out a bit and end up wasting so much food.

If the shit hits the fan you could eat out of the canned/jarred food in my pantry for months (especially if you care nothing for expiration dates!)

I wonder what Harry Joo spends on groceries....

Let's PM him and ask. Oh, wait, that's right, he's signed in as a Guest. We love anonymous posters, yes we do!

Flexichick wrote: Probably about $70-80 for one person. That said, I eat out a bit and end up wasting so much food.

If the shit hits the fan you could eat out of the canned/jarred food in my pantry for months (especially if you care nothing for expiration dates!)

does the $70-80 a week include cheese?

Peanut Butter, nuff said.

Sometimes it includes about $10 of cheese ..but no booze

Flexichick wrote: Sometimes it includes about $10 of cheese ..but no booze

damn, totally forgot to replenish my vodka supply while i was out...

i think if i counted up what it cost to feed me i might cry, so i'd just rather not know. honestly. (and, like flexi, i've cupboards full of staples so if there were, say, a melting of the ice-caps and a giant flood and no electricity, all i'd need would be a coleman stove and i'd be good to go for a couple of months.)

I don't spend very much on groceries, but I do spend a fortune on eating out. I don't really mind, it's one of the few things I like about dating I think.

Subject: Re: Poll: How much do you spend on groceries each week?

Yavel wrote: I feel like I spend a lot on groceries every week. I don't buy everything organic, but can't seem to spend less than $110 and that's with eating out a couple of times a week and not including adult beverages. This is for two adults and a toddler.

I fear I spend up to $100 on groceries on myself a week. I eat tons of produce -- fresh vegetables and fruit. I do not go out of my way to buy organic and am not overweight. I bet if I went to Mc Donald's every day I could cut the grocery bill in half. I lose my appetite thinking about things like this.

Subject: Too much!

I fear I spend up to $100 on groceries on myself a week. I eat tons of produce -- fresh vegetables and fruit. I do not go out of my way to buy organic and am not overweight. My doctors praise my healthy diet and tell me I'm in great shape. However, I bet if I went to Mc Donald's every day I could cut the grocery bill in half. I lose my appetite thinking about things like this.

I'm guessing 200 a week for two adults and two kids. But there are probably little things here and there that I'm leaving out.

steve wrote: I don't spend very much on groceries, but I do spend a fortune on eating out. I don't really mind, it's one of the few things I like about dating I think.

Interesting thought -- eating out as motivation to increase frequency of dates.

raw wrote: [quote=steve]I don't spend very much on groceries, but I do spend a fortune on eating out. I don't really mind, it's one of the few things I like about dating I think.

Interesting thought -- eating out as motivation to increase frequency of dates.

Wasn't quite what I was thinking but to be quite honest, eating is pretty much the motivation for nearly everything I do.

brooklynpotter wrote: [quote=Flexichick]Sometimes it includes about $10 of cheese ..but no booze

damn, totally forgot to replenish my vodka supply while i was out...

i think if i counted up what it cost to feed me i might cry, so i'd just rather not know. honestly. (and, like flexi, i've cupboards full of staples so if there were, say, a melting of the ice-caps and a giant flood and no electricity, all i'd need would be a coleman stove and i'd be good to go for a couple of months.)

I'm right with you about crying and not wanting to know.

Flexichick wrote: Sometimes it includes about $10 of cheese

Since we're back to cheese, as always ...

Cheese, What's Your Favorite?

I've been looking for one of my favorite cheeses, an Italian hard cheese vaguely between parmesan and cheddar in flavor, called Baita Friuli, but they haven't heard of it in Bierkraft, Fairway, or the east village cheese shop I tried, and I didn't see it at Russo's. Anyone know any other good local places for cheese? Other recommendations for cheeses to try?

CHE wrote: [quote=Flexichick]Sometimes it includes about $10 of cheese

Since we're back to cheese, as always ...

Cheese, What's Your Favorite?

I've been looking for one of my favorite cheeses, an Italian hard cheese vaguely between parmesan and cheddar in flavor, called Baita Friuli, but they haven't heard of it in Bierkraft, Fairway, or the east village cheese shop I tried, and I didn't see it at Russo's. Anyone know any other good local places for cheese? Other recommendations for cheeses to try?
Did you try Murray's? If they don't have it, you can try Artisinal (you can buy cheese there without eating in the restaurant).

Have you been to DiPalo on Grand St? They're great with Italian cheese (and I second the Murray's suggestion)

I'm a sucker for epoisses and French munster (and for a man with a "favorite cheese", but that's another story )

my favorite lately has been grana padano, instead of parmesan/etc. it'samazing, has a great bite, not what you expect from a grateable cheese

brooklynpotter wrote: my favorite lately has been grana padano, instead of parmesan/etc. it'samazing, has a great bite, not what you expect from a grateable cheese

That's one of the 3 cheeses on Di Fara's delicious pizzas.

CHE wrote: [quote=Flexichick]Sometimes it includes about $10 of cheese

Since we're back to cheese, as always ...

Cheese, What's Your Favorite?

I've been looking for one of my favorite cheeses, an Italian hard cheese vaguely between parmesan and cheddar in flavor, called Baita Friuli, but they haven't heard of it in Bierkraft, Fairway, or the east village cheese shop I tried, and I didn't see it at Russo's. Anyone know any other good local places for cheese? Other recommendations for cheeses to try?

You can also try either of the 2 Blue Apron locations in PS

I probably spend around $30/week. my FD orders, though, tend to be huge on what I consume regularly - cases of San Pellegrino and Smart Water, tons of Ceres juices and bubbly grape juice. so, with that and kitty litter, they are around $80 but last me a few weeks. then I hit Whole Foods or the Met once a week or so for random purchases - ice cream for weeping, baked tofu for snootyness, etc.

We spend about $150/week for a family of four (and I feed my sitter lunch four days/week). We cook most nights and only eat out once a week or week and a half (sigh). My friend went to a financial advisor and the first thing he told her to do was to cut back the amount of take out food and cook more if they wanted to save more. So we reluctantly have started to do that also.

Mmm — thanks for recommending Murray's, the Blue Ribbons, Artisinal ... and those couple cheeses I haven't heard of. Epoisses, huh? Grana padano? Sounds like a quest for the week. (Tonight's cheese: Colston Bassett Blue Stilton I brought from London!)

Anyway, about groceries: bargains are good, but bargain-food per se is often really bad. Seems to me it's worth avoiding mark-ups, but otherwise trying to be budget-conscious about other kinds of things than food.

CHE wrote: [quote=Flexichick]Sometimes it includes about $10 of cheese

Since we're back to cheese, as always ...

Cheese, What's Your Favorite?

I've been looking for one of my favorite cheeses, an Italian hard cheese vaguely between parmesan and cheddar in flavor, called Baita Friuli, but they haven't heard of it in Bierkraft, Fairway, or the east village cheese shop I tried, and I didn't see it at Russo's. Anyone know any other good local places for cheese? Other recommendations for cheeses to try?

You should call Ideal Cheese. They're on 1st Ave by E.51st Street in Manhattan. There's always Dean and Delucas too. You might also want to ask the owner of the Italian restaurant on Vanderbilt Ave by Park Place if you still can't find it.

CHE wrote: [quote=Flexichick]Sometimes it includes about $10 of cheese

Since we're back to cheese, as always ...

Cheese, What's Your Favorite?

I've been looking for one of my favorite cheeses, an Italian hard cheese vaguely between parmesan and cheddar in flavor, called Baita Friuli, but they haven't heard of it in Bierkraft, Fairway, or the east village cheese shop I tried, and I didn't see it at Russo's. Anyone know any other good local places for cheese? Other recommendations for cheeses to try?

For Italian Cheeses, I think Coluccio's in Benshonhurst/Bayridge has a great selection--and I bet they have it. I like Piave and they have it at a reasonable price there.

Fairway sucks about $175-180 a week out of me for two adults and a toddler, plus we feed the babysitter lunch. We still order in 2-3 times a week.

I'm impressed with myself (am easily impressed) as I got out of Fairway spending only $54 - and $8 was on cheese and $9 was on beer.

My mini-cheese haul:

- Fourme d'Ambert - a soft blue cheese
- Livarot Coure -this is a stinker! my whole car smelled by the time I got home......yummy

I already finished a half-wheel of Brillat Savarin I got there last week! :shock:

Subject: food budget

Sunday I started my day picking up bagels, lox, cream cheese and
some fruit from the co-op. ($20.00) After breakfast and stoop sales I headed to Costco (salmon, Bounty, OJ, Gaitorade Pizzas etc) $145.00.
Later in the day I was at the Home Depot which is pretty close to the
Fairway - another $100. However, we currently have a stocked fridge
and will only be ordering Chinese food much later in the week.
I'm feeding five people this summer so I would say I'm spending about
$200.00 a week on food.