Is that just for you Kanda?
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Is that just for you Kanda?
Poot
My wife thinks I work too hard
I reckon a total of £70 but that's for 3 of us and I don't buy it all at once. Also I'm pregnant and faddy so I suddenly decide that it's very very important to have something in the fridge. Also I'm eating like a horse. 
And so does Mr Poot (though as a triathlete he has an excuse).
And so does Mr Poot (though as a triathlete he has an excuse).7 days meals, that means breakfast, dinner and tea, plus whatever else you need for the week...
I could live on less than that if I had to - I usually spend about five of six quid on essentials (fruit and veg, basically) and the rest of more frivolous things.
I've got tins, rice, pasta, pulses, stock cubes etc in my cupboards which make up the bulk of my meals and don't often need replacing, and I very rarely buy meat.
What's so difficult to grasp about that?
quimcunx
imprimeo, lamino, distribuo
It doesn't mean that, you might not have breakfast, for instance. It also doesn't mean you're eating well, but as shown below it can be done.
I could live on less than that if I had to - I usually spend about five of six quid on essentials (fruit and veg, basically) and the rest of more frivolous things.
I've got tins, rice, pasta, pulses, stock cubes etc in my cupboards which make up the bulk of my meals and don't often need replacing, and I very rarely buy meat.
What's so difficult to grasp about that?
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
porridge, milk, and a good variety of veg plus your cheap protein of choice (tinned tuna and peanuts are among the cheapest) = healthy eating for easily under £10 pp per week.
if you get clever with soups on the way, it's pretty fucking tasty too (plus enables a yummy way to add cheap, nutritious bulk with lentils and the like).
if you get clever with soups on the way, it's pretty fucking tasty too (plus enables a yummy way to add cheap, nutritious bulk with lentils and the like).
To be fair, I usually have fruit, tesco value cereal, nothing or coffee for breakfast, make a big lunch and then nibble on leftover lunch for dinner.
It might sound stupid and obvious, but don't forget that men eat more than laydees. I put it away and still eat considerably less than my boy friends.
It might sound stupid and obvious, but don't forget that men eat more than laydees. I put it away and still eat considerably less than my boy friends.
Johnny Canuck3
Well-Known Member
Probably about 250 per week, or 125 pounds.
How much are basics there? Litre of milk? Loaf of bread? A chook?
Johnny Canuck3
Well-Known Member
Bread at Superstore is 4 loaves for 4 dollars, or 2 pounds. A four litre jug of milk is $3.25. or 1.60 pounds. I don't know what a chook is.
Nine Bob Note
Self-Isolating before it was fashionable
Strangely, I sat down this evo to work out a typical week...
Pulses... £1.22
Fruit & Veg... £3.32
Pasta/Rice... £1.39
RM Sauces... £1.32
Quorn/Tofu... £2.33
Cheese... £3.16
Condiments/Spices... £2.00 approx
Bread etc... £1.65
Noodles... £0.56
Ready Meals... £1.66
GRAND TOTAL... £18.61
That's for main meals, and doesn't include drinks, occassional snacks.
Pulses... £1.22
Fruit & Veg... £3.32
Pasta/Rice... £1.39
RM Sauces... £1.32
Quorn/Tofu... £2.33
Cheese... £3.16
Condiments/Spices... £2.00 approx
Bread etc... £1.65
Noodles... £0.56
Ready Meals... £1.66
GRAND TOTAL... £18.61
That's for main meals, and doesn't include drinks, occassional snacks.
Johnny Canuck3
Well-Known Member
At Granville Island, you can get wings and drumstick pieces for $2 per pound, or one pound per pound. I think a whole chicken, ie roasting chicken, is about five bucks, 2.50 pounds.
p.s. my bill is so high, because it's for my whole family.
moose
like some cat from Japan
I shop a few times a week, and have no idea what it adds up to, but I know it's a lot. As we don't eat meat, vegetables and fruit make up a large part of our diet, but we have no source other than the supermarket where each item seems to be £1.50 - £2+
I also buy the best bread they have, which can easily be £3 a loaf.
I also buy the best bread they have, which can easily be £3 a loaf.
Kanda
Diving wanker
Not exactly, I cook for my flatmates about 3 times a week. If I lived on my own, it'd be about £120/week ish I reckon
Do you eat a lot of delicacies?!
Kanda
Diving wanker
I shop daily and eat well. It would be cheaper if I done a weekly shop but there could be too much wasted.
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
I used to be able to survive on £6.50 a week, so I'm not surprised that Enid can survive on a tenner. I didn't have a very interesting diet, mind.
I asked because I think for a family that's remarkably low!
zenie
>^^<
Is it?
I'd rather pay more and get decent meat than eat cheap supermarket factory shite.
I can eat for about a tenner a week but I chose not to and spend about 30 I reckon, that's with BF's stuff to.
baldrick
hmmmmm
£30-40 a week for everything (food, cleaning products, toiletries, cat litter etc etc) for 2 of us, including lunches for me. bf buys lunch every day.
If i want to cook something meat-based, we go to the butcher, so probably another £5 for sausages or mince etc.
We mostly buy veg from the supermarket, though this weekend we ate all the salad products we bought, so i'll be going to the grocers at lunch.
If i want to cook something meat-based, we go to the butcher, so probably another £5 for sausages or mince etc.
We mostly buy veg from the supermarket, though this weekend we ate all the salad products we bought, so i'll be going to the grocers at lunch.
Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
Is it?
I'd rather pay more and get decent meat than eat cheap supermarket factory shite.
I can eat for about a tenner a week but I chose not to and spend about 30 I reckon, that's with BF's stuff to.
I agree. You could also try eating cheaper cuts of meat. Lean isn't necessarily good - the fat is where the flavour is.
Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
I don't really do a weekly shop. Yesterday I spent about thirty quid in a farm shop in Shropshire, mostly on good quality meat and veg. I'll probably spend another tenner or so at least during the course of the week. And the cats have nearly run out of food as well.
So probably anywhere between £50 and £100 a week for two of us and two cats, depending on circumstances, and whether we're having people over for dinner or not.
So probably anywhere between £50 and £100 a week for two of us and two cats, depending on circumstances, and whether we're having people over for dinner or not.
Is it?
I'd rather pay more and get decent meat than eat cheap supermarket factory shite.
I can eat for about a tenner a week but I chose not to and spend about 30 I reckon, that's with BF's stuff to.
I'd rather pay more for decent meat too, but it gets expensive! ie 7-8 quid for 4 chicken breasts! We eat a lot of veggie food for this reason
secretsquirrel
Respectable married lady
for the 2 of us, 7 evening meals and 3/4 lunches for me plus some household stuff too the bill came to just less than £70
Yup, ours comes in anywhere between £60 and £90 for two of us depending on what's on the list that week. But we're both right foodies and eat very well. On top of that, I probably spend another £15 or so on lunchtime 'extras' - I usually try to make soup or pasta to take in but then buy nice bread, olives, fruit etc to pad it out and make my workday that little bit more interesting!
Not in my house they don't
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
Don't really do a 'weekly shop' as such, we end up in Tesco about every 10 days to stock up on stuff like fresh and frozen seafood, veggie sausages and quorn mince which end up in a variety of meals, canned goods, cheese, coffee, tea, washing powder etc. and any veg we can't get locally (3 Icelands locally, not a bag of desiree spuds to be found within 5 miles hahaha) We are guilty of quite a lot of impulse buying of expensive stuff because it looks nice, but are also a bit manic about taking advantage of special offers and rummaging through the damaged or about to pass the sell by date reduction shelves. We usually end up spending between £70 and £100 per visit, that's for 2 people. We get most of our regularly used veg (onions, tomatoes, garlic, peppers, brocolli, cucumber), as well as milk, pasta, rice etc. from the Turkish supermarket or veg from the £1 a bowl stall on the corner as it's significantly cheaper and doesn't go off as quickly as supermarket stuff for some reason! Where else can you get 6 peppers for a quid? We order our cat food online and spend around £100 a month.
PacificOcean
Unhinged User
About £150 a week for the two of us.
However, as we go to Tesco Extra, that does include CDs, DVDs and whatnot.
However, as we go to Tesco Extra, that does include CDs, DVDs and whatnot.
