If you don’t mind sharing- how much do you spend weekly on a food shop? I’m finding my food shop is costing near enough £150 (including formula) and I can’t seem to get it down. It doesn’t even seem to cover us for the whole week either.
There’s 3 of us (me, my partner and our little one) and I’ve just gone down to no pay and trying to cut down on spending. Does anyone have any tips or any low cost meals?
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Have you tried planning your meals out? this helped us to save on money and also freezing whatever veg etc is leftover. I always make enough dinner to have for us to have lunch the next day so that’s 2 meals covered instead of just 1 which also helps save money x

Mine is around 150 too for myself, husband, 3yo, baby and a cat. That's without formula too. I do 1 online shop a week that's around £100 then fresh bits from the shop/market are easily £50 if not more x

About 100 for the three of us + cat x

£100 for my family of 5.

Batch cooking helps (as above, for dinners in freezer or lunch!) look up Right Guys Reviews on Facebook they do meal ideas for £5 so I often take these and adapt them a bit. We have a day a week where we have a vegetarian dish, as meat is always so expensive. leftover veg I make into a soup. When I use chicken I’ll only use one chicken breast and bulk dishes up with other veg. I’ve switched to supermarket own brands for most things which saved money. Making my own pasta sauces not buying jarred ones. We are really tight for money but our shopping is about £75 a week including formula and nappies Xx

Around £80-100 a week. Not including formula though But that’s around an extra £30 every 12 days or so. I agree with batch cooking and preparing meals. It helps loads with costs. I also bulk meals up with veg. So for chilli I’ll use 500g of mince and then blend a courgette, an aubergine, a pack of mushrooms and a carrot. That plus the beans, shopped up pepper and sweetcorn makes 4-6 meals for me and my partner (he’s a big guy with big portions). Then at the end of week whatever veg is left over I’ll shove in a pot to make a sauce out of with different herbs and spices for chicken pasta. X

We had been spending on average £110 per week for 2 adults (baby is breastfed, so no formula costs, but does include nappies and wipes) we have just decided to try and cut this down, now my mat pay has dropped substantially. So far we have spent £100 this month. We aren't going without, (well we have cut down on evening snacks) but have been using what's in the freezer, so obviously some weeks, would cost more, if I bulk buy and freeze, but I am going to try and spread the bulk buying out, so it's not all at once.
We have been going for cheaper cuts of meat, Aldi do Chicken drumstick meat which is cheaper than thighs, but just as good for lots of meals.
We have also just started using the Too Good To Go app. However I would say with this, it can be hit and miss, and you also have to be prepared to eat pretty much anything and be a bit inventive with recipes! x

Between £100 and £150 depending if its Asda or Waitrose. That includes pet food (no formula for us).

Around £100 pounds a week for husband, me, 3 year old and baby. I cook all meals from
Scratch and also buy rice and other grains in whole sale x