Weekly grocery costs for two people

[jpappy789]

ramen noodle is dirt cheap!!!!!

and not at all healthy or very satisfying :grinno:

 

[excuzzzeme]

It will also depend on the type of food you are buying. Junk, quick-fix foods cost more and feed less. If you can cook (I don't mean a microwave), you will eat far better on less money but you will also have more leftovers meaning more meals. (unless you have an aversion to left-overs).

 

[JamieB]

If your including lunch we fit in the $150.00+ range,we both eat out 2-3 days per week.

 

[avanc]

Oh darling just be happy your not me, I'm allergic to just about everything and can't eat any meat or dairy products so I end up shopping at specialty stores (if I can afford it everything costs a fortune) if I feel like hot dogs, veggie hot dogs cost me $4.00 bucks a pack.....my husbands are usually a dollar:irked:

 

[DarrylR]

Should be way cheaper if you actually cook your meals, as well as eat leftovers, and freeze leftover portions or easy to prep than freeze meals.

 

[justahannah]

Being able to cook is great, especially when you can do something like find a pot roast on sale, use it for dinner one night, then sandwiches and beef-n-barley soup out of the leftovers. I especially like to make soup, then use old clean food containers (like a sour cream bucket) to freeze it in, works great to have a couple bowls available at a time and I'm not wasting $2 a can on Campbell's. Split pea and chicken noodle are cheap and easy to make too, I've learned I like to use Japanese udon noodles for the chicken, they don't swell and get soggy even after freezing. I think I spend about $100 every other week (not counting animal food) but I'm shopping for just me at the moment so I'd think under $100 a week is reasonable for 2 people if you find sales and cook your own meals.

 

[pam916]

Around $100 for me and my husband.

 

[JamieB]

I'm a terrible cook,mostly veggie burgers/dogs and pasta, beans, rice,vegetables,whole grains. average $20.00day for meals. I need to budget some more i know.:frog:

 

[coach_z]

thanks for all of the input folks!

i think we are going to be able to be around 100/week because we both have our vices of things we like to eat. my GF likes the higher quality non-store brand cold cuts while i dont mind the junky watery stuff, i like better whole wheat 1million grain breads that cost much more than her 99c loafs.


i used to own a restaurant..so i can cook anything at just about anytime with little effort and time.

-chris