Comments on: Grocery Poll 2: How Much Do You Spend On Groceries Per Month?

By: Lori

Lori — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 06:17:21 +0000

I spend about $140 to $200 and shop online and have my groceries delivered from Hyvee in Illinois. I have spent as much as $350 but the food lasted for months in the freezer.

By: Tanya

Tanya — Thu, 20 May 2010 17:03:29 +0000

My family is me, my husband, a 4 year old and a 5 month old. We try to keep our food budget to 700 per month, and it’s hard. We live in San Diego County in California & shop at Jimbo’s, Trader Joe’s, a little Costco (not much we can actually eat there), and the local farmer’s market. We don’t eat anything processed, canned or packaged, buy mostly organic, including our raw dairy and meats, and buy only wild caught fish. My husband eats out for lunch 5 days a week and I do 1 day a week. Other than that most meals are at home or with friends. We avoid wheat (even tho’ not glueten intolerant), and are somewhat “big eaters” in comparison with other families we observe. We do not include alcohol (mostly Stone Brewery beer), or paper or laundry goods in our budget.

By the way, Amazon.com subscribe and save is a great program and that’s where we get our laundry detergent and dish soap, diapers and a few other items, better quality, environmentally friendly brands, and lower price than Costco.

By: D.Gibbons

D.Gibbons — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 03:05:18 +0000

My husband and I live in Portland, OR, and spend an average of $400 per month on groceries. This does not include household items such as toilet paper, toothpaste, etc.

We occasionally shop at farmers’ markets, but mix up the rest between Trader Joe’s, Safeway, and occasionally Whole Foods and a nearby little market.

By: jenn

jenn — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:29:14 +0000

I spends SO much more than the rest of you!!! Argh!! We are single income military (05-pay rate). We live in Northern VA. Family of four. We are up to about $1000 – $1200 a month. Wowzer. An important side not would be to state that we rarely eat out at restaurants due to food allergies in the family. I shop at the Commissary once a month for long shelf life items like canned goods & cereals and frozen foods. Then I hit Wegmans about once a week for produce & specialty items .. as my daughter has the severe food allergies so I shop in a way that accomodates her restricted diet. I make it to Trader Joes about once or twice a month for other family favorites. We do eat organic but not exclusively. I find that there are not many coupons published for the foods that I buy. I also follow the shopping advice of Eat This Not That and do find that it is more expensive to eat better.

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By: Skaijo

Skaijo — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:15:25 +0000

I spent $401.31 last month just to feed myself. No excuses here, I’m pretty good with keeping track of my money and I know quality of food I like. I’m currently a struggling grad student who couldn’t stand the cafeteria meal plan here at my school, so even though it is a bit pricey–it’s a much cheaper alternative and one that gets my cooking skills polished at the same time. Nothing like home cooking after a midterm.

By: Lydia

Lydia — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:38:16 +0000

I live in Missouri with my husband and 1 year old daughter. We spend about $500.00 a month on everything (cleaning supplies, toiletries, paper supplies etc included.) We have one income and shop mostly at local grocery chains and at costco for a few things. We might move to San Fran soon and I am a little worried about the cost of groceries there but it sounds like there are far more options (i.e. trader joes, local markets, farmers markets…)

By: Making Me a Millionaire

Making Me a Millionaire — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:59:27 +0000

Like you, I shop mostly at Whole Foods and farmer’s markets. Once in a while I will shop at a regular grocery store.

I spend around $400 a month on groceries. On months when we are eating out quite a bit, I can reduce that to around $200. I try to keep my bill low by using The Whole Deal newsletter which has great coupons and recipes that feature sale items.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:55:02 +0000

I live in western Wisconsin just across the border from the twin cities (Mpls/St Paul). For one person, food only, all meals home prepared I spend about $120-150 per month (up from $80-100 just a couple years ago). I’m something of a food nazi and have been following the silver cloud diet on my own for years – fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean meats and dairy. The more nutritious the food, the less I want/need to eat. Other than the rare meal eaten out I haven’t had highly-processed food for 10 years. I shop my local natural foods coop for most basics (beans, whole grains, etc) and in winter; own garden/farmer’s markets/CSAs/local family farms in summer. Luckily this area has a wealth of folks practicing healthy agriculture.

By: Stacey

Stacey — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:15:14 +0000

$160 per month, two adults, Pennsylvania.

We use a lot of coupons, and I tend to buy all our meat when it goes on clearance – I bought about 10 pounds of steaks for $2 per pound and froze them last week, and we won’t buy more red meat until we finish them. Some weeks the bill is over $80, but most weeks it’s around $20-30 for milk, eggs and fresh foods. We supplement year-round with fresh and home-canned veggies from our garden!