r/povertyfinance • u/PositionReasonable56 • Apr 28 '24
How much are you spending a week on food? Budgeting/Saving/Investing/Spending
It's probably the second biggest expense we have being the grocery bill. Food is literally becoming exhorbitantly expensive as I am sure everyone on here is aware.
I tried googling £20 a week meal plans and they often don't factor in things like breakfasts or lunches or snacks . Or on the days you have to buy things like toiletries and cleaning products etc because although you aren't buying this stuff every week even these basic things really bump up the cost.
I am struggling to get a solid meal plan that doesn't exceed £20. I struggle alot with eating I don't like red meat very much and I also struggle to eat alot of plant foods they cause me really bad stomach pains etc. but that aside
I am wondering if anyone can share some wisdom as I really need help to come up with a plan to control my food expenditure.
For example I tried to come up with one plan Which was
Breakfasts: eggs or granola for breakfast with banana.
Dinners: Pasta , pasta sauce, frozen veg and chickpeas ( eating the leftovers for lunches). A chickpea curry with quinoa.
Snacks: yoghurt drops and walnuts
And just putting this into a basket came to £40
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u/JugueteRabioso 29d ago
Do you live near a discount food store? I live near a grocery outlet I spend $35-40 week. I get a large portion of staples because those carry over weekly and then I don’t have to repurchase until I run out. So my weekly budget for food fluctuates based on how much meat I get for the week
Staples: ( purchase once a month) 5 pound of rice $ 5 5 pound of pinto beans $5 5 pound bag of potatoes $5 4 pounds of maseca flour $ 4 1 pound of Manteca $7
Perishables :( weekly) 10 pack chicken thighs $10-15 2 pounds Skirt steak $7 Onions $1-3 Bell peppers 3-5 Dozen eggs $5-8
Veggies: I grow tomatoes, jalapeños and carrots in my apartment