Weekly family food bill tops £77 a week - food prices in Britain soar to twice the EU

[lastlid]

"Food prices in Britain have risen 32% since 2007 - twice the EU average



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[gWaPito]

£77 a week shopping bill...ain't been there for a good while.

[Michael Parnham]

You know Lastlid, where do these figures come from £77 for a family of how many? We spend about £40 per week and we eat very well indeed. Bear in mind there are only two of us and we dont drink, smoke or eat out.

[imagine]

i have no idea how they come to these figures, i know one of my daughters a family of 5 spends well in excess of £77 more like over £150,

Michael, you do very well to manage for 2 persons on £40, perhaps you missed out the odds and ends through the week,
i find it difficult for one person to cope on that,

also dont forget the cleaning sundries

[Dedworth]

The continuing saga of Rip off Britain

[hawk]

i was talking to this woman about food the other day and she puts £500 away for food alone a month not sure how many in her home just nuts how can this just keep going up somethings got to break

[gWaPito]

i have no idea how they come to these figures, i know one of my daughters a family of 5 spends well in excess of £77 more like over £150,

Michael, you do very well to manage for 2 persons on £40, perhaps you missed out the odds and ends through the week,
i find it difficult for one person to cope on that,

also dont forget the cleaning sundries

Well im glad I ain't the only one...I was spending similar when living alone 4 years back...now with wife and 2 babies its nearer £ 130 a week and that's only at Tesco...doesn't include fortnightly shopping at out local Thai shop which averages £ 45....certainly all good fun.

We dont smoke or drink either...

[imagine]

somethings got to break

it certainly wont be the belt that holds your trousers up

[imagine]

Well im glad I ain't the only one...I was spending similar when living alone 4 years back...now with wife and 2 babies its nearer £ 130 a week and that's only at Tesco...doesn't include fortnightly shopping at out local Thai shop which averages £ 45....certainly all good fun.

We dont smoke or drink either...

i would say with the frequency food increases its near impossible to fix a budget

[lastlid]

I guess these are average figures for average families in an average part of the country. £77.00 sounds about right for the two of us, but then it is expensive for food here compared to the UK mainland. We don't buy ready made meals much as the wife cooks mainly, now and also we steer away from the smaller supermarkets.

Any food bought out would have to be added to these figures.

My wife, owing to her size, doesn't eat an awful lot.

[Moy]

we spend 45 pound a week with three kids, me and the husband ..

[imagine]

we spend 45 pound a week with three kids, me and the husband ..

how

[Moy]

how

well what we normally go for shopping are mainly milk, some meat 3 packs variety of meat (chicken, mince beef/pork/pork loin)for (10 pound)and some vegetables/fruits
the rest are from asian shops..mainly the 25 kilos rice and some fishes and prawn but we mainly do that every 3 months..

[lastlid]

well what we normally go for shopping are mainly milk, some meat 3 packs variety of meat (chicken, mince beef/pork/pork loin)for (10 pound)and some vegetables/fruits
the rest are from asian shops..mainly the 25 kilos rice and some fishes and prawn but we mainly do that every 3 months..

What about junk food for the kids?

[joebloggs]

well what we normally go for shopping are mainly milk, some meat 3 packs variety of meat (chicken, mince beef/pork/pork loin)for (10 pound)and some vegetables/fruits
the rest are from asian shops..mainly the 25 kilos rice and some fishes and prawn but we mainly do that every 3 months..

5 of you on £45 a week
we spend about £130, use to spend maybe £160 a wk for 5 of us.

i cant see how u spend £45, ok 3 pack of meat for £20, each last 1 day, so u need to spend at least £20+ on meat, what do you have for breakfast or lunch ?

[joebloggs]

school lunches for my 2 kids is £25 a week

[imagine]

well what we normally go for shopping are mainly milk, some meat 3 packs variety of meat (chicken, mince beef/pork/pork loin)for (10 pound)and some vegetables/fruits
the rest are from asian shops..mainly the 25 kilos rice and some fishes and prawn but we mainly do that every 3 months..

do you have a magic wand ?

[Moy]

What about junk food for the kids?

its a treat we buy buy when Mrs Moy is in good mood Lastid

[Moy]

5 of you on £45 a week
we spend about £130, use to spend maybe £160 a wk for 5 of us.

i cant see how u spend £45, ok 3 pack of meat for £20, each last 1 day, so u need to spend at least £20+ on meat, what do you have for breakfast or lunch ?

i and the husband dont follow the three meal plan we normally eat our meal during dinner/supper time for breakfast i normally have coffee , same with the husband .kids can have my fresh hot bake pinoy pandesal

with there mug of hot choco aside cereal
and about the meat i try to stretch it even for up to 2 weeks..10 pound for 3 packs of mix meat..not 20
for example the loin of pork in a pack there is 4 pcs..only 2 of them we use in a week then in next day..the chicken breast for a nice sweet and sour dinner/or mix with some pasta..or rice..etc, mince beef or pork for spaghetti.. and stuff
and the main secret is i first feed them and i eat last and whatever is left specially meat...the husband enjoy it and the vegetables bit..is my dinner with some spuds or rice

[juvyjones28]

£50 a week for food shopping at ASDA or Morissons plus £10-£15 from Asian shop for 2 of us. We eat 5 different fruits a day, some veg and meat that's why its a bit expensive. But its okay. We work hard to eat well.

[Moy]

do you have a magic wand ?

its not a wand i use imagine its my picky taste buds

[Moy]

school lunches for my 2 kids is £25 a week

we alternate of giving them school dinner money for hot meal and m in overtime on the kitchen making there lunch pack dinner for 3 kids

2 days for school dinner the rest pack lunches

[joebloggs]

Ros you cant live on a cup of coffee, what do you have for lunch ? your calorie intake must be too low , but your a better cook than you make out

[Moy]

Ros you cant live on a cup of coffee, what do you have for lunch ? your calorie intake must be too low , but your a better cook than you make out

oh i know Joe..cup of coffee wont let you get anywhere anyway..but thanks for the concern its just when morning i dont have that appetite but sometime i do cook breakfast like english full breakfast for a treat once a month or some stinky buwad(fish) which the husband nose get bleeding hate me
otherwise im sure i just love cooking and feeding them

[joebloggs]

oh i know Joe..cup of coffee wont let you get anywhere anyway..but thanks for the concern its just when morning i dont have that appetite but

just look after yourself Ros your kids need you

[Moy]

just look after yourself Ros your kids need you

[stevewool]

amazing, dont spend that much at all

[Arthur Little]

it certainly wont be the belt that holds your trousers up

... nice one, Stewart ... ... a real belter!

[lastlid]

...nice one, Stewart ... ... a real belter!

Well, with food getting so expensive, what great encouragement to lose a few pounds....

[lordna]

i and the husband dont follow the three meal plan we normally eat our meal during dinner/supper time for breakfast i normally have coffee , same with the husband .kids can have my fresh hot bake pinoy pandesal

Moy...would you like to give us your pandesal recipe?.....thats something i really miss from the Philippines. I tried making them before but they came out as hardrolls.