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kutulu · 08-06-2008, 07:59 AM

Cynthetiq:

I'm sorry but that study that concluded that a diet of low-calorie food costs $36.32 per day is bullshit. What are they basing it on, buying fresh fish at Whole Foods for $25 per pound? Is it all organic crap? I could easily spend $36/day on high calorie crap from chain restaurants if I wanted to.

Our grocery budget is about $100-$150 per week for a family of four (two under the age of 4 so they can count as one). All of our food is prepared from scratch. I have chicken, beef, or pork and my wife has wild salmon or shrimp with just about every dinner/lunch. We usually make enough for dinner for all of us to have the same thing the next day for lunch. This averages out to $4.76 - $7.14 per person per day. We are barely spending $36 per WEEK per person.

I should also add that $100-$150 per week covers everything. Food and household items like soaps, paper towels, health and beauty stuff, etc. It doesn't cover beer and about two fast food lunches per week that we have.

We do it by shopping at multiple stores and finding deals. In Phoenix you can always find bonless skinless chicken breasts for no more than $2.50/pound. Frozen shrimp (26-30 ct) is about $7/pound. You have to know what stuff is cheap at each place. We go to Trader Joe's, Sprouts (an AZ/CA 'farmer's market' store, kind of like Henry's), and a couple of chain grocery stores.

08-06-2008, 07:59 AM	#56 (permalink)
kutulu Junkie	Cynthetiq: I'm sorry but that study that concluded that a diet of low-calorie food costs $36.32 per day is bullshit. What are they basing it on, buying fresh fish at Whole Foods for $25 per pound? Is it all organic crap? I could easily spend $36/day on high calorie crap from chain restaurants if I wanted to. Our grocery budget is about $100-$150 per week for a family of four (two under the age of 4 so they can count as one). All of our food is prepared from scratch. I have chicken, beef, or pork and my wife has wild salmon or shrimp with just about every dinner/lunch. We usually make enough for dinner for all of us to have the same thing the next day for lunch. This averages out to $4.76 - $7.14 per person per day. We are barely spending $36 per WEEK per person. I should also add that $100-$150 per week covers everything. Food and household items like soaps, paper towels, health and beauty stuff, etc. It doesn't cover beer and about two fast food lunches per week that we have. We do it by shopping at multiple stores and finding deals. In Phoenix you can always find bonless skinless chicken breasts for no more than $2.50/pound. Frozen shrimp (26-30 ct) is about $7/pound. You have to know what stuff is cheap at each place. We go to Trader Joe's, Sprouts (an AZ/CA 'farmer's market' store, kind of like Henry's), and a couple of chain grocery stores.