Question about $60 a week groceries

frugalmom1 · **Question about $60 a week groceries**

For those of you who spend $60. a week or less, how much of that is spent on fresh fuits and vegetables rather than on processed foods?

Julie+6 · 07-18-2007, 06:12 PM

When this is mentioned this this include diapers, paper products, or formula??

ember15 · 07-20-2007, 02:38 AM

I spend 50 a week about $15-$20 produce, $10 on Dairy, $15-$20 on other stuff like bread, sauces, pasta, snacks, etc.

I spent $200 once a month at costco, Diapers, meats, paper products, pet food, toiletries, cleaning products and if there is left over in the budget I stock up on a few other things.

vioburn · 07-20-2007, 11:14 AM

My budget is more like $75 a week for our family of 5. I can sometimes stay under that, but it does not include paper products, diapers, pet food or any cleaning products. I usually spend about $15-20 on produce, $10-15 on dairy and eggs (sometimes more, but it doesn't include milk, which is delivered), $15 on meat and $25-$35 on canned tomatoes and beans, frozen veggies, bread, pasta and some other stuff. If I plan on a lot of homemade meals, and make my bread, I can keep my budget under the $75. But, like I said above, it doesn't include milk, which we spend about $75 a month on, by itself. That's only 3.5 gallons a week for 3 kids under 5. We're thinking of starting to mix our milk 1/2 and 1/2 with powdered milk, which will bring down the cost.