What your average spend on food per week

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Just watching USA news,
about food banks...... 
And it was said $50 dollars would feed a family of four for a week ?
Would that be correct in the US ?
Our average food bill is $250+ (grog) per week, only 2 of us here now....
Fuel is $1.30 per litre 
I know Our fuel is cheaper than the UK .

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carbon20 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Joined: April 08 2006 Location: West Australia Status: Offline Points: 65816	Post Options Post Reply Quote carbon20 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: What your average spend on food per week Posted: August 11 2020 at 6:00am
	Just watching USA news, about food banks...... And it was said $50 dollars would feed a family of four for a week ? Would that be correct in the US ? Our average food bill is $250+ (grog) per week, only 2 of us here now.... Fuel is $1.30 per litre I know Our fuel is cheaper than the UK .
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ViQueen24 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Adviser Group Joined: May 14 2013 Location: Verona, PA Status: Offline Points: 12270	Post Options Post Reply Quote ViQueen24 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August 11 2020 at 6:34am
	I feed my mother and I on about $150-$175 a week. I shop at Giant Eagle, and they have a program where you can also buy gas at their Get-Go markets, so if you spend on groceries and/or gas, you get Food or Fuelperks that can be spent either on food or fuel. Once you spend $500, you get 20% off food, or so many cents off a tank of gas. (Not quite as sure about that since I only buy gas once every 4-6 weeks, and I never use Fuelperks, always Foodperks.)

Technophobe Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Assistant Admin Joined: January 16 2014 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 88450	Post Options Post Reply Quote Technophobe Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August 11 2020 at 8:53am
	Three people, 3 dogs (two big) 5 cats; total about £100 - 120 per week. That excludes fuel, clothing, bills and chicken food. But I am obsessively mean! If I pay for something and then find it a penny cheaper elsewhere, it will haunt me for a week or more. Bernard makes jokes about my squeaking when I walk. ("Tighter than a duck's ..... And that's watertight.") Currently, no fuel bills except electric as we are in isolation and NE Scotland has no gas (household). TV licence, telephones, broadband, farm insurances and chicken food come to double the food bill. No rates/land tax as we are exempt. Food delivery and booze* included in food bill, - as is prepping; which I still increase even under current conditions. There is no margain at all in UK welfare payments. I don't know how those on jobseekers survive at all. I feel for the poor s**s even whilst marvelling at other people's profligacy. We drink, but not often.
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WitchMisspelled Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Adviser Group Joined: January 20 2020 Status: Offline Points: 17170	Post Options Post Reply Quote WitchMisspelled Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August 11 2020 at 9:02am
	$50 a week to feed a family of four is SO not correct. I'm one person and my food bills are about $100 a week with the recent price increases. That being said, food banks receive steep discounts on food purchases, not to mention donations from manufacturers and private interests so it may be that they can feed a family of four for a week with a $50 private donation.

BeachMama Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List V.I.P. Member Joined: January 25 2020 Location: Southwest US Status: Offline Points: 3080	Post Options Post Reply Quote BeachMama Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August 11 2020 at 4:03pm
	I spend around $150-$200 a week for my family of four, a cat, a large dog, a snake, and two tanks of fish. This typically includes paper goods such as toilet paper and paper towels as well as pet food. I do try to manage my costs by using the “once a month shopping” strategy, where I plan out all of my family’s meals for a month, create the shopping list based upon that, and do my major shopping when we get our first paycheck. I go back when we get our second paycheck for fresh items like fruits, veggies, milk, and similar items. This approach keeps me OUT of the grocery store and definitely helps save money!

carbon20 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Joined: April 08 2006 Location: West Australia Status: Offline Points: 65816	Post Options Post Reply Quote carbon20 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August 11 2020 at 4:16pm
	cheers for that, just curious, Our goods are more expensive Due to shipping cost to here, https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/675659?cmpid=smsm:ds:GOOGLE:Woolies_8458_BAU_Shopping_Smart_Others_WW-0001:PRODUCT_GROUP&gclid=Cj0KCQjwg8n5BRCdARIsALxKb97_0pTgXxE22RnHqpXXIvHUfMLTwZsQT1TLojxLLoUmrmXIw4ZI88YaArgPEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds Local produced goods cheap enough The instant coffee I prefer is $10.00 for 250gms.... Take out coffee is, $5.00 long black with milk on side .....(thanks that will do nicely...lol 😉) Take care all 😷😉
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WitchMisspelled Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Adviser Group Joined: January 20 2020 Status: Offline Points: 17170	Post Options Post Reply Quote WitchMisspelled Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August 11 2020 at 4:48pm
	We Americans are spoiled in that our food costs are cheap compared to that of other countries.

KiwiMum Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Chief Moderator Joined: May 29 2013 Status: Offline Points: 29670	Post Options Post Reply Quote KiwiMum Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August 11 2020 at 6:02pm
	Carbon, if you think Australia's expensive, then come to NZ. I was in the UK last July and food is so cheap there. I pay about 3 times as much here. I generally spend between $70 and $150 a week. About $50 of that is on tropical fruits and veges that we don't grow. We produce our own milk, cream, yoghurt and butter, and all our own protein. Also most our own green veg. I bought a watermelon in the UK for 2 pounds, which is $4 NZ, and it was huge. Here they are $7.99 per kilo. The one in the UK was the size of a football. Lettuce is $3 in the summer. It's cheaper to buy NZ butter in central London than it is to buy it here. I have friends who regularly spend $750 a week to feed a family of 5.
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