Your average food bill.

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:53 am

What's your average food bill (weekly or monthly), you UK single people

out there?

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:56 am

I'm a US single does that count?? But I feed 3 growing boys and 5 animals...

Average...umm about 200.00 a week...if I'm honest about it...I do alot of "little trips" and it adds up! Honestly don't know I afford it...

Imladris · Post by **Imladris** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 9:15 am

When I was single I spent about £25 - £30 a week but that is a while ago now and I used to go to mum and dad's for a proper meal at the weekends!

I'd come back loaded down with 'treats' from mum:)

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:01 pm

Bill Sikes;526923 wrote: What's your average food bill (weekly or monthly), you UK single people

out there?

If you just add up the food I probably spend about £35 per week (£5 per day) It's the other stuff like toilet rolls and cleaning materials that add up although they're not a weekly spend.

I must have saved a good £32 a week by quitting smoking.!!!...that'll be £1638.00 by the end of the year......good incentive....actually, if i really DO save that amount, I can have a new bathroom fitted when I eventually get in my new flat.

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:06 pm

Bez;527181 wrote: If you just add up the food I probably spend about £35 per week (£5 per day) It's the other stuff like toilet rolls and cleaning materials that add up although they're not a weekly spend.

I must have saved a good £32 a week by quitting smoking.!!!...that'll be £1638.00 by the end of the year......good incentive....actually, if i really DO save that amount, I can have a new bathroom fitted when I eventually get in my new flat.

OK, thanks.

Re. stopping smoking - "Of course you will actually save that amount!" - be

determined!

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:14 pm

Bill Sikes;527198 wrote: OK, thanks.

Re. stopping smoking - "Of course you will actually save that amount!" - be

determined!

I've only got a microwave and a grill thingy Bill, so I'm a bit restricted for cooking. I eat at work midday....had steak and kidney pie and cauliflower today....cost £2.20.

I sometimes buy those ready cooked chickens in Tescos (£3.20) and then have them with salad or steamed veg.

It's hard to be an inspired cook when you're on your own. My eldest son is cooking Chicken Fajitas on Friday night, so i'm going there for dinner.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:19 pm

Bill Sikes;526923 wrote: What's your average food bill (weekly or monthly), you UK single people

out there?

When I'm a UK single person (4 days a week) I get through about £10 - £15 on my shopping bill (food and cleaningstuff - the alcohol bill is separate and undefined).

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:21 pm

Bryn Mawr;527321 wrote: When I'm a UK single person (4 days a week) I get through about £10 - £15 on my shopping bill (food and cleaningstuff - the alcohol bill is separate and undefined).

Blimey.....how do you keep the spend so low ?

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:25 pm

Bez;527221 wrote: I've only got a microwave and a grill thingy Bill, so I'm a bit restricted for cooking. I eat at work midday....had steak and kidney pie and cauliflower today....cost £2.20.

I sometimes buy those ready cooked chickens in Tescos (£3.20) and then have them with salad or steamed veg.

It's hard to be an inspired cook when you're on your own. My eldest son is cooking Chicken Fajitas on Friday night, so i'm going there for dinner.

Combination Microwave Oven 64.99 GBP

A cracking little 3-in-1 cooker with an elegant stainlesssteel housing that can grill, bake and microwave.

* 900W Microwave

* 1200W Grill

* Maximum 1400W Convection Oven

* Capacity: 25 litres

* 10 power levels

* Defrost function

* LED display

* Child lock

* Rotary glass tray

* Stainless steel grill rack

At Aldi near you - on sale from last Sunday, possibly there are some left. Dunno

whether it's better than your current one, though.

SuzyB · Post by **SuzyB** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:26 pm

I buy for two adults and two children, on average i spend about £100. The kids pack lunch bits always bump it up.

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:29 pm

Bill Sikes;527332 wrote: Combination Microwave Oven 64.99 GBP

A cracking little 3-in-1 cooker with an elegant stainlesssteel housing that can grill, bake and microwave.

* 900W Microwave

* 1200W Grill

* Maximum 1400W Convection Oven

* Capacity: 25 litres

* 10 power levels

* Defrost function

* LED display

* Child lock

* Rotary glass tray

* Stainless steel grill rack

At Aldi near you - on sale from last Sunday, possibly there are some left. Dunno

whether it's better than your current one, though.

Its OK BIll. I'm in rented property so this is only temporary. I'm in the process of buying somehwere ....a place where I'm going to put in a new kitchen which inludes a spangly new oven and hob...by March, I should be fully functional re. cooking PROPER food.

Thanks for the info though.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:31 pm

Bez;527326 wrote: Blimey.....how do you keep the spend so low ?

Cook for 5 and freeze 4

Easy, quick and filling meals - If a meal costs much more than £1 then I'm splashing out.

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:31 pm

Bez;527340 wrote: a place where I'm going to put in a new kitchen which inludes a spangly new oven and hob...

Gas hob. Electric oven. Get an oven with a door that opens like a real door,

not like a flippin' letterbox. I've got one of those ossd, and I barked my shins

on it not a moment ago!