We shop for food every 2 weeks. We have a small enough family now that we have the luxury of doing  this.   They say that as a national average you should expect to spend about 100 per month per person. Interperet that how you will. We have decided on a monthly food budget of $280 for our family of 2 adults and 1 baby. This includes diapers, wipes, toiletries, cleaners…etc. Within this budget I feel that I have enough money to spend on meals that I want to make and also on a few discretionary items like random fruits or veggies…etc.

I have taken pictures and documented what we bought on our last 3 shopping trips so you can see what we buy and what our 2 weeks supply of food looks like. These pictures only have the food items and I left out the diapers, toiletries..etc.

We regularly shop at Costco, Sprouts and Walmart.

Week 1

• 1 lb kale
• 8 cans of black beans
• 4 avocados
• 3 peppers
• 1 tomato
• 2 lbs of raw cashews
• 8 apples
• 5 lbs tangerines
• 1 lb of nutritional yeast
• 12 heads of romaine lettuce
• 2 lbs of spinach
• 12 ½ liters of soy milk
• 2 loaves of whole wheat bread
• 2 lbs organic low fat red roasted pepper hummus
• 2 lbs medjool dates
• 1 lb raisins
• 6 lbs of frozen strawberries
• 10 lbs of bananas
• 2 lbs of all natural brown rice
• 1lb of lentils
• 3 cans of pinto beans
• 1 cans of red kidney beans
• 2 lbs. of all natural unsweetened apple sauce
• 2 – Mrs. Dash salt free seasonings – 2 types
• 2 40 oz. jars of all natural low sodium peanut butter
• 1 can of olive oil non-stick spray

 

Week 2

• 8 cans of organic black beans
• 8 cans of fat free re-fried beans
• 3 peppers
• 12 apples
• 5 lbs tangerines
• 12 heads of romaine lettuce
• 2 lbs of spinach
• 2 loaves of whole wheat bread
• 1 lb raisins
• 6 lbs of frozen strawberries
• 4 lbs of frozen pineapple
• 1 lb of mushrooms
• 2 liters of vegetable broth
• 2 lbs of frozen peas
• fat free poppy seed dressing – dairy free
• spices – onion powder, sesame seeds, cinnamon
• 1/3 lb of walnuts
• 10 lbs of bananas
• 2 cans of chickpeas

Week 3

• 8 cans of organic black beans
• 4 lbs of plums
• 12 heads of romaine lettuce
• 3.5 lbs of spinach
• 2 loaves of whole wheat bread
• 6 lbs of frozen strawberries
• 4 lbs of frozen blueberries
• 1 liters of vegetable broth
• spices – curry powder
• 10 lbs of bananas
• 1 can of white beans
• 2 lbs of hummus
• 5 lbs of wheat flour
• 1 zucchini
• celery
• lemons
• parsley
• cilantro
• 5 lbs of onions
• all natural jam
• 1.25 lbs of cashews
• green tomatillo and avocado salsa

 

Do you have a set food budget, or do you just buy whatever is on your list?

Kristin