I recently upped our grocery budget to reflect our growing family, and changing food tastes. After asking around it seems the average grocery budget is around $100/week/person. We were budgeting $70 per week but found the last couple of weeks in a month too tight, and not enough money to spend on excellent deals when they came up.
Bear in mind when copying this list for yourself to adjust to your needs. For eg., if your family hates curry powder or already has 3 roasts in the freezer, don’t buy those items.
I was challenged recently to shop at Costco for meat and fruit/veges and Walmart for everything else, rather than waiting for 10% Tuesday at Sobeys. So this month, I’ll find out if it’s a better deal for me to shop around.
Carrots
Celery
Bagged Peppers
Tomatoes
Cucumber
Sweet Potato
Zucchini
Romaine Caesar mix
Garden Salad Mix
Snap Peas
Mushrooms
Onions
Broccoli
Bananas
Apples
Grapes
Cantelope
Watermelon
Butter Chicken Sauce
Cream of mushroom soup
tomato soup
low-sodium chicken broth
cereal
peanut butter
baking soda
milk
cheese
yogurt
frozen concentrate orange juice
ground beef WP
Pork Loin (to divide into chops and roast)
Roast beef WP
Chicken pieces WP
ham steaks WP
Low sodium bacon WP
Ground pork
Steak
Salmon
Chick peas
kidney beans
I don’t need all the ham steaks, bacon, or pork that I bought, but the price was right and next month I will still have food in the freezer.
