I'm still mind blow at how little some people spend on food. For those of you with super low grocery budgets would you mind detailing what a day of food looks like, or even a week? I don't think I've ever spent under $350/mo for food and more realistically spend between $600-1000/mo for just me and my husband.
Hi EngineerYogi,
As requested. (Maybe too much detail now that I read it...sorry)
On approx $450 a month for 2 adults (includes entertaining throughout the year and having parents up for 1-2 weeks a year)
1) A normal mid-week day for us
Breakfast
Poached egg on buttered toast (homemade bread)
Numerous cups of Typhoo tea
Mid-Morning
Coffee (brand name but instant) with cream
Lunch
Large salad w/ greens, spinach, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, beet, olives, feta cheese topped with left over protein (chicken, beef, lamb, shrimp etc) and homemade salad dressing.
Homemade soup (from leftovers)
Supper
Barbecued pork chops, chicken parts
Potato or rice
Barbecued veggies (summer) or frozen veg (winter)
2) A weekend...
Breakfast
Omelette w/ spinach, peppers, cheese, ham, mushrooms
Ridiculous amounts of Typhoo tea
Lunch
Small Salad (same as mid-week... just smaller as we are normally still satiated from a larger, later breakfast.)
Mid-Afternoon
Cheese and cured meats with homemade crackers... (we love Euro-gustatory-experiences)
Supper
Roast Lamb/Chicken or Pork Leg or Pot Roast
Potato/Carrot/Rutabaga Mash
Veggies
Note:
Friday night is Steak or Seafood Night at our place.
We either split a big grass fed sirloin steak (from the local farmer when available) or every couple of months we splurge on lobster, fresh oysters, green-lipped mussels etc.
I feel that we want for absolutely nothing and eat very well indeed on $400+ a month.
Hope that helps.