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How much do you spend a month on groceries? How much do you get? This was $75.

>> No.5504447

>>5504442
$200-$250 for three people.

>> No.5504450
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>>5504442
>three crates of diet coke

>> No.5504451

>>5504442

$120 per week for four adults. That does not include alcohol or snacks.

>>This was $75.
And yet done of it, except the eggs, is fresh. Where's the produce? Where's the meat? The poultry? The seafood?

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>>5504450
>crates

>> No.5504457

I spend about £80 a week, so like £240~ a month. Every shop lasts a week or it wouldn't be a weekly shop.

>> No.5504458

>>5504457
Oh I should mention that's for two people.

>> No.5504459

>>5504442
this is not 75 dollars worth of aldi food anon, you did something wrong

>> No.5504479

Seriously doubt that's enough food for a month, OP.

>> No.5504482

>>5504451
>where's the produce?
I bought carrots. I have chicken/hamburger/steak frozen.

>> No.5504485

>>5504450
lots of places do a sale where you buy like 3 or 4 12 packs for a set price

>> No.5504486

>>5504442
About 500€ a month, per person.

>> No.5504493

>>5504485
Why not just buy something that tastes good though? I don't understand how anyone could go through that many in a month, you wouldn't even have an teeth left for one thing.

>> No.5504495

>no fruits
>soda
>cans everywhere

i hope i wont ever meet you

>> No.5504498

>>5504493
I drink one soda per day and still have all my teeth

what would you suggest drinking instead of soda?

>> No.5504499

>>5504442
>Vitality cereal
Sounds like a food item from Earthbound. Just need some rock candy to put on top.

>> No.5504504

>>5504495
likely since you never leave the house you fucking aspie shut in

>> No.5504506

>>5504498

Water.

>> No.5504517

>>5504442
>diet coke
lel
Regular Coke is actually better for you. Enjoy your cancer

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5504541

Christ OP, you're fucking pathetic. Like I work at Wal-Mart and I ring up obese, disgusting fucks like you all day. You managed to buy $75 worth of groceries and got almost nothing healthy. Please kill yourself.

Pic related is my groceries for a week. Almonds (which I will activate), sweet potatoes, sweet red bell peppers, kiwis, avocados, asparagus (though I got that for free from my coworker's garden), carrots, and blueberries. Cost me about $25 but I already ate today and I'll probably spend a bit more buying a few days worth of fish.

>> No.5504547

>>5504541
Forgot to mention the kale.

>> No.5504549

>>5504442

lmao all i see is eggs and bread... bunch of murika boxes....

WHERE THE FUCK IS THE FOOD (except the eggs and bread)

you fucking piece of shit.

>> No.5504553

>>5504541
beans, blueberries, asparagus, some kind of brown chicken looking protein...

this vegan already has you beat ....

lets kill OP. i know its not /b/ but lets do it. itll be funny.

>> No.5504555

>>5504541
$25 on a side dish

>> No.5504559

>>5504555
oooh haha burn.

but he can add $2 ground beef to that and make it a meal. There's nothing OP can add to doritos and mentos and coke... to make it food

>> No.5504560

>>5504555
I only need about 1.8k calories for weight maintenance, a bit more after factoring in how much I walk at work.

Not being obese helps in lowering food costs.

>> No.5504574

>>5504442
do Americans really do this?

>> No.5504577

>>5504541
>got almost nothing healthy
I got some canned fruits and vegetables, yogurt, carrots, as well as some eggs and turkey sausages. It all really isn't that bad for you, everything with less sodium/fat when I could buy it. I don't really see the superiority of your purchases. I had a crapload of peppers last week, so I didn't buy any.

>> No.5504578

>>5504574
Do Americans really buy groceries? No, we don't.

>> No.5504580

>>5504577
>canned and processed garbage

>> No.5504582

>>5504580
I don't eat enough tomatoes daily to justify buying a fresh one to wait for when I eat tacos. I'd rather use canned tomatoes.

>> No.5504592

>>5504577
Protip: if something contains an ingredients list that doesn't consist of whole foods, it's probably not healthy.

Almost everything you bought is processed garbage. Seriously, how old are you? Buying cereal? Non-natty peanut butter? Ranch dressing, wheat bread, diet coke, canned fruit?

If the majority of your groceries aren't fresh you're doing something wrong.

>> No.5504595

>>5504485
Uh huh.

You know you don't have to buy them though. You're not really losing out if you just... don't buy them.

>> No.5504598

>>5504541
>you dim the lights
>donning your hooded robe
>slowly whispering the sacred, ancient chants
>nearing the end, you shout "ALMOOOOONDS, ACTIVATE!"
>the almonds form into a humanoid figure, kneeling at your feet
>"What is your command, Activator?"

>> No.5504607

>>5504482

My point was your ratio of prepared foods vs. fresh foods is backwards.

The vast majority of your shopping should be fresh foods. You then make everything else form that instead of buying mixes, sauces, etc. in bottles, packets, or jars.

>> No.5504612

>>5504541
>calls OP pathetic
>is a cashier at wallmart

>> No.5504622

>>5504612
>implying OP is anything but trailer trash with a shopping list like that

I'm not a cashier anyway, I'm just register trained and end up doing it a couple hours a day. I work lawn and garden and mostly water flowers.

Wal-Mart also pays better than 90% of jobs in my town. I started a dollar above minimum wage (which almost every job here hires at here) and get a raise every 6 months. Also, 20min break every 2 hours, free bottled water, get to chill outside, and as many bathroom breaks as I want. Cash as fuck. Too bad my discount card is useless since only subhumans shop at Wal-Mart.

>> No.5504627

>>5504607
Most of what I got you really can't make. I can't make taco seasoning, or mustard, or dressing, or peanut butter. I got bread and lemonade which I guess I could make, but the bread was only $98 and the lemonade has only 15 calories a cup so it's better than doing it myself. Am I also supposed to make my own pasta?

>> No.5504630

>>5504627
98 cents, I mean. Also, I own a townhouse, smug Walmart guy.

>> No.5504638

>>5504627
Taco seasoning is cumin, coriander, garlic, onion, and/or chili powder. Or even just cumin and salt. Mustard is mustard powder + water or vinegar. Dressing is mustard + oil + vinegar. You could buy whole peanuts and blend them in a food processor. You could buy 15-5 lb bags of flour for the $98 you spent on bread. Juice one lemon into a glass, add 2 tsp sugar, 8 oz water, stir until dissolved, and add ice. With the 15 bags of flour you bought, you can make your own pasta.

>> No.5504647

a bag of flash frozen chicken from trader joes cost 7 bucks and can last all week. include 8 dolalrs worth of beef for 3 other meals.

99 cents for noodles, but some sauces.

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>>5504541
>Almonds (which I will activate)

>> No.5504666

>>5504580

I don't understand the issue you have with canned food items. They're fine.

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>>5504622
>as many bathroom breaks as I want. Cash as fuck.

>> No.5504681

>>5504665
He means germinate but he doesn't know is all almonds (including raw ones) are steam pasteurized now.

Unless you live in orchard country out west its pointless really.

>> No.5504684

>>5504666

Depends on what it is. A lot of canned veggies are indeed fine--and are often better than fresh.

On the other hand, many canned foods are loaded with salt or otherwise suck.

For example, I wouldn't hesitate to buy canned san marzano tomatoes or canned sweet corn (so long as it's no salt added). On the other hand, canned green beans are overcooked to hell and back which gives them a foul texture, nasty dark green color and sulfurous odor. Most canned soups or stock are a salt bomb (and I'm just talking about the taste, let alone potential health concerns).

>> No.5504687

>>5504665
data filename

>> No.5504690

>>5504681
no

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>>5504666

>tfw your roommate eat beans, rice, and corn for every single meal and you can no longer stomach the idea of food from cans

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>>5504553
Whoah, Guys, watch out for this guy. I think he means it.

>> No.5504711

>>5504442
>so much diet coke
>one loaf of "bread"
>only twelve eggs
stop eating so much garbage

>> No.5504719

>>5504666

Canned food typically has tons of sodium in it, and is usually not made of whole ingredients. It's also usually not as nutrient dense as a fresh food.

And they are right OP, your food is pathetic, it's all overly processed crap, that has no nutritional value. That's the point they are making. You wasted your money on junk food.

Pro-tip, diet coke marks you as either a fatty or a skinny fatty, next time don't include it in your photo like it's a score. It's the hallmark of anorexia and obesity.

>> No.5504720

>>5504498
Try not drinking anything with sugar or sweetners in it for about two weeks. You won't even want to touch a can of soda afterwards.

>> No.5504739

So what is ck's average monthly grocery list like?

My weekly runs are typically fresh stuff like whole milk, lettuce, bell peppers, tomatoes, carrots and fruits with the occasional sauces and spices for dishes I may want to make later.

Then I have a monthly run to a nearby Costco where I buy all my meat in bulk and freeze it, I usually also buy a bag of potatoes and onions and a few other items.

The only bad habit I really have is that I like to buy lots bottled water because I like to drink water but hate the taste of my tap water.

>> No.5504747

>>5504739
I also hate my tap but only drink water. I have a few gallon jugs I refill every couple of days at my grocery store for like 40 cents a gallon. A lot cheaper than bottled water and doesn't waste nearly as much plastic.

stuff actually tastes good, the fluoride is filtered out.

>> No.5504771

>>5504747
I might have to give that a try, I've never tasted the refills, I did try a water filter a few years ago but it still tasted like crap. (maybe because the filter was cheap)

>> No.5504776

I'm jealous of some of you. I spend so much damn money every month. 2 adults, 2 teens, 1 dog, no fatties. €550 - €650 not including going out to dinner from time to time.

Fucking kids eat like they're starving.

"Dad, we're out of peanut butter."
"What? No. I just bought some two days ago. You mean the old peanut butter?"
"No, the new one. Can you get some more? Oh and we're out of milk and bread."

I feel like I go to the grocery store every day.

>> No.5504777

>>5504457
When did a month become three weeks?

>> No.5504819

>>5504739
While I buy my meat in bulk and freeze it, i usually shop 2 times a week. Eating mostly fruit, vegetables and fish means I tend to only buy stuff for the immediate future.
I can tell you with a certain precision the weekly amount though, since I follow a strict diet:

>2.5Kg of fruit
>3.5Kg of vegetables
>720g of fish
>Flour when needed (I make my own bread)
>Pasta, but I buy that in bulk.
>Water, but i borrow a car for that so I stack some crates every once in a while

>> No.5504824

>>5504595
then I wouldn't have any soda to treat myself

>>5504720
I know what you mean but I enjoy my habit

>> No.5504831

>>5504776

They're teens, make them do it themselves.

>> No.5504881

If it was just me I could live off $40-75 a month.

But I live with my gf who buys tons of shit. She spends probably about $200 a month or more. She always adds random shit to the cart we/she don't need. Then when it comes time to check out she's surprised at the cost.

>> No.5504897

>>5504442
>diet coke
>"fit" snacks
>$75
you suck at shopping

>> No.5504901

>>5504881
Hate this shit so much.
I make out a nice grocery list that goes along with what I want to cook that week and next thing I know multiple bags of chips, some frozen chicken nuggets and fucktonnes of gummy candy.

>> No.5504909

>>5504831
Make them do what? Buy groceries? How would that help with how much money I spend a month on food? They would probably spend even more money.

>> No.5504913

>>5504909

Make them go get their single item, like PB. Don't want to go get it? Tough shit, eat what's in the kitchen.

>> No.5504916

>>5504777
its bong-weeks dude. worth 1.68 American weeks just like the pound

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>>5504622
>dollar above minimum wage
>better than 90% of jobs in his town
No wonder you work at walmart, one of those statistics is wrong. If paying 1 dollar above min. wage is truly better than 90% of the jobs in a town, you would live in the poorest city in america.

Try going to college and getting a job that doesnt pay by the hour, then you will know how 'cash' it is to take as many bathroom breaks as you want.

TL,DR: you have no right to call anyone subhuman, you piece of garbage. You work at a fucking Wally World, you are one pissed off customer away from food stamps

>> No.5504937

>>5504918
>Try going to college and getting a job that doesnt pay by the hour, then you will know how 'cash' it is to take as many bathroom breaks as you want.

Don't knock getting paid by the hour man, I work in IT and get paid $30 an hour, I have a lawyer friend who gets paid a lot more than that per hour. I actually prefer getting paid by the hour, when I was on salary I had to do a shit ton of unpaid overtime, now if I have to stay late to fix something I actually get paid more.

>> No.5504961

>>5504913
>implying I give in to what my dumbass kids want

I am the one that usually cooks therefore I am the one doing the grocery shopping. My wife is really good at cooking but her job is a little more demanding than mine. She works in some legal shit.

The problem is that we run out of the basics within a day or two. I don't live in The US where you can use coupon like money. Everything I buy is usually full price and they don't sell anything here in bulk.

All of that adds up.

>> No.5504966

>>5504937
>unpaid overtime
Do you even get a bonus? Sounds like my bonus check could crush your house

>> No.5504977

>>5504961
look online for a supplier. even if it's an hour away it can help so much in the long run.

>> No.5504982

This is your reminder that astronomical hourly fees are usually there to cover overhead and a bunch of other stuff, so your $15/hour burger slinger sometimes has the same annual income as a $40/hour contract lawyer with a certificate from Abraham Lincoln Internet School of Law.

Anyway I spend anywhere from $150-600 a month not including alcohol, depending on what my fetish is that month. Lately my fetish has been brown rice and lentils so I'm leaning towards the lower end of that. I've been doing it for about six months now though and I'm going to probably ricochet back to eating a fuck ton of meat soon so it's going to swing back to $600 territory soon since I hate shit quailty meat. That never lasts more than a month or two, eating too much meat makes me feel like garbage.

>> No.5505000

>>5504684
i love canned green beans, nice and soft. seriously canned green beans got me through some rough times after have 3 rootcanals done, one of the few foods i could eat without hurting my jaw chewing. so fuck you, canned greenbeans are awesome, i plan to can my own in mason jars this summer.

>> No.5505052

>>5504977
Yeah, thanks but if they are an hour away or even further; that shit will be moot. I have just enough time for all the shit in my life. I won't be driving an hour or two away just for fucking groceris.

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>>5504966
>Sounds like my bonus check could crush your house

>> No.5505435

>>5504442
Not much.

I dislike tonic; I'm allergic to sulfates which means most prepackaged stuff is off limits; I bake my own breads, donuts, cookies, etc; I grow a ton of stuff in the Summer and can/dry a lot of it; and my boss treats me to lunch/breakfast quite frequently.

I spend maybe $30 a week on meat and then I average out maybe $20-60 on produce, grains, oil, and stuff. Although sometimes I might go a week completely without spending a thing on food.

>> No.5505447

>>5505052
>I won't be driving an hour or two away just for fucking groceris.

What in your life is more important than a healthy diet? Do you have a really long commute for work or something like that?

>> No.5505458

$150 AUD a fortnight or $75 AUD a week.

This covers 2 people for breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day.

aldi is bro tier

>> No.5505493

>>5504719
> usually not made of whole ingredients
canned food is literally water, [whatever], salt and salt. this applies for every canned food not in a sauce. How is this not whole ingredients?

>> No.5505532

Just a reminder if you eat ANYTHING fucking processed or frozen you are literally not worth the air you breathe.

If I had it my way you morbidly obese fucking would be slowly skinned alive with a knife made of salt and your fat used as candle fuel like we used to do to whales (Since your all probably 70%+ fat if you actually think processed food is "food" and not on the same tier as plastics and metal)

>> No.5505610

>>5504541
you dipshit all almonds are pasturized nowadays

>> No.5505620

I save money on groceries by eating out

>> No.5505629

>>5504881
how the fuck do you people do this? im genuinely curious..

let's say a week of veg for 1 person (3 items), at a average of 2.50. That's 7.50 per week. 30 a month.

You buy 2 chickens and some ground beef. Most cost effective food pretty much. At best you'll do 10 dollars. That's 40 already (and that means you eat meat pretty rarely.

Then there are seasonings. Vinegar. Chocolate. Rice (20 dollars for a month). Spices ( 2 dollars per month).

Milk? Cream? Butter? Seasonings? Alcohol?

I don't get it..

>> No.5505632

>>5505629
Try eating something other than rice you boring faggot

>> No.5505636

>>5505632
no no i'm saying how does he spend so little

I spend like 30 dollars a WEEK.

>> No.5505644

>>5505636
Maybe he has chickens or a huge freezer full of deer?

>> No.5505699

>>5504739
this is me>>5505458
our food out here in spider kingdom is pretty expensive but i'll give you a run down of what i get for food for two people

first things first, plan your meals out. if you plan to make leftovers for days, you will not only make your bill cheaper, but have homemade food for lunch at work as well. I like to use a site like budgetbytes to get a general recipe/ingredients list (though I change most of them due to price/availability as that is a US based site.) It generates a grocery list for me and I just alter it by how much of one recipe I want to make.

Anyway, onto a list for two weeks.

5-7 kinds of meat. This usually involves, a whole chicken, 1 kg beef mince, 25pack of sausages, ham for sandwiches, and the meats used for recipes (varies, but generally chicken, pork chops, etc.)

Bacon
block of cheese (no shredded BS)
peanut butter
steel cut oats
power grain (aldi knock off version of nutri grain cereal)
2-4 cans of tuna
assorted noodle variations
toilet paper
paper towels
baby wipes (for gay sex cleanup)
dishwasher tablets if i'm out (generally once a month)
7-9 carrots
large package of green beans
two large packs of mushrooms
5-8 tomatoes
4 apples
bananas if they look nice
butter
any on sale meat or stuff that's about to go off and is cheap but good
milk
eggs (12)
potato gems
instant coffee cuz i am 2poor to get a machine yet
tim tams
frozen mixed veggies if they don't have the fresh versions (broccoli is a prime example of this)
bread
crumpets
vegemite


that's sort of the general idea. I always grab an iced coffee at the end while i'm checking out and drink it once i unpack everything. This is a list without any given recipes, just kinda wingin it. I usually hit up the asian store on the weekend when I have time (nothing is open in this country past 6pm for some dumbass reason. Even my podunk town in Oklahoma back home was open 24 hours yet Brisbane isn't.) I'll get gyudon sauce, rice, beans, spices, korean bbq meat, and tofu

>> No.5506188

>>5505447
When did I say I buy shit food? My problem is that I spend too much money because my kids eat so much. I don't think driving an extra hour or two for groceries that might be slightly cheaper will really lower my expenditure.

Who knows though? There might be a retailer nearby.

>> No.5506257

me and my girlfriend spend 750$ a month,
not including restaurants and other dumb shit

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>>5504541
>Almonds (which I will activate)

>> No.5506267

>>5504592
> Non-natty peanut butter?

/ck/, you're supposed to jump down this guy's throat for not knowing that "natural peanut butter" isn't regulated by the FAA

>> No.5506269

About 80-100 bongcoins

>> No.5506271

>>5506260
why did this make me laugh so much oh god

>> No.5506276

>>5505629
Well ideally you have items you want to stock up on and other items you'll be buying every week.

Shit like Milk, Tomatoes, Eggs you wouldn't want to stock up on.

Shit like Meat, Rice, Seasonings you wouldn't want to be buying every week.

>> No.5506279

>>5505629
>20 dollars for a month of rice
>20 dollars
Jesus christ
How much rice do you eat

>> No.5506280

I spend about 80 dollars a week for three people to eat, and that usually includes about 3 pounds of chicken, 2 pounds of ground beef, some steaks or porkchops, a pound of bacon, a block of cheese and some other decent cheese for myself for variety, probably 25 dollars worth of fruits and vegetables, a bag of chips or two, and whatever pantry items need to be restocked. I'm not too big on the meat myself (don't really eat that much) but the other two are die hard meat and potato heads.

>> No.5506283

>tfw meat is so expensive but can't buy in bulk because small fridge with a loaf-of-bread-sized freezer
I probably spend $40AUD on food per week. I eat a lot of rice, bread and pasta, fruit and a basic-as-fuck tomato and vegetable soup I make to get some nutrition.
Usually I'll make one pasta dish and one stirfry each week and alternate which I eat until I run out.

>> No.5506285

>>5506279

Not him but if you have a cup of rice for lunch and dinner every day and there are two of you, it's not that hard to hit $20 worth in a month. Do you even Asian?

>> No.5506300

>>5506285
Where I am you can get bulk rice for 1kg/67 cents
Can you really eat 30kg of rice in a month?

>> No.5506307

>>5506300

I don't buy the cheapest brand possible; $20 comes to 10-15 pounds realistically. I mean come on it's rice, there is no reason to cheap out on it.

I can eat 15 pounds in a month no problem. I don't, because I eat out a lot, but when I was a student, I probably ate more than that.