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>With the average family of four expected to spend more than $16,000 on groceries this year That's £700 a month? That seems high, especially as there's presum

>With the average family of four expected to spend more than $16,000 on groceries this year That's £700 a month? That seems high, especially as there's presumably someone spending £1400pm to balance out the family that's stealing everything. I thought food in North America was cheap, at least compared to Europe.

bryanrasmussen 4y ago
I think it's more likely everybody is spending +.25pm to balance out the family that's stealing everything.
voisin 4y ago
We pay $140-$160/week with no animal products. Family of four but two young kids don’t eat as much as teenagers or adults so maybe effectively a family of 2.5 or 3. Animal products would likely double this weekly spend and older kids would probably double it again.
- benj111 4y ago
  I don't think meat would double it. But yes teenagers eat more than young kids, but there are economies of scale. My weekly shop is dominated by alcohol, and I'm a meat eater and I struggle to spend that much.
2muchcoffeeman 4y ago
This seems high even compared to Australian standards. Per person per week is 77CAD (16k/4/52=77). I spend half that in Sydney. Edit: someone mentioned much saner prices as non meat eaters. I eat meat, but much less than most.
jldugger 4y ago
> That seems high Its about on track with the US. In 2021, the US average expenditure for a family of four was 11,908 [1]. Converting USD into CAD yields... 15,938.56. And to add to the anecdote, I spent about 4,000 on food in 2022 just for myself, so that tracks personally at least. This is all food, including dining. Dining prices are dominated by labor costs. But even raw food is currently challenging, with the war in Ukraine cutting off wheat growing and fertilizer production, and bird flu cutting supply of chicken and eggs. [1] https://www.bls.gov/cex/tables/calendar-year/mean-item-share-average-standard-error/cu-size-2021.pdf https://www.bls.gov/cex/tables/calendar-year/mean-item-share...

bryanrasmussen 4y ago

I think it's more likely everybody is spending +.25pm to balance out the family that's stealing everything.

voisin 4y ago

We pay $140-$160/week with no animal products. Family of four but two young kids don’t eat as much as teenagers or adults so maybe effectively a family of 2.5 or 3. Animal products would likely double this weekly spend and older kids would probably double it again.

benj111 4y ago
I don't think meat would double it. But yes teenagers eat more than young kids, but there are economies of scale. My weekly shop is dominated by alcohol, and I'm a meat eater and I struggle to spend that much.

2muchcoffeeman 4y ago

This seems high even compared to Australian standards. Per person per week is 77CAD (16k/4/52=77). I spend half that in Sydney. Edit: someone mentioned much saner prices as non meat eaters. I eat meat, but much less than most.

jldugger 4y ago

> That seems high Its about on track with the US. In 2021, the US average expenditure for a family of four was 11,908 [1]. Converting USD into CAD yields... 15,938.56. And to add to the anecdote, I spent about 4,000 on food in 2022 just for myself, so that tracks personally at least. This is all food, including dining. Dining prices are dominated by labor costs. But even raw food is currently challenging, with the war in Ukraine cutting off wheat growing and fertilizer production, and bird flu cutting supply of chicken and eggs. [1] https://www.bls.gov/cex/tables/calendar-year/mean-item-share-average-standard-error/cu-size-2021.pdf https://www.bls.gov/cex/tables/calendar-year/mean-item-share...