Groceries 2017:

Came across this today...I know...I need to get a life...

Interesting reading though. How do you compare?

https://www.cnpp.usda.gov/sites/default/files/CostofFoodAug2017.pdf

It's unintentional, but it looks like the DW and I are under the "Thrifty" grouping...Thrifty must mean we like to eat 'cause we do pretty good (according to the scales) 🙂

I wonder if there is another chart for how much we eat out in combination with eating in?

Well....According to the Government (who is never wrong), it looks like we spend 50% on eating out and 50% for eating in (at least thru 2014):

https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/ag-and-food-statistics-charting-the-essentials/food-prices-and-spending.aspx

Check the 6th and 7th charts down.

The good news is that we seem to be spending less on food overall. I suspect housing and medical have taken over priorities.

Thanks for sharing the chart. That is an interesting chart. I am baffled by the numbers. DW and I are health nuts and in excellent health while are weights are just below average for our age/build and far below the BMI numbers yet our monthly food costs far exceed 150% of the two adult numbers. Our at-home or when Rv'ing food cost are essentially the same. I do the grocery shopping and mostly at Wal-Mart and select store brands and sale items in most cases. Rx and health supplements are on top of that. We feel lucky if the monthly food only costs are under $1,200. Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner food cost more than doubles the costs (aka- we have a large family that gathers at our home during the holidays). Each meal then hits $400-600-that's really crazy. If we could hit the chart numbers I would take DW on a Euro vacation every year!! It seems a few plastic bags of groceries are always $150-175. Cost are crazy.

WOW!!!!! You eat GOOOODDDDD!

We have 3 we feed. We shop a lot at Aldi's. We average $140 a week or $600 a month. I still look for ways to reduce cost. I don't think we eat THAT bad, but food is my friend. I like it, it likes me.

We have a Walmart but try to stay clear of that. Here, the produce is not the best and prices are almost as bad as a Kroger.

It's just interesting to see how we might fit in.

Now, I guess the reason our grocery bill might be less...I think we fall close to that 50/50 plan. 50% eating in and 50% eating out. But even then, that would only be $1200 a month. Right now, we are experimenting to see if we can eat in for the next 30 days and not eat out at all. It's been a week. I feel weak...:(

I need my Dunkin Donuts and Whataburger!

You are spot on about Wal-Mart produce. I shop for produce at HyVee which is not cheap however the produce is garden fresh. If I added in eating out monthly cost to our total monthly food expenditures the total would even be more insane. I try not to think about food costs until someone sends a link to a goverment food cost chart!! Food costs are right there with internet, phone, TV, movie night out and medical costs - they seem to be scams. I fall for all of them!

Interesting read I have for the last 5 years have gone to Wisconsin to work every Summer. What I find is the groceries and all food in general are far more expensive than here in Texas. Meats average around a 50 cents to a buck a pound more in WI compared to Texas. The produce choices are poor there in comparison yet more expensive. Even the things that are grown there are more expensive. The only thing that is NOT more expensive is beer with the weekend sales a case is around 5 bucks cheaper than in TX so cheap I usually drink more beer in the Summer than eat..........LOL :silly: 😳 :woohoo: :side:

You are spot on about Wal-Mart produce. I shop for produce at HyVee which is not cheap however the produce is garden fresh. If I added in eating out monthly cost to our total monthly food expenditures the total would even be more insane. I try not to think about food costs until someone sends a link to a goverment food cost chart!! Food costs are right there with internet, phone, TV, movie night out and medical costs - they seem to be scams. I fall for all of them!

That's funny stuff right there!

Interesting read I have for the last 5 years have gone to Wisconsin to work every Summer. What I find is the groceries and all food in general are far more expensive than here in Texas. Meats average around a 50 cents to a buck a pound more in WI compared to Texas. The produce choices are poor there in comparison yet more expensive. Even the things that are grown there are more expensive. The only thing that is NOT more expensive is beer with the weekend sales a case is around 5 bucks cheaper than in TX so cheap I usually drink more beer in the Summer than eat..........LOL :silly: 😳 :woohoo: :side:

We used to live up North...Food was more expensive at times. But when fruits and vegetables came in season, they were better and cheaper. Especially if we hit the roadside stands.

I was visiting my son near Chicago last month and noticed groceries were about 30% higher than here in the Kansas City area. I assume taxes and labor differences could be at play. I do about two bottles of beer per year so haven't compared those prices however Scotch is on my radar!!

If you want too we weight, go buy groceries in the Pacific northwest or pretty much anywhere on the west coast.

I would love to get into any of these levels. Over 4 years of full timing, we average over $1,000 a month. That is dining out and groceries.

Ours run close to $1000 per month also. We stop for a 1/2 gallon of milk & come out with over $100 worth. I told the DW the other day that we can't cross the threshold of any store without it costing a $100+. Too bad we like to cook & eat what we cook!

I FEEL THIS ONE FOR SURE!!!!

It seems there is no such thing as just running in for $10 any more...