What??? Mommies With Cents is having 2 giveaways this week!! Love it! Save-A-Lot is making it easier for families to afford nutritious and appetite-satisfying meals for less than $4, about the price of a gallon of gas.
They have developed 20 breakfast, lunch, and dinner programs all priced under $4, allowing customers to lower their weekly grocery spending without sacrificing quality and nutrition. Save-A-Lot also has several lunch ideas for under $1 each!
Value Meals Overview
To help families stretch their food dollars, Save-A-Lot, a grocery chain with over 1,200 locations, has created a combination of 20 breakfast, lunch, and dinner meal plans for families of four – all costing less than $4 – less than a gallon of gas in most places.
· Save-A-Lot also has several lunch ideas for under $1 each
· All of these meals allow shoppers to lower their weekly grocery spending without sacrificing quality and nutrition.
· All of these meals allow shoppers to lower their weekly grocery spending without sacrificing quality and nutrition.
An Example of one of the circulars with meal ideas is below.
· Save-A-Lot carries 1,250 of the products most used by consumers. By eliminating costly overhead and unnecessary amenities, the store can offer the best of the most frequently purchased products and pass the savings on to its customers.
· Save-A-Lot features a large selection of exclusive products that meet or exceed the quality of the national brands. In fact, many of the same producers of name brands also produce Save-A-Lot exclusive brands. The difference is that Save-A-Lot shoppers don’t pay for costly national brand advertising and marketing. In addition, Save-A-Lot offers many national brands at a savings up to 40 percent.
Feeling Lucky? Enter to win one of FOUR $20 gift cards by leaving a comment letting us know “How much does it normally cost you to shop for a week’s worth of dinner?” The contest is open until Sunday October 5th at Midnight. The winner will be chosen by random number generator and contacted by email. They will have 48 hours to respond with their mailing address or another winner will be drawn.
For an extra entry, blog about our giveaway then come back and leave the link in the comments area.
Please be sure to leave a way to contact you should you be the lucky winner. This info will not be used for any other purpose.
Don’t forget to enter our other giveaway HERE!
I spend about $70 a week.
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Well, I try not to think about it. I buy in bulk, and use what I need when I need it. All told, I spend about $170 a week at the grocery, but that covers all meals, plus non-edibles such as shampoo and toilet paper.
It costs me about $150 for our emptied nest (almost) family of 3 for one week. [email protected]
It costs me over $300 a week for a family of 7.
About 50 to 75 a week.
I spend about $80 a week buying groceries.
I probably spend about $70 for dinner which is getting harder to do with the price of groceries. A Save A Lot GC is a good giveaway. Very practical
$200 easy
I would love to win this! We do not have a Save-A-Lot right near us but I try to shop there when I am visiting my family, which we do quite often!
I can feed us pretty cheaply if I try. However, I am bad about buying stuff we don’t really need when I am at the grocery. Another great reason to shop at SAL!!!
Thanks for contest!
It probably costs me close to about $60 I think for a weeks worth of dinner. Family of four to feed!
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It costs us anywhere from 150-200 a week for four adults.
We spend $50 – $100 a week.
lilacbutterfly [at] earthlink.net
I usually spend about $175 a week to feed a family of 4. Of course that includes non food items such diapers and wipes for our daughter.
We have been spending about $120, but trying to get down to $80(including toiletries etc)!
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We spend around $80 every two weeks for food. 🙂
I try to keep ours at about $50-$60but have 5 dogs and 2 cats so sometimes I go a little over. Great giveaway!
I budget about $40 a week but end up spending around $30 (only two of us so its not a great number, I know i can get it down more)
I’m also doing a giveaway this week and plan to link your giveaway as well.
onourwayonline.com
we spend $50 a month for 3 adults for ALL groceries- this includes all household items like personal hygeine, toilet paper, laundry detergent, dish detergent, etc. OH HOW I LOVE COUPONS!
For our family of 4, we spend around $50 a week.
I spend anywhere from 50-75 each week. Thanks!
for everyone roughly 100 a week
I’d say about $50-60 a week for all groceries. Thanks so much for this chance!
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We spend between $55 and $70 a week.
We spend about $50-$70 a week.
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about $50
For just dinners I would say we spend about $40-50 a week.
ldsmom2201 at yahoo dot com
http://juanshappywife.blogspot.com
http://homeschoolunitstudies.blogspot.com
I usually spend $80 a week for a family of 4. I hope I win I can walk to save a lot from my house.
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Its not cheap thats for sure.. i go to grocery store 1x a week and spend over a $100
i would love to win
I love to shop Save-A-Lot and this would be a great win. I usually spend about $100 a week in groceries for a family of 5 but I buy items that are on sale and use coupons religiously.
-Terra
partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com
Weeks dinner is $100!!!
Yikes!!!!
I would say that we spend $50 dollars a week.
Our home is the gathering place for youth church group outings, birthdays, holidays and just about any reason people can think of to come to our home. We spend an average of $175.00 a week.
Its a least $100 a week, usually more and its going up with the rising prices.
For just dinner probably $50.00 a week for the 2 of us
Bonnie in FL
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Usually around $100.00 a week. I go to Save-A-Lot once a month for can foods, this would help alot.
Theresa N
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About $100.
we spend about 125 a week, thats with 2 kids and an infant. Formula is ridiculous!)
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about 50 a week
For the 4 of us we spend about $50-60 a week on groceries but I have FOUND LOTS of rebates lately so it actually less.
I spend 50 to 75 dollars a week for dinners for my family of four.
I don’t know for sure (my husband does the books!) but probably something like $70 a week. I’d be delighted to enter the givaway!
lovemylittlefamily at yahoo dot com
my hubby eats a ton! we spend about $75 a week but i’m getting better and better. [email protected]
75$ per week!
We spend about $75 a week. Thanks for the giveaway.
I don’t know for sure because we don’t have a strict grocery budget, but we do shop very frugally. For our family of 5, we probably spend between $5 and $8 per dinner, so for a week that would be $25 to $40 spent on making dinners.
I spend about $150 a week for our family of four (soon to be five), but that also includes diapers, shampoo, pet food, etc. I love Save-A-Lot, Aldi, and anywhere else I can save a buck!!!!
I just posted my comment and forgot to leave my e-mail…it is [email protected].
I shop at Aldi and Save-A-Lot and my weekly cost for grocery items is about 70-80 dollars.
We shop for most everything once a month and buy milk and produce every week. Total, it usually costs us about $250 a month or about $63 a week.
Crystal
sw_915 at hotmail.com
At our house we spend about $100 a week on groceries for a family of five. Great giveaway, sure hope I win!
We only grocery shop once a month! I coupon shop and do bulk shopping! Runs about 350.00 a month for a family of 3. Just had 1/4 of a cow processed. Would love to win the gift card, thanks!
There’s just 3 of us now, so dinner for a week is about $35-40. Thanks for having this giveaway! [email protected]
Usually around 50-60 dollars a week. Thanks
About $80 a week….
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I spend about $75 a week for two people and two cats.
We are a family of 3, and I spend $50.00 a week. We are on a tight budget of $200.00 a month. I LOVE SAVE-A-LOT and would be so greateful if we won! My fingers are crossed!
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I guess I never really thought about how much we spent, as I have always tried to save money. With a family of 5, we spend between $150 and $200 a week. I would LOVE to win the SAL gc, every little bit helps – thank you for this GREAT giveaway!
I spent about $50 to $70 a week, for a family of 4.
Thanks, and love your blog.
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For dinner – probably $35, family of 6. (total groceries is probably over $100 a week)
Great giveaway!
I can’t afford groceries but when I could I spent about $50/week.
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I spend about $40, though lately it’s been edging toward $50. That’s for two adults and a 10-month old. augustgirl01 (at) hotmail (dot) com
breaking it down it is probably about $80/week. Family of 4- 2 of which are 17 months old. We spend $15/week for organic milk just for them!
People say you can ‘save a little at save a lot’, but I beg to differ. I do all my grocery shopping there. It’s the cheapest place in town. I usually spend about $75 a week there. [email protected]
$50/week
Love to shop here. Usually spend $50 a week or more. You can save a whole lot by shopping here.
You can save a lot by shopping here. I do MOST of my shopping at Save A Lot. Usually spend at least $50 a week if not more. Great giveaway.
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I’d estimate about $50/week but I use my stockpile frequently and plan meals around what’s on sale and what we have already.
We probably spend about $70 per week on dinners.
i spend between $60 – $70 a week for a family of 3.
i love gift cards! 🙂
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I have a $200/MONTH budget and that is for groceries, gas, diapers and formula!!
I love save-a-lot! Thank you!
I spend about $75 a week and I shop at Whole Foods buy things that are good for the environment.
just got home from the grocary store. My shopping for the week was $112 for a family of 4.
We spend $100-150 a week for a family of 5. This includes everything.
We spend $45 for a family of three. I could sure use the gift card!!!
If I don’t have to buy anything for my stockpile, I usually spend about $60 or $70 for a family of 4.
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We pay between $100 & $125 per week for groceries here in NY. Save a Lot is actually a great store, they are much cheaper to buy from than a regular grocery store.
I usually don’t calculate my cost per meal, but I think for dinners I spend less than $35 a week on average. Not counting the occasional eat out night.
Between $50-60 a week.
I shop at Save A Lot all time. Thanks for the giveaway. It would be wonderful to win. 🙂
We spend about $65 a week!
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I shop once a month 300.00 for a family of 4. I shop at the dollar store, walmart, local grocery store, and warehouse club. All are rather close. Make a list and plan meals ahead, use coupons, and look a the adds to see what on sale. I plan meals ahead of time.
We spend about $70 for a week’s worth of dinner. My husband is a diabetic, so that’s a high protein and veggie diet for you!
Just moved to a town that has a Save A Lot. I love it! I spend about $30-40 per week for 2. I want to get this down even farther. Getting things stocked up again takes a little bit more of the budget.
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I usually spend about $150 a week on groceries…but that’s for 4 growing sons and my “growing” hubby, too 🙂
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I usually spend about $60 a week for the 3 of us. But that includes things like baby items and cleaning supplies.
I spend around $80 for a family of 4.
We spend around $50 a week.
pkildow at gmail dot com
We run about $150 a week for a family of 4..however, there is ALWAYS @ least one extra person here every night…if not more than one…we have a lot of extended family living nearby & dinner time seems to be there fave time to stop by! lol Which is fine by me..but as prices increase it becomes more of a challenge for me!
We usually spend $75-100 a week.
I spend about $50 aweek for all meals. We are a family of four. I use LOTS of coupons, buy on sale, and stock up when I can. I do also try to get a food box once a week to help out.
Hard to know for sure, but around $25-50 per week – for a family of 7. I’m pretty sure the only way we’re doing that is because my Mom is a super deal getter and gives us bags and bags of groceries all the time! What a gift she is to us 🙂
We try to stick with $35 a week for two people. I only recently started calculating cost of meal per person. The other night I made chicken noodle soup from scratch, grand total per person: $.48! I will never buy canned soup again!
We just recently discovered the Save A Lot near us!
I spend about $60 a week just on dinners for a family of 3.
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About $100 for a family of 5
khong0707 at yahoo dot com
I spend around $80 to $100 a week!
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I spend about 50 a week! Thanks!
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Well, our budget is $50/week at the commissary, but I’ve been able to stay under that. And since it’s our commissary budget, a lot of non-food items make it on there too. I also tend to stockpile, so I’m going to say that on average, we probably spend $25 a week on food.
We spend about $80/week on just dinner. We love Save A Lot!
Marie – lmcrml @ att.net
I spend between $50-$60 each week for three of us to eat and an additional $10-$20 for the baby.
I spend around $20 a week for my husband and I. Mostly for fresh vegetables and meat.
Usually 56-6o dollars but we buy a side of beef about every 14 months or so. It cuts down on weekly costs.
I Would say $150 TO $200 per week
for four people in Canada.It varies.
I usually spend 50-60 a week.
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between 15.00 an 25.00
For 2.5 adults and 2 dogs and a cat, it cost about $100. That is not including going out or holidays. [email protected]
I’d say it cost $100 a week for our family of five. Great deal I think..I use ALOT of coupons!
we spend between $80-$90 a week for three people. one is a very picky two year old.
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between $80-$90 a week for three people. one is a very picky two year old
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I would love to win the Save A Lot gift card! Please enter me in the contest! They have great prices and there is a store located close to my house.
I spend approximately $50 per week.
For a family of 2, we usually spend about $50 at the store.
We spend between thirty and forty dollars for my husband and I!
I spend 50/wk for a family of three 🙂
Linda
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$70 a week [email protected]
We spend about $75 a week
About $50 a week. I love Save-a-Lot for helping to make money stretch.
My family of 6 i spend around $125 a week on food.New at putting couponds with sale’s.After 10 hour’s of putting all together.I am ready to save some money on food!Practiced on non-edibles to get the feel.Today’s the first day for food couponds.And i am excited.With all you ladie’s that taught me a few rule’s and a little cent’s.Thank You!
I spend about $80-$100/wk just for DH and me, but that includes special needs food items as well as paper products, etc. I find I spend far less if I shop solo, however! dandy_lion26 AT yahoo.com
Oh about 60.00 a week or so.
Thank you for having this! We are a family of 5 and spend about $150 a week. This includes everything we may need including school supplies, diapers etc. Thank you!
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At least 75-80- a week,that is food and snacks
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I spend about $30 a week.
My goal is $100…but with random midweek trips to the grocery store I spend about $130.
I try to spend between $40 and $50 a week for a family of 4. This includes all household and toiletry items, including diapers for 1.
For our family (2 adults, 1 baby) I aim for about $50/wk.
About $60 each week. I had never heard about Save-A-Lot until now but there is actually one that is pretty close! Thanks for the info!
I average $100-125 a week!
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Thanks for a great give away! Thanks to couponing I went from spending $100-$150/week on groceries/household goods to spending an average of $50!
$160-175 a week for a family of seven. [email protected]
I usually spend about $20-25 a week to feed 3 adults.
I spend about $40 a week on groceries (just food, not counting household items!)
I love Sav A Lot. I usually spend about $40.00 a week for 1 person.
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I just blogged about this. Thanks.
http://sunegrl72.blogspot.com/2008/10/contests-im-entering-101-105.html
I spend about $50 per week for four people. This includes all made from scratch dinners and toiletries.
Thanks so much for the chance! I also have a giveaway going on so come over and check it out!
I spend between 50-75 dollars for a family of 4.
We spend 70-75 $ a week for a family of 5. [email protected]
We can definitely spend over $70
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Our total grocery budget for a family of 4 is about $100/week and that includes diapers, formula, groceries, and paper/personal products.
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I have been maintaining a $40wk. grocery budget thanks to deals and stockpiling!
I hate thinking about it but it’s about 90 a week.
Kim
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Our budget allows $60 a week for groceries for my husband and I. We usually spend right at that. And we love shop-n-save! Thanks for the giveaway!
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I spent $65 last week.
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I average $50-60 for 2 adults and 2 teens! I just went to a Save-A-Lot for the first time this past weekend!
Kim
mytupkim2003 at yahoo dot com
If we stick to our weekly menu plan and don’t buy any “extras”, we spend between $55 and $70 a week for our family of 3. This doesn’t include toiletries, paper goods, or other inedibles.
I spend roughly 180 dollars on groceries every four weeks. Which averages out to about 6.43 cents per day and 2.16 per person to eat per day!
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I’ve gotten our budget down to $100 a week or less for our family of 6 and that includes diapers for two, dog food for one and cat food for one, plus all hygiene. I love all these helpful blog sites!
Great giveaway!
My email is [email protected]
Not exactly sure what we spend just on dinners, but we have a $50 a week grocery budget. I try to stay under that when possible, but with rising costs it is getting harder to make it all stretch longer. 🙂 Thanks!!
Grocery prices continue to rise each week but I try to stay between 50 and 70 per week. Thank goodness for coupons!
I spend around $100. [email protected]
But this is sometimes at WalMart…and so it’s not always all groceries, I may need shampoo or soap…or formula for our new born
I spend $50-75 a week.
For our family of 5 I typically spend about $70-80 that covers everything, Diapers and non-food items.
dana914s at yahoo.com
I usually average $125 to $150 a week for everything. All meals, snacks, paper products, etc. for 7 people.
For just dinners? I think it’s probably about $40. for the 7 of us.
I feed 10 people on a daily basis, and I spend an average of $175 per week for all groceries, including paper goods and personal care items.Thanks for the giveaway!
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I spend about $70-90 a week. This is for a family of 6 that includes 3 growing boys and my husband. I only shop at Save-A-Lot and I save a ton there! I love it
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For a weeks worth of groceries I spend about $100 for a family of five.
carriemills30[at]yahoo[dot]com
I spend about $75 for my family of 3.
sjnorton at mail dot com
Its so hard we spend about $50 a week but we need to spend about $100 or more!
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About 175.00 a week. Shh. don’t tell. 🙁
We spend about $100 for dinner a week.
I spend about $125 total/week
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Not sure how much “just for dinner” we spend but our average grocery bill is about $125/week for a family of 7.
stephjem95(at)gmail(dot)com
i spend about $50 a week.
For Dinner only we spend about $75 a week (if we don’t eat out!).
Thanks for the contest!
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We spend about $70./wk for our family of 5.
shannonrainer at gmail.com
What a great giveaway! We spend $70-$100/week on groceries.
Reese
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$100 for two. Not including special occasions and eating out.
I spend about $200 for a family of 4.
treflea4 at gmail dot com
70-90$
my email is [email protected]
It takes us about $100 a week to feed 5 people.
I also posted a link on my blog.
150-200 a week
For me and my junk food- eating husband it costs about $150 a week.
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$100 a week… sometimes more, sometimes less 🙂
With a fully stocked deep freeze and pantry, my grocery bill varies from week to week. Some weeks I buy only perishables, some weeks I stock up. I try only to buy when an item is on sale and then I stock up.I also shop Sav-A-Lot once a month,canned goods cost less there than any other local market.
i’d say a little less than $100
I spend from $100-$125 a week. It used to be anywhere from $50-$75, but with the rising prices, it’s gone up. We have a family of 7 (4 of them are boys 10-19!) so it’s hard to keep the costs down. We also do a lot of gardening to help. We love Save-A-Lot!
Rita
We spend about 70-100 each week depending on what’s left in the cupboards. Thanks for the giveaway!!
I spend about $50 a week. Now if you add gas and non-food items then it is about $80.
I spend about $50 a week for two people. We make a lot of our food from scratch and shop at both Aldi and Save-a-Lot.
I spend approx. $50 a week on groceries (that’s with eating out at least 3 x)
I spend about $120.00 a week on groceries.
TOO MUCH!! Well I feed myself and 3 growing boys, so it usually costs about $80 or more.
I have a family of 5 (and I’m pregnant). I shop Sav-A Lot regularly, and while I can’t say what I pay for JUST dinners… I spend between 70 and 100 dollars a week, including bath/health/beauty supplies.
Mrs.MegLogan
http://www.meglogan.com
meg @ meglogan (dot) com
We spend about $125 a week. Thanks for the giveaway!
braaisjo at gmail dot com
We probably spend between $75-125 a week on groceries. (I’m working hard to reduce those numbers!) This takes care of four people… 2 adults, 2 babies under 3, and one puppy who is sure she’s human!
It depends on who is coming over for meals or if we are having a big Sunday dinnere. But I spend about $60 a week. I use Sav A lot for 65% of my shopping. Thanks for the giveaway.
We have a household of 3, but I have
been an avid Save-A-Lot shopper for
years. It costs me about $65.00 a week. Save-A-Lot has helped us stretch our food dollars!
Read my Testiment of Save-A-Lot at
My MySpace blog
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=55291330
or http://www.myspace.com/dmdifalco
just for dinners about $65 a week,
thats sav-a-lot or aldis i’d be scared to think what it would cost at kroger or walmart , feeding a family of four well 4 and 1/2 got a teenager
I spend about $65 on dinner food.
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I use about $100.00 in groceries
I spend about $50 a week or so. I guess that’s not too bad.
doot65{at}comcast[dot]net
Elizabeth
I spend about $50 a week but I don’t think we eat as healthy as we should and my cooking skills are not up to par. But I keep trying!
I spend around $100 per week.
annemarie562000(at)yahoo(dot)com
I try very hard to keep it under $100 for 2 adults and 2 bottomless teens.
$100, before this year’s financial market’s undulation
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$100, before this year’s business market’s undulation
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There are 6 of us. I usually spend an average of $100 a week on food.
We try to spend about $300 a week, but that is for the 5 of us who live here, 5 dogs, Kyra and her little family come shopping at mom's & whoever else. Plus, I am a super-stockpiler so I have to have TONS in my pantry & freezers so it costs way less to actually eat than I buy.
about $100 or so
Maybe $84, since $12 per dinner is a GOOD dinner to me…
easily $100 at the least, thanks
I spent about $100 a week for a family of 5.
Wow, look at all the comments! 🙂
I think I spend around $30 a week. I spend more on the weeks I don’t menu plan (like this week *sigh*) I swear I am making out a menu plan again next week. DH is off most of the week so maybe if it’s not raining I can even make him grill dinner one night! 😉
My email’s on my blog profile page or leave a comment on mine.
Our budget is around 60-75 a week for 2 adults and 2 children. I wish I could cut it back more!
We spend about 75 dollars a week. Right now it is only me and my husband and a three month old. She doesn’t eat much.
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I spend about $75 aweek for four f us Sandy
We shop pretty frugally, buy in bulk, coupon+sales, etc. But I still spend about $150/week for our family of five. 🙂
Thank you so much!!
alison523 at gmail dot com
Probably about $70… it’s been a little higher recently though. That includes toiletries, diapers, and cleaning supplies though.
I spend between $100-$150 a wk for a family of 4. I try to use coupons and stuff but I have an autistic daughter who is on special GFCF diet and it’s hard to save on the grocery bill with her diet.
Thanks for the chance,
Diaz Family
I would say around $80 per week for three of us, one of which is a 14-year-old human garbage disposal
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We use two freezers and stock up, so it’s hard to say. We probably don’t spend more than $50 a week on groceries after coupons and other discounts. *Thanks* for the giveaway!
ols[dot]moonmaiden[at]gmail[dot]com
I probably spend about $100 a week for dinner for my family.
$30 for my husband and I weekly groceries
i’d say about 130/week for us.
I love our local Sav-A-Lot! I shop there at least twice a week. I normally spend $70 – $100 a week on groceries. Thanks for the chance to win!
We spend about $125 but that includes all soaps/shampoos, dogfood, and snacks/lunch stuff in addition to dinners.
about $100 con5459 at gmail. com
I usually spend around $85 a week. [email protected]
$50 🙂
I’d like to keep my bill to $100 a week, but it winds up being around $150 🙁
We spend about $150 a week for a family of 5 and 3 dogs.
We try to spend less then $70 a week, so we need to spend even less.
$75 or so.
txhottie_86 at yahoo dot com
Between 150-200 per week…it is so difficult and hopefully prices will go in the consumers favor sometime soon…[email protected]
We are a family of six and random school friends on most days. I spend about 125 and mostly shop at save alot, cook lots of meatless meals and have a nice garden. Ok we out out 1-2 meals as [email protected]
I average spending about $100 a week for the two of us.
guysrose at aol dot com
Seems even though we spend a good $100-$150 a week there is never anything in the house to eat!! We try picking up whatever we can on sales and at Save A Lot .. This sure would help our budget some!! Thanks for the chance to win.
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anout 90 dollars per week i use alot of coupons 🙂
Around 80-90$
I am alone, so it costs me about
$50.00 a week.
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I do try to use coupons and only shop sales but I still spend about $75-$90 a week! Thanks 🙂 [email protected]
A week’s worth of dinners generally costs us about $50. Of course, we use leftovers for lunches, so that helps stretch the money.
I probably spend about $100 a week
I would say $100 per seek.
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It costs me approx. $50.00 to $60.00 per week for groceries.
75$ per week!