How much

[Adagio]

Originally posted by -Jrabbit

Even really good pizza is pretty cheap. Dinner for 3 at my favorite (French) restaurant runs close to $200.
And it's worth it.

Note: I did NOT include restaurant dinners in my quick cost calc.

I don't know how much pizza costs by you, but here a (good) pizza is pretty expensive (For a student that is)

[Urban Ranger]

It's cheap to cook one's own food here. The expensive part is time spent on cooking said food. So now we have a part-time maid to do it, even she can't cook as good as I do.

[Solly]

About £20 a week, so hmmm around $130 a month.

[MrFun]

I purchase about $220 a month for food -- this includes groceries for at home, as well as lunches outside of home.

[Arrian]

My gf and I spend ~$75 per week at the grocery store, but that does not include booze or dining out. Say we eat out once a week, plus usually buy lunch once per week... add in booze....

mixti mixti mixti in the bowly bowly...

I guess I'm in the $240-$280 range.

-Arrian

[kermit_the_frog]

I dont spend much money on food at all, maybe some like 10$ dollars a month

[Tripledoc]

I would say just above $200 a month. A little less during Summer, a little more during Winter.

Maybe the poll should have asked how great the percentage is of income one spends on food.

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by ADG
$80-$120 as the least amount?

...and you're talking per person?

I guess that's about the amount this household pays together (2 people in the early 20s)... ok, maybe a little more, but not much...

That is a long time ago...

[st_swithin]

Do cigarettes count as food?

[Dis]

usually about $30 a week, which works out to $120 a month.

A lot of that goes towards my orange juice. As I pay $5 for a gallon of orange juice. I only drink 100% juice now. I no longer drink soda.

[Ted Striker]

How the f do you spend only $30 a week?

Do you just not eat that much?

[Dis]

that's just for one person.

And yes I have undergone a eating habit change (I won't call it a diet- since it is a permanent change in eating habits), and I do eat less food because of it.

I usually just eat yogurt in the morning, a sandwhich (just 2 pieces of meat now) and a banana when I'm working, usually a tv dinner at night. I need to cut the tv dinners to avoid the processed food. On the weekends I cook using my george forman grill. Usually a burger or chicken breast. George Forman is god! . I also eat various fruit in between meals. And I drink mostly water with my meals except for orange juice maybe once or twice a day.

It's a low calorie diet.

I was thinking about cutting my calorie intake by 40%, but that might be just a little to hard. but there is evidence that can increase your lifespan by like 10 to 20%.

no fast food for me. Though I still do eat pizza. I love pizza . But pizza isn't terribly expensive.

[Sikander]

Originally posted by st_swithin
Do cigarettes count as food?

Of course, without them I'd never get any fiber.

I selected "not in this range", as I spend about 5-600$ a month on food and beverages from all sources.

[Kramerman]

Have no idea. I live off maybe $40 during the week, and then i spen up around $25 on the weekends alone. Using this estimate, i guess i spend around $220 a month on food. Is that a lot? I sure hope not, im a college student

[JohnT]

Originally posted by ADG
$80-$120 as the least amount?

...and you're talking per person?

I guess that's about the amount this household pays together (2 people in the early 20s)... ok, maybe a little more, but not much...

You spend $2 per meal, 2 meals a day and after 30 days you're looking at $120.00. Me thinks you aren't capturing all your food costs.