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It's hard to say on a daily basis, but I spend maybe $60 a week on food for my boyfriend and I. That includes his diet sodas, so it's not really an accurate tally of "food", but anyway... averaged out, that's about $4.29 per person per day.
We eat a lot of cheap food - pasta, chicken, soups - I do ALL of the cooking, we almost never use prepackaged convenience foods, and we never ever eat out. But he does drink a lot of soda, which is expensive, and I eat a lot of salads and fruit, which aren't the cheapest foods usually, so we even spend a little more than we really *have* to.
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Its kind of hard for me to say as we do a LOT of shopping at Costco and buy most everything in bulk! We only go to the regular grocery stores a couple of times a month. Sorry, not too much help here! 
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$60 a week!
For me and my boyfriend, we usually spend around $80-$100 a week. (So that's like $6 or $7 a day each.) And that's with virtually no prepackaged foods, buying lots in bulk, no-name brands, and eating hardly any meat between us.
Any other tips, oh amazingly frugal one? 
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Hard to say. I spend between $40 and about $75 on groceries for two of us each week. It depends what's on the list. This week, for example, we didn't need any meat, so it was lower. It's higher on the weeks when we're out of meat, my husband "needs" pop, and I need stuff to take to work for lunch.
I don't think I spend any more than I did before IBS. Sure, I'm buying soy milk every week now at $2.69 a half gallon, but I used to spend some of that on the fresh produce that I can't have much of now.
I also used to buy baby carrots, but now I just get a 5lb every couple weeks. It costs less than a 1lb. bag of baby carrots and doesn't get slimy!
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Okay, lets see. It costs us on average $183 a week for 2 people + 1 dog. That includes ALL staples, as well as food, dog food, cosmetics, drugs, etc. We shop once a week, and ONLY once a week. So, if you calculate our dog as a quarter of a person, that would be $81.33 each for one week, or $11.62 per day.
Sounds like a lot, doesn't it? Well, actually, I'm eventually going to have to re-calculate it because I've noticed our grocery bill has dropped drastically since we started Weight Watchers two and a half weeks ago. Yeah, I went on the diet, and hubby lost the weight! Typical. 
Bev
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I takes living in New England to really know the meaning of FRUGAL. Right, Casey?
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nós somos o que nós somos e o descanso é merda
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I spend about 50 to 100 dollars a week depending on wether or not we need meat products or dog food. There are 2 adults, a 6 year old, and an 8 year old, and two dogs in my home. We eat ALOT of chicken and pasta! We used to spend 200 dollars a week when I was eating red meat and alot of fresh produce. I also buy the generic brand and shop the sales.
Christie
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We Mainers are cheap! I mean, THRIFTY! Haha.
Honestly, I think some of why our grocery bill is so low is because food is cheaper here. When my father was up here visiting, he went shopping with me, and he kept yelling things like, "Oranges are 4 for $1 here! They're 89 cents each in NJ!" and "You pay less than $1 for a dozen eggs! Holy cow!" etc etc.
But here's a few other things I do:
1. I never, ever, EVER buy bread. I go to our local bakery distribution center and pick up "expired" bread for FREE. You have to really look at it, to make sure you're not grabbing something moldy, but the last time I was there, I picked up an ENTIRE TRASH BAG of bread that was dated 3 or 4 days ahead (meaning, it was Dec. 31st and the bread was dated Jan. 4), for absolutely nothing, and stocked up the freezer.
2. I only buy meat/poultry items when they're on sale, and when they are, I stock up. I plan meals around what's cheap, not the other way around.
3. I don't buy name brands unless they're cheaper than the store brands.
4. I never buy packaged or prepared foods - canned soups, frozen dinners, stuff like that. It's just too expensive. I'm a do-it-yourself-er... if I can do it myself, I probably do. Like, instead of buying granola, I make my own. It's healthier and incredibly cheap.
5. I don't buy "special" foods. The only special item I ever buy is soy milk. Special-diet foods - like vegetarian "meats" - are expensive, and I just never buy them. If I want to eat vegetarian meals, I make recipes that use legumes (so cheap!) or just eat pasta and sauce or stirfries.
That's all I can think of. The funny thing is that I think $60 a week is HORRIBLE and way more than 2 people should be spending, so this thread is kind of a reality check. LOL! Once upon a time, I survived on my own on $10 a week for food. No freaking joke. It wasn't the healthiest diet in the world, but you'd be surprised how much you can eat on that little when you absolutely have to.
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I spent about $600.00 a month between Wal-Mart and Sam's club. This is for a family of four, 2 dogs and 1 cat. This includes clothing...toilet paper...and so forth. So if we take the animals out of the equation all together as our expenses their are minimal, we are looking at $5.00 per person, per day. But that is for EVERYTHING.
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Have a blessed day!...Rachel
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I have IBS but it doesn't have me!
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Food isn't something I budget. I mean, I don't spend beyond my means, but I've never really thought about being food thrifty. My partner and I spend probably about $80 - $120 week between the two of us. We rarely eat out and don't spend a lot of money on non-necessities, so I don't feel guilty about going to the grocery store every couple of days. I'm just thankful I can enjoy eating again! 
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