How I Feed My Family For Under $800 a Month

Feeding a large family is hard in these expensive times. But it can be done! Read on to see how I Feed my family for under $800 a month!

At the time of this writing I have 6 kids at home. The others come home for Christmas and during the summer. But our usual budget for the 7 of us is $200 a week max. I usually spend $150 and then every other month or so I’ll go to Sam’s Club when I’m in that town 2 hours away and spend about $400 and count it as both the weekly groceries plus extra to stock up on staples for a couple of months. About twice a year I will go to Whole Foods or a health food store and get a few specialty items like raw cheese.

Here’s what I get at each store to feed my family healthily for under $800 a month

Walmart/Local Grocery Store Weekly Groceries ~$150

• 15-20 bananas
• 3 heads of lettuce
• tomatoes
• 1-2 celery stalks
• 2 bags of apples
• 3 avocado
• Other fruits and veggies in season (peaches, nectarines, cherries,
• 3 pack organic grass-fed ground beef
• 3 whole milk
• 1 organic Greek plain yogurt
• 3-5 staples I am out of such as canned veggies, baking supplies, condiments, etc.

Every 2-3 weeks I get the above plus add:

• Organic chicken
• 4 cream cheese blocks
• popcorn
• other meat like uncured bacon or sausage or lunch meat
• organic granola
• 4 4-packs of Noosa Vanilla yogurt for treats
• frozen fruit or veggies
• tortillas

Sam’s Club 4-5 times a year ~$400

• canned chicken
• salsa
• organic red quinoa tortilla chips
• bread
• shredded and sliced cheese
• fruits and veggies for the next 2 weeks (and skip my weekly shopping trip)
• regular butter and organic butter
• plain Greek yogurt
• 9 lbs of organic grass-fed ground beef
• organic chicken broth
• baking supplies and spices

Whole Foods 1-2 times a year ~$200+ depending on my budget

• organic sprouted oats
• organic black beans
• other types of beans they have in stock
• organic popcorn kernels
• 6 blocks of raw cheese
• kefir
• sprouted corn tortillas

Summary

So I spend $150 a week on normal weeks getting groceries for my family. That’s usually $600-700 a month. Then I occasionally go to Sam’s Club or Whole Foods when I’m in that city, usually picking up my college kids from the airport. I can easily spend $400 there so all together that averages less than $800 a month. In the summer you’d think I’d spend more because I have more kids at home but I offset the cost by cooking as many foods as I can with food we grow ourselves. Sometimes I have to be creative, but I can usually do it!

Watch the YouTube video of how I Feed my family for under $800 a month

See my pantry and fridge and hear all my tips!

You may also like to see my post on grocery shopping with small children!

And my post on Easy Meal Planning!