OT-grocery budget?

[shootingstar]

For 2 cycling adults: just around $280.00CAN per month.

Plus eating out for dinner once a wk. about $30.00 for 2. We tend to choose cheap places and snacks throughout the week --add another $25.00CAN.

For home, we don't buy junk food. We do shop in Chinatown several times per month, where you can get ordinary plus Asian ingredients for competitive prices. We don't shop at Costco's even though there is one right beside Chinatown..not cost-effective for us to make annual membership worthwhile nor has the range of stuff we want. We do focus heavily on fresh veggies and fruits instead of canned substitutes...neither of us are keen on canned veggies/fruits.

Budget even includes a box of phyllo dough...it's only under $3.00CAN to make several large strudels --savoury or sweet. Budget does include occasional whole fresh salmon, which I cut up and freeze... a nice meal of mussels, even a cup of smoked salmon. We only eat certain meats, 1-2 times per week.

Both of us were raised by immigrant mothers in poor families while growing up and so we each witnessed how to stretch food...German style and Chinese style.

For inexplicable reasons, right now he's really into pumping out gourmet dishes that he creates out of his own imagination...an elegant, healthy dish doesn't require a ton of money.

Plus 2 bottles of wine every 4 months..no more than $40.00CAN or less.