How much do you spend on Food each month?

[Test247]

Hey guys... honestly how much do you spent on food each month? I eat healthy (which costs more) high protein (costs more) and I feel like I am going broke.

I am regulating my cardio and work outs because if I do too many I can't afford the food.

Don't get me wrong Im not broke but in the recession not doing as well as I used to.

But right now I am 28, 6', 205lbs and lifting 3x a week Im spending about $1200-$1500+ a month on food between the store and eating out lunch once a day.

What do you guys spend??

[drdeath613]

u can save a lot if u buy your chicken in bulk i spend about 200-300 for a month and thats eating chicken 2 times a day ground beef once a day and turkey and tuna

[Dont wanna be old]

A couple hundred will do . Not that I wouldn't like to buy more .

[scotimus]

2 words......COST-CO. well actually one word but you get the point. like drdeath says,buy in bulk. you can get cases of chicken,beef,egg whites,etc.

[Test247]

Are you seriously $300 a month on food? Honestly break it down for me. Thats unbelievably low, can you give me a sample of what you eat for a day or two?

I do need to hit costco.. its a 35min drive...but... I just get sick of eating the same shit constantly too.

[playboii]

lol i only spend 100$ a month but all i eat is chicken eggs n tuna and thats pretty cheap in bulk.

[Test247]

you dont eat any vegetables, carbs or other things?!?

[playboii]

havent ate vegys in while..oh i add peanut butter with all my meals..a tea spoon..

[Test247]

thats not healthy bro.

[playboii]

seems to be doing the job for me..everyone's different you know. i eat oatmeal everyday for breakfast so i get some carbs in.

[Test247]

I still dunno how you only spend $100 a month. Can I update this thread to add in an example of what each of you eat daily and your monthly budget cuz I gotta get mine lower.

[playboii]

this is what i eat mostly everyday on weekends i dont diet as strict

breakfast
1 cup of oatmeal 4 eggwhites 1 yolk 1 slice of fat free cheese


2nd meal
chicken cutlet tea spoon of oatmeal

3rd meal
hard boiled egg tuna with tea spoon of penut butter

a shake

5th meal chicken cutlet with teaspoon of penut butter

then i have a shake b4 bed sometimes.

i do add veggys in my diet but im always changing it up to see how my body reacts better..so far this diet has been doing it for me, but then again i been on hgh for almost a yr already so maybe thats aiding in my growing progress and leaness.

[Test247]

That doesnt seem like a lot of calories, I have to eat 3000-3500 a day or Im starving at 205lbs. When I was 215-220 it was even worse.

How much HGH do you run?

[drdeath613]

u can buy 15 dozen eggs for 20 bucks a bag of chicken breasts with like 10 or so in it for 20 bucks they have a big ass can of tuna for i forget but its cheap u can get rolls of turkey from save a lot for 99 cents as u see here theres good savings i dont eat alot of carbs cause i tend to bloat and gain fat ill spend like 50 bucks on that for a month

plus a protein shake absolute met-rx has a good one i like called protein revolution its damn good

[playboii]

u can buy 15 dozen eggs for 20 bucks a bag of chicken breasts with like 10 or so in it for 20 bucks they have a big ass can of tuna for i forget but its cheap u can get rolls of turkey from save a lot for 99 cents as u see here theres good savings i dont eat alot of carbs cause i tend to bloat and gain fat ill spend like 50 bucks on that for a month

plus a protein shake absolute met-rx has a good one i like called protein revolution its damn good

i second that.. and i bargain shop like a mother effer lol

[playboii]

That doesnt seem like a lot of calories, I have to eat 3000-3500 a day or Im starving at 205lbs. When I was 215-220 it was even worse.

How much HGH do you run?

5ius mon-fri sat & sun off..but i gain weight very easily so i have to keep as strict as possible.. i am 5'8 214lbs

[drdeath613]

lol i wish i had a grand to spend a month on food i eat greens i eat greenbeans and so on

i when i was making my diet i had it up to 2900 cals with lil carbs ground turkey will take a large part of them

[Test247]

I make my own protein shakes in the morning with isonatural flavorless, juice and a banana and frozen berries. I eat lunch out. I guess I need to cut out some off the weekend eeating out too.

I eat greenbeans and I just dunno I have always had an abnormally high metabolism, I could never get over 170 before AAS

[Test247]

where do you buy stuff that cheap. I am in california, nothing is that cheap! I paid $4.50 for a dozen eggs at the store today!!

[drdeath613]

well i cant say much about what u need to eat on a cycle as iv never done one i stick to the fake stuff like m drol by c.e.l i plan to buy a bunch befor the ban takes em all away

[drdeath613]

sams club is where i do alot of my shopping

[drdeath613]

http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?catg=2457

http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/nav...=5&item=184833

[bjpennnn]

u can save a lot if u buy your chicken in bulk i spend about 200-300 for a month and thats eating chicken 2 times a day ground beef once a day and turkey and tuna

exactly, i spend a lot more but when i want to conserve this is what i do.

[drdeath613]

lol someone like ufc alot lol

[J-Dogg]

1,500 a month? That's a ton bro.....

I buy a 5lb log of burger for about 7 bucks. It has more fat but it's easy to drain while cooking.

I buy fresh chicken breast for under $2 a lb. I've bought under a buck a pound.

I buy a 4lb can of chunk light chicken of the sea tuna for under $8

Steak.....i try to keep it under $3 a lb. But I'll buy chuck steak most of the time for about $2 a lb.

For carbs I eat whole wheat pasta, I'll cook it with burger and some spaghetti sauce. Read the labels on your sauces, you'll find they are actually pretty low in sugar, lower than marinara.

THey have some really healthy tortilla's now, season some of that beef or chicken and you can eat a burrito pretty healthy.

I'll even eat a small portion of instant mashed potatoes with fat free ranch, but brown rice is about free.

For shakes, I just use the cheap whey off the shelf at walmart.

I don't fall into the marketing game, and I don't have convenient food in my house short of some bananas.

I eat 3,850 calories right now, but in the summer when I'm more active I'll eat over 4.5k calories. 29, 210lbs @sub 10

[Test247]

thanks for the input guys. I am going to buy a separate extra freezer. I just dont have room in my tiny freezer to keep that much meat. Then Im going to start hitting up costco.

With all the money I can save on food I an start running 6iu's a day of GH! ahaha...

Have you seen plain whey at walmart?

All your prices are so low. I live in a small town and shop the local vons and other markets, the prices are absurd!!!!!

I can't remember the last time I saw chicken breast under $7 a lb and steaks under $8 a lb.

Ive never tried chuck steak it doesnt look very good, how do you cook n eat that shit? Does it taste decent?

Im gettin burned out on pasta I gotta switch to brown rice for a while.

Thanks guys. I appreciate the input!

I just get so sick of all the same flavors too.

[drdeath613]

hey i helped the most i want 15% of the money u save lol

[scared1]

how often do you buy food?

[*RAGE*]

To much, but 80% diet bro......cant grow without it.

[Test247]

I gotta shop atleast 1 once a week. My fridge can't hold food for any longer than that though. I think I need to get a supplementary extra freezer!

[drdeath613]

http://www.google.com/products/catal...39&sa=button#p

this is all u really need they wont break the bank and some offer free shipping and no taxs

[Friend]

Not enough

[DCI]

I spend 200 euro a month on munch. But that would be some free food from the parents too.

[Test247]

dr death. thanks bro! thats awesome I will pick one of those up asap! Are you serious you've never done a cycle? Why not! Get goin

[drdeath613]

yea im for real iv never done one im waiting till i hit my limit when i stop seeing progress then i might try it just a test only cycle only cause i dont wanna have a bunch of stuff in me but to tell the truth id be happy to sit at 200lbs and 10% body fat im only 5'9 so ill look huge

[Machdiesel]

Between 500-700$ a month. It depends If i run out of things like dressings, seasonings or dumb stuff I need to restock

[Critical Mass]

400-500 bucks every month easily. Sucks.

[elpropiotorvic]

Between 500-700$ a month. It depends If i run out of things like dressings, seasonings or dumb stuff I need to restock

X2 for myself...

Costco is good for smoked salmón
tamari almonds
whole wheat pasta
tuna sometimes

[Kibble]

Usually $300 every other week, and I still run out of food all the time

[MotoLifter]

More than I would care to calculate, thank you. Costco does save some serious $ though.


Moto