Family of 4, both our boys are still pretty young. We are up in Canada, and our groceries tend to run on the higher side as we are in a small town. If I make a trip to the city, they would be less, but then the cost of gas at times negates that. Also, I don't buy meat every month. We do that every other month or so. We do one meatless meal a week, I make enough for leftovers so I only make 4-5 meals a week, and we hardly eat out. Kids may get McD's once or twice a month, depending on the day. I don't remember the last time I ate out in a restaurant. We try not to buy Starbucks or anything like that. We reserve that for date nights or an afternoon where my mother in law watches the kids, but we usually make our own coffee on the go. We bag lunches for work and daycare. I meal plan at the beginning of the week, and at the beginning of every month, I go through my freezer and plan with whats there as well as whats in the pantry. I try to only buy stuff on sale and clearance (ie: if buying vegetables for dinner, I will buy clearance at 50% off instead of full price as we are using it that evening anyways). Our groceries include all pet supplies, and baby supplies (we cloth diaper so that saves money there). Last month, my total grocery bill was $632. This month, so far, we are sitting at around $250. We do drink alcohol, but not as much as we once did. We also do a trip into BC every summer and stock up on wine then (usually buy about $1000 worth on the trip - this lasts us quite a while!).