Build a grocery plan from your own prices
Multiply each household age-group count by its editable monthly food amount. Apply the chosen meal-plan multiplier, price or diet factor and household adjustment, then add non-food supplies. The example amounts and factors are illustrative choices; they do not reproduce USDA food plans, survey local stores or establish a healthy-diet allowance.
Start with recent receipts and change the age-group amounts to match your household and selected currency. Currency selection changes the display, not the amounts or local prices. Restaurants and takeaway are excluded unless you deliberately include them in your inputs.
Weekly and biweekly shopping targets divide the annual plan by 52 or 26. Per-person daily figures use an average 365.2425-day year, and the meal illustration assumes three meals a day. The aisle split is an editable-budget example rather than a nutritional requirement.
Official USDA food plans for separate comparison
Frequently asked questions
Are the grocery amounts official food-cost data?
No. The example amounts and multipliers are editable planning assumptions. They are not a current USDA food plan, a local price survey or a nutritional recommendation.
How do I adapt this to my country and currency?
Enter monthly food amounts in your selected currency for each age group, then adjust household supplies and any factors. Changing the currency label does not convert prices or load local market data.
How are shopping-trip and daily amounts calculated?
Weekly and biweekly shopping use 52 and 26 trips per year, divided by 12. Daily food spending uses an average 365.2425-day year; the meal figure divides it by three. Actual receipts and shopping dates will vary.