I’m a 22-year-old mum-of-five and spend about £500 a week on food – the kids can pick what they want to make life easier
A YOUNG mum-of-five has revealed that she spends just under £500 a week on her food shop – and she doesn’t even have a job.
Amber splits her shopping trips between bulk buying and restocking essentials, with her bulk shops making up the majority of her budget.
The 22-year-old was a teen mum who has now grown her brood to five-kids strong.
She is a stay at home mum who regularly shares updates on social media about life with five kids under five-years-old, including one set of twins.
In a recent video, she took one of her tots food shopping with her and explained that the trips are so expensive because the family eats a lot of meat.
She also let little Jaylee pick her own snacks to make the trip a lot easier.
“Jaylee is so happy she came this time because she picked out everything she wanted,” Amber said.
“Honestly, I like to go alone without the kids but it was kind of nice having her there because she told me exactly what she wanted.
“I wasn’t guessing what snacks or drinks she wanted for school.”
Amber added that her tot “loves to shop with her”.
In her mammoth shops, the mum buys “a bunch of meat” in big packages to divide into smaller portions.
“That’s why you see me grabbing so much meat,” she explained. “We break these into smaller packs.”
Among the meat selection was steaks, chicken drumsticks and chicken breasts.
Amber also grabbed beverage multipacks, cereal bars, crisps, fruit, muffins and ice-cream.
“Jaylee loves hot stuff,” she added. “That’s why she got spicy Funyuns.”
The entire shop came to just under £428 and Amber hoped the food she took home would last her family around two weeks.
The young mum also does smaller food shops once a week to top up fresh food and things that are running out.
Other mums were blown away by how much money the shopping cost Amber.
“The price though,” one penned in the comments. “I usually spend about £400 a month total for a family of five in the UK.
“And I cry at that price!”
“I cried seeing that receipt,” another said.