average food budget for 2
Every month, the United States Department of Agriculture figures out the average cost of food based on family size, age and style. For September 2010, the USDA determined that a family of two, aged 19 to 50 years old, would typically spend $347.50 on a thrifty food plan or up to $688.60 on a liberal plan.
If you're not into living on beans, rice and pasta or eating caviar, steak and lobster for every meal, you may want to look to the USDA's moderate food plan average, which was $550.60 for a family of two adults.