The phrase "food budget" refers to the amount of money a person or family plans to spend on buying food. It helps them decide how much they can afford to spend on groceries or eating out. Full definition
• A further 13 % of consumers estimate they spend between 10 and 20 % of their average household total food budget on organic products, with the remainder spending 10 % or less. (austorganic.com)
The price of a one - way plane ticket can be more than an average family's monthly food budget. (entrepreneur.com)
Whereas two - thirds of shoppers in 2005 spent all their weekly food budget at a nearby supermarket, now less than half do. (treehugger.com)