I picked a fine time to go KETO!!!! LOL!!!!
Yeah. Overall, it's pricy.
Up until Sept 2023, I was following the USDA food pyramid, plus baking bread, etc. Went low carb/Keto/carnivore-ish on 1 Sept 2023. Let's keep politics and inflation out of it, but here's what happened to my annual grocery spend by cutting carbs, increasing eggs to 4-5 daily consumption, eliminating processed foods/fast foods, rarely eating out, eating more leafy greens, and increasing my protein from 10-15% of my food intake, to 20-30% of my intake:
Annual grocery spend for me and my wife:
2023: $6537.41
2024: $9293.75
2025: $9728.04 (adjusted for the year after one full month of buying groceries)
Eggs and fresh veggies are the drivers of when I go grocery shopping. Number of grocery trips/month due to eating more eggs/fresh veggies.
2023: 6
2024: 9
2025: 12 (adjusted for the year, but I suspect it may get closer to 2024 as the year progresses).
Some of that spending and trip increase is due to reducing our monthly spend at eating establishments. We used to "eat out" about two to three times a week for convenience, always bringing home the leftovers for a second meal. We haven't cut it out completely, though. We still treat ourselves to Chipotle, Panda Express, or a Greek place on occasion, maybe once every two weeks. We can make keto-ish choices there.
Good thing my wife is still working!
Happy Keto!
Ray