What is the monthly cost roughly per month for food and drinks and the basics

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G'day @@njmatt88

I'm not sure that can be adequately answered...

Everyone will eat different things and have different tastes etc...

If I were to hazard a guess, I'd say that on average, I'd spend $AU120 a week on food, supps etc...

This doesn't include incidentals like my daily coffee or my OCCASIONAL 3 pack of KFC Wicked Wings...

But ultimately, that won't mean anything to you...

You'll not eat the same food as me...

You'll not require the same supps as me...

Maybe you'd be better off doing some research at your local supermarket...

Do up a menu and go to their website and 'shop' for your weekly ingredients..

That way you'll at least get an idea...

Good luck to you...

I have to agree with @@KindaFamiliar - it's all so subjective. On a side note: $AU120 a WEEK?! That's over $90 USD (yes, I googled the conversion)! Sh*t Australia is expensive...

It will depend on what your tastes in food are, what you can tolerate, how far out of surgery you are, where you shop, how you shop, etc.

Without pulling up actual receipts and invoices to verify, I'd estimate I spend about $80 per month on Protein powders/shakes/bars and supplements, and maybe another $100 or so on actual groceries.

It should be noted that I go out of my way to save money. I buy what I can on Amazon (where virtually everything is much cheaper). I buy a VERY complete Multivitamin that eliminates the need for a couple of extra supplements. I use a vacuum sealer and chest freezer to my advantage so I can cook in advance and buy groceries in bulk, then portion things off into individual servings and store for future use.

Again, the cost is going to vary quite greatly from person to person. But regardless, it will almost certainly be less that you've spent before surgery. I know mine is!