In Tuesday’s episode of the popular TVNZ 1 consumer show, the Binns were left speechless when their weekly food budget was revealed to have ballooned to $804.
Eat Well For Less hosts Ganesh Raj and Mike Van de Elzen called their food spending “outrageous” and criticised their lack of planning and reliance on takeaways to feed the family. “That’s a lot … I think that total was definitely more than we were expecting,” says Alex, who works in IT and is described in the show as a super-snacker . Angela, who works in finance, admits: “Budget has never been an issue for us”.