‘Excessive’: WAG’s $700/week grocery shop divides Aussies

Kaylah Collins, wife of Roosters prop Lindsay Collins, has shared her typical weekly shop and people are astonished at just how much the family spends – and eats.

A video revealing the weekly grocery bill of an NRL player’s family has sparked a heated response online, with many Aussies questioning whether spending $700 a week on food is reasonable – even for a professional athlete.

Kaylah Collins, wife of Sydney Roosters prop Lindsay Collins, posted a TikTok showing a shopping haul of fresh produce, organic meat and whole foods.

In the caption, she wrote: “A week of groceries for a professional athlete and family,” before breaking down their spending habits.

“This is our shop for him, myself, one other adult and our seven-month-old,” she begins, filming herself unpacking a trolley.

Their fresh produce included eight sweet potatoes, regular potatoes, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, avocado, capsicum, celery, broccoli, onions, berries, bananas, watermelon and a kilo of organic dates.

Other items included Iggy’s sourdough bread, Good Fish tinned salmon, organic yoghurt and four cartons of organic eggs.

“Everything we buy is whole food and organic from Harris Farm,” she explains, showing the total of $307.39.

She added that they also buy organic, grass-fed, grass-finished meat from their butcher, The Meat Store in Bondi Junction, which costs $250 for the week and includes steaks, sausages and mince.

“We budget around $700 a week for groceries, so we were under for a week, which was nice,” she concludes, explaining this week’s total came to $557.

The wife of an NRL prop has shown just how much she spends on groceries for her family each week. Picture: TikTok/KaylahCollins

Kaylah Collins’ husband, Lindsay, eats up to eight sweet potatoes a week. Picture: TikTok/KaylahCollins

Collins told news.com.au, “We definitely recognise that it is a privilege to be able to eat like this, especially when the cost of living is so high.

“However, food and nutrition is a huge part of ensuring Lindsay is fit and healthy to play at his best week in and week out.

“We do sacrifice on other expenses to be able to prioritise fresh food and have recently started shopping at independent farmers markets, and have made huge savings.”

“It is definitely something I’d recommend if you wanted to eat whole foods without breaking the bank,” she added.

The family only eats organic food, including grass fed and finished meat. Picture: TikTok/KaylahCollins

The staggering amount still raised eyebrows, with many commenters sharing how shocked they were at the cost.

“A bit excessive, $700 a week,” one user remarked.

“She’s going way overboard,” claimed another.

“Imagine spending $700 a week on groceries,” a third said.

Someone else called it “highway robbery” and encouraged the mum to look into more affordable grocery options.

Others compared it to their own spending habits.

“I thought my $500 a fortnight was insane …” one person wrote.

“And here we are, surviving on $180 a week for groceries. Wish we could do organic,” voiced another follower.

Commenters were shocked at the staggering total. Picture: TikTok/KaylahCollins

While some found the spending excessive, others defended the hefty grocery bill, pointing out the high nutritional demands of an elite athlete.

“Everyone is saying it’s $$, but he’s a pro athlete,” one argued.

“He’s literally a professional athlete trying to maintain peak physical health to have a successful healthy career,” wrote someone else.

With an average of $700 a week on groceries, or $2800 a month, the Collins family is spending around four times more than the Australian average household grocery bill.

Aussie households spend on average $168 per week on groceries, according to Canstar Blue’s July 2024 survey of supermarket shoppers, which is almost $728 a month or $8736 per year.