Would $1400 be a lot to spend or a tight budget where you live? Groceries are one of those things where if you don't have an upper limit budget in mind when you shop then you just keep going and going an going... That's why I love my Christmas grocery shops because I have about $1500 in xmas club vouchers to spend by then and it feels sooo good just to keep on filling that trolley with frivolous food and non food item alike. It's the highlight of my year! hehe