In Sweden, author and mother of two Åsa Axelsson has challenged herself to spend a maximum of 1,000 kronor per week on food for her family of four while maintaining nutritious, tasty, and environmentally friendly meals. She reported that the experiment went better than expected, meeting all three criteria. Food prices in Sweden have increased significantly since 2022, with a total rise of around 25–30 percent by the beginning of 2025.
In her new book "Matexperimentet," Axelsson details her weekly cycling trips to stores to buy the cheapest possible food for herself, her husband, and two teenage daughters. She stated that it is cheaper to eat healthily because raw ingredients are much less expensive than processed foods. Axelsson compared her spending to a friend with a similar-sized family who spends more on food, noting that if her friend's family ate for 1,000 kronor per week, they could save 114,000 kronor in a year and potentially save a million kronor over eight years.
it is cheaper to eat healthily because raw ingredients are much less expensive than processed foods
Her weekly shopping total came in under 1,000 kronor.