December 2014 Grocery Challenge

Still keeping with my plan to use the freezer and not spend more than £20 until after christmas (saving for the sales).

Spent £1.89 today on yogurt and bananas. Milk’s free at work until 5th Jan as a seasonal gift from the management, so other than my usual eggs on thursday from the egg man (maybe x2 if he’s not going to be in next week), I shouldn’t need anything else.

Breakfast is either porridge with bananas or muesli with yogurt and fruit - depending on the weather.

Lunch is sweet potato with egg mayo, chilli beans, or cottage cheese.

I’ve got a sausage casserole in the slow cooker - sausages, onions, garlic, paprika, tomatoes, a cup of frozen red wine, and beans. I’ll taste it in the morning and might add a splash of liquid smoke or chilli. Should feed me mon, tues, wed (maybe thurs).

£4.67 in Tesco today. Some good YSing. Got 2 red peppers reduced to 28p each. Normally 70p. A packet of kippers for 70p which I made into kipper wraps like fajitas. A packet of little gem lettuce for 25p. A pack of strawberry individual truffles for £1.18 (with 3 in) a tub of tsatsiki for 42p Which we used in the wraps. The rest was cheddar, butter & marmite. Which as some of you know my family seems to burn through one a week of.

Bobarella wrote: »

£4.67 in Tesco today. Some good YSing. Got 2 red peppers reduced to 28p each. Normally 70p. A packet of kippers for 70p which I made into kipper wraps like fajitas. A packet of little gem lettuce for 25p. A pack of strawberry individual truffles for £1.18 (with 3 in) a tub of tsatsiki for 42p Which we used in the wraps. The rest was cheddar, butter & marmite. Which as some of you know my family seems to burn through one a week of.

Wow, good work.

We are a Marmite house as well - it's considered a staple in the same way that bread, butter and milk are.

Yes I was looking at you Scotsmum:)

Thanks Peaceandfreedom I am seriously thinking of finding a cash and carry to buy industrial quantities as even the big jar just goes. There are 3 of us and each eat 2 slices of marmite toast per day plus sometimes on crackers as a snack for little boy after school or the odd lunchtime sarnie for me. Considering you only need a scrape you'd think it would last about a month but I think we do a jar per week.

New Shadow. That is a very interesting sounding sandwich. Agree that mixing is bad news. No double dippers!

Hiya everyone


Peace and Freedom - thanks for advice but think I'll stick to my sheet of paper and envelopes - less complicated and cheaper

scotmumof3 wrote: »

NO CHOCOLATE OR CRISPS are you mad :rotfl:
Only kidding. I don't know if I could go a whole month without crisps, not so keen on chocolate. I only hope you don't feel that you are depriving yourself too much and give up

I can go months without crisps but like the odd bit of plain choc about twice a week - wouldn't do if we were all the same eh :laugh:

carbootcrazy wrote: »

I'm a tea addict! I use one for more than one cup/mug, I get my moneysworth per bag, but they just taste funny somehow.
So, any advice about which cheap teabags taste good please?

Me too ! I am currently on A*di 'scottish' :huh: breakfast teabags. They are ok and can get three cups out of two. You probably have the equivalent in your local shop. (still wish I could justify twins breakfast though) :rotfl:

amandaatnumber7 wrote: »

Hi,
Is it too late for me join?

No way - never too late. Jump on board, give us your target and some info and you're in. WELCOME


Spent £10.79 today on essential top-ups in A*di


Hope you all have a super Sunday
Lx


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