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Meeting your grocery challenge target
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tiff
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Just thought it would help people new to the challenges to have a post to explain how existing members shop, in order to meet their budgets. We dont all do things the same way so maybe we can all list our tips, how we shop, where we shop etc. I think some people might be finding it difficult to wade through the challenge threads!
What I do:
Buy lots of fruit and veg
Cook all meals from scratch as much as possible
Buy some "value" items and own label items rather than branded goods
Use money off coupons
Use butchers, local greengrocers
Plan meals as much as possible, with some flexibility
Cook large amounts in the slow cooker and freeze leftovers into portions
Look at cheaper alternatives for EVERYTHING you buy.
Stock up on storecupboard items such as pasta, rice, herbs, spices, flour, baking powder etc so you can make a meal or dessert by just adding a few ingredients.
Buy reduced price items and freeze them. Quite often you can get bread at 10p or 20p a loaf.
Buy things like spices in bulk, those tiny jars are sooo expensive
Hope this helps someone
What I do:
Buy lots of fruit and veg
Cook all meals from scratch as much as possible
Buy some "value" items and own label items rather than branded goods
Use money off coupons
Use butchers, local greengrocers
Plan meals as much as possible, with some flexibility
Cook large amounts in the slow cooker and freeze leftovers into portions
Look at cheaper alternatives for EVERYTHING you buy.
Stock up on storecupboard items such as pasta, rice, herbs, spices, flour, baking powder etc so you can make a meal or dessert by just adding a few ingredients.
Buy reduced price items and freeze them. Quite often you can get bread at 10p or 20p a loaf.
Buy things like spices in bulk, those tiny jars are sooo expensive
Hope this helps someone
“A budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went.” - Dave Ramsey
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Buy things like spices in bulk, those tiny jars are sooo expensive
Any idea's where?
I go through loads of dried Parsley, Sage and Rosemary. This could be a good saver.
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Do you have an asian food shop anywhere near you, that's where I get all mine from, and I'm always finding huge fresh food bargains in there too.Organised people are just too lazy to look for things
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i'd never thought of the spices thing, thats a really good idea tiff
im hoping to get a bit of a herb garden going by the end of the year, hopefully that should save some money tooknow thyselfNid wy'n gofyn bywyd moethus...0 -
Tip for the herb garden: plant the herb plants in plant pots or other containers, then bury the whole pot in the garden. Some herbs go mad and will take over the whole garden when you are not looking! Planting in a pot stops the roots spreading and keeps it at a manageable size.Here I go again on my own....0
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I buy mine at The Range. 550g mixed herbs for £2.99. If you go to the link you can see if there is a store near you. Morrisons also sell herbs and spices in larger quantities but I dont know the prices.
www.therange.co.uk“A budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went.” - Dave Ramsey0 -
Bumped for Sarah12 When life hands you a lemon, make sure you ask for tequilla and salt
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Just thought of another one,
Use leftovers, as well as making more and freezing it, use left over Sunday meat on a Monday and if there is any left after Mondays tea use it on sandwiches or freeze it.When life hands you a lemon, make sure you ask for tequilla and salt0 -
You could also try Julian Graves for bulk buying dried stuffs like dried fruit etc(I think they might do spices too & their mild curry sauce is to die for)
On a different tack someone on a thread somewhere mentioned doing lots of jacket spuds in the oven & then freezing them.
I've never thought of doing it but my question is can you reheat them from frozen or do you need to defrost them first and how long & how do you reheat them?
Do you nuke them in the miccywave machine??
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If you're doing jacket spuds in the oven add extra for tea the next day but cold - maybe with meat and salad. Cold jacket spuds are very moist and you can have them sliced as an alternative to potato salad.Mink0
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Galtiz that's exactly what I do. I made a £4 reduced leg of lamb last for 4 more meals after the sunday roast.
A £1.81 2kg reduced chicken also lasted for sandwiches for 2 for a week, curry, and a chicken and 2 sweetcorn pizzas.
Tescos have half price turkeys on offer at the moment. I went for the smallest which feeds 6-8 people but cost only £6.0
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