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Grocery List/ List of basic meals

vivw_2
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Has anyone a grocery list/ list of basic meals I could use and adapt for my household organisation file?
Not quite sure where to start.....
Not quite sure where to start.....
We don't need to do it perfectly - good enough is exactly that GOOD ENOUGH.
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The basic meals I cook each month are:-
Spag bol
Lasagna
Shepherds pie/cottage pie
Pasta
Toad in the hole
Roast chicken
Risotto
Hope that helpsworking on clearing the clutterDo I want the stuff or the space?0 -
Or you could try looking at the Meal Planning threads for some lists of meals people cook.
Or write a list of meals you like to eat/like to cook and then work out the grocery list from that.working on clearing the clutterDo I want the stuff or the space?0 -
Hi, Its a mine field isn't it with so much choice, too much infact.
Anyway, maybe start with whatever you like (list here if you want) Do you want to eat more healthy/cheaply, most of the time they both go hand in hand.0 -
Hi, Its a mine field isn't it with so much choice, too much infact.
Anyway, maybe start with whatever you like (list here if you want) Do you want to eat more healthy/cheaply, most of the time they both go hand in hand.0 -
Hi, Its a mine field isn't it with so much choice, too much infact.
Anyway, maybe start with whatever you like (list here if you want) Do you want to eat more healthy/cheaply, most of the time they both go hand in hand.0 -
Hi, Its a mine field isn't it with so much choice, too much infact.
Anyway, maybe start with whatever you like (list here if you want) Do you want to eat more healthy/cheaply, most of the time they both go hand in hand.0 -
Qty Description Size Price Total
1 Tesco Value Sliced White Bread 800g Each £0.28 £0.28
1 Tesco 6 Value Pancakes Each £0.30 £0.30
1 6 Pack Soft White Rolls Each £0.39 £0.39
2 Loose Value Apples Each £- £0.20
1 Value Soft Citrus 1kg Each £0.85 £0.85
4 Bananas Loose Each £- £0.60
1 Tesco Value Tomatoes 500g Each £0.46 £0.46
1 Tesco Value Broccoli Catchweight Each £- £1.04
1 Tesco Cabbage Green Each Each £0.45 £0.45
3 Tesco Garlic Loose Each Class 1 Each £0.20 £0.60
9 Tesco Onions Loose Class 2 Each £- £1.26
2 Tesco Carrots Value Pack 2kg Class 2 Each £0.97 £1.94
1 Value Potatoes 5kg Each £1.49 £1.49
1 Baking 2.5kg Pack Potatoes Each £1.09 £1.09
2 Tesco Value Seasonal Vegetables 500g Each £0.97 £1.94
1 Tesco Value Coleslaw 250g Each £0.20 £0.20
1 Fresh Value Beef Stewing Steak Large 460g - 690g Each £- £2.42
1 Tesco Healthy Living Honey Roast Ham 110g Each £1.78 £1.78
1 T.H/L Wafer Thinhoney Roast Ham 110g Each £1.78 £1.78
2 Tesco Healthy Living Sausages 454g Each £1.17 £2.34
1 Tesco Whole Milk 3.408ltr/6 Pints Each £1.62 £1.62
1 Tesco Pasteurised Semi-Skimmed Milk 2.272 Ltr Each £1.11 £1.11
1 Tesco Healthy Living Half Fat Mild Cheese 250g Each £0.59 £0.59
1 Ski Variety Fruit Yogurt 4pk 4x120g Each £0.54 £0.54
1 Ski Smooth Strawb/Raspberryyog 4x120g Each £0.54 £0.54
1 Ski Very Cherry Yoghurt 4x120g Each £0.54 £0.54
1 Tesco Value Eggsminimum Weight Box Of 15 Each £1.00 £1.00
1 Tesco Scottish Porridge Oats 500g Each £0.41 £0.41
1 Tesco Olive Oil 250ml Each £1.24 £1.24
1 Tesco Fast Action Dried Yeast 48g Each £0.57 £0.57
1 Goldenfry Original Farmhouse Dumpling 142g Each £0.30 £0.30
1 Tesco Strong White Bread Flour 1.5kg Each £0.49 £0.49
1 Heinz Big Soup Beef & Vegetable400g Each £0.79 £0.79
1 Heinz Big Soup Minted Lamb Hot Pot 400g Each £0.79 £0.79
3 Tesco Value Chopped Tomatoes 400g Each £0.15 £0.45
1 Tesco Butter Beans 220g Each £0.27 £0.27
6 Tesco Value Baked Beans In Tomt/Sauce 420g Each £0.17 £1.02
1 Tesco Value Long Grain Rice 1kg Each £0.49 £0.49
1 Tesco Boil In The Bag Basmati Rice 4 X 125g Each £0.78 £0.78
2 Tesco Value Lasagne Sheets 250g Each £0.27 £0.54
1 Tesco Value Pasta Sauce 440g Each £0.27 £0.27
3 Tesco Value Sweetcorn 325g Each £0.17 £0.51
1 Tesco Swede & Carrot Mix 1kg Each £0.72 £0.72
1 Tesco Minced Lamb 1.5kg Each £3.60 £3.60
1 Tesco Value Yorkshire Puddings 230g Each £0.55 £0.55
1 Tesco Value Orange Juice 1 Litre Carton Each £0.58 £0.58
1 Tesco Value Apple Juice 1 Litre Each £0.58 £0.58
1 Heinz 7mth Mums Own Pumpkin Swede & Lamb 200g Each £0.63 £0.63
1 Heinz 7mth Mums Own Fruity Chicken Casserole 200g Each £0.63 £0.63
1 Heinz 7mth Mums Own Creamy Vegetablecurry 200g Each £0.63 £0.63
1 Heinz 7mth Mums Own Mediterranean Vegetables Cknsweet Potato 200g Each £0.63 £0.63
1 Tesco My Babys Bath 400ml Each £0.77 £0.77
2 Always Ultra Long With Wings 12's Each £1.57 £3.14
1 Tampax Applicator Multi-Pack 28 Each £2.56 £2.56
1 Tesco Skin Wisdom D/Care Facial Scrub 100ml Each £2.48 £2.48
£5 off your groceries £5.00 Ean eCoupon
Came in at £51 with a few substitutions.Saving needed to emigrate to Oz*September 2015*
£11,860.00 needed = £1,106 in savings
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This made:
chilli con carne
toad in the hole (had batter mix)
lamb stew
corned beef hash (had tin corned beef)
lasagne
red wine beef casserole
cheese and onion toasties
cheese and ham toasties
ham sandwiches (6 sarnies)
JP+beans (enough for 4)
JP and coleslaw (enough for 4)
yorkie pudds saus chips gravy
ham and swcorn pizza
fruit
snacks
fruit juice
I have leftover
approx 10 JP's, 1 1/2 bags of carrots, shephards pie for next week, pizza base mix, garlic for GB, potatos for next week, yorkie pudds, tomatos, beans, eggs, onioins.
So shop for this week should be approx £25 to inc toilet rolls etc. This feeds family 2 adults, 1 oddler and a baby. Unfortunatly due to nightwork hubby and I eat at seperate times of day!Saving needed to emigrate to Oz*September 2015*
£11,860.00 needed = £1,106 in savings
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Found this list curtesy of Thriftlady on an earlier post...may also be useful to someone else:
Baking supplies
Flour – bread, plain, self-raising (wholemeal and white)
Yeast, baking powder, bicarb, salt
Sugar – granulated, Demerara, soft brown
Golden syrup
Oats
Raisins, sultanas, apricots
Coconut, sunflower seeds
Cocoa
Cornflour
Dried milk
suet
Staples
Potatoes
Rice
Pasta – spaghetti, penne
Barley
Lentils, soup mix
Beans – mung (for sprouting), kidney, white beans, chickpeas
Popcorn
Crackers/crispbreads
Tins and cartons
Baked beans
Sardines/tuna/mackerel
Peaches/pineapple/mandarins
Passata, tomato puree
Orange juice, apple juice
UHT milk
Coffee, tea
Bottles and jars
Olive oil, sunflower oil
Wine vinegar
Sherry, vermouth
Soy sauce
Marmite
Mustard
Honey
Jams, jellies, chutneys (homemade)
Stock powder
Spices - a variety
Fridge
Milk
Yogurt (homemade)
Butter
Cheese – cheddar, parmesan, cream cheese
Eggs
Bacon and ham
Freezer
Peas, sweetcorn
Berries and fruit purees- picked in season
Pittas
Loaves and rolls (homemade)
Stock (homemade)
Tomato sauce (homemade)
Chickens
Mince
Sausages
Fish fillets – salmon and white fish
Fruit and veg
Onions, garlic
Carrots
Lemons
Apples, bananas, oranges
Seasonal, locally grown stuffWe don't need to do it perfectly - good enough is exactly that GOOD ENOUGH.0 -
These items were also mentioned in the same thread:
Icing Sugar
Various food colourings
gold and silver balls
100s & 1000s
good quality vanilla extract
Nutmeg(whole)
Mixed Spice
Cinnamon( ground & sticks)
Star annise
Turmeric
Cummin
Chinise 5 Spice
Cloves
Mace( great in tomato recipes)
Cardamon pods
Vanilla Pods
Almonds - flaked and whole
Peanuts
Pecans
Hazelnuts - chopped
Cashews - excellent in stir frys
Sesame seeds
Pumpkin seeds
Poppy seeds
Sunflower seeds
Pine nuts
Raisins
Sultanas
Apricots
Couscous - makes a very quick snack or side dish
Dried Rice
Have cut and pasted the whole list and am now going to go through to make my own list. Hope its also useful to someone elseWe don't need to do it perfectly - good enough is exactly that GOOD ENOUGH.0
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