October 2008 Grocery Challenge. Please read first two posts.

Gangstabird · 1 October 2008 at 9:15PM

Can I suggest you buy lidls nappies, they are far better than the top name ones and the pullups are brill. Of course if you don't have a lidls near you this might be a problem.

I made all of DDs weaning meals in advance. Just pureed up every veg & fruiit conceivable. Even pasta & white fish and she is the best eater ever. Went to the market, spent a few pounds and had meals for about 3 months. Not what you are looking for I know but it really saved me money.

DS had jars and is the most fussy little person I have ever met.

WelshWoofer · 1 October 2008 at 9:22PM

Just popping in to update the sig and to moan about the prices at the Spar!

£3.30 for a bottle of milk and a small piece of cheese! Daylight robbery!
Still I suppose better than going to Mr Ts and spending a tenner on stuff I don't need.

We're using up what's in from now until Sunday (working away next week) so its a like it or lump it few days for the OH!
Tomorrow will be veggie sausages, roasties, peas and gravy for me and freezer curry for OH, Friday is lunch out for OH (work tradition!) and so just beans on toast for him in the evening so I'll have a weird and wonderful combination from the freezer or even just something on toast for me too.

Shouldn't spending again before we go so may not see/hear from me for a while - good luck to all with the spends next week!

SJC31 · 1 October 2008 at 10:06PM

katiejones wrote: »

errm sorry to ask but what is NSD ??

It's a No Spend Day. I think? I'm new to this lark, and am just getting used to what everything means!! Took me a while with the Mr T's too but it struck me like a bolt of lightening. Eventually!! :rotfl:

fedupnow · 1 October 2008 at 10:16PM

Happy October everybody

OCTOBER!!!! where has the year gone?

I'm going to aim for £180 this month.

This is doable........ I have failed every month so far:o

Not this one OH NO!!!

scotsaver · 2 October 2008 at 6:52AM

Morning everyone - gosh it's really like Winter out there now so Cottage Pie tonight for Dinner, bulking out with loads of veg and oats of course.:D Pudding will be the remainder of the Giant Jaffa thingy, it was so big we only used half of it.

Can't remember who asked about Twinks, but yes you can freeze them, I get about 50 out of the mix and freeze what we don't need at that time.

Need to pop to Lidl's on the way back from School run today, run out of Fruit, kids seem to be eating more of the stuff but I guess as it's getting colder they need to re-fuel more often.;)

Can't remember who was asking about CHICKEN - Lidl do Free Range Chickens for £3.49 a KG.

Must go now as Porridge bubbling again - have a good day everyone.:D

imcognito · 2 October 2008 at 8:11AM

Gangstabird wrote: »

Can I suggest you buy lidls nappies, they are far better than the top name ones and the pullups are brill. Of course if you don't have a lidls near you this might be a problem.

I made all of DDs weaning meals in advance. Just pureed up every veg & fruiit conceivable. Even pasta & white fish and she is the best eater ever. Went to the market, spent a few pounds and had meals for about 3 months. Not what you are looking for I know but it really saved me money.

DS had jars and is the most fussy little person I have ever met.

Thanks!! I have a Lidl up the road, managed to find a jumbo box of nappies in Mr M (is that right LOL?? ) the other day for 7.99 so stocked up for a while.. I guess Ill have to train DS1 that he doesnt HAVE to have spiderman on the front of his pull ups LOL!!

Will remember the weaning tips for this time next year when baby no 3 will need it.

Am hoping to have a NSD today, ahvent spent since weekend so total for month so far is 0.00 if I dont count the weekends shopping start fromt eh 1st right??

Thanks for tips guys will go thru recipes now.

tirlittan · 2 October 2008 at 8:46AM

I haven't spent anything on groceries yet, but it's only the second day. Today I need to buy some lunch items and tomorrow I'll go for a proper shop.

Yesterday was a NSD thanks to my darling BF.

patentgirl · 2 October 2008 at 9:05AM

Morning all

first time I have posted this month dont know where time goes to my challenge started on 25th and so far have had one Mr T delievery of £78.80 which was mainly washing powder cat food tinned stuff like tomatoes, beans and lentils etc etc for the whole month since then not spent anything else yet plan to go to farm foods and aldis on fri after work and at the moment our local butcher is doing 4 packs of meat for £10 so plan to get that as well that could be chicken breasts, thighs, sausages, pork and lamb chops stir fry packs so need to update menu plan for I go for both

Godd luck everyone

kalojac · 2 October 2008 at 1:08PM

I had a delivery from Tesco last night, £99 of food for £77.pp using a £12 code on the vouchers board. I have my meals planned for the next 10/11 days. So hopefully the only spends from the grocery budget will be on diluting juice because I forgot to order that, and milk the 6 pints will keep us going another 2 days.

I made Twinks Hobnobs last night to soften the blow of the lack of biscuits and snacks for the boys (6,5 & 3) they took it well, and the big 2 boys went away quite happy with their snack for playtime at school.

We are having burgers in buns, salad and HM potato wedges tonight. I will be making pizza dough for the boys home dinners tomorrow (I don't work Friday so they get to come home at lunch time). I will be making truffles and HM bread and coleslaw today too. Does anyone know if coleslaw freezes well?

Have a great day everyone, away to update sig.

MRSMCAWBER · 2 October 2008 at 1:45PM

Hi there

Coleslaw is one of the very few things I wouldn't freeze -trust me, I can't say that about much lol

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