October 2008 Grocery Challenge. Please read first two posts.

boredofbeingathome

Well have spent £60 on grocery shopping in supermarkets, but today have spent £13 in a farmers veg shop, bought a 56kg sack of wiljas for £3.50, bargain and a 20kg sack of carrots for £1.50 they are misshaped and look sad but taste alright. Added to that are bananas, turnips, apples and clementines other veg and free range eggs.

Blairweech

Just been to Tesco and spent £38.24 - that included £6 worth of socks though. HOWEVER, out of that only £11.60 was actually on my list or stuff that I *needed*. :mad:

Got 4 bags of parsnips on half price - will freeze ready for winter. 4 bags of cookers on BOGOF, 2 bags of carrots half price, 10 corner yoghurts (5 for £1), and a bag of chicken fillets on whoopsie half price.

I also had a jolly good look at the pasta salads and bought all the ingredients to make my own. I WILL do it

Looking round, pretty much all of the 'market value' range have discontinued above the SEL and what is not being discontinued is not in stock. I will be very dissapointed if Mr T stop doing Value, I will have to consider shopping in Asda instead - it could easily double - if not triple my shopping bill without Value.
I am not in a very good place for supermarkets, if I go one way at the end of my road I go to Tesco, if I go the other way I go to Morrsions (waste of time - stocked for the posh Tavistock clientele) and Somerfield (great for special offer but not for a main shop)

Spending diary is not going too good, have missed out the whole week :rolleyes: I also wanted to do a food waste diary but keep forgetting. There's always next month.

P.S. I am glad the thread does not seem to be growing as fast this month - means I can actually keep up and want to carry on with the challenge

JayJay14

Just popped on to update my sig,
Have been to Morries and for once managed to be there whin they were reducing stuff. Picked up:-

• Porkinsons sausages - 39p
• Chicken and Bacon pasta salad - 9p
• Mini onion baghis - 9p
• 250g Smoked Back Bacon - 3 x 25p (had been £2.36 each)
• Breaded stuffed jalepenos - 2 x 19p (had been 2 for £5)

Also went to lidl and picked up milk 30% off so thats in the freezer now.

Nice to get woopsies for a change. Shopping next week will be mainly for DS who is on his own in the house for a week from Sat. as OH and I are off to Norfolk :j

Roast Pork due out of the oven any time now so I should go cook.
Hope everyone has had a good weekend.

lainz

Well reporting in

Am v close to budget and will be going over as I cannot help myself stocking up (there's still an offer on the cats food - so will get a couple more packets!:D )

I also have some Tesco £4 off £40 spend (every week until mid Nov) which I will be using sparingly, I will probably go in the week as I need to get Brandy and dried fruit for xmas cake, so that'll blow the budget:rolleyes: , only 16 days to pay day :rotfl:

I've been a bit better this month and following my meal plan a bit more and there is a smidge of space in the freezer , just need to now get back on the weightloss wagon to lose a few lb before chrimbo (so I can put it all back on :rotfl: )

Keep on going everyone, we will outwit the supermarkets!

inamess200

Well I have shopped this weekend and have enough food to last well into the end of October - I just need to wean myself and the family off of all the extras!!

Since I started this challenge my bills have come down a lot and after I got my slow cooker last weekend I canot believe how organised I have got - I managed to make 500g of mince that used to do 4 of us ( I'm not keen on fried mince) do 5 of us for two meals with the help of a couple of tins of value tomatoes and lentils. Then I made a cheap chicken (sorry needs must ) last 2 days (again done in the slow cooker ) again never heard of. I did spend a bit more yesterday as we had Jamies fish pie (which was yum) and today we have his mince wellington ( i reckon there is enough for 2 meals ) and I have 2 value turkey drumsticks (1.26 each) bubbling away in the sc so I can strip the meat and make two days of meals!! I am loving the feeling of control and cooking again - just need to get the weight under control now!!!

I have weaned my DD11 off of oatso simple to value porrige oats with value syrup although DD2 still will only eat chocolate ready brek so have a way to go with her. I think the next ebay (SC cost me 4.21 and was half an hour away to collect) or freecycle purchase will be a bread maker.

fizzel81

£31.19 so far for me this month, this was last night as mainly needed packed lunch items have got enough for around 2 weeks (fingers crossed)

Fi x

fizzel81

oh manybe not lol im not on the challenge this month

runs off to sob lol

Flylady_Flower

inamess200 wrote: »

DD2 still will only eat chocolate ready brek so have a way to go with her.

Have you tried shops own ready brek with a spoonful (or 2) of instant drinking chocolate mixed in with the milk? DS sometimes has this if he's in the mood, saves me a fortune on these expensive chocolate breakfasts and not as much sugar either...

Pink.

fizzel81 wrote: »

oh manybe not lol im not on the challenge this month

runs off to sob lol

Oh fizzel,

Don't cry! <<hugs>>

There are so many people taking part in the challenge now, that for Mrs M to keep track we need to post our budgets/totals in RED so that they're easily noticed.

I'm sure Mrs M will add you as soon as she's seen your target.

Pink

mumzyof2

Good Evening Everyone, hope everyone is okay.

I have put a Asda delivery in to get delievered tomorrow. Its around £43 even though my target is £25 a week but should last me 2 weeks. So this week can you put me down for £50 for 2 weeks, starting tomorrow till 31st October.

I came in under target this week with £12.32

I made chochlate fudge cake other day but didnt put the fudge in middle because i had ot go out so really it was just a chochlate cake but everyone likes it. I will make it again.

Take Care All