£300 -6 months shopping list help needed

halloweenqueen_2

mum_of_4 wrote: »

Whats the shelf life of butter and say stork.

I buy the stork for 38p for the bread and pastry

I think it worls out cheaper to buy the tubs? You could then use the tubs for your frozen produce?

oystercatcher

Sorry to nit pick but I'm concerned you are feeding a toddler so much orange squash it's full of additives especially the cheaper ones ! She'd be better off drinking water (which she WILL drink if she's thirsty) or milk or value orange juice diluted.

I am amazed at your organisation wish I could be like that....wish I had the freezer space as well.

Oystercatcher

mum_of_4

:hello: I'm back and i think i did quite well.

I'm going to put it all away and make a cup of tea then i'll list me recipt and see what you think. I have some money left over and didn't get everything on the list due to low stock levels but still not a bad shop.

:lovethoug So off to make a cup of tea and eat a kitkat that i treated myself too and put peppa pig on for DD2

donnajt

mbaz - it's so good to have you back on board with another challenge and I am dead jealous - I'd love a £300 Mr T voucher but sadly I'm not as focused as you so i'd probably waste 2/3 of it on sweets and chocolate!!!

looking forward to reading what you've bought

have you worked out what meals you are making and a menu plan for the next 6 months?

mum_of_4

oystercatcher wrote: »

Sorry to nit pick but I'm concerned you are feeding a toddler so much orange squash it's full of additives especially the cheaper ones ! She'd be better off drinking water (which she WILL drink if she's thirsty) or milk or value orange juice diluted.

I am amazed at your organisation wish I could be like that....wish I had the freezer space as well.

Oystercatcher

Actually my problem is, well not really a problem is that DD2 drink so much milk. She doesn't really like squash. All my children will drink water at dinner time and sometimes DS8 takes water to school. They also take a small drink to have at playtime and this is only allowed to be water.

I might water down her milk drinks as it's whole milk and with the amount she drinks she must have at least 3 times the amount she actually needs.

Idiophreak

mum_of_4 wrote: »

Actually my problem is, well not really a problem is that DD2 drink so much milk. She doesn't really like squash. All my children will drink water at dinner time and sometimes DS8 takes water to school. They also take a small drink to have at playtime and this is only allowed to be water.

As an aside (I don't really follow this family lingo) - does that mean you have 8 sons?

mum_of_4

Idiophreak wrote: »

As an aside (I don't really follow this family lingo) - does that mean you have 8 sons?

means he's 8

D&DD

ooh you've been :j I can't wait to see what you got!


p.s I'm very impressed you even made it back in one piece with that amount of shopping :rotfl: :T

nooney

This is so interesting looking forward to the list of foods youve bought.

mum_of_4

Well here it is. Changed a bit as i was able to pick up some reductions. Great time to shop as was able to get 2 reduced chickens.

In red is what i have to still buy and i've tried to work out how many meals i'll get from this.
Would love any comments .

We all normally have porrige in the mornings. I thought i'd start packing OH off with soup and roll for lunch or left over pasta meals. Children will have to have sandwiches, normally egg:D or ham, fruit piece of cake and cheese in chunks.


£30.00 - 10 x packs of fresh mince (buy 2 1kg for £6) = 25 meals
£15.00 -15 (5) x packs of walls sausages £1.00 each + 2 in fridge = 22 meals
£11.00 -11 (9) x bags of 800g peas £1.00 each
£00.00 - 7 x Salmon 8 pieces £5.00 a bag not on offer yet so will wait = 14 meals
£11.70 - 6 (2) x value white fish pieces 800g £1.95 + 1 in freezer = 16 meals
£21.42 - 6 x whole 1.55kg chickens £3.57 + 4 in freezer = 18 meals
£3.98 - 2 x whole chickens 1.55kg reduced to £1.99 = 6 meals
£8.73 - 9 x Lamb mince 500g reduced to 97p = 9 meals


£12.40 - 4 boxes of Tesco 240 tea bags £2.48 each
£1.98 - 2 boxes of Tesco 160 tea bags reduced to 99p
£13.34 - 23 bottles of tesco squash 58p each
£11.60 - 10 baked beans pack of 4 £1.16 each + 2 tins in cupboard
£2.88 - 6(44) x1.5kg Strong flour 48p each for bread,rolls etc and pizza on sat = 25 meals
£1.58 - 2 daisy 1l washing up liquid 79p each + 1 1/2 in garage
£12.64 - 16 x sugar 1kg 79p each
£0.99 - 1 x suger 2kg reduced to 99p
£7.60 - 5 x 1kg red lentils £1.52
£12.50 -5 x Pasta dried 3kg £2.50 = 35 meals (based on 500g for each meal)
£4.72 - 4 x Cous cous 1kg £1.18 + 11/2 packets in store cupboard
£1.16 - 2 (23) x 1kg Value porrige oats 58p
£1.98 - 6 (14) x P flour/SR flour 33p
£3.45 - 5 x honey 69p
£1.86 - 2x caster suger .93p
£4.44 - 4 x Value Toilet roll £1.11
£2.32 - 4 x Tesco cream bath 58p
£3.80 - stork 250g 38p


Total £203.07 To buy £91.98 leaving change of £4.95