Grocery Shopping budget thread

OnceUponADream

Doom_and_Gloom wrote: »

I've been wondering the same thing to be honest. You can't bake cakes, biscuits or simular products without being in the kitchen!

Maybe jelly will be the choice of things to 'bake':rotfl:

pipkin71

Doom_and_Gloom wrote: »

For goodness sake my partner and I eat a very good diet and it is cheap too. As I have already said we spend about £100/month and that includes cleaning products, toiletry products and chinchilla stuff.
We are on a low income and because we are on a low income we can not afford to buy junk foods, ready meals, takeaways etc.
Food how it should be is cheaper.

It does depend on what you are buying D&G.

Not all home cooked food is cheaper to buy and make from scratch, but you do have the benefit of it being far healthier.

gs1967

Eric_Pisch wrote: »

we have almost zero waste as we plan each weeks food

i eat about 2400 cals a day but my maintenance is 3800, not looking forward to funding that much ..

You won't need it eric..."eat when you're hungry, stop when you're full"...you've done fab!

Did you see "Unconquerable Dave? http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-unconquerable-dave/

Fiver29

Vaila wrote: »

I do have to disagree. My mum spends under £50 a fortnight for 3 adults. This covers seasonal veg and fruit bought from lidl/aldi and market fresh meat from the supermarket (around 2 chickens and german meats),maybe some smoked fish, dairy ie a block of cheese, 4 pints of milk, eggs, dried pasta and pulses , tinned pulses, tuna and fruit and maybe a loaf of bread.
Maybe a monthly shop would include cereal, flours, baking things etc

You need to give up the branded "treats "and junk and start cooking!
£100 a week for 2 adults means you should rewally use mse for its intended purpose....money saving!

How do you make 4 pints of milk last a fortnight for 3 adults? :eek: We get through 4 pints every 2 (3 at a push) days.

notakid

We only have a pint a week for 4!

I take tea/coffee black and my husband doesn't really drink hot drinks. We only use it for cereal.

tinktinktinkerbell

Fiver29 wrote: »

How do you make 4 pints of milk last a fortnight for 3 adults? :eek: We get through 4 pints every 2 (3 at a push) days.

same here fiver, OH drinks a load of milk and ive started on it since ive hit the weights

could not make 4 pints last 2 weeks, not a chance

Eric_Pisch

tinktinktinkerbell wrote: »

same here fiver, OH drinks a load of milk and ive started on it since ive hit the weights

could not make 4 pints last 2 weeks, not a chance

i drink 8 pints a week on my own (whole milk ofc)

tinktinktinkerbell

Eric_Pisch wrote: »

i drink 8 pints a week on my own (whole milk ofc)

blue. green or red top?

ForumName_2

About £140 per week with about an extra £40 during the week for extras like pizzas and fish and chips etc.

ciderwithrosie_2

notakid wrote: »

Blimey! 4 or 5 in our household and I buy 18 pints of milk a week!! :eek: