Grocery Shopping budget thread

Fiver29

Doom_and_Gloom wrote: »

The bananas do fine in the fridge. Have to say it sounds as if you do not believe me in the fact that the bananas are in the fridge. I can assure you that you can keep bananas in the fridge. Some of the bananas are a bit black as they are a bit over 'ripe' but they were that way before they went in there.

I've always kept bananas in the fridge. Occasionally the skin goes a strange colour but the banana itself is absolutely fine.

MrTomato

Eric_Pisch wrote: »

wow txs for that hes new to me

I have recently read a little on the primal blueprint diet, his lift heavy ideology is superb

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/


Tom Naughton is my current evangelist, this is worth watching all the parts of

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exi7O1li_wA

lol what? How does " the misguided fear of saturated fat create[d] a nation of obese diabetics."

Diabetes, type 2 as to what he mentions, relates to insulin and glucose. Neither of which are saturated fat.

I spend about £30 a week for my food. This is from the slightly more expensive Teso Metro/Express & Sainsbury's Locals in Central London.

Everything is more expensive there. Except milk. Milk in London is 45p for 1 pint and 86p for 2 pints in every shop, from Waitrose, Morrisons, Tesco, Sainsbury's, M&S etc. while here at home 1 pint is 47p in the nearest Morrisons and 89p for 2 pints.

choccyface2006

I spend between £170 and £200 per month for two adults and one child, my eldest daughter has her boyfriend here at least 3 evening meals per week and my youngest and I take packed lunches to work/school, my eldest taking bits, fruit and soups to college and work but not a full packed lunch. That includes all cleaning products and toiletries and I am quite fussy when it comes to them!

I'd say we eat pretty healthily, I batch cook for the freezer and we always have fresh fruit and veg.

Sarah x

*Louise*

ciderwithrosie wrote: »

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

Glad someone has topped me - I thought we were excessive getting through 16 pints a week :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Eric_Pisch

MrTomato wrote: »

lol what? How does " the misguided fear of saturated fat create[d] a nation of obese diabetics."

Diabetes, type 2 as to what he mentions, relates to insulin and glucose. Neither of which are saturated fat.

I assume you are referring to Tom Naughtons lecture, the two are related in that there has been this big "lie" been pushed upon the general public for the last 50 odd years about saturated fat being bad for us, many people have replaced fat with extra processed carbs (he shows the % change in diet in the lecture over the years). Go into most supermarkets and there is a huge amount of "weight loss" low fat food, most of which is higher processed carb, none of which I would touch with a barge pole.

Of course this is not the only reason for the recent shift to a higher processed carb diet, cost is another big factor. Processed grain and grain products are very cheap.

ciderwithrosie_2

*Louise* wrote: »

Glad someone has topped me - I thought we were excessive getting through 16 pints a week :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I'm sure they have about a pint on their cereal in the morning, sometimes they'll have another bowlful for supper, hubby has several all milk coffees and the boys like milk and cookies.
I only have it in my tea!

sparkle76

Hi everyone just a thought on the bananas - I read recently if you keep them in the wrapping they come in (ie a plastic bag) or put loose ones in a bag they keep for longer.

Angel_Jenny

sparkle76 wrote: »

Hi everyone just a thought on the bananas - I read recently if you keep them in the wrapping they come in (ie a plastic bag) or put loose ones in a bag they keep for longer.

Apparently if you put other fruit next to bananas it makes them ripen quickly. It worked on passion fruit!

Bananas live in the pantry in my house.

Eric_Pisch

sparkle76 wrote: »

Hi everyone just a thought on the bananas - I read recently if you keep them in the wrapping they come in (ie a plastic bag) or put loose ones in a bag they keep for longer.

fruit give of a gas that ripens them (ethylene?) so staying in close contact with other fruit especially if its riper makes them turn faster, some of the bags fruit is shipped in absorbs ethylene and slows the rippening process

cold also slows it down but turns nannas a disgusting black colour

katebl

We aim for £50 p/w for me and OH and two rabbits, however the huge amounts of fresh parsley and rocket they eat means I rarely stick to this!