Food Shopping ideas for healthier diet

dee1982_2

I am fed up of going over budget on my food shopping and never appearing to have anything to cook after 2 or 3 days, so I am going to use a new approach.

My weekly budget is £60 for 2 adults and 1 toddler.

I will spend £10 on meat at butchers.
I will spend £10 on fish at fish wholesaler (they sell a pack of 4 pieces of fish for £10, so will buy monthly) this works out as 2 fish meals a week.
I will spend £20 on fruit,veg and salad in asda, lidl or aldis. I'm hoping I can buy 5 veg, 5 fruit and 5 salad items.
Leaving me £20 for other stuff.

Does anyone else buy like this? I want to eat healthier and products of a better quality. Any one any better ideas?

Silencio_2

Well I live on a vegan diet (no meat, no dairy, no animal products), so I shop for around £10-15 per week.

I cook most of my food from fresh. I always make sure I have root vegetables in stock because they make a nice dish. I also always have pearl barley, rice and lentils as staples.

If you'd like any frugal healthy recipes, I'd be happy to share. :beer:

Applepie_2

Try looking at the Moneysaving Old Style Board. There's loads of advice which will make your money go further.

saxoqueen

We live quite well..but also quite frugally.
We eat lots and lots of fruit and veg....bought either from Lidl or the local market.
If you are looking to save money on your shopping bills, then leave out the processed foods and snacky items.
Always cook meals from scratch and make your own bread, cakes etc.
You can save loads by buying goods when reduced or on offer and freezing.
We make lots of soups and stews etc, and they last forever in the freezer.

Princess_Coupon

I would advocate making as much from scratch as you can then you know what goes in it, but as you are spending much of your budget in the butchers/green grocers seems you will already be doing that.
One tip I can offer is if you are making a casserole for eg instead of buying braising steak I buy the cheapest whole joint and chop it up, it's cheaper per kilo and easier to trim the fat off. Same for other meats I buy a couple of chickens a week and chop them up into 4 breasts 4 legs and 4 wings and they are much larger than when you get a pack of 4 breasts for example, you then have the option of using the carcass for stock.