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IsoChick

Crisp_£_note wrote: »

One of our dogs is allergic to beef and beef flavouring (it turns him agressive) and both dogs we try to stick to as low protein and additives as possible as we find these drive them hyperactive!

Our eldest dog (3) gets horrible tummy troubles with beef as well... the CSJ we use is chicken based, with a 20% protein level (ingredients: Chicken Meat Meal, Wheat, Rice Chicken fat, Unmolassed Beet Pulp, Herbs (Mint, Seaweed, Fenugreek), Wheat Feed, Full Fat Linseed, Prairie Meal, Yeast with EC permitted natural antioxidants, Mixed Tocopherols, Vitamin C and Rosemary Extract)

They do a lamb based senior/lite food with a 17% protein level, and it's also wheat-gluten free as well.

My OH is the sole consumer of ketchup in our house :rolleyes: honestly, it's on everything!!

Crisp_£_note

:eek: Ok here goes:

CUPBOARD


1 Jar clear Honey
1 Can Baked beans (for 1)
1 Small tin tomato soup (for 1)
1 Jar of Marmite
1 Small tin Sweetcorn
1 Packet Lemon & Corriander Couscous (for 2)
1 packet quick Bacon & Mushroom Rissotto (Microwaveable)
3 Small tins Tuna
1 Small tin Butterbeans
1 tin Broad beans
1 tin Peaches
1/4 loaf white Bread
1/2 packet Spaghetti
1/2 box Flour
1/4 bag Sultanas
Sage & Onion Stuffing mix (for 1)
4 part baked Petits Pains (bread rolls)
1 Banana
Baby new Potatoes (for 2)
1/2 packet of Doritoes (original)
Jar vegetable gravy granuals
olive oil
tomato sauce
brown sauce
BBQ sauce
tub dried mixed herbs
tub Curry powder

FREEZER


1 bag rustic oven Chips
3 portions BIB fish in butter sauce (cod)
1 Tray Blackforest Fruits
Spicy wedges (for 1)
2 Lamb grillers
Roasting Parsnips (for 2)
Hot & Spicy Chicken in breadcrumbs (for 1)
1/2 bag frozen diced Onions
2 portions BIB fish in parsley sauce (cod)
2 packets rice & veg mix (microsteam peas and sweetcorn)
Butternut Squash & Sweet Potatoe with Onion roasting medley (for 1)
1 box Asparagus
1 Pack mediteranian chargrilled veg with cherry tomatoes for roasting (Carrotts, Parsnips, Onions with light dressing of herbs)
1 bag Sweet Potato Oven Chips with rosemary and garlic in light crispy batter
1/4 bag Sprouts
1/4 Bag Peas
1/2 bag Swede & Carrot mix

FRIDGE

6 Eggs
1 1/2 pints skimmed Milk
Sandwich Ham slices
Block of Butter
Olive Spread


OTHER

Orangeaid
Lemonaid
Cheap Larger
Cheap Bitter
Squash (cherries & Berries).


Thats it Any suggestions?

I have a habbit (one which I must break) of not getting fresh fruit, veg or sald stuff as I cant eat it fast enough as portions are so big and it goes off. Am looking at investing in a smoothie maker (although I assume I could use a liquidiser juat as well?)

Thanks

Akom

It's fantastic you're tackling this and good luck. :j

The first thing i notice is you have a lot of processed/pre packed food. You will find it is cheaper and tastier to buy these things individually and make them yourself. Example, your potato wedges. Try cutting some potatoes yourself then in a bowl add a bit of your olive oil, salt pepper and maybe some curry powder then roll your poatoes in this before throwing in the oven or what about a Tuna and sweetcorn omellete? The more processed/pre packed stuff you have the more limited you are on your imagination.

Start picking up different herbs and spices each time you go shopping. This can be a cheap way of making normal food taste fantastic. Start with the ones your familiar with and then let your imagination go as you get more confident.

Try and go for basic base foods such as :

Tinned chopped tomato's - great for Chillies, bolognaise, pasta sauces etc

Passata - Just like tomato soup and great for pasta sauces.

Fresh onions and Garlic - i put these things in nearly everything.

Mince - again there is no end of use for mince

Whole chicken - Check out the rubber chicken thread

These are just for starters.

Although there is only 2 of us my monthly shopping is always less than £100 including household things as well and my cooking skills have improved which means i enjoy my food even more. It's a win, win :T

It's like 'Ready steady cook'

firesidemaid

Crisp_£_note wrote: »

We have a Lurcher X Collie and a Greyhound X Saluki, both non working just pets

spooky! we have 2 dogs exactly the same x breeds too!

only prob we have is that our greyhound is underweight and our lurcher/collie was overweight, so we have to feed them different foods:rolleyes:. working dog foods (including wagg) are vat free, so cheaper. we order from CSJ online and get 2 bags at a time so delivery is more cost effective. approx £9-12 for a 15kg bag. we now add some water to the food too to make a little gravy - ghound loves it and eats more - yay! we also feed leftovers and buy cheapie stuff reduced at end of day that the humans don't want and the dogs love!

also i am veggie and OH is not so sometimes we eat same and sometimes different with pots/veg. i find that meal planning makes things so much cheaper and easier. always have a look and see what is in cupboards/freezer before you make your list. try and buy fruit/veg in season/on offer.

breakfasts and lunch are easy - cereal/porridge/toast and then sarnies/value crisps/hm soup (use hand blender and use up leftovers - try it and you'll be converted) fruit/yogs, hm biscuits/cakes.

dinner, depends on what you like. we always have lots of pots in for chips, mash jackets etc. we keep frozen veg in (buy when cheap). but recently after learning from here i now parboil and freeze veg that we are not going to use in time or when is cheap, freeze cooked meats, anything really and then plan to use it later.

always make 4 potions at least and freeze two. lots of herbs/spices is the key to tasty lower fat meals. good luck x

p.s. i wish my OH was more on board with it though:rolleyes:

Crisp_£_note

Even more of a :eek: our Greyhound was underweight (its a ballancing act at the moment) and our Lurcher is too podgy. We are trying to feed 1 more and the other less.


Can anyone give me the website for this CCJ pet food please? Sorry if I have missed it above.

Thanks for all the tips keep them coming please beleive acheive succeed!

Thanks

firesidemaid

http://www.csjk9.com/

don't know whether it is the cheapest, but after having a look at several sites the food seemed natural, the dogs like it and there are lots of comments re. improving weight gain/condition of greyhounds.

i try to balance cost/value and good nutrition for the dogs. we went for a high protein one for mr.greyhound (tried rocket fuel the first time - now on sooper dooper champ as is cheaper). ms.lurcher has the natural champ. they charge £6 for delivery, but you can order 2 x 15kg bags for this.

ms. lurcher has visibly lost weight and her coat fits better, can't tell with mr.greyhound - it's been a battle just to stop him losing weight;). we will know for sure when we go for annual checkup at vets in a month or so.

we have to sit and watch them eat - to encourage g/hound to eat all his and also to stop lurch from eating anything he leaves as it is higher calorie! we will also sometimes get those large tins of seafood platter/tuna/sardines for cats (29p in home bargains) and share them with dogs (tins that is not the cats!)

i get my treats from zooplus - high calorie pigs ear auricles for g/hound (much cheaper than pigs ears) and low fat beef tripe for lurcher (+ quidco). we need to give g/hound more but i always feel guilty when i give him something and not our other dog:rolleyes:.

IsoChick

Note to both firesidemaid and Crisp £ note

It is cheaper to order to food from one of CSJ's stockists if there is one near you, a lot of the time the food iteself is a pound or so cheaper, and they often don't charge as much delivery as CSJ themselves.

If you look at the 'find the stockist' link at the top of the page, you can see anyone that stocks the food in your area.