July 2009 Grocery Challenge

scotsaver

GettingHitched wrote: »

Right, later than promised....here is my Freezer/Fridge/Store cupboard list....so my need lots of help in stretching it all out for a month.

Storecupboard

Jar Korma Chicken korma using the chicken mentioned below
Jar Spicy Curry ( not sure what it is...posh Pataks one! ) Again a curry using some of the meat mentioned below
Mandarin Segments
Pineapple
Baked beans x 1
Peach Slices
Chocolate and Strawb whip ( angel delight )
Couple packs jelly
Tuna x 1 Tuna Lasagne
Chick peas ( tinned )
Curry Sauce ( basics...yucku! )
Spaghetti
Pasta twists
Lasagne
Various flours; SR, Plain, Bread
Sugar
Cous Cous
Pearl Barley
Various herbs and Spices, oils stocks and vinegars

Fridge

1 pint milk
leftover BBQ bits
2 tubs coleslaw
Cooked Noisette Lamb
Butter
Cheese

Freezer

Chicken Portion x 1
Chicken thigh fillet x 2
Belly Pork x 2
Veggie risotto x 2
Chicken Thighs x 2
Various Fish; Smoked haddock, dog fish, and something else im not sure of! Fish Pie
Frozen Roast Pork and chicken ( about 4 tubs of each ) How about Curries, pasties, Risotto, Chicken & ham pie - not sure what quantities you have.
Hm Soups ( about 6 tubs )
Beef Mince 500g How about Cottage Pie or a Savoury Mince Pie
Pork Mince 500g How about HM Pork & Apple Burgers
Blue Cheese
Chilli ( one portion )
Mixed frozen peppers 1 tub These can be added into a Curry to bulk out
Pasta Meal ( hm that I cant remember whats in it! LOL ) That'll be a nice surprise for you.;)
Green bacon
Smoked Ham
Swede x 3 tubs Some of this could be added to mash potato to top a Cottage/Shepherds pie
Calamari ( battered ) This could be served with the Couscous mentioned above and a nice bowl of salad

Im gonna need lots of help...LOL

I need to top up on bread/milk/eggs/butter and some fresh veg/fruit...but welcome any suggestions

Hi and welcome to the GC - I've added some suggestions in Red, I'm sure there will be others with more ideas, we're quite a friendly and helpful bunch on here.:D

mumofjusttwo

ok. spent £95 yesterday :eek: not too good a start really.

meanmarie

Not spent anything yet of my July budget...need to do a list this afternoon as its disastrous if I shop without....should really do meal plan first, but there is tennis on tv!

Good luck to all

Marie

stellabgh

Hi All

(edited)

I'm aiming for £310 this month. It's my first time doing something like this and it's based on £10/day.

Stella

Sunnyday

Hi everyone,

my July GC begins with tomorrows shopping trip. We will be away for 4 days but i shall stock up with extras with anything that is left over.

Mrs M could you put me down for £160 for July please.

We have some relatives coming to stay early on in the month so hopefully anything that we save by being away will be cancelled out by our visitors and it will be a normal month IYKWIM

My meal plan is partly formed in my head so i just need to get it down on paper and tweaked a bit before it vanishes!

Good luck guys

SD

Coxy11

This is not looking good....

Went to MrT today with DS1 as he's off school with a headache. Think it must be catching as I got it as soon as the cashier told me my total. I spent £100.72 but £14.50 of this was on 2 x tshirts for DD, some MrMen crockery for my nephew to put in his xmas stocking (really) and 6 x new tablemats as mine are really tatty.

So that leaves £86.22 on food. Did get 2 x 18 walkers crisps on bogof which will do packed lunches for the rest of this term, plus into the holidays. Also got salmon, chicken, gammon joint, haddock, 4 x beef mince (2 large packs split) plus quiche for tonights dinner. I also had to get some laundry goods, deoderant and shampoo - all of which bump up the total.

My month runs until 21st, so it doesn't look good I'm afraid.

Coxy
xx

PS stupid question but what does IYKWIM mean?

taka

Coxy11 wrote: »

PS stupid question but what does IYKWIM mean?

If You Know What I Mean

SmlSave

Hi! Can I be put down for £180 this month please?

I will add up my June spending...I will add up my June spending...I will add up my June spending...I will add up my June spending...I will add up my June spending...

helen_jelly

Went to Aldi to get the Super 6 amd spent £18.42!!! OH is off to Morrisons later so I'm sure the total will double as he forgets about targets!!

Helen

Edit - OH couldn't be bothered so thats a cheap shop.

earthmother

Only just realised I hadn't update my sig from last month - so that's sorted now

Total spend so far is £112.90 - sounds high for so early on, but I ended up with two sets of the MrT/Mail vouchers so have been stockpiling to see us through. I have a weeks milk, cheese, bread, 2-3 weeks of picnic-y/packed lunch items, along with almost a full month of cooked meals (although I will admit that's been helped by the fact we haven't actually cooked this week yet - just too hot) - so as long as I can keep tabs on the ice lolly consumption :eek: we should be ok.

*note to self - buy lolly molds*