Help! £40 to feed family for the month

anguk

Sainsbury's also do a value curry sauce in a jar for 4p. I haven't tried it but OH says it's nice.

sistercas

DianneB wrote: »

I still can't find the curry sauce in my Mr T's , and it's a huge 24 hour one. I asked a week or so ago where it was after looking high and low, same this week looked all through the indian and chinese sections. I reckon they don't do it ...we must be too posh round here or something. Boo hoo !!

Never mind

Oystercatcher

Me too Oystercatcher!! Searched for this and the sweet and sour sauce couldn't find it anywhere and I knew they would be on a bottom shelf!! Have to go to Ely tonight so I shall try the huge Tesco there, perhaps tonight I won't be too embarrassed to ask for help!!![/quote]

I went my mr T's to stock up on 4p curry sauce and it had all gone it is with all the indian cooking sauces on the very bottom shelf and there was just a hole!! very disapointed 'cos its lovely

LilMissEmmylou

oooh hadnt read this thread in a week or 2 - well done on making it!!! im astonished!!! I need a month like this to get my banking back in order me thinks! Will be looking through your meal plans for ideas thanks!

bella2121

only started reading your hread 2 days ago so am a bit late lol!! but well done for making it

281273

DH and DS tried the Mr T Curry sauce last night. DH liked it but my DS said it had an "awkward taste"... Dont know what that means but it had us in stitches.

Kerriebaby

wow! what a thread.

Congrats on this thread, you have certainly inspired me to get my act together and cut down on our food bill.

Have just done an inventory of what we have ( loads! LOL) so I think I shall try to replicate your £20 for a month ( theres only 2 of us, so should be £10 really LOL )

congrats :beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::T:T:T:T:A:A

nickynoo08

Lollyfin - your spicy lentil soup sounds yum. Wish i'd seen your recipe a few mins a go. I'm just making or should that be trying to make... tomato soup. Its the one i normally make but this time i've decided to chuck in a handfull of lentils. Didnt have a clue how many i should chuck in so will keep my soup simmering n just keep checking it. Might chuck in some chilli flakes too to give it a bit of a kick.
Had an awful month this month, overspent not by loads but as we are on a tight budget its gonna have quite an impact on next months spends. Thankfully i've got quite a lot in the freezer, but hardly any fruit n veg n hardly any tins. Will be taking a look at your meal plan mbaz for some inspiration. Must also take an inventory of what i've got in so i know what i deperatly need to get when i next go shopping. Need to try and keep spends to as little as possible so will start planning next month now. wish me luck i'm gonna need it!!!!

mbaz

Only 1 day left! I almost feel sad!

Got to finish with gruel pie. Go out with a bang and all that!

Had a sudden brainwave today - I have about £11 of points on my boots card! Going to wander into town ina mo to treat the boys to nice nappies and rusks (mmm, think I'll have one myself they're lush!)

1st - carbonara (just found a jar in back of cupboard)
2nd Lasagne (with added lentils )
3rd chicken and rice
4th jacket spuds with smartprice beans
5th defrost a curry
6th lasagne
7th omlette
8th chicken dinner
9th casserole in giant yorkshire
10th canelloni
11th Beans on toast
12th Jacket spud
13th ate for free!!!
14th Egg and chips
15th curry (bulked out with lentils!)
16th veggie sausages and chips
17th left-over-bulked-out-curry
18th 4p curry sauce and chips
19th chicken risotto abd syrup sponge and custard
20th cheap asda jacket spuds and value beans
21th Egg n chips
22th 4p curry
23th Shezza's pasta sauce
24th - Gruel pie

mbaz

LilMissEmmylou wrote: »

oooh hadnt read this thread in a week or 2 - well done on making it!!! im astonished!!! I need a month like this to get my banking back in order me thinks! Will be looking through your meal plans for ideas thanks!

Thanks! To be honest I've only got through it because I didnt have a choice. If I'd have had more money I would've bought more food. There's been times when I've been starving and had nothing in I could snack on etc but I also realise now that I do normally buy a lot of things I dont need. I'm always going to chec cupboards before I shop now to see what I can make from there and do meal plans. I'm also going to try and go shopping later in the day for RTCs and YS (hey I know what that means now!) :j

slm6002

Well done on making it through the month mbaz. I think you have inspired a lot of people. Has anyone in your family noticed?