what do you think my weeks shopping list

earwig

hi iam of to do my weekly shop tomorrow and have meal planed and wrote a list please tell me what you think good or bad as iam struggling to keep my food bill dowm last week i spent 87.00 this for a famley of four two adults two kids one still in nappys

chicken nibbles
peas frozen
crispy potoes
beef joint
lamb chops *4
pork chop*2 mince meat rump steak 1 large
bacon
eggs*12
cheese
bread *4
cornbeef
ham
mustard
pottoes
onoion
mushrooms
toms
mash ready made
burger rolls
colsaw
mars 6 pack snickers6 pack
redioion
marmite
yogarts*6
pickle
orange juice
speggtti *2 baked beans *2
flour
butter cheep for cakes
butter for toast and sandwichs
biscutes*2
tea
peanut butter
handwash
kitchen roll shampoo
loo roll crisps *2
coke 6 pack *7
pizza small*2
sauages
milk
nappys
baby wipes

this is for 6 dinners 6 lunches including pack lunch for dd and pack lunch oh work 7 breakfast and snacks i have only done 6 this week as we are out saterday is this about right or iam i still going wrong thanks

moggins

Silly question maybe, but why are you buying ready made mash when it is so easy and so much cheaper to make your own?

Also the butter, why are you buying two types? I love butter on my toast and have never found any real difference in the taste between any of them.

If you must have coke, then the Co-op have them on BOGOF at the moment.

The value orange juice tastes the same as all the rest too.

Rachie_B

id scrap the coke,choccy bars and pizzas

you can make your own pizzas cheaper and healthier than most shop bought

instead of coke have juice or squash and make your own " treats" eg flapjacks / brownies etc instead of snickers etc


what are your 6 "main" meals? as you seem to have an awful lot of meat there ?!!

to try and cut costs maybe have a veggie meal once or twice in the week??
we are a family of 4,kids are 10 & 4 and i spend approx £55 every 10 days or so with tesco online

lynzpower

Hello darling

Could you post up your menu plan for the week so that we can see whats going where ( and what youve got in your cupbaords to make the meals up if you are using )

I agree there does seem to be quite a bit of meat in there, and you can cut costs a bit further by having a veggie meal if you fancied.

Lynz
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earwig

hi thankyou for your replys i have put my meal plan down so you can see where the meat is going some of the stuff i have in my cuboards allready


sunday roast beef roast spuds york puds green beans cauil
monday rump steak with crispy potoes peas mush toms
tuesday lamb chops chips peas
wednesday pork chop mash peas oions
thursday hambugers wedges beans
firday chicken nibbles chips and peas

sauges for kids on monday they dont eat steak
hotdogs on thursday for tuesday they dont like lamb
pizza for kids on sunday for there tea

ham cheese cornbeef for sandwiches for lunch pack lunces
mars and snickers oh treats for pack lunch he works hard and gets nothing else from his money
mash i have been banned from cooking mash about 6 years ago from my oh he told me never to cook it again
my oh would never eat a veggie meal
coke i hold my hand up to this one i dont like tea juices lemonade cherryade ect it my only drink apart from water and there is only so much of that i can drink aday
butter i thought this would be better to use the cheeper butter in cakes than using up my achor butter as the cheep butter is to hard to spread and i end up making holes in the bread thanks

brokenwings

my suggestions:
( and i do understand that what i am suggesting is all ideal and not necessarily possible for you right now )

chicken nibbles - dont buy at all - you can get a whole chicken for £2.50 !
crispy potoes - just buy a bag of potatoes and roast yourself
bread *4 - can you bake your own?
mustard - buy powdered and mix your own - much cheaper
mash ready made - theres that bag of potatoes again
burger rolls - personally id just use a couple of slices of bread but i understand its different with kids
colesaw - this is the ideal time of year to make up your own - healthier too
mars 6 pack snickers6 pack - as stated above try a healthier snack or make your own brownies/flap jacks etc
biscutes*2 - get value ones or lidls - nice and cheaper than branded
handwash - unless this is very cheap ( dunno as i never buy it ) id say get a bar of soap
coke 6 pack *7 - is this 7 six packs of cans? if so go to bottled liters - cheaper
pizza small*2 - these are really easy to make yourself and with a much greater variety of toppings
baby wipes - i have seen ladies here comment that they never used anything other than wet cotton wool on their babes and they never suffered- worth a thought?

brokenwings

sorry but if my oh told me i was banned from making mash again then he'd never get it to eat again.

have you tried making it the delia way and instead of using a masher use a hand whisk?

comping_cat

Ive always made lumpy mash, no matter what sort of masher i used (metal or plastic, various shapes and sizes) and it didnt matter how long i boiled it, or how small i had cut the potatoes either, it always came out lumpy!!!!
That was until i discovered a potato ricer!! I bought mine from Debenhams for about £15 (i know its expensive, but will save you money in the long run as you are buying ready made) and it makes perfect mash every time!!! i always add butter and pepper, but what extras you add is up to your families individual taste.

earwig

hi thankyou for your replys
chicken nibbles i am the takeaway queen and am trying to find cheeper versions of this so the chicken nibbles are southfried so its like a cheep kfc
crispy spuds i never thought of this i can give it a go
mustard powder i have this in the cuboard how do you make it how long dose it keep
flapjacks again how do you make it how long do they keep
coke yes it 6 pack times 7 bottles go flat to quick
pizza i buy to small one about 30p each could i realy make this cheeper wouldnt it cost more to buy the stuff to make them
baby wipes never thought of that will try
mash i didnt blame him it was vile but i have a hand wisk and della cook book so i will try a test over the weekend and if it turns out ok then thats fine if not its back to the ready made lol
hand wash its anti bac one i think with kids changing nappys ect it well needed

brokenwings

mustard powder - put a teaspoonful of powder in an egg cup - add equal amount of cold water and mix briskly to a paste

i leave mine to sit for about 30 mins before using it as the flavour seems to mature

itll last a day but to be honest i usually just wash the egg cup out and make fresh as i need it

squiggles

catowen wrote:

Ive always made lumpy mash, no matter what sort of masher i used (metal or plastic, various shapes and sizes) and it didnt matter how long i boiled it, or how small i had cut the potatoes either, it always came out lumpy!!!!
That was until i discovered a potato ricer!! I bought mine from Debenhams for about £15 (i know its expensive, but will save you money in the long run as you are buying ready made) and it makes perfect mash every time!!! i always add butter and pepper, but what extras you add is up to your families individual taste.

I baught one of these gadgets from ikea,think it was around £7,its a little like a garlic press only bigger for those who are interested.Perfect mash every time:T