Food shopping question

Mankysteve

I tend to shop daily but as my Morrison is literally across the road. It very convenint for me its nice to not have to rush though everything I've brought in fear of it going off, but it properly cost me more in the long run as when i crave something I can run across and get it.

kippers

jenniewb wrote: »

Wow- always take my hat off to people who can shop monthly- you must have a huge freezer! What do you do about fresh fruit and do you ever end up throwing away too much gone-off food? (just curious as I've never ever shopped for more then about 5 days at a time:eek:)

That's exactly what i do and i seem to save money this way as it makes you 'use' up what ever you have. I sometimes pop back to the supermarket for fruit & veg, milk etc each week or use the local shops. I don't waste anything but this is down to being organised. I make my own bread, pizza's etc and always cook from scratch. I have an allotment too so i also save money on veg (this year i've grown winter lettuce in my coldframe and it's saving us loads).

However, one thing i should say is: I am a house wife so i do have time to plan and bake from scratch and do my allotment when my DD's are at school.

julietiff

We go to morrisons every Monday and Costco every 2 weeks

Kadeeae

I'm currently shopping & menu planning weekly but am considering going fortnightly only popping in (yes, I can just go in and get what I need and nothing else ) to the shop for any "fresh" needs - milk, fruit, veg etc... I just have to decide if I have the storage room to make it work.

LilacPixie

Weekly for us. Used to be tesco but now liking lidl/aldi. I bake own bread so its mostly fruit and milk. I have store cupboard full to bursting point

Fire_Fox

Three years ago shopped weekly for myself, buying a ton of fresh stuff no junk. Continued shopping weekly when there was two, but we bought soooo much expensive rubbish that I started going every ten days then every two weeks. Now it's just me again I still go every two weeks, which saves a fortune. I eat a lot more tinned (tomatoes, pulses, fish) and frozen (veg) which is cheaper than the fresh equivalent and rarely is any wasted like with fresh. Both bread and milk freeze, tho I do top up on bananas and the odd other bit at a local shop. I have cut down on meat and organic produce, and am spending almost half as much per week as I was three years ago!

MrsFraggle

I shop monthly and get it delivered by asda/tesco (depending on who I can find a free delivery voucher for).

I top up weekly either by popping into Aldi/Asda for milk/fruit/veg etc, I make own bread so no worries there.

If I run out of milk when I've not expected to, ie the kids have had a cerealfest, then I send eldest to the Coop round the corner, but I keep a couple of packs of UHT in anyway.

Apricot

I shop fortnightly - my local Asda is only a 5 minute walk away so it's difficult to resist temptation but I do try! I have found that for me it is more cost effective to buy cravendale milk as it lasts about 2 weeks before going out of date. I don't drink a lot of milk only use it in tea/cereal so a 1 litre tetrapack is perfect for amy fortnightly shop.
The only thing I ever need to buy is bread in between shops, I would estimate that I spend around £35 per fortnight for me and two cats which I don't think is too bad although I could cut it down if I stopped buying some of the convenience foods I love!

jenniewb

princessleah_ wrote: »

I shop fortnightly - my local Asda is only a 5 minute walk away so it's difficult to resist temptation but I do try! I have found that for me it is more cost effective to buy cravendale milk as it lasts about 2 weeks before going out of date. I don't drink a lot of milk only use it in tea/cereal so a 1 litre tetrapack is perfect for amy fortnightly shop.
The only thing I ever need to buy is bread in between shops, I would estimate that I spend around £35 per fortnight for me and two cats which I don't think is too bad although I could cut it down if I stopped buying some of the convenience foods I love!

I gree with the cravendale idea!

I used to have a rubbish fridge- seriously it was sometimes colder outside in the winter! At the time I was buying a 1 pint bottle of milk which would last 4 to 5 days and only be 2/3 of the way through. I get Cravendale and it lasts (or seems to last) forever! Never seems to go bad! I have a better fridge now but still buy cravendale as I think it just tastes better. The skimmed tastes more like semi skimmed. Less fat, fewer calories and same taste

MrsE_2

jenniewb wrote: »

I gree with the cravendale idea!

I used to have a rubbish fridge- seriously it was sometimes colder outside in the winter! At the time I was buying a 1 pint bottle of milk which would last 4 to 5 days and only be 2/3 of the way through. I get Cravendale and it lasts (or seems to last) forever! Never seems to go bad! I have a better fridge now but still buy cravendale as I think it just tastes better. The skimmed tastes more like semi skimmed. Less fat, fewer calories and same taste

I get UHT milk.
I started using it because the skimmed tastes like semi-skimmed, we then developed a taste for it & its really handy, you stock up & its only like normal milk once the carton is opened.

Anyone else use UHT?
Anyone see a difference in the brands?