Weezl's phase 1- recipe testing and frugalisation- come one, come all!

System

weezl74 wrote: »

ASDA Pure Sunflower Oil (3L) 2.68 was £2.92

Is the switch back to sunflower oil deliberate? I thought you wanted the omega 3 from the rapeseed oil?

weezl74

oooh 6 including potatoes! Yay! We do do that

Erm, are we doing all of Europe or can we just look at a few countries?

Aware of everyone's advice to keep it simple!

Now then: Please come back all recipe test offerers who've gone away to hide whilst it's been technical!

Please, please can someone test the risi e bisi?

Big thank yous

System

weezl74 wrote: »

25p is an excellent saving here at the ministry of food

And we can save 62p if we buy ASDA Table Salt (750g) for 30p instead of the ASDA Cooking Salt (3 kg) for 92p.

weezl74

Avocet wrote: »

Is the switch back to sunflower oil deliberate? I thought you wanted the omega 3 from the rapeseed oil?

well spotted, and you've just saved 12p

I need medals to give out here!

New list if we bite the bullet on Bob's roast chickens

Fruit & Vegetables Guide price in £


2 x ASDA Braeburn Apples (8) 2.94
2 x ASDA Smartprice Lemons (7) 1.76
2 x ASDA Smartprice Oranges (6) 1.36
2.9Kg ASDA Carrots by Weight (100g) 2.03
2 x ASDA Smartprice Beetroot (500g) 1.08
7 x ASDA Smartprice British Small Potatoes (1Kg) 3.50
6 x ASDA Smartprice Brown Onions (2Kg) 4.68
8 x ASDA Smartprice Raisins (500g) 5.20
1 x Leo Dried Peas with Steeping Tablet (250g) 0.28
1 x Whitworths Dried Marrowfat Peas (1Kg) 1.15

Dairy


6 x ASDA Semi Skimmed Welsh Milk 6 Pints (3.41L) 12.00
5 x ASDA Evaporated Semi Skimmed Milk (410g) 2.50
7 x Pluspints Dried Skimmed Milk Powder (283g) 6.79
1 x ASDA Cooks Value Medium Eggs (30) 2.98
1 x I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spread (500g) 1.14
1 x ASDA Smartprice Mature White Cheddar (Approx 1Kg) 4.98

Meat, Fish & Poultry


2 x ASDA Smartprice Smoked Cooking Bacon Pieces (500g) 2.26

Frozen


3 x ASDA Fine Whole Green Beans (1Kg) 3.00
2 x ASDA Smartprice Cauliflower Florets (907g) 1.58
3 x ASDA Smartprice Peas (907g) 2.61
2 x ASDA Smartprice Sweetcorn (907g) 1.72

Tins, Jars & Cooking


1 x ASDA Distilled Malt Vinegar (568ml) 0.36
1 x ASDA Vegetable Oil (3L) 2.52
1 x ASDA Cooking Salt (3Kg) 0.92
1 x ASDA Smartprice Black Pepper Ground (25g) 0.18
1 x ASDA Smartprice Dried Mixed Herbs (18g) 0.19
1 x Gia Garlic Puree in Vegetable Oil (90g) 0.59
1 x Rajah Garam Masala (100g) 0.56
14 x ASDA Smartprice Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce (420g) 4.06
14 x ASDA Smartprice Peeled Plum Tomatoes in Tomato Juice (400g) 4.34
4 x Glenryck South Atlantic Pilchards in Tomato Sauce (425g) 2.60
1 x ASDA Smartprice English Mustard (200g) 0.40 was 44p 1 x ASDA Smartprice South American Clear Honey (425g) 0.85

Packets & Cereals


1 x Sunnybisk Wheat Biscuits (36 per pack - 550g) 0.75
7 x ASDA Smartprice Porridge Oats (1Kg) 4.06
2 x ASDA Smartprice Plain White Flour (1.5Kg) 0.86
2 x ASDA Smartprice Self Raising Flour (1.5Kg) 0.86
8 x ASDA Strong White Bread Flour (1.5Kg) 4.88
1 x SuperCook Bicarbonate of Soda (200g) 0.56
2 x Thomas Allinson Dried Active Yeast (125g) 0.92
1 x Silver Spoon Granulated Sugar (1Kg) 0.98
4 x ASDA Smartprice Pasta Shapes (500g) 1.28
2 x ASDA Smartprice Long Grain Rice (1Kg) 1.46

Drinks


2 x ASDA Smartprice Tea Bags (80 per pack - 250g) 0.56

System

And a further 23p if we buy ASDA Smartprice Malt Vinegar (568ml) for 13p, instead of the ASDA Distilled Malt Vinegar (568ml) for 36p.

weezl74

Avocet wrote: »

And a further 23p if we buy ASDA Smartprice Malt Vinegar (568ml) for 13p, instead of the ASDA Distilled Malt Vinegar (568ml) for 36p.

System

weezl74 wrote: »

Leo Dried Peas with Steeping Tablet (250g)

Every time I see this, I think it says "sleeping tablet"! :-)

homegrown_life

last time from me today before I have to go out. Not checked any of the links contained in this page, but hopefully it should direct you to some countries campaigns to eat more f&v. Maybe something interesting

http://www.euro.who.int/nutrition/Security/20060731_7

aless02

weezl, mysupermarket tells me it's cheaper to buy the Braeburns by weight rather than by pack - saves you 8p .

Also, I assume you're intentionally not including the discounts on baked beans & tinned tomatoes that save you money right now but are likely to expire within the next month therefore not being "true" prices - b/c you've done it on the butter, so it's not consistent.

weezl74

Avocet wrote: »

And we can save 62p if we buy ASDA Table Salt (750g) for 30p instead of the ASDA Cooking Salt (3 kg) for 92p.

Been thinking about this here condiments, salt, pepper, herbs and spices issue.

Thus far we've been trying to only buy what shirley will use in a month in order to keep her initial outlay below the £100 mark.

This is a worthy goal, but is feeling in some areas like a false economy...

Example:



is 40p but only 14 g of mustard powder is contained.

This on the other hand:



is 93p but yields over 4 times the mustard powder (the actual ingredient flavour we want!

I'm thinking of asking Shirley to consider her first month to be £103, to include a small stock cupboard accumulation, but she will only consume £100 worth of goods within the month.

How does that sound?

I don't think it's cheating.... All the meals will cost below the amounts we've said still...