My months shopping list

black-saturn

Chumana wrote:

Hi there, sorry to see you've had some bad comments already in the thread and I really don't wish to add to those but I'm struggling to comprehend how the small amount of food you have on your list will stretch to feed three people for a month.

I've highlighted the main meat portions above which would make 10 meals, plus maybe the odd leftover. Now I suppose you could always make meals with the cheese but I don't see any other staples such as pasta, eggs, pulses etc to be able to create meals from (unless you already have those, although I note in one of your replies that you don't keep a storecupboard) and what do you eat for breakfast and lunch? And also notice there aren't any drinks listed, tea, coffee, fruit juice, squash etc?

I really don't mean to sound critical but just trying to figure out how you manage to do this on so little and hope to be able to pick up some tips

I can get 2 meals each out of the chicken so thats 12 meals. The cheese, potatos and onions also make another 4 meals in the form of a potato bake which is lovely. For breakfast we have toast and for lunch we have salad sandwich and an orange.

black-saturn

troo wrote:

Chumana, I think the meat is packs, not portions. So the pork is actually 4 packs, not 4 steaks. B_S does say somewhere in a previous post, but I'm too tired to look for it now, I'm falling asleep over the keyboard

Night all :wave:

Yes, theres usually 3 or 4 steaks in each pack.

black-saturn

liney wrote:

if people are trying to 'follow' the '3 people for a month on 45 quid diet' they might lose a few pounds. )

If you saw my 2 children you would realise that they are in no way thin or malnourished. My 11 year old daughter is 5ft 6 and is very strong and the 9 year old is the tallest and strongest in her class too. Theres no way that what I feed them has harmed them in any way. They honestly look the best fed children in their classes at school.

black-saturn

flufff wrote:

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I try to use vouchers when I can to cut down cost.

If I stop being able to do the above I'll shop online to get bonus points with codes.

Where do you get vouchers from? I hardly ever get any.

I've tried those Tesco online codes before and they never work on my shopping.

black-saturn

Chumana wrote:

I completely agree and if you'd read my earlier post you'll see I mentioned that but that I couldn't see anything like pasta, eggs, tuna, pulses etc on her list to make any other meals out of, only cheese. I wasn't criticising her or suggesting she ate meat every day, but was just asking what sort of meals she made for the other 20 days

I eat potato bake on a monday night and we have salad sandwiches and an orange for our lunch.

pandas66

black-saturn wrote:

I eat potato bake on a monday night and we have salad sandwiches and an orange for our lunch.

if you post your menu/shopping list, the cost and delivery charge stating this is what you have for a month then alter it to suit your 'arguement' after you have been questioned on the nutrition content don't be surprised at some of the responces you get B_S. Your post above shows an an entirely new shopping list as there is no mention of salad or oranges in OP. Only being picky as you claim to feed 3 on £45 by your own admission. Now its seems the rules by which you live have changed. Revise your outgoings and you may find your budget is more on a par with reality.Thats why people question you, the goal posts have moved/changed now.I won't litter your thread with any more questions you can't/don't need to answer, its clear you do spend more.

black-saturn

I spend £34 on an online shop for heavy and frozen items. I go back a couple of times a week to buy cheap salad and fruit. How does that make me spend more than £45 a month?

black-saturn

I've asked for the thread to be closed now.

It served it's purpose and ran it's course. I put it on here to help people but it seems like most of the replies are trying to catch me out and make me realise I spend more than I say I do, which I don't. I know what my budget is and I stick to it.

I also won't be accused of malnourishing my children by a load of people who havn't even seen them. If you saw them you would realise how ludicrous that is.

Tondella

Thanks BS, it is good to see how such frugal shops break down, it's a real help to me as i am looking to maximise the food i get from my shopping budget at the moment.

I have two meat based meals a week and the rest is vegetarian, omelettes, pasta, something with pulses like a chickpea burger etc etc. So i can understand that 10 family portions of meat lasts the month

and if someone can't treat themselves to some profiteroles having been debt free for two years, well I don't know what the world is coming to!

PS don't suppose you or your kids would consider eating porridge for breakfast? I changed to porridge oats last year, they're an absolute bargain and very good for you, they fill you up, lower cholesterol and you can add things like seeds or fruit to them to make them even better. But then I know alot of people can't stand the thought of it!

Lillibet_2

Hi B-S

Thanks for posititng this, I can't believe the amount of flack you are getting!!! I started to count the number of posts where you said you go back for fresh stuff but got bored there were so many! If people can't be bothered to read the whole thread or at least skim through it (there are enough references to going back that they would surely pick up one of them?) then I fail to see how they can hope to learn anything & should expect to get a bit of back-chat for asking dumb questions!:rolleyes: Admitedly it isn't always clear exactly how much you are spending in total but you have explained it so many times in so many threads that we all forget that there will be an OS newbie somewhere who doesn't get it;). Anyway, I say well done you:T. I menu plan fortnightly & find that hard enough:p

I hope you don't mind a bit of constructive critisim : Personally I would find it easier if you posted your menu plan at the same time as your list. That way we can all see what you are doing with it & it becomes clear that it is 4 packs of pork not 4 pork chops & the like:rolleyes: Plus personally it would make it easier for me to nick your ideas:D. I do lift a lot of your ideas & adapt them to my requirements. Admitedly I only buy organic meat from the butcher, we drink tons of OJ & lemonade & my springer spaniel would wolf down a small bag of value food in about 2 days & still not be satisifed so my bill is considerably higher than yours but these things are my choices & it doesn't mean that I find your lists unhelpful or irrelevent to me:T. (In case your wondering I get a 15kg bag of bakers complete from the cash & carry every month for £17).

So thank you for having the patience for typing up all your info:A. And I don't think there is anything wrong with buying the occasional ready-made dessert;), anyone who puts in as much effort as you keeping all round costs down (for those of you who have been over to the families board there is a B-S thread about keeping her wedding costs low:p) deserves the occasional treat & night off from the kitchen! (Plus although HM profiterole pastry may be cheap, by the time you have factored in cream & chocolate it would probably be very nearly £2 anyway:rolleyes:)