November 2010 Grocery Challenge

tibbles209

Hi there, is it too late to join? I really hope not

My month started 5th November and i did my main shop then which came to £14 (it's just me on my own). I'd like to pledge £25 (including that £14) for this month until 5th December please Thanks! x

charleybabes

hi all

just posted about having about 40 budget for food shop this week...
really would like to come in well under that to be honest
thought if i wrote a list of what food i had in you might be able to help me see what could be added to the list to make some good family healthy meals..
there are two adults and two kids.. (age 2 and 4)

cupboard
2 pizza bases
box of eggs
battermix

2 tins of chopped toms
2 tins of chicken soup
8 tins of beans
1 tin of tuna
2 mini tins of tuna in tomato sauce
1 jar of biriyani oven bake sauce
1 pack of microwave rice (serves 2)
bag of pasta
2 packs of couscous

honey
worcestershire sauce
mixed herbs
suet mix

1 onion
1 bag of roasting potatos
4 baked potatos

freezer

1 topside of beef
bag of potato wedges
pack of chicken thighs
frozen yorkshire puds

could you help a very tired stressed out mum !!!

triticale

Just been to Mr T's and very glad I did - 7pm on a Weds is a great time for reduced stuff!

Got a big bag of 'veg soup mix' ie. diced carrot, leek, parsnip and celery for 30p (who would pay £1.50 for it mind?!:eek:), a punnet of perfectly good plums for 20p and a bundle of asparagus for 35p! Also picked up a sweet potato, some carrots and custard so spent £1.37 in total.

The only disappointing thing about reduced stuff in tescos is there were heaps of bread rolls, unfortunately my 'freezer' is the size of a shoebox so I can rarely take advantage of any bread bargains.

The soup mix looks a little sad so it's going straight into my SC overnight with the bits of chicken and chicken stock from my freezer. I was a bit stuck for what to have for lunch tomorrow so this is perfect.

Not sure what I can have the asparagus with but it looks like it'll be happy in the bottom of the fridge for a little longer. :T I do have a creamy chicken and asparagus pasta recipe that I love as a treat occasionally, but it requires creme fraiche and gorgonzola - not sure it's very money saving to spend on fancy ingredients in order to use up reduced bargains...:rotfl:

Moniker

Hi everyone

4th NSD in a row for me (I think that is a record) and will be off to do a 'big' shop tomorrow. I have £65 per week left till the end of the month on 25th November - even I should manage that!

A bit of a shock this morning as I checked my bank balance online and found that there were two mysterious transactions on my credit card - two lots of £15 paid to a mobile company for a top up on Sunday. Fortunately I phoned the bank and they have accepted that I didn't spend it and have stopped the card while they investigate what has happened. I usually check my accounts everyday but was too busy yesterday - I did think I was getting a bit obsessive about it but I am glad I spotted this before they took even more money!

Am thinking of trying the local farm shop tomorrow if the weather isn't too awful - though I think I will have to go to Sainsbugs as well. We'll see.

Good luck everyone and keep up the good work.

Moniker

~moneysavingnovice~

adelight wrote: »

Sounds like a good deal if it wasn't on offer.
What sort of things to you make for your lunches? If you made a batch of pasta salad you could leave it in the fridge and each morning just chuck some into a tupperware to take to work. Or if you have a microwave at work, freeze portions in tupperware and on busy days just grab one on your way out.

Great idea, thankyou!

mummy2mygirls

Hello have had 2 NSD but have done a online shop for tomorrow for around £100!! Will update sig when its here and I know final amounts.
Had a nice Stew today which was yummy and use the last bits of veg before they went bad and also had cold boiled eggs and salad for lunches as they had a date of today so thought I better use them up Made some cakes with the girls so that was pudding and some treats for tomorrow - yummy

hob

try looking hear https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/346783

karmachilovething

Here to declare my first spends of the month - £13.86.

I went with a list, and didn't divert from it, so that's a start. But there's room for improvement, I bought things I run out, so needed but not buying to make use of special deals or anything.

debtmess

not sure if this is going to help but

pizza bases get some cheese reduce tinned toms down and make pizza's and wedges

chicken thighs id roast with some potatoes and the yorkshire puddings if you can get some veg (ie carrots broccoli thats sunday dinner sorted)

egg and wedges

buy some bread for beans on toast

tuna id make some mash tuna fishcakes with wedges

im pretty pants with ideas but the 40 id spend on veggies, bread, milk flour to make cakes etc

losingpatience

Well I ended up buying the pastry for my pasties as I went straight to the gym from work so it was late when I got home. I can't remember exactly how much it was, I'll have to dig out the receipt but think it was around £1.30 but when I got it home and went to make them there was only enough pastry to make 2 pasties :mad: So I've made two which are in the oven now and I'm going to have to go and make/buy more pastry tomorrow for the rest of the mix as I think I have enough filling to make another 4. I think I'm possibly making the worlds most expensive cornish pasties!