March grocery challenge

System

Thanks Julie, you are very gracious.:o

r.mac_2

Thanks for this - I have taken advantage of the virgin wine offers. I got lots of great wine for a great price and some not so great wine at a bargain price! Those ones have disappeared as presents! lmao!

I have also cut down on consumption (well a bit) and use any left overs in cooking. I picked up a great tip ont hese boards to freeze in ice cube trays to make portions you can add to spag bol etc. This works very well.

Janeryan

The postage is £3.95 per order Mads13

Tightwadways

Thanks for this wealth of information guys! My printer has been working overtime so I can read it all and try the reciepes out

Up til recently we've been fairly good with our shopping budget - I used to shop for around £30 pw, for hubby, 2yr old (nappies nightime only) and myself, 2 cats (fussy eaters-not Lidls etc, and cat litter)....

However over the last couple of months things have really gone to pot - we ended up taking the little one to a homeopathic doctor as he wasn't well...the long and short of it - we've been advised not to give him diary products, grapes and bananas (latter two on occasion is ok)......he's also got eczema.

My question is, is £30 or less obtainable for a weeks shopping, especially since I need to incorporate soya/nut milk (he's going through at least 3pints a week! I'm looking into purchasing a milk maker) and egg replacer...the vegan list goes on....DH and I do eat diary, although I'm starting to go off it now as well.......

Help very much appreciated!
Michelle

halloweenqueen_2

I get my soya milk from morrisons 65p, they do sweetened and unsweetened). Have you thought about getting a yoghurt maker- you make loads of soya yoghurts for desserts for not much money.

Galtizz

Have you tried any homeopathic remedies? (My brain isn't working this morning, I think it is homeopathic, the one were they dilute stuff 32 times then you take a couple of drops a day)
I was lactose intolerant which caused an unbearable itchy rash every time I came within 2 foot of a cow! I had to cut out all dairy and take a homeopathic remedy for 2 weeks then slowly introduce dairy back. I still don't have a lot of dairy (just on cereal, I drink fruit tea now) but, touch wood, I have only had the rash 1 or 2 times since (it was 5 years ago) and that is only when I'm really stressed.
Not sure if you little one is too little to take the remedy (don't know if it is safe for kids) but if you can it was definatly worth it for me.

Sarahsaver

you dont need to buy a branded 'egg replacer' just use 1tbs soya flour and 2tbs water for each egg, or else in cakes just use a mashed banana instead of egg.

Tightwadways

:cool: I didn't realise you could use soya flour and water instead of egg replacer, that makes it a lot cheaper!! Thanks for the tip. We do have a yogurt maker, but it's an old equivalent of the good ol' thermos container where you warm the milk up and then leave it overnight or whatever to 'mature'. I haven't mastered the technique yet though...and have considered buying an electrical one but we've only got a small kitchen which is already host to a bread maker, food processor etc....

Homeopathic wise, he was given disolvable medicine to shift his reoccuring cough, but at the time he went his eczma wasn't as bad, so the reason for treatment was his cold/bad cough. May seem extravegant to pay £40 to have someone give you some medicine, but it's doing the job, and I didn't want to go to the doctors as last time he ended up on antibiotics....which we now don't need :T Has anyone got any experiene in self medicating with homeopathic remedies (tinctures or tablets? or even herbal remedies?) as this would also be something of interest to me, and may cut down my spending budget drastically!

Michelle

elona

Freecycle

Put a post on the health board and I am sure they could give you some ideas.

You are not supposed to ask for medical advice as such but if you phrase it carefully then you should get help.:):):)

marsha8

Talon_Karrde wrote:

i've heard about these farm boxes, do you have any contacts for these??

cheers!

Yes.I can give you the farmbox company that I deal with & if they don't deliver to your area try Google with the search term "farmbox +warwickshire" for example. My company are: https://www.rivernene.co.uk
They do 5 different sizes of box starting at £7 for the "mini".Today I received leeks,carrots,mushrooms,kale,potatoes & onions.100% British & organic.
Farmers markets may be another way of getting local information.I cannot tell you how amazing the difference in flavour & texture are in these.You don't have to have one every week & you cannot choose your contents.All produce seasonal of course.ENJOY!!