What changes to your food shopping in 2011

Dippypud

There's going to be several supermarkets doing Vat-rise free offers for a few weeks, just to get people in to make up the takings that were down because of the bad weather.

Unless your planning to buy a large vat-able (?) item, it's best to save up to take advantage of any offers.


Regards, Pud :cool:

popxcore

itsallinthemind wrote: »

Wow, i thought I was pretty good! Can you share your weekly food plan? Sure lots of us would love to know! x

wish i was organised enough to have plans haha

i eat a lot of bad food like instant noodles... not stuff anyone should feed a family

and make most all meals based around potatoes or pasta

(last week got a 12.5kg bag of potatoes from morrisons for £3)
(sainsburys misshape basics penne is 30p for 500g)

YORKSHIRELASS

I think I am doing fairly well but I like the idea of one really cheap meal a week. I used to do this (often soup and pudding) and have given up so that needs to be reinstated.

Cant persuade my family to go veggie but I am trying to include less meat in each meal.

I am going to be at home more in 2011 so its lots of bread making, cake baking etc for me. I already cook everything from scratch but there is always more you can do.

itsallinthemind

popxcore wrote: »

I eat a lot of bad food like instant noodles... not stuff anyone should feed a family

Nooooo I was already planning my holidays! :rotfl:

JustKeepSwimming_2

Frugal wrote: »

Once the evenings are lighter I will walk up to the local Co0p with the kids in the evening as they have some amazing reduced prices up there Good exercise and good on the purse too

Good idea - I need to lose all the babyweight (& my youngest is 8 :rotfl:) & I rarely use the Coop since I stopped working in a town that had a large branch. We do have a smaller one but it isn't near anywhere I'd pass by so I forget about it. Its about 30 mins away, so good exercise. Wonder how long it will take the kids to get fed up with all the walking...

cat4772

menu planning is a must for me; though I think I'll be looking to Weezl and the cheap family meals for inspiration and ideas. Don't think I can get DH to eat pulped nuts & nseeds in oil on bread for anything but I'll look into adding seeds / nuts to HM bread.

We already love a fair few risottos so we'll be making that a regular feature of our menu (fairly cheap and satisfying and out LO likes them too - actually not much that she doesn't like:D) and cheap / cheerful things like veggie / bean curries will also feature heavily.

I'm going to make more of my veg patch and make sure that we actually USE what I grow (ok, what my dad grows in my garden for us:o).

I think I'll also shop online and keep a closer eye on things in the storecupboard - do I really need four different types of paprika?

Good luck.

Cat.x

BitterAndTwisted

Speaking of risotto: did you see that Big Brands For Less were selling FOUR KILOS of Lloyd Grossman risotto rice for a quid before Christmas? I can't move for the stuff round here

Flat_Eric

I am going to meal plan and shop accordingly. I won't be caught buying whoopsies of (in particular) fruit that is too good a price to resist but which ends up sitting in my fridge for a week or more and then ends up in the bin !

I am going to make headway into clearing my freezer and then start batch cooking again at the weekend meaning I have some lovely meals ready at a moment's notice (well after a defrost and reheat).

I am going to follow the grocery challenge on here - set realistic budgets and stick to them.

I am going to (try) and give up alcohol for January and then limit myself to one bottle of wine a week (shared with my OH) and use up whatever spirits / beer I have left over from xmas before buying anymore.

I am going to stop walking round supermarkets *finding* stuff to buy and also stop visiting m&$ on the way home just because its been a bad day at work and spending quids on stuff I don't need !

Rebekah24

Good to see majority will be making some big changes going into next year next week!

Keeping under £10 a week will be my main aim