£40 for the whole week for a family of four!

rachbc

The aldi veg is great - we had the brocolli last night and it was really fresh. The carrots were huge but again very fresh and seem to have lasted well.

charleybabes

well ive just checked my list and ive saved myself about £2.50 if i buy the veg from aldi.. so thats even better!! .

p00

We buy whatever is on offer at Aldi and do our meals around that. Saves a fortune on fruit and veg. This weeks offers are all veg so great for soups and dinners.

p00

BitterAndTwisted

charleybabes wrote: »

Have found a bag of of porridge oats in a tin that hasnt even been opened and a bag of flour that i hadnt used.. so have saved some more money!! might make some of twinks hobnobs with these for pack lunches and something for the kids to snack on.!!

Now that's a wonderful discovery! Please be warned: once you have made Twinks HobNobs you'll be hooked on them forever. They're the crack-cocaine of the biccy world. I've made several different variations of these substituting some or all of the oats/marge for muesli, coconut, peanut-butter and Nutella. You and your kids will most likely never need to eat a different biscuit ever again. I've been toying with the idea of making a savoury version with cheese and/or pesto but am not sure what the consequence of omitting the sugar might be. Still, as the ingredients are dirt-cheap or can be, I daresay it might be worth a go when I have an idle moment.

mlz1413

I used to always have dried milk in the house as I use so very little of it, but if you're short on cash and using milk for cooking then I'd invest in a box.

Make up a pint in an old milk bottle and chill it, doubtful anyone will notice the difference once its cold or when its in a bowl of porridge.

Another cheap meal is macaroni cheese, I've made this with a packet of cheese sauce before, add a bit of mustard to help improve the flavour.

charleybabes

ive made twinks with coconut and cocoa before they were sooo moreish.. but so not good for my waist line!!.. think i'll make a batch of them up tonight..
good idea bout macaroni cheese.. i think ive got a pack of cheese sauce in with my spices. dont need to use that this week now as im pretty much covered but for next week maybe i could use it and pop a bit of bacon in with it to..

lauren_1

I wouldn't bother with wet wipes, you can make reusable wipes yourself from an old towel or buy 2 packs of face cloths from the £1 shop (mine do packs of 8 cloths) store in a clippy box with water and a touch of oilatum (or weak baby wash).

youngmummy

wow i just saw this post when browsing through and you have all really inspired me. so thankyou and good luck charleybabes x

CH27

Aldi fruit & veg is lovely. Good quality & so cheap.

charleybabes

hi all..
just making a chicken and gammon casserole in the slow cooker..it smells gorgeous and even better that i havnt had to spend anything on it !!!