I'm eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge

quintwins

the gc is really good hun i've been doing it since around this time last year and ok i have went over budget but it really helps you relise how those wee things soon add up

i decided of cheese on toast and a few scotch eggs for lunch

meg72

CherylEmma wrote: »

Hey new to this so if its ok can I join pls?

Of course you can love this must be the most friendly helpful and none judgement thread on here, Welcome.

Skint_Catt

Frozen pizza baguette used up for lunch. Haddock, mussells and prawns used up from freezer for fish pie for tomorrow nights dinner (forgot I was out tonight!). Old potatos also used up for topping

In the past week also used up from freezer; homemade curry, fishfingers, pork chops, Aunt Bessies roast pots. Bacon, eggs, leftover mash & leftover cabbage gone from fridge and jar of bolognese sauce (bought in error!) used up from cupboards.

Loving this challenge!

C xx

bramble1

I have lifted out some beef sausage for tomorrows dinner, will either do a toast in the hole with mash, or serve with chips or jacket potatoes and beans.

dannie

Hello everybody,

I've been using up frozen fruit these last few days e.g. jam and fruit pudding using orange juice and cocoa. Tasted like Terrys chocolate orange.

Still wondering what direction would be a good idea for this challenge. It seems that this challenge does overlap with others.

VfM4meplse

Am persisting and finally seeing some glimmers of light amongst my packed pantry-cupboard, and gaps in my freezer! Yippee!

The positive side of this is that I have used up my goodies whilst entertaining, and eating healthily myself. Somehow I have still been spending what seems like a lot at the supermarket...mainly on grog . Oh yes, and I was seduced by a cut-price pair of trainers in Aldi last week .

ms_night_ryder

Hey Guys

I also don't know what angle the challenge should take, it is kind of the stop gap to talk about what we eat, whats in our freezer and what we are going to make, love this thread it's one of my faves, so i dun no, sorry i suggested it, maybe we could leave it as the informal chat it is?

Had a gammon and heese wrap, with some of the cheese and bacon mini lattices mr t's whoopsied that i baked on sat, i went by mr t's today and got 4 packs of their party food whoopsied for £2.24 for all 4, 3 boxes of curly fries and 1 box of chicken breast dippers, had some fries for dinner, to make less to fit in the freezer.

Yesterday i put a bag of 5 chicken drumsticks in the freezer, today i put a big bag of curly fries and a bag of dippers and it is back to being full again! will have to take stuff out and defrost and cook, as i am sure in the next week i will find alot of whoopsies, hopefully alot of cheap joints, i am seriously thinking of getting a 2nd freezer and filling that up, as in the next 4 months i will be giving up work to start a business, so want to be prepared and be able to eat very well, with little money spent, with the whoopsies i get and turn dwn, i can easily fill a small freezer, had to eat the remainder of a small tub of icecream to fit other stuff in yesterday, plus i have risotto to eat tomorrow night.

I was planning what to cook over the weekend, forgetting it was christmas, which means taking leftovers from my families house, plus having no room, gonna take out some mince tomorrow, if i remember as i have a work do, so may roll in drunk, may try and remember in the morning.

Hate having only 3 drawers, even though i am single and living alone! lol

dannie

Good morning everybody,

That's okay ms_night_ryder about your initial "angle" thoughts. It has made me think about what would be a useful purpose for me anyway.

Yesterday, I worked out more meals for my present food "stock". If the weather continues, this should reduce somewhat. Out of interest, at the start of 2012 will calculate how much money (i.e. "food" ) is actually in the house.

Frogletina

dannie wrote: »

Out of interest, at the start of 2012 will calculate how much money (i.e. "food" ) is actually in the house.

I think that this is a really good idea. Might do it myself and calculate the cost of it at the current prices.

Lynsey

My "angle" is to continue eating out of the freezers and cupboards in combination with a budget, but an annual budget for 2012 and not a monthly budget.
The idea is to keep topping up the freezers and cupboards with cheap quality itmes and try and keep the bandwagon rolling.
I'm seriously hoping the couponing continues in 2012, this gives you very cheap/free food, but most of all the concentration will be on weekly bargains (reduced items and offers). Lidl half-price weekends and Sainsburys and Morries mainly for reduced items. Aldi to a lesser degree if I can't get cheap fruit and veg. I'm banking on all this continuing as it has of late.
£1500 budget for 2012 (food and drink items only), which doesn't include household goods (cleaning stuff and toiletries etc.) will pose a challenge I think - I was thinking £2000 all in to include everything, but finally decided on just the food challenge.
I've got a fairly good stash at the moment, so the first few months should be a doddle and if the bargains continue as it has, it should be do-able.
I think three or four "lucky" shops per month would help enourmously, you can get sometimes a full weeks food for around £5/£7 if you get "lucky" - well the main ingrediends for a full weeks food.

Lynsey