I'm eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge

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ive been trying all sorts to reduce my food costs without sticking to beans on toast, i have a referral link for a website if you want to have a look?

as im new i cant post the link so PM me and ill send it you

ive been able to buy all sorts near the best before date at the fraction of the cost... hope it helps

Lip_Stick

Lynsey wrote: »

Parsnip soup is nice, it can be a bit strong tasting and I normally do 2/3 parsnips to 1/3 carrots. It softens the taste and gives a nicer colour. lol

Good luck with your pc - have you been over-doing the coupons??

Lolol, no, I think it's to do with when I cleaned my comp last. I decided to take off the processor unit to clean it out. Oops. Turns out it needs a special gel to fix it back on again so on booting up it just cut off. Paid £40 for it to be fixed... for a gel that I bet cost about a tenner. Now it's cutting out mid-use and giving me an CPU overheating error, so I reckon it's due to the same thing.

I think I might pay tesco a visit tomorrow though if the comp works long enough to print more vouchers out.
Lynsey

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Went to Sainsbury's today, bought some milk, bananas, bread (unnecessary, there's plenty of whoopsied bread in the freezer) and chocolate - again an indulgence, but just for today! I spent £5.37, but could have got away with £2.86 if I had stuck to the milk and bananas!

Still have loads of apples, kiwis and grapes left over that are keeping well in the fridge so am now not planning to enter the supermarket again until next weekend. Freezer foods, cereal, smoothies and fruit should get me through the week no problem.

ETA: Lip_Stick - I would make baked vegetable crisps out of your parsnip (use a potato peeler), so moreish you will find they disappear fast.

Those crisps sound nice, would like to give them a try. I need a decent peeler though, the one I have takes off a very fine amount, like the skin off tomatoes.

Lip_Stick

Lynsey wrote: »

Parsnip soup is nice, it can be a bit strong tasting and I normally do 2/3 parsnips to 1/3 carrots. It softens the taste and gives a nicer colour. lol

Good luck with your pc - have you been over-doing the coupons??


Lynsey

Lolol, no, I think it's to do with when I cleaned my comp last. I decided to take off the processor unit to clean it out. Oops. Turns out it needs a special gel to fix it back on again so on booting up it just cut off. Paid £40 for it to be fixed... for a gel that I bet cost about a tenner. Now it's cutting out mid-use and giving me an CPU overheating error, so I reckon it's due to the same thing.

I think I might pay tesco a visit tomorrow though if the comp works long enough to print more vouchers out.

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Went to Sainsbury's today, bought some milk, bananas, bread (unnecessary, there's plenty of whoopsied bread in the freezer) and chocolate - again an indulgence, but just for today! I spent £5.37, but could have got away with £2.86 if I had stuck to the milk and bananas!

Still have loads of apples, kiwis and grapes left over that are keeping well in the fridge so am now not planning to enter the supermarket again until next weekend. Freezer foods, cereal, smoothies and fruit should get me through the week no problem.

ETA: Lip_Stick - I would make baked vegetable crisps out of your parsnip (use a potato peeler), so moreish you will find they disappear fast.

Those crisps sound nice, would like to give them a try. I need a decent peeler though, the one I have takes off a very fine amount, like the skin off tomatoes.

recovering_spendaholic

Kirri wrote: »

Re all the WW/SW comments, is there a link between over-shopping and weight?!
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Most definitely!!! It's so true also that if you go shopping when you are hungry you will buy loads more. If I am hungry when I go to the supermarket I will buy chocolate, biscuits, crisps - all things which I wouldn't buy if I was feeling full. I went to our little Tesco local before and I had only had half an egg sandwich for tea and I ended up spending £10 on pizza, crisps, half price enormous bag of peanut M&M's and I only went in for toilet roll (which I forgot!).

DD2 ate the pizza and I ate about two thirds of a bag of crisps (and it was a BIG bag) and half the bag of M&M's, which is why I am sitting up at quarter to one as I know as soon as I lie down I will get heartburn

cheerfulness4 wrote: »

You've done marvelously well!
I remember you from some years back on the OS weightloss thread when I was losing weight with Mrs McCawber and co.
We were using the same method as you outline above and lost loads but sadly both of us plonked it back on again.

I've since read MrsM's thought about it on another forum and think we both agreed our downfall was that we weren't eating as healthily as we could, just OS, homemade things.
Think SW helps me stay on the right path with that but attempting to join the two methods together this time round.


Must get eggs. And loo rolls. And maybe lidls sausgaes cos those leeks and cider ones sound gorgeous!

That is definitely true what you say about eating healthily. At first I was super healthy but now, even though I am used to smaller portions, I have found that I will tend to go for more "snacky" food which is probably why my weight loss has stalled. I need to get making some soups again - I always lose weight eating home made soup!! I also need to use up the individually portioned healthy casseroley type meals I have in the freezer - there are about 20 of them!

gailey_2

Morning guys.

Im little annoyed how much money wasted on food last few days.
invited 17kids to eldests party
only 6 made it in end so had 11 including my kids and 2siblings!
The bottles of pop worked out cheaper.
probably spend good £10 or more than needed to as some dident let me know until the day and couple just no reply!
It did look lovley and she had nice time.

sent hubby to co-op as run out washing powder again he said no good reductions.
we all had frozen junk last night as dident get home until 7.30 so kids had reduced pizza and oven chips.i had breaded chicken and chips plus cake for dessert!

Today we having mybargain duck, frozen veg just have to get yorkies tried making them but they always go wrong would love to be able to make good ones.
going to cook in advance as eldests freinds party 3-5 so get back 5.30ish.

kids had reduced curry and boiled rice for lunch yesterday.
today they got either reduced soup or crispbakes.

really need to stocktake today and meal plan least next 7days.

will pop into lidls but unsure if be much left by time I get there.

Did pop into poundworld friday for party stuff but dident have time to look at food stuff as was in a hurry.

havent been to spar in nearly a week as half term im sure they missing me.

I like to go shops frequently as worry would run out of whoopsies.

Ones thing for sure need temporary baking ban dread weighin this week with pizza hut fri and cake last few days!

lynsey thats good price for coriander is that just in big tesco?coriander and basil my most used herbs other than that buy value mixed at 17p.Whats a firepit?

no major plans this week still need to plan the garden.
aldi supersix no fruit hoping its better next change
go butchers friday.
planning maybe few casseroles and soups to get back on plan.
whoopsie hunting at co-op /spar
no takeaways or eating out and no birthdays.

when i was veggie tesco used to do nice veggie sausage and mash dish.
used to get fed up of pasta.
love stuffed mushrooms and peppers think you have to be more creative and use more herbs and spices but think veggies come a long way last few years anyone watch river cottage lasst year when hugh became veggie made me think must try something new as easy to get stuck in a rut.

abitofhelp

failing this challenge badly, i need a how much can you force in your freezer challenge, though i will be relocating some runner beans from the freezer that i grew last year for dinner later on. on a brighter note as i seem to be baking more on a sunday afternoon now so will be using up some baking bits & bobs.

blackandwhitebunny

Once again my using up the freezer has been derailed by finding a bargain:o L*dl was selling the last of their frozen Christmas geese for £9.99 down from £17.99 so ended up giving in to temptation. I took a biggish prok joint out for tonight and the goose went striaght into the empty space:o
Still, we had HM pizza last night and I used half a jar of s*cla sun dried tomato pesto instead of tomato paste/sauce and some more of the cheap chorizo. I now just need to use the other half of the jar... any suggestions welcome.

Kirri

^^ That tomato pesto is lovely with roasted aubergine chunks and pasta with parmesan


Today:
Breakfast - the usual hm bread toasted with marmite
Lunch - will be a cold hm pasty
Afternoon snack - chocolate cake sat in fridge
Dinner - not sure yet, got a couple of options so will see how I feel later - got sick pet so had to cancel planned day out, but at least I will use up more stuff, my mate wanted to get a takeaway :eek: That has been rearranged to next weekend now but will try and create something here rather than spending ££.

I'm getting more committed to this challenge now seeing how little I'm spending compared to last year, mainly as I'm skint and have bills to pay! but anyway going to try and last out the rest of Feb nearly all from the freezer/cupboards just buying extra veg or basic replacement storecupboard items as needed - I can barely shut the freezer door at the moment and every time I open it something falls out, my kitchen rubbish bin top is all dented from where I've not caught items in time Have stuck a couple of treat items on the March Ocado order to look forward to, ie pesto and mozzarella. I've noticed with Ocado that if you add items to the order and don't order before the item offer finishes, they stay on the order at the cheap price anyway as long as there is stock. Then I'll just wait for a free delivery slot to appear!

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Gailey, know just what you mean ref yorkies. told my ex that if he wanted them like his mum made, he would have to get her to make em. after div i didnt make for many years but saw Brian Turner and found following rec. I redice quantities for me (only need a couple) and have had sucess. I find the frozen ones - and frozen roasties - are no good at all.
Yorkshire pudding
1 large cup plain flour
pinch of salt
1 large cup eggs
1 large cup milk and water mixed
1 tbsp malt vinegar
For the Yorkshire pudding batter, sieve the flour and salt into a large bowl. Add the eggs and beat well with half the liquid until all the lumps have disappeared. Add the rest of the liquid and the vinegar, and allow to stand.
Meanwhile, preheat the oven well to 200C.

pixnmix_2

abitofhelp wrote: »

failing this challenge badly, i need a how much can you force in your freezer challenge


I've done that too. The whoopsies are too tempting so now i send my son for the milk, fresh veg etc (he's more disciplined than me!)

My partner has his own place and has a fridge/freezer, an upright freezer and a chest freezer. Guess what i'll be doing today!! Yep, stocktaking the freezers. Already done the fridge freezer and had to chuck a fair bit out but he's got enough food left in that one for at least a week for him and his kids.

One down, 2 to go!!! Wish me luck :eek: