I'm eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge

katskorner

Thanks for the heads up on the beanz lynsey - still could use more yet before the date.

What is the WW Meals coupon? Can I still get that one?

The birthday party went well - used up a little freezer stuff but didn't go mad as didn't want loads left over. Spent loads of time running round chasing kids and playing with them so tonight having a chicago town pizza (large one 99p from mr t a few weeks ago)..

Lynsey

Morning all.

katskorner - WW coupon HERE

The Greek yogurts are 3 for £3 in Asda - use 3 yogurt coupons and 50p per pack of 4 - I think they're too sweet and prefer Oykos.

Just toast for breakfast, hubby's having Honey Clusters.
Pasta bake just needs reheating, so easy day.

Printed off quite a few Heinz 5 Beanz, so probably try Sainsbury's today - I want till spits and they seem to be giving loads out at the minute.
Budget for the week is £10 MAX. :eek:

Catch up tonight.

Lynsey

pamsdish

whmf00001 wrote: »

Pamsdish
Sorry about recent problems but folks here do help. I dont think you have any trouble at the moment with all your stocks and I would also suggest you get onto the coupons thread. I have "bough" about 100 cans of beans - have only used 2 myself, the others have gone to food bank, I have also had loads of Greens, ditto food bank. It makes me feel better that I have helped others even though I do not have much money to spare. Good luck on your stash, keep that up. Consider making own bread, it tastes better and you can make fresh as and when you need it. I use instant tea with milk powder in it, I usually only make a cup for me every so often.
Best of luck

Thank you for your condolences,
re the bread maker I gave mine to the neighbour as I don`t eat much bread, I buy Hovis 50/50 and just take out a few slices as I want them,I do like Aldi part baked ciabatta rolls ,I have a halogen oven so pop them in there for cooking only takes a few minutes.
I stopped buying fresh milk and only buy powdered now as I don`t take milk in coffee and only have 1 or 2 cups of tea a day ,which I put powdered milk in.
I have run out of fresh potatoes so will have to use a tin if I want spuds today 21p in Aldi. or I could use 1 of the 8 packets of B/E rice fusions in freezer,BOGOF, or 1 of the 6 packets of cous cous,or some of the dry polenta, need some inspiration here I think.

donnajt

Lynsey wrote: »

donnajt - I'm sorting a foodbank box out today and may pop down later with it. Trying another foodbank this time at a Church.

Thanks Lynsey - how did you find your local Foodbanks? I have searched online and only found one being planned via Trussell Trust

Do you just turn up and hand your donation over? and are their restrictions as to what you can donate? I was wondering if there is any mad H&S that you might tamper with food, do they accept toiletries and cleaning products?

donnajt

Morning everyone, spent £13 in Mr T yesterday, but came home with 3 bags of shopping (as well as my 9 Choc Selection Packs)

Hope everyone is getting a bit of relaxation in today x

ms_night_ryder

Morning all, didn't end up at the show, had ww meal for dinner, leftovers from meal out for lunch.

Mr w have put the price of ww meals up to 2.99

I need a till spit as well, will try with beans today, going to my grandmas for dinner today, ww meal for lunch.

No cooking happened last week lol.

This week I need fruit and veg, last weeks spends were £5+ which i am happy with.

gailey_2

Back here where I belong.

well its 14 days until payday and must say what we have is rather dire mix thanks to trusting hubby to do the shopping alone going to have to spend bit more before payday and lost track of months spend now 25th-25th reckon least 200 possibly up to to 300.:eek:

hubby forgot red stockcubes would it be wierd to make sausage casserole woth chicken or veg ones? we have sausages which can then serve with rice as ran out potatoes and chips are low.

run out bread-going round corner shop later
we also could do more milk/sugar and fruit
milkmans comming tommorow but seems to be getting later and need something for eldests packed lunch

have tins tuna and sweetcorn for sandwiches. at least

we out fruit, yogurts, crisps and biscuits

new school has struct packed lunch policy so need breadsticks and cereal bars not choc biscuits, bars or crisps allowed.

Have recipe cheese straws might try next week we have half block cheese.

we have spagetti and lasagane sheets,

hubby keeps buying jars have

2hole jars pickle hes only one who eats it
3jars curry sauce and no meat.
1jar sweet and sour-no meat and hardky any veg even frozen.
we have onions frozen peas and sweetcorn.

I have couple eggs
2packet mixes pasta in sauce
3cartons passatta but no tined tomatoes
some herbs and spices
gravy granules.
pasta bake but only got lasagne sheets or spagetti not ideal.
3packets supernoodles been in cupboard for ages.-ooopps they out of date

2packet mixes taco-no mince or tacos
chicken and leek bake-no chicken.
1tin butter beans now out of date

freezer -hubby went farmfoods spent 58quid unsure on what.
and forgot vouchers as bnned them:mad:

anyway 2large burgers
2steaks
10 sausages
5frozen fish filets-had fish last night
one big bag chips
1bag macain wedges
bag of frozen peas
bag frozeb sweetcorn
ahhh 2bags rice fusions eggs fried which no one likes other than him told him this before. have tried with kids few times
half frozen crispy duck must say doesnt look too appetising thinking hubby can eat as meal with his egg fried rice.

fridge just checked also dire

just checked 5eggs but 3eveil barn eggs again another crappy hubby purchase.

half pot philadelphia
2whole tubs butter
half block cheese.
1 wrinkled chilli
half pot pickle!
2slices corned beef which will do hubbys sandwiches tommorow.

right plan is

defrost sausages in micro
and do sausage casserole and rice with chicken stock and passatta.

defrost steaks cut up fry and add curry sauce and add rice.

right now doing spaggetti and passata with corned beef and grated cheese for late lunch as kids snacked on toast and cereal this morning.

I have flour and baking stuff going to attempt cakes they allowed in lunchbox.

tommorow who knows nothing exites me i can do without meat but hubby whinges.

will see if spar has any reductions they havent recently and not been in as much.hubby popped co-op fri evening but not much in there.

I reckon have it sorted this week before we get seriously bored.

estimate we need

more crisps
red oxo
yogurts-value
fruit apples/satsumas
potatoes.
some sort of meat
pasta shapes -do pasta bake
mince and fromage frais as could make lasgane then.

we have squash, cereal and frylite oil.

need to be better novermber think i will do shopping by doing main shop morrisions and aldis and lidls plus butcher.

our monthly aim still 250-300 feel 300 a lot but £75 a week for 2adults, 3kids, household, toiltries and nappies. and 1hamster.

really wnat to doi good storecupboard lighten load on decembers.

trying to work out where to shop in december?

anyone got xmas shop plan?

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afternoon all
T's shop today was more of a success that I bargained for!
Will just note down the coupons/bargains/yellow stickered stuff, dont think anyone is too interested about full price stuff! lol.

Amount in red is the price I paid

Fairy Non Bio Gel 24 washes: yellow labeled from £7.19 to £4.00, used £1.00 off coupon - £3.00
Cushelle loo roll: £2.18, used 50p off coupon - £1.68
Velvet Almond Milk loo roll: £1.85, used 50p off coupon - £1.35
Small steak pie: was £1.95 reduced to 98p
Herta Frankfurters £1.90, used £1.00 coupon so 90p
Tomato and mozzerella pasta bake: was £3.00, reduced to £1.80
Large pasta carbonara: was £4.95, reduced to £2.97
Individual Mars Bar - was 59p, used a coupon I got inside a maltesers pack earlier in the week for a free bar of chocolate, so free
Walls sausages: were £3.00, reduced to £1.80
4 pack of burgers: were £3.50, reduced to £1.40
Weightwatchers chocolate mini rolls x 8 packs: £1.00 each normally - got them for 35p each so £2.80 :T

Overall managed to get shop from £72.49 down to £60.40 using coupons mentioned + 1 x £5 T's coupon and 1 x £3 T's coupon. :j

Pasta bakes (both) have been separated - the largest one into four portions, smaller one into three portions, now in freezer for ready meals after work.
Will have the steak pie tomorrow night and keep the frankfurters for emergencies.

Don't know if anyone has seen it, but saw cookie dough in tubs on the end of the dairy aisle today - bogof, each little tub is £3. They have single chocolate, double chocolate, and oaty flavours. Bought some to try, as it is I love raw cookie dough. Expiry date of about 2-3 weeks on it, so nice for those of you that have grandkids.

Also got till spit of £5 off £40 so will use that on our next big shop end of month/start of next.

Side note - had a sachet of Quaker Oats this morning, was very nice and a good freebie, may get some more when I go to A's next but still have boxes of cereal, but good for the cold mornings!

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Evenin all!
Gailey- I cook casserole with any stock and it tastes fine to me!

theatregirl - good bargains well done!
I have a box of oats about to go out of date so might eat them up for breakkie while the weather is cold!!

Have put in one more online order before xmas as had a voucher for free delivery , am hoping I can sort the freezer around in order to fit stuff in! Hoping it can be a tactical shop and will see us through well into the new year!!(gonna do a pre-xmas drop off to foodbank place as well)

Thinking of setting a 2013 target to average around £100 p/m am thinking 3 sets of 4 months £400 as it has felt a bit more manageable to do it this way! Lynsey I might need your help with all the coupons/bargains you manage! :rotfl:

Leftovers used up for every meal today and more for lunch and dinner tomorrow! casserole bubbling away in the oven - smells yummy!

katskorner

I went to mr t earlier for milk and spent £17 just under.. but I did actually need stuff but hadn't realised... mental. I blame my mate who needed three things and spent £40 squids.....