I'm eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge

Lip_Stick

Lynsey wrote: »

Reduced or ZERO for a week??
What was the reduced plan again?? £10 per adult??

Lynsey

Reduced to how ever much would cover bare essentials? £10 per adult and £5 per child sounds ok. I can say for certain that I'd never be able to do a zero spend budget lol.

Welsh_Poppy

Morning

Just lost my post again!

Lynsey
I do the snap and save and it is great , I can use my camera to snap reciept as my phone does not have a camera....lol

£10 per adult sounds great we can see how good we really are and maybe under £10 per adult:-)

Out of freezer Chicken and broccoli bake,HM veg soup
DH will have above with noodles and salmon and onion roll for tea.

We have given up for Lent all snacks between meals...biscuits,cakes ,chocolates etc so I am not baking for a while:-)
DH is stuggling as he loves his snacks:-)

Jelly_Biactol

Lip_Stick wrote: »

Any thoughts on when we're doing the reduced budget challenge?

I am already in training - 17 consecutive days no food spends:j.
That's any and all food spends, including bread/milk etc.
All the money I've spent this month has been on petrol, DDs and a couple of household bills that were due.
There's still a few days' worth of HM meals in the freezer plus bread for lunchtime sarnies, cheese and yoghurts in the fridge, dried fruit and nuts for snacks (plus a mango that'll never ripen), so I'm gonna try and keep going for a few more days ... wish me luck

Edwardia

Wow Jelly Biactol :T that's awesome.

Abel & Cole due to deliver today, just as well as down to last litre of milk. Don't like those winged milk cartons from Riverford. Think I m ay buy Calon Wen milk for weekends.

$10 per week per adult :eek: I do $10 per week for OH for 5 breakfasts and 5 lunches and often manage to come in under budget. We had organic lamb steaks yesterday for lunch from Sainsbos.. $6. 2 organic salmon fillets from ASDA fish counter one night last week $4 (same price as non organic) = $10 spent on 2 meals for 2 adults.

Yeah I know it's a lot but no kids, car, SKY, takeaways or dinners out and don't drink now.

Lynsey

Jelly Biactol - well done, fantastic achievement. :T

I think I could do a no-spend-week, just need to organise on say a Saturday and freeze some bread (could bake) and milk and stock up on fruit and veg.
£10 per adult - yes, bring it on. Adjust kids spends according to age??

Spent a little today, but got quite a bit for my pennies.

Morries:
Bananas (56p and get 25p back from TCB), oranges (4 for 50p), carrots (1kg 50p) = £1.56
Asda: Almond milk (£1), small bloomers (2 for £1), good size cauli (50p), cookies (50p offer) = £3
So far £4.56.

Maybe it for the day, unless I pass Sainsbury's late on - nothing needed though.
We've been invited to Toby on Wed, so an easy day.
Foodbank donation on Thursday, but not as much this month as over budget slightly. I will bulk with 5 beanz, tinned pears and Special K bits.

Welsh Poppy - try scanning the receipt and submitting online. We put £10 petrol in today (just enough space - lol) and gave Brother receipt - so a £2 freebie for him. Some new offers and will do the apples one twice.
When you do a big post, copy it as you write and saves losing it. It is frustrating!!

Lynsey

Welsh_Poppy

Lynsey

Yes I used My camera and loaded on to PC and works did try more Bananas but not having it.So going to set OH up with TCB account as have petrol and nanas.
We will do apples twice as well:-)

Thanks for tip about post must try that as so annoying.

ms_night_ryder

Lynsey wrote: »

Jelly Biactol - well done, fantastic achievement. :T

I think I could do a no-spend-week, just need to organise on say a Saturday and freeze some bread (could bake) and milk and stock up on fruit and veg.
£10 per adult - yes, bring it on. Adjust kids spends according to age??



Lynsey

Lynsey your weekly spends are usually below 20 quid anyway weekly, there is no challenge for you, I don't think It's much a challenge for anyone on this thread really, It's too easy..



Grabbed some great bargains in Mr w, oat and.raisin bagels, duchy scones and 2 packs of salsa sausages £4.06 then another Mr w, 2 punnets of home ripen peaches and a chicken pie £1.93.

Having the remaining meatloaf and mash today, sausages gor tomorrow. Need veg.

Jelly_Biactol

Pizza base mix is one of the Aldi Special Buys this week
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_29254.htm?WT.mc_id=2013-02-18-14-19
1kg for £1.09 which struck me as good value, but I'd be interested in any feedback about whether these pizza base mixes are any good or not (not just this brand). I seem to remember trying one many years ago, but can't remember what it was like:)

thanx in advance
:T

Welsh_Poppy

Thats not a bad price I used AF and got 5 kilos of pizza base and they made darn good pizza's.Not used it in ages as DS how adored pizza moved out.Shame you are not nearer you could have a bag.

Kirri

Jelly_Biactol wrote: »

Pizza base mix is one of the Aldi Special Buys this week
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_29254.htm?WT.mc_id=2013-02-18-14-19
1kg for £1.09 which struck me as good value, but I'd be interested in any feedback about whether these pizza base mixes are any good or not (not just this brand). I seem to remember trying one many years ago, but can't remember what it was like:)

thanx in advance
:T

What extras are in it compared to the flour? as pizza dough recipe is fairly basic, so probably cheaper to buy a basic strong white flour and add the yeast, salt etc as supermarket strong flour is 70p ish for 1.5kg, unless the base mix is some amazing flour or something?!