December 2011 - Grocery Challenge

quintwins

omg i feel so ill i have no bread and very little milk but today will still be a nsd not sure what were gonna eat tho, maybe fishfiingers and chips for something quick

kippers

rosieben wrote: »

Just found 2 great recipes posted by Softstuff on the 'tougher' thread -

Fruit Mincemeat Drops
Spiced Christmas Cookies

I've added them both to the recipes index


welcome to the gc, skintmum2012 :hello:

Really sorry i must be looking in the wrong place but i can't seem to find these recipes in the recipes index and they sound lovely! Where should i be looking?:search::question::doh:

Brassic_Park

I've got myself totally confused and lost count for December it probably wasn't the best month to start with all the Christmas meals etc.

I'm going to try to keep spending to a minimum for the rest of the year, and rejoin properly in Jan when I've got my head round what I'm including.

Spent £53 on our work meal and drinks last night- oops!

rosieben

kippers wrote: »

Really sorry i must be looking in the wrong place but i can't seem to find these recipes in the recipes index and they sound lovely! Where should i be looking?:search::question::doh:

they're in post #5 on the front page of this thread they sound lush!

mummybearx

We spent another £52 in Mr T at the weekend :eek:

Honestly went in for a few things. So bad, really shouldn't go food shopping on an empty stomach. :mad:

And another few quid on lunches this week, about £8 eek

Well, in my defence, this was my first month doing the challenge. I wasn't looking to get bargains and spend as little as possible, I really wanted a check what I actually spent in a month, and then work out ways to save on it.

And DH isn't really helping that much, complaining that there is 'nothing in the bloody house for eating'. Course there isn't, that's why you just pulled two sirloin steaks out the freezer for dinner!!!! :mad:

tracey12_2

tink1981 wrote: »

Could have done with out it but figer that if eating differently helps make me better and saves my having to spend £14 a week on perscriptions it's not too bad.

tink x

Hi Tink

A bit off topic but if you regularly spend £14 a week on prescriptions it may be better if you buy a prescription payment certificate. It will cost you £29.10 for a 3 month certificate or £104.00 for 12 months.

http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/2600.aspx

HTH

Tracey

mummyjane

Zepsgal - my dh is exactly the same, he's always complaining that there is nothing to eat. What he is actually saying is that we've run out of crisps and ice cream. I have started baking again and while the kids absolutely love it dh isn't a cake/biscuit man so I might have to start baking more savoury things for him. He won't eat any fruit either which we always have plenty of to snack on, very frustrating!

I am home poorly again today so will be another NSD for me. Looking forward to school coming to an end for a couple of weeks, I love having the time to bake and do crafty things with the kids.

tessie_bear

hi...small spend on milk and veg today...oh a christmas pudding as well....need to make a proper list for christmas food and get together some sort of plan to aquire the things we need...hate the manic atmosphere in asda etc at christmas.....quite fancy getting some nice flowers to add to the decorations as well

noticed on my milk today that its date was 24 december so might be able to get some to last over christmas early next week

take care tess

adysmum

Ok, so I'm a little late to the party but hey....at least I've arrived. Been trying to cut our costs since I've become a SAHM. For OH, 3 yr old and 1yr old and myself I've been trying to get down to £100pw. Now trying to lower that further but will stick with £100pw til January, go to the shops on a thursday usually so thats £500 this month.

So far I'm at £201.24 for 3 weeks so already a saving of almost £100 :j:j:j

Got the xmas stuff in for the most part, got a turkey through the sun perks and added an aldi 4 bird roast last week so that should do the 6 adults and 2 boys when we add in all the potatoes and veg. Just starters and desserts to organise. Do have 1 apple crumble in but my brother is 6'2" and eats like it so will need another couple of desserts.

Well stocked up with nappies, wipes etc and we're trying to wean the wee one onto cows milk so that will help as his formula costs me £19 a week! :mad:

So Aldi's (79.09), Lidl's (51.77) and Asda (70.38) have already been hit but I have £70 in cash (as I get cashback and count it in the shopping) left in my purse which hopefully will run into next week for the last minute xmas food. My parents are bringing the alcohol so thats a saving for us. :T

Also doing New Years Day dinner at us as a 2nd xmas for in laws, got a lovely looking pheasant in from Aldi's and will get a ham or something to go with it, will be 4 adults and the boys for that one.

Sorry for the rambling and hi! :wave:

sistercas

quintwins hope you are soon feeling better x

i have done a shop at !celand and @sd@ and have completely lost track of my budget , on the plus side i have everything except fresh stuff for xmas

still need to get a couple of cards and need to post a parcel
then i will will be all oeganised