Grocery Challenge - February 2012

Kylieminoag

JIL wrote: »

I am from Yorkshire and we would often when we were growing up have yorkshire puddings on a sunday with our roast dinner. The following day we would have the left over meat and veg made into a stew and served on pancakes which were made with the left over yorkshire pudding batter.

You just reminded me.... we never had left over batter at grandmas house - but she always made too many yorkshire puddings and we had them warm with golden syrup drizzled over them..... mmmmmmmmmmm a real childhood treat!:D:D:D

Thanks for the happy memory x k

Byatt

Hi Guys, I've had a really difficult month mood wise, so haven't been posting here. Have kept all my receipts though and will declare at end of month. Trying really hard not to spend , much!

mummyyof5

Just updated sig...seem to be doing pretty well so far.

Spent £3.00 in £land on Friday
Today £6.00 in MrAs..fruit strips for LO pack up..will last 3 weeks and crisps and £40.00 in MrTs..OH away for the next 8 days so needed all the heavy stuff..milk..some tins etc.

Had a lovely bacon joint for tea..on offer in MrMs a couple of weeks ago.

Hoping for NSD tomorrow x

Florenceem

123budget wrote: »

thats so good - my dh said he is going on a diet from Mond (famous last words) needs to lose about 4 stone. His prob is portion size and even if I give him a smaller portion he will wander into the kitchen to see if any more in the pot and help himself - if I don't buy snacky foods in he will make himself a huge cheese sandwich an hour after evening meal - seriously needs some willpower!

Weight loss is achieved not by going on a diet but by a change of lifestyle. Mr F wanted to lose weight - that is half the battle.

freyasmum

Small spend of £1.63 on packed lunch stuff (some bananas, 10p bread (hovis seed sensations, yum!) and a punnet of grapes) for tomorrow. Will add to signature now

Florenceem

Had a spend of £8.09 today in Al.. .

For dinner we had casserole/roast potatoes/roast parsnip/cauliflower/carrot and spinach. This was our third meal of beef casserole - used one 450g pack of meat - made six portions so three days dinners for a low cost.



Monday's dinner is going to be a quiche.

Re smaller plates - I usually have a smaller plate than Mr F - men are meant to eat more calories a day. I usually cook a few monkey nuts while the oven is on - makes a nice little extra after our dinner.

kj*daisy

I have been rubbish at updating but have now spent £207.00.

Which is 2 veg boxes, 1 trip to Mr S, 3 trips to Mr A and 1 trip to the farm shop, just off to catch up with the thread now

666paw

Have overspent again this month by over £100.00, £60.00 of this was on a lovely meal with o/h and mil on Saturday evening.

I declare my total as £359.06

I am going to attempt again for March but increase my total slightly. Please could you put me down for £260.00. This is for me, o/h, 1 cat and 1 degu and includes all food, cleaning products, toiletries, alcohol and eating out/take aways. My month is from 19th to 18th.

Day 1 of March and have spent £98.82 already.

Thanks everyone, I will try better this month and read this thread more, hopefully will help me stay on track.

666

hamish222

Disdisbiff wrote: »

Its a new MrT has only been open since Thursday it wasn't only meat and fish bargains i got but loads of fruit and veg for 4 or 5p each or per bag/punnet.

Was it the new one in Airdrie?

JIL

Florenceem wrote: »

Had a spend of £8.09 today in Al.. .


Monday's dinner is going to be a quiche.

Re smaller plates - I usually have a smaller plate than Mr F - men are meant to eat more calories a day. I usually cook a few monkey nuts while the oven is on - makes a nice little extra after our dinner.

I love your photos, it is no wonder your oh lost so much weight, your plate looks well balanced with the protein and carbs and always a variety of veg.

I cant sleep so have come downstairs for a drink and a hot water bottle, no point me tossing and turning in bed keeping both of us awake. I went to bed at 11, fell asleep for a couple of hours and now i am wide awake. I am due in at work at 11am so hope I can manage a few more hours yet.