newbie advice

mrsspendalot

how many bananas are 5lb? I tend to buy a number rather than a weight

sianb84

hang on will go count them

sianb84

I got 10 and some of them are quite large

mrsspendalot

ok thanks

iceicebaby

mrsspendalot wrote: »

OK, this is last weeks shop, which wasn't a particularly big one as we were using up freezer supplies so this probably isn't a good representation of what I normally buy.

orange barley water £1.49
lemon barley water £1.49
milk £1.62
squash £1.05 (hubby)
milk £1.11
vinegar 17p
ketchup 29p
salad cream £1.35
loo roll £1.32
bread £1.03
skips 99p Do you need to eat these?
bread £1.03
bread £1.03
bananas £1.19
eggs £2.09
apples £1.47
apples £1.47
crisps 99p Or these
wipes £1.24
wipes £1.24
wipes £1.24
wipes £1.24
- 98p wipes offer
- 98p wipes offer
pitta bread 34p
toilet wipes 99p
toilet wipes 99p
- 98 toilet wipes 2 for £1 offer
pitta bread 34p
pitta bread 34p
pitta bread 34p
- 8p pitta offer
- 8p pitta offer
chips £1.39 Buy potatoes and cut your own thay cheaper (AND NICER)yoghurt 14p
yoghurt 14p
yoghurt 14p
yoghurt 35p
fromage frais £1.48
fromage frais £1.48
fromage frais £1.48
fromage frais £1.48
-£1.48 fromage offer
-£1.48 fromage offer
choc mousse 35p
choc mousse 35p
biscuit bars 95p Do you really need these ?
pure apple cartons 64p
pure orange cartons 75p
lasagne 49p
sausages 99p
marg £1.62
cheese £1.71
bacon (special big pack) £4.99
baby rice cakes 89p
ham £2.49
ham £2.49
mince £1.10
flour 49p

total £51.80

Thats all I can see from your shopping list that could be cut out.

Someone with loads of experiance in this will be along soon

sianb84

opps just realised most have been eaten - had visitors and baked various banana things - got around 25 bananas sorry

mrsspendalot

the bits that you have highlighted are for the packed lunches for daughter and hubby - I don't eat them. Skips are for the kids coz they've got no additives etc in them, and the other crisps are for hubby. Chips - a bag of spuds is almost the same price as a bag of chips at the moment - the price has shot up

mrsspendalot

sianb84 wrote: »

opps just realised most have been eaten - had visitors and baked various banana things - got around 25 bananas sorry

wow even better:T

sianb84

instead of buying the chocolate biscuits you could try baking things such as buns, flapjacks, biscuits etc. although the initial outlay for ingrediants you don't have can work out quite a bit over all I have found it is cheaper.

mrsspendalot

my kids don't like flapjack (although me and hubby love it) and they are not allowed to take cakes, buns or sweets in pack up boxes at our school Apparently they take too long to eat and make too much mess. I buy the cheapest ones I can, 20 for 95p (value brand). Some days she will take a fromage frais yoghurt instead. Hubby will eat pretty much anything that is not nailed down (which is one reason why my shopping bill is so high - he is a one man food bin)


I do bake at home though for home use - I don't buy desserts