Any Suggestions On Shopping Cut Backs?

SHEARERBOBS

Hi
Trying to cut down on our grocery costs, this is my shopping list from Tesco, varies slightly sometimes i.e. nappies etc, but roughly same each week. Anyone any suggestions were could cut back? Oh it’s for 2 adults and one 2 year old!

Sarah


List of items & prices
Qty Description Size Price Total
1 Tesco Wholemeal Thick Sliced Loaf 800g Each £0.54 £0.54
1 Tesco 4 Large Wholemeal Baps Each £0.42 £0.42
1 Tesco 6 Garlic & Herb Pitta Bread Each £0.44 £0.44
1 Tesco Mini Hot X Buns 8 Pack Each £0.89 £0.89
1 Cherry Tomatoes 250g Pack P.M Each £0.69 £0.69
1 Cucumber Portion Each £0.42 £0.42
1 Loose Garlic Each Class 1 Each £0.20 £0.20
3 Tesco Onions Loose Class 2 Each £- £0.48
1 King Edward Potatoes 2.5kg Pack Each £1.28 £1.28
1 Tesco Round Lettuce Each P.M Each £0.45 £0.45
2 Beef Mince 500g Each £1.00 £2.00
1 Fresh Stewing Beef Each £- £1.82
1 Lamb Neck Fillets Medium 220g - 360g Each £- £3.24
1 Tesco 8 Beef Sausages 454g Each £1.38 £1.38
1 Tesco Value Custard Cream Biscuits 400g Each £0.27 £0.27
1 Tesco Value Milk Chocolate Digestives 300g Each £0.27 £0.27
1 Tesco 10 Value Beef Stock Cubes97g Each £0.29 £0.29
1 Tesco 10 Value Chicken Stock Cubes 97g Each £0.19 £0.19
2 Schwtz Authenticmix For Chilli Con Carne 41g Each £0.76 £1.52
1 Schwartz Authentic Beef Casserole Mix 43g Each £0.76 £0.76
1 Schwartz Authentic Lamb Casserole Mix 35g Each £0.76 £0.76
2 Chicken Tonight Spanish Chicken Sauce 500g Each £1.38 £2.76
1 Tesco Madras Cooking Sauce 500g Each £0.74 £0.74
1 Tesco Value Plain Flour 1.5kg Each £0.31 £0.31
1 Tesco Value Marrowfat Processed Peas 300g Each £0.16 £0.16
1 Tesco Value Processed Peas 300g Each £0.16 £0.16
1 Tesco Value Mushy Peas300g Each £0.16 £0.16
2 Heinz Chopped Tomatoes4 X 400g Each £1.96 £3.92
2 Tesco Value Sliced Carrots 300g Each £0.17 £0.34
1 Tesco Whole Button Mushrooms 290g Each £0.44 £0.44
2 Tesco Spaghetti Rings 215g Each £0.21 £0.42
1 Princes Tuna Chunks In Brine 4x185g Each £3.18 £3.18
1 Tesco Soup & Broth Mix 500g Each £0.49 £0.49
1 Tesco Value Pasta Quills 500g Each £0.19 £0.19
2 Tesco Value Sliced Peaches In Syrup 410g Each £0.19 £0.38
1 Tesco Original Pasta Sauce Jar 500g Each £0.54 £0.54
1 Tesco Healthy Living Skinless Chicken Breast Fillets 500g Each £1.99 £1.99
1 Tesco Steak & Kidney Pie 680g Each £1.50 £1.50
1 Tesco Pepperoni Pizza 398g Each £0.95 £0.95
1 Tesco Value Apple Juice 1 Litre Each £0.58 £0.58
1 Tesco Soave 75cl Each £2.60 £2.60
1 Tesco Daily Carewhitening Toothpaste 100ml Each £0.57 £0.57
1 Tesco Coolmint Extra Strength Mouthwash 500ml Each £0.90 £0.90
1 Tesco Non Biological Powder 30 Wash/3kg Each £3.50 £3.50
1 Tesco Washing Up Liquid Orig500ml Each £0.62 £0.62

SHEARERBOBS

Sorry The Tuna Is Bogof

loopychicken

wow if i worked that out correctly you have at least 10-12 meals there for an evening mealwhen u only need 7 main meals

out of interest what was the total of the bill?

do you or your partner work an take dinners to work?

SHEARERBOBS

It was £48 plus delivery, is that good? I must admit this is the first week i've really tried!!!

loopychicken

well i have a partner and a daughter of 13c who eats just as much as an adult an my shopping bill averages 30 pound ish
thats with luches as well for my partner to take to work

just some pointers i would make are


1 Tesco Wholemeal Thick Sliced Loaf 800g Each £0.54 £0.54
1 Tesco 4 Large Wholemeal Baps Each £0.42 £0.42

keep these sound ok

1 Tesco 6 Garlic & Herb Pitta Bread Each £0.44 £0.44
what do u do with these? im presuming u add the salad and the chicken with a little mayo or for the curry?
which ever there for you cud replace with either tortila wraps which are cheaper or chapatti's

1 Tesco Mini Hot X Buns 8 Pack Each £0.89 £0.89
1 Cherry Tomatoes 250g Pack P.M Each £0.69 £0.69
1 Cucumber Portion Each £0.42 £0.42
1 Loose Garlic Each Class 1 Each £0.20 £0.20
3 Tesco Onions Loose Class 2 Each £- £0.48
1 King Edward Potatoes 2.5kg Pack Each £1.28 £1.28
1 Tesco Round Lettuce Each P.M Each £0.45 £0.45
these also sound ok even tho you could get slightly cheaper potatoes ...the hot cross buns are a trat but soooooo nice,...lol

2 Beef Mince 500g Each £1.00 £2.00
1 Fresh Stewing Beef Each £- £1.82
1 Lamb Neck Fillets Medium 220g - 360g Each £- £3.24
1 Tesco 8 Beef Sausages 454g Each £1.38 £1.38
ok im taking it for granted u get 2 meals from the mince
and one meal from the other 3?
do u stew the lamb?
an the sausage do u make sausage an mash or a caserole
i buy 2 pack of these one for each of the meals as there relatively cheap meals if u buy or make your own mix which i will talk about later


2 Schwtz Authenticmix For Chilli Con Carne 41g Each £0.76 £1.52
1 Schwartz Authentic Beef Casserole Mix 43g Each £0.76 £0.76
1 Schwartz Authentic Lamb Casserole Mix 35g Each £0.76 £0.76
2 Chicken Tonight Spanish Chicken Sauce 500g Each £1.38 £2.76
1 Tesco Madras Cooking Sauce 500g Each £0.74 £0.74
ok the chilli mix's...u could bye chilli powder an exra tin of tomatoes to make this it would be cheaper as the powder will last a few chilli's and you dont have to buy the dearer tomatoes
the beef an lamb mixe's i see u buy stock cubes if the caserole is done in the oven for a longer time on a lower temp using these with tomatoes its justy as good if u find its not thick enough buy cornflour to thicken it up at the end or you get the cheaper versions of the mix's if u dont have the time
the sausage caserole mix is nice as well there about 35 p i add a cheap tin of beans to my caseroles or a tin of oxtail soup or u could just ad the soup an broth mix

1 Tesco Value Processed Peas 300g Each £0.16 £0.16
1 Tesco Value Mushy Peas300g Each £0.16 £0.16
2 Heinz Chopped Tomatoes4 X 400g Each £1.96 £3.92
peas are ok but depending on what ur buyin the tomatoes for try th cheaper version less than half the price

2 Tesco Value Sliced Carrots 300g Each £0.17 £0.34
1 Tesco Whole Button Mushrooms 290g Each £0.44 £0.44
2 Tesco Spaghetti Rings 215g Each £0.21 £0.42
1 Princes Tuna Chunks In Brine 4x185g Each £3.18 £3.18
1 Tesco Soup & Broth Mix 500g Each £0.49 £0.49
1 Tesco Value Pasta Quills 500g Each £0.19 £0.19
2 Tesco Value Sliced Peaches In Syrup 410g Each £0.19 £0.38
buy the huge bg of carrots u can then use them in almost every meal that i can see you buy for saves u money
the tuna try a cheaper version

1 Tesco Original Pasta Sauce Jar 500g Each £0.54 £0.54
1 Tesco Healthy Living Skinless Chicken Breast Fillets 500g Each £1.99 £1.99
1 Tesco Steak & Kidney Pie 680g Each £1.50 £1.50
1 Tesco Pepperoni Pizza 398g Each £0.95 £0.95
1 Tesco Value Apple Juice 1 Litre Each £0.58 £0.58
the pie you could try making your own not that easy i know
an the piza i make my own i buy the bread stick tom puree cheese an then if u want pepeoni just buy it from the deli counter

1 Tesco Soave 75cl Each £2.60 £2.60
1 Tesco Daily Carewhitening Toothpaste 100ml Each £0.57 £0.57
1 Tesco Coolmint Extra Strength Mouthwash 500ml Each £0.90 £0.90
1 Tesco Non Biological Powder 30 Wash/3kg Each £3.50 £3.50
1 Tesco Washing Up Liquid Orig500ml Each £0.62 £0.62

wat is soave...lol

hope i helped a bit i know its hard trying to save money
but also you do seem to buy for more than a week try wrighting down your day to day meals for 1 week an what u need to make each meal an see how much that saves you

good luck

carbonel

Don't buy the ready made sauces and casserole mixes.
Get some dried or fresh herbs and spices and make your own! This also has the benefit that you don't get the chemicals that all ready mixes are full of, so healthier too.
You soon get to know what to put in each time, just experiment a bit. If you get dried herbs/spices they will keep and last for ages. :T
You could even go really OS and grow your own herbs in pots - even if you only have a window sill you can grow stuff - imagine picking your own crops, how green is that! And how good will you feel!:A

fizzel81

soave is wine i think
also do you have any milk etc you need to add to that list? there is alot of meals there for one week. ive cut back alot thanks to the help i got on here, i rarely use packet mixs/jars anymore and find i make a nice saving alone from not buying them also my food tates nicer

pad your mince out and you should get more meals from the 2 packs (i use grated carrot and porridge oats)

sorry being quite new to all this i dont know too much

loopychicken

if u add the tuna with a little garlic an mayo then add it to boiled pasta there is a great lunch an really cheap

oh an ment to add u can buy smaller stewing meat ie making a smaller caserole but add dumplings or a pastry crust to fill the tums

angelavdavis

This time of year is perfect to start sowing seeds for carrots, herbs, tomatoes, onions, plant seed potatoes, salad leaves in the garden if you have the space and all really easy to grow too.

As already suggested, bulk buy carrots, peel and blanch in boiling water then freeze in portion sizes instead of buying ready prepared stuff.

Avoid packets and ready made sauces - as well as the chemicals, they contain hideous amounts of salt and sugar:eek:

Use value tinned tomatoes instead of Heinz.

Do you have a Lidl's nearby? I find them cheaper for meat and veg than Tescos.

JillD_2

To be honest it looks like you are doing pretty well, not a lot of extravangances on there. But here are my tips:

1. can you uise Asda instead ? I find it cheaper
2. Don't buy pizzas, make your own dough and use own brand bolognaise sauce for tomato sauce. Plus your 2 year old will love helping out toppings on]
3. Seems like a lot of meat, could you buy half the amount each week and make each item stretch to 2 meals (one to be frozen perhaps)
4. Stop any "treats" eg hot cross buns (couldnt see any other so well done!)
5. Buy value stuff eg pitta breads, fruit/veg - mushrooms,
6. Buy own brand instead of names eg Schwartz, princes tuna
7. Normal tomatoes often cheaper than cherry toms and go a bit further
8. Didnt see many veg (except salady stuff)? You could buy carrots, courgettes, peppers etc and bulk out caseroles, spag bol, chilli etc with those which will be cheaper than meat.
9. Didn't see any fresh fruit ? Do you normally buy fruit ? Value bags of fruit are generally quite cheap, one week buy apples, one week buy pears etc.

FWIW We spend around £250 per month for 2 adults 2 children (one of which in nappies)

HTH
Jill

angelatgraceland

Buy a sack of spuds and a sack of carrots at the market if you have one.
Get rid of the readymade sauces and make your own -healthier as well as cheaper.
All those tinned veg-buy frozen-nicer and cheaper.
I pad out my mince that one pack for £1(present offer price) feeds 8 as I add some soya mince to it(the soya works out at about 10p) You can buy it in healthfood shops.
Curries are great with chickpeas,lentils,soupmix,various dried beans and pulses. You wouldnt even miss the meat in these.
Frozen chicken breasts from Iceland are excellent and the best value in town.
Your sausages seem pricey. I only every buy them on bogof. Do this and freeze the extra packs.
I buy the "value washing powder" it washes just as well. Buy some soapnuts(look for them on ebay thats the cheapest place)use these for less grubby clothes,sheets,towels etc. They last for ages!