October 2012 Grocery Challenge

meg72

tattycath wrote: »

Thanks. Yes. Sorry if I sounded a bit off-I'm doing the stoptober thing and my family think I'm a bit of a stress head at the moment
Yes, I would like some help please. Meal planning, budgeting-i'm great with budgeting for other stuff but when it comes to grocery shopping i'm rubbish.:o It doesn't help that I work near a large supermarket.

Whats the stotober thing please, and dont worry about being a stress head, I get my knickers in a twist over the daftest thing lately, old age I think, in my case.

Anyway for help with menu planning can you post a list of what you have in and I am sure you will get lots of suggestions.

This will help you budget as well, because then you can see what you have and how many meals it will make,.

Best wishes Meg

PennyGrabber

Also, how many of you are there and do any of you have any specific dietary reqs? That way, we'll all be able to help you more easily! X

tattycath

stoptober is stoppinbg smoking at beginning of october-I haven't had a cigarette since 30th september.
There are 5 of us-4 adults and a 'nearly' adult
No special dietry requirements-apart from fussy teens. I'm open to all suggestions. Thanks

MrsCD

MILLYMOLLY wrote: »

Hi sorry to post here not sure if it's the right place but I have some turkey steaks .
Has anyone got any good recipes TIA

The recipe file on the first page has some turkey recipes

mummygems wrote: »

I spent £37.62 in Mr A yesterday but the thing that got me was I used my calculator as I went around and my total was £36.41 so something was incorrectly priced (I had DS with me and couldnt be bothered to try and figure out what was the item that was mis-priced but it just goes to show!

Please work out if you have been charged the wrong price for something. If you can prove it, then tell customer services when you're next there and they will give you a refund for the difference AND a gift card for £2 for their mistake. Ask for it if they don't automatically offer it.

I did the weekly shop yesterday - not too bad, but I'll update sig when I check the receipts

MrsCD

tattycath wrote: »

Thanks. Yes. Sorry if I sounded a bit off-I'm doing the stoptober thing and my family think I'm a bit of a stress head at the moment
Yes, I would like some help please. Meal planning, budgeting-i'm great with budgeting for other stuff but when it comes to grocery shopping i'm rubbish.:o It doesn't help that I work near a large supermarket.
At the moment we have:
20 sausages
2 lamb chops-frozen
frozen chicken portions
3 pizzas
bacon
eggs
2 x family size meat pies
chips
potatoes
onions
mushrooms
salad
frozen veg
tins of:
beans, tomatoes, spaghetti, soup
jars of curry sauce, pasta sauce

Well done for giving up :T It can't be easy while looking after a family as well. Feel free to post as often as you like, and ask for help. There's usually someone around.

10 sausages to make toad-in-the-hole (TITH) served with pots & frozen veg
2 pizzas with extra veg, with salad
Bacon pasta bake - use tinned mushroom/chicken/tomato soup - just not all together ;)
Meat pie, chips, frozen veg
Sausage casserole - use curry sauce?
Mushroom omelette with salad and pots/rice if you have any
Lamb chops/chicken portions, pots, frozen veg
Chips, beans, eggs, spaghetti - for the fussy teens?

That would do my family for a week or so. HTH
Sorry I'm not Delia, but others may have better suggestions.

xxlouisexx56

Spent £7 in Iceland this evening.

240 tea bags
4 pints of milk
1 bag of sweets and 1 pepperoni pizza

fjell

becksfaz wrote: »

If we went to friends and took wine - this would be out of our 'spending money' budget as like you say, it's entertainment. That way when you consider you had 2 nights out for £11.90, it makes you feel good!!!!
I don't think you're clutching at straws!!!!
Do what works for you - that's the best advice I've read on here x

Very good point, two nights out for less than £12? That's not so bad after all!

Thanks so much for everyone's replies, I'm feeling better about it

dinglefoot

Oooh, I want to do this next month. It's only too easy to slip extra luxuries in the basket so it'll be good to have something to help me focus

fjell

Pernicious wrote: »

How do you lovely people fight the dreaded takeaway cravings?

I love your name for it! I don't have the answer I'm afraid but wanted to say you're not alone...I try to minimise my pizza ordering by having very quick stuff in the house that I know feels like comfort food - things like pasta with lots of pesto and cheese, potato wedges, that sort of thing.

Having said all that, to be honest I think most of us give into something or another when we have bad days.

I have a bad habit of eating large quantities of baked goods if I'm feeling down, and a couple of months ago I ate a whole box of flapjacks in one go. Feeling bad about this, I explained my lack of self control to my flatmate, who replied 'well, look on the bright side, at least it's not cocaine...'

katholicos

tattycath wrote: »

stoptober is stoppinbg smoking at beginning of october-I haven't had a cigarette since 30th september.
There are 5 of us-4 adults and a 'nearly' adult
No special dietry requirements-apart from fussy teens. I'm open to all suggestions. Thanks

Well done! As a former smoker myself i know how very hard it is. Keep it up, you can do it. Just keep getting through one day at a time and remember to give yourself a pat on the back each night for getting through another day and then another :T