Cost Of Food Set To Soar

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Suzybloo

they are called horse/pony carrots I buy them for the pigs..I pay £2.25 for a 10kg sack.

the last 2 sacks we bought, were exactly the same as premium carrots, no dodgy shaped ones

D&DD

Pops give me a reminder tomorrow I have a really nice lettuce soup recipe which may help if you have bits left over too sore to get it out now Might be an idea to pick up a packet of cut and come again salad leaves and sow little and often on the windowsill maybe for greenstuff?
I nearly fainted at MrT charging 55p for one beefsteak tomato today but cukes (normally dear) were 2 for a quid..go figure!

CoolTriker I Lurve your piggy XX

Justamum

JackieO wrote: »

I have friends who would never dream of buying a tin with a dent in it

Some food items in tins can become harmful if the tin is dented - particularly fish - because there could be a tiny hole in it allowing pathogens in, and botulism is a real danger.

WeegieWumman

suzybloo wrote: »

Just reading back the posts and find the post about the 'dodgy veg' heartening. Hubby works in agriculture and is in and out of many farms, wherever he can he brings back carrierbags full of carrots, turnips and potatoes that are actually classed as 'brock' ie animal feed. They are the most unsightly, sometimes scabbiest things but they have more taste than the shop bought ones. I remember admitting this out loud at work - and wished the ground would swallow me up when I had realised what I had said - everyone was aghast that we would use 'animal feed' - certainly wouldnt turn our noses up at it! By the way just an idea but if anyone has an animal wholesalers nearby try having a look at the cost of a net of carrots etc for horses - you can sometimes get a whole net for a couple of pounds.

Suzybloo. Ignore these poor ignorant fools who were so horrified about the 'brock'. Do they imagine that people who grow fruit and veg in their own back garden would throw away imperfect lookiing edible produce? I think not!!!

Popperwell

D&DD wrote: »

Pops give me a reminder tomorrow I have a really nice lettuce soup recipe which may help if you have bits left over too sore to get it out now Might be an idea to pick up a packet of cut and come again salad leaves and sow little and often on the windowsill maybe for greenstuff?
I nearly fainted at MrT charging 55p for one beefsteak tomato today but cukes (normally dear) were 2 for a quid..go figure!

CoolTriker I Lurve your piggy XX

Will do D&DD:)I got 9 tomatoes for £2(Reasonable size):)My food buget goes as far as it does for one reason only, I eat fewer meals or have smaller portions and though it is good food I am more likely to eat cereal at any time as it is filling, I can add a little fruit and there is milk too and for an extra 10p I can get a version with added vitamins...

bluebag

Popperwell

I am the only one who really likes salad in my house, so I tend to buy the small trays of ready prepared side salad in Mr T's ( although most supermarkets do one) it cost £1 and does me for one meal or a couple of sandwiches.

It has a little bit of iceberg lettuce, a few cherry tomatoes and a few slices of celery and cucumber and a little grated carrot. No waste, although I wouldn't use it for a family as it wouldn't be cost effective, it comes in just fine for little 'ol me.

Popperwell

bluebag wrote: »

Popperwell

I am the only one who really likes salad in my house, so I tend to buy the small trays of ready prepared side salad in Mr T's ( although most supermarkets do one) it cost £1 and does me for one meal or a couple of sandwiches.

It has a little bit of iceberg lettuce, a few cherry tomatoes and a few slices of celery and cucumber and a little grated carrot. No waste, although I wouldn't use it for a family as it wouldn't be cost effective, it comes in just fine for little 'ol me.

Bluebag,
Thank you,
You know that is probably a great idea. I think my main problem is that though I doing reasonably well considering the situation I am in, I won't say it's depression but a case of adapting and getting used to a new life and with so many unknowns ahead, I don't need as much food as a single person but I should try and keep an interest and try and have a varied diet. There is nothing wrong with soup, beans on toast but why not have something more?

Initially, I look at what I get when I buy salad it seems so little but if I don't waste it you can get quite a few meals/sandwiches out it. I mean those tomatoes alone will make me at least 8 sandwiches or meals if put with the other salad items...I could but don't always do potatoes and/or chips to pad out the meal further and even a slice of ham or corned beef often I just stick to tomato, cucumber, lettuce or spinach, spring onions...

originator

Hi,not a scrap of fruit or veg will get wasted if you invest in a juicer,my son sent me one via amazon for last mother's day and I'm converted:) Spinach in particular is ideal for juicing along with anything else I care to add,only have one glass a day,normal meals otherwise(I'm all bright-eyed and bushytailed now and extra weight has melted away too bonus!)

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on the wireless this morning I caught the tail end of someone who was talking about the rising cost of food, and apparently food has risen in price in the past three years by 32% No wonder folk are being a bit more careful when shopping. I was talking to one of the sales girls in my local large Tescos and she said that folk are a lot more picky about what they buy now and are buying far more basic stuff than they used to especially since they changed to labelling from Value to Everyday fo some reason.
Well it the 8th of the month and so far I have only bought whats needed on my small shopping list and that has come to £11.52.Gone are the days of wandering round just throwing what you might fancy in the trolley.But I don't mind as it means by careful budgetting I can use my cash to go a lot further than I once did.

This morning I went to my book club and we had a small bring a few nibbles 'do' as it has been running for a year One lady brought a couple of boxes of Cadburys finger biscuits ,some of which got eaten, but when we finished she said 'Oh chuck the rest in the bin I can't be bothered to take them home' .Needless to say they were chucked in my shopping bag and my grandsons will finish them off after school this afternoon i couldn't believe that she wanted to throw biscuits away that hadn't been touched, but her loss and my grandsons gain :)

Justamum

JackieO wrote: »

but when we finished she said 'Oh chuck the rest in the bin I can't be bothered to take them home' .

:eek::eek::eek: That's absolutely shocking, but sadly not surprising