January 2013 Grocery Challenge

angel13

things i could do with help with are mentions of veg boxes are these from a set place???? We are veggie so most of what we eat is fresh. also i have seen mention of sacks of potatoes and I just cant find them in our supermarkets any longer so any tips on where to buy a sack?

DanielleNic87

angel13 wrote: »

things i could do with help with are mentions of veg boxes are these from a set place???? We are veggie so most of what we eat is fresh. also i have seen mention of sacks of potatoes and I just cant find them in our supermarkets any longer so any tips on where to buy a sack?

I buy our sacks of potatoes from my local market. I did have to google and it appears not many people around here sell them.


Another spend of £15 today at the Co-0p. This includes 4 big bags of crisps to take to a NYE party, 2 x cravendale and 45 toilet rolls.

Sig already updated.

lottie3000

I get sacks of potatoes from our greengrocer 25kg fr £11/£12 depending on variety.

Another spend today on veg £16

Suzexxx

Hi can i join for January please?

My budget for myself and partner is going to be £250.

Thank you

MrsCD

Another NSD but not really in Jan yet as I'm starting from 1st to the end of the month.

A tip for newbies - have a read through the first page of the thread - it will give you an idea of how the GC works and there are loads of recipes to choose from!

Quick carrot soup for whoever it was that asked (if I'm not too late!)
Chopped carrots
Chopped onion
Vegetable stock - powder or cube, made as per packet
Water to cover

Put everything in a big pan, cook until tender then blitz - either with a hand blender or a jug blender
You can add red lentils to make a thicker soup, or ground ginger to make a really warming soup.
You can make soup from just about any veg, especially bendy veg about to be thrown on the compost heap

For anyone on a budget needing help with healthier recipes the nhs change4life have some good ideas.

http://www.nhs.uk/Change4Life/Pages/supermeals-menu-planner-recipe-finder.aspx

Mamjak

Another spend before budget really starts :eek:
Needed milk & bread but also got few YS bits so £14.11 to add to total. Just done big month online shop but will post when delivered on monday so know actual cost.

I get my veg box from Riverford who deliver around the country and can highly recommend them.
We usually have local farms advertise potato sacks or sometimes a van in a main road lay-by will sell them but I suppose it depends where you live. We are semi-rural as on edge of Peak District but quite close to major cities.

stafftopets

Well I am back for another attempt at keeping my grocery spending under control, got lost somewhere along the way:o but this year coming I really need to make a concentrated effort.

My month runs from 29th December to 31st January 2013.

My aim for this month is £250.00 (as it is 5 weeks pay month).

So far only spent £2.72 and that was on my pet rabbit:) , we are still living off food brought for Christmas.

Annie_99

Happy!
I relooked at my food inventory and included my cupboards, fridge and freezer and I have enough food to last me for the next 15 days!
Here is the menu!
Fishfingers, chips and sweetcorn
Roast lamb, Roast Potatoes, sprouts, Honey glazed parsnips, yorkshire pud and Christmas Pudding.
Stir fry with Egg fried Rice
Jkt Potatoes with Tuna and Salad
Spaghetti Bol with pasta and Garlic Bread
Chicken curry, basmati rice and bhajis and naan bread
Bacon, mushrooms, beans, poached eggs, hash browns
Chilli, Cous cous and mixed salad
Chicken tonight cassarole, mash and mixed veg
Chilli wedges and nacho chips and salad
Gammon, Roast Potatoes and Cauliflower cheese
Crispy chicken, chips and peas and sweetcorn

Its our Silver Wedding on the 23rd January and we are having Open house with Cakes and a cuppa and inviting folks to drop in, so while I was out today I got 2 big M&S cakes for £5.60. Im going to try and build up a Cake/biscuit/chocolate stock for our Soiree!

Im going to try to reduce my GC of 300 to 100 due to finding I have so much in!! Woop!

blue_eyes_2

Hi everyone, this thread is really hitting up and I am enjoying following it. Quite excited as I am doing my grocery shop tomorrow for the grocery challenge. We are starting on jan 1st but have loads in so reckon I only need about £12 worth of shopping. Going to run the freezer down and have submitted meal plans to another thread for week beginning 7th jan but it should be week beginning 31st. But I have also meal planned for the following week to get ahead! Will post tomorrow on my trip to the supermarket

msgnomey

Well I am now ready to start my tracking for January.

4 weeks til payday
shopping once a month (usually on a Sunday)

Think I might try getting out cash each week and then I'll be forced to add up as I go round the super market. My new car payments start this month so I MUST cut back on other spending!!

so £240 for the month
I'll get £60 out each week and see how I get on!!!