August 2013 Grocery Challenge

Bluegreen143

kezlou - your no-bake chocolate oat bars recipe has been added to the index

Florenceem

she_who_can_not_cook wrote: »

I dont like b pudding but he does i will so give it a try thank Y ou

The black pudding - from the 99p shop was lovely and spicey.

Florenceem

NSD here.
We had roast potatoes plus we think it was pork - FF + HM Yorkshire Pudding + roasted veggies - beetroot, red onion, white onion, green pepper, tomato + gravy for dinner.

she_who_can_not_cook

Florenceem wrote: »

The black pudding - from the 99p shop was lovely and spicey.

We dont have one of them around here. I walk to lidl 45min each way tescos asda sainburys homebargains coop morrisons hernons quality save b and m poundland ect iceland and aldi. Fiarmfood and 99pence store is only a bus ride away but i only go when i am holiday

Nicky_Noo_Na

WantToBeSE wrote: »

I gave up dieting on 19th December last year. I decided i'd never count calories again, but just eat sensibly and weigh myself every 6 months instead.
I went 7 months without weighing, calorie counting, fretting about dieting, and when i did weigh, i had lost exactly a stone
Giving up the dieting mentality is the best thing i have ever done!

i just eat reasonably healthy, but always allow myself treats. I try to eat intuitively now and it works well!

Wow - well done! Whenever I stop calorie counting I put on a stone....sounds like you've now got a really sensible attitude to food.

ditsykitchen wrote: »

Spent £8.40 on MAIN shop in Mr T

Now that IS impressive!!


I spent £1.96 today in Mr S as we needed some toilet rolls. Had a look at the YS stuff but all still v.expensive so just one item bought! Oh and day 1 of no kitchen - LO shepherds pie and carrots - very nice it was too.

Billie-jo

Another NSD today that makes 10 this month so far.
Have just over 50% of the budget left so on track at the moment.

Tonight we had belly pork with new potatoes & veg.

Hope everyone is doing well.

lizziebabe

Small spend today - 1 jar of bolognese sauce, should make my own really but it was on offer. Some mince - on offer and a pack of 4 salmon steaks.
Have updated my signature.
Will try to read the thread but it is very looong.

couponchaos

Spent 75p on YS rolls in co-op. will update signature.Think it's gonna be a bigger spend weekend as lidl have some good offers + a voucher for £5 off £30 spend.

Peggybabcot

*note to self, never take OH with me for a "top up shop" because he doesn't understand the meaning of "essentials!"
I needed a few bits yesterday from Homebargains, Aldi & Lidl and as I've just had 3 operations I'm not allowed to lift anything for at least 3 months, I took OH with me. A small spend in HB of £7.54 then off to Aldi for some fresh fruit and veg, milk etc. Anyway as soon as we reach yoghurts OH reaches for fools, mousses etc Honestly I can't keep up with him! I told him that he's had his quota for this week and this was a top up shop not a full weekly shop!!!! He was very good and put them back but if he was in charge of our food budget I dread to think how bad it'd be. Anyway, still £22.25 spent in there Then on to Lidl for my diet Pepsi, my one vice and a few other bits on offer so a further £13.07 spent in there, oh my goodness I think we're going to have to be very inventive for the rest of our "month" with £89 left of the budget. Luckily all the fridges, freezers and cupboards are heaving so whilst me may go over a little it should be a far cry from previous month's spending (I hope!?) Anyway, off to update signature in a mo x

Bluegreen143

Popping on to update spends - £150.42 / £175. Month only running to Sunday as well, so no big shops left to do.It's been spookily easy to stick to budget this month and I can't work out why! All I'll really need is milk and salad I think. I haven't even had any deliveries this month, just gone to local Mr M as I've not needed much and tbh been a bit fed up of deliveries.

Worried next month will be more difficult so might pick up the meat Ineed for next week before the budget change since I have £25 left - free range chicken is on offer at Mr M anyway, so will get one I think, plus maybe a gammon joint as the cooked, sliced ham in the freezer is getting low. Plus might get a bag of onions and potatoes, again just to do us next week. I'll have a think about what I need.

Mealplan as follows:

Sun 18 - out for dinner (voucher, treated by OH for birthday)
Mon 19 - griddled seabass with roasted veg, lemon & coriander rice and salad (only had to buy salad and the seabass - a pricey treat since we had so much budget left!)
Tues 20 – duck and cherry tomato pasta with garlic bread (duck from freezer)
Wed 21 – chickpea loaf with veg and bread (cooked chickpeas from freezer & veg in fridge)
Thurs 22 – macaroni cheese with broccoli
Fri 23 – out for dinner (with grandparents, who'll pay)
Sat 24 – HM Thai turkey burgers with chips and salad (burgers from freezer, potatoes in stock)
Lunches - butter bean and cabbage soup for me; tuna or ham sandwiches for OH