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Roxy07 wrote: »

I agree.. unless he's living on beans on toast each day I'd really like to know.

According to him he spends only £485 a year on food doing it this way.. well done though.

Hi, Im a she not a he. I always base my meals round reduced items. I am quite petite, so don't have a very big appetite but I do eat three meals a day.
Coffee I only drink Carte Noire which is on offer and a 200g will last me a couple of month.
Bread always less than £1 (only healthy wholegrain)
Yoghurt I wont compromise, is has to be Low Fat Bio Organic.
Milk 4pint for £1.
Value Porridge with Aldi Super 6 fruit and also Whitworths Trail Mix or a pack of mixed nut, eg. brazils, walnuts, almonds etc etc.
Fruit Juice - Mainly Cranberry or Pomegranite.
Lunch Any healthy sandwich, either egg, ham and occasionally cheese with salad and dressing.
Yoghurt as above.
Tea - Any reduced, fish or meat (mainly chicken or turkey)
with reduced veg or salad.
Snacks - Popcorn £1 Home Bargains.
Toiletries - Value Toilet Roll £1.96
Bleach - 39p Home Bargains, Wash up Pads HB, White Vinegar
Sugar Brown Only 99p Home Bargains.
Shampoo - 80p, San Towels 90p
Moisturiser £1.10, Razors last me ages as does shave foam, at least 6months.
Deodorant 70p
Toothpaste 50p
Obviously as there is only me a lot of things I don't buy every month. So Yes I do buy a couple of bottles of wine, which one will last a week as I only have one glass as I cant drink anymore. With coupons and vouchers I have in the last 2 months not gone over £40
My storecupboard is also full of reduced cereal, flour, herbs and spices.
Believe me, it can be done and is very easy if you have to.
Edited just to say, I do buy Value Porridge, Eggs and Toilet Rolls. Everything I eat is very healthy. But I still can get a packet of digestives from Aldi which taste good for 35p

~~Diane~~

meanmum wrote: »

"I'm not being funny" either, but there are a lot of people on here who simply could not afford to spend £10 a week just on coffee. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should belittle someone for managing a great budget shop - well done OP!
I always think it's worth trying the budget brands, as the OP says, very often the difference is marginal, if any (although I'll admit there are a few things where quality can vary significantly, e.g. ham, olives, coffee). Anyone who thinks you always need to buy premium brands has clearly fallen for the advertising (that you are paying for by buying the product).

Where did I belittle anyone?? Nowhere, so get off your high horse.

I do not do not drink alcohol or pop of any discription so spending £10 on coffee is my luxury. I buy very little tinned produce mainly because we do not like tinned veg or fruit. I do buy Asdas pasta, rice and jar sauces, everything else is fresh. I suppose I'm wrong also for not buying cheapo loo roll aswell.

quintwins

anglecashman76 wrote: »

ImDoingItForMe I was hoping it was too good to be true , and it is!

theres so little food on your list you poor thing!

What happens when you entertain

Happy saving, you're doing a stellar job! £100 living room, Amazing!

She didn't list all her food, she has porridge with fruit or nuts and fruit juice for breakfast, a sandwich and yogurt for lunch, and meat and veg/salad for dinner And popcorn for snacks. What else does she need?

I think your all doing a fab job, theres nothing wrong with tinned food either if used as part of a healthy diet. If you seen my shopping this week you'd be shocked I had a voucher so i stocked up,I got 28 various tins and 5 jars of finest passata, it may not look that healthy but we're not going to eat them all in 1 week or even in 1 month. Also things like tinned fish and fruit in water or juice are perfectly fine if you can't afford the fresh aleternative. I love tinned oranges!


Really i think people should jump down off there highhorses this sites about saving money people should be encouraged to so that in the healthiest way possible not put down for trying.

ImDoingItForMe where do you get your bread? I can't acually find wholegrain bread in my tesco or asda, i have to buy it from a small filling station and it costs me £1.70 a loaf.

Beetlemama

Sainsburys coffee, £2.45 for 200g. Is the only one we buy - but we drink two jars a week!

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anglecashman76 wrote: »

ImDoingItForMe I was hoping it was too good to be true , and it is!

theres so little food on your list you poor thing!

What happens when you entertain

Happy saving, you're doing a stellar job! £100 living room, Amazing!

Theres loads of food on my list, I cant list everything lol.
Porridge, Cereal with fruit and nuts/seeds or wholegrain toast with honey or marmite. with either a coffee or fruit juice. Omlettes, scrambled eggs, fried eggs, French toast etc etc. Protein and Carbs to keep me going, fat from nuts and seeds.
Lunch sandwiches (consist of cheese, or ham or eggs or anything protein based with salad in) and yoghurt when at work, Homemade soups and salads made from reduced veg and reduced meat and fish. Again protein, carbs and a small amount of good fats. Again with coffee or water (I drink tap water, perfectly safe when I live)
Snacks, dried fruit, popcorn, biscuits (occasionally) and homemade flapjacks, bread pudding with left over bread, and desserts like microwave syrup sponge or lemon curd (value). Homemade.
Tea Sometimes is a quick baked potato with beans or tuna or something similar (makeral, sardines) but mainly fish or meat with veg, salad, potatoes, rice or pasta. All 3 of the dietry needs.
Toiletries again 80p bottle of shampoo last me a month (I wash my hair everyday). I wont skimp on conditioner though.
Household - amazing what you really don't need...
Im not starving, yes I have a small appetite, I eat little and often but am very healthy.
Also forgot to include fruit which again is reduced or Aldi super 6.
Theres only me... I cant drink gallons of coffee as makes me wee haha so 200g lasts a month or so.
Im perfectly healthy and always wonder about the people who spend a lot on snacks ie crisps, coke (I drink coke occasionally),biscuits, chocolate (again I cant do without the occasional bar)
I don't buy reduced rubbish.... I don't diet and im a petite 5ft 2" size 8 to 10
Edited just to say :- I don't buy every item, everymonth, a jar of honey will last a couple of months, same as cereal, same as coffee, the same as a lot of other items.
MUSELOVER your doing great, keep the challenge up, but don't forget the discounter stores if you can get to them. Ie Home Bargains, BM Bargains, Aldi Lidl. and the small £1 stores that pop up here and there.
Bread I buy is Wheatfields or similar... I also buy reduced bread which does last over its date by a few days so I can get wholegrain for less than a £1
Milk I buy 4 pints for a £1 which lasts perfectly well in my fridge and doesn't go off at all.

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Sorry OP I don't mean to hijack your thread, it just seems there are a lot of non believers on here that think just because we spend less on our shopping that were somehow unhealthy or starving...
I get angry that theres a lot of waste with food and I wont waste anything.
So for every non believer CALM DOWN AND CARRY ON BARGAIN HUNTING

Flora_Poste

We eat well on a budget too, by shopping at Aldi, Lidl etc but also by going later when everythings reduced. In our Asda last Tuesday the braising steak was 76p, the cherry tomatoes were 39p, pineapples were 10p, onions were 14p and the small loaf of granary bread was 24p. I got a 2/3 of each and thats what this weeks meals will be based around. The steak, onions and toms have made a ragu for lasagne, (oven roasted the toms first in olive oil and herbs from the garden). The bread will go with the boiled eggs for breakfast or lunch and the pineapple will be sliced for pudding if it lasts that long.
Last week it was chicken thighs and potatoes. It suits me to shop in the evening when everything is sorted and the bargains are amazing.

MysteryMe

Don't Harrods or Fortnum and Mason have a message board that the foodie braggarts can peruse whilst sipping their Gold Blend and leave this board to people interested in trying to maintain a healthy diet whilst on a limited budget?

horleyflyer

The cleaner at work told me he bought value coffee and I wrinkled up my nose, but he was adamant it was ok. I remember too well the weak chicory mix.
However I did buy a jar and actually found it fine using a heaped spoonful. That was Tesco value, but I now buy Morrison's value in a bag which is also fine.
They say food is just going to get more and more expensive so finding cheaper alternatives that you can live with is a good move I feel.

sharond101

This is an amazing thread and i agree it can be done but only with people of a certain mindframe. For example I can make a 39p bag of pasta and 1.49p chorizo ring stretch to serve 8 portions and with a little veg mixed through costs around 25p per portion. My Sister on the other hand would never imagine this as a dinner and spends at least £4.50 per portion of the meals she cooks. Also I have more time to browse the store for offers or go at times for yellow sticker shopping, she doesn't. Nor does she understand why i would choose a yellow stickered item when a longer shelf life pack was available.
We shop at aldi and in the reduced to clear section of Asda. We enjoy basics items and other things we know only the real deal will do. For 2 adults and a child we spend around £15 per week.