October 2013 Grocery Challenge

robberbutton

Just done online shop for the week with Mr T, £59.62. Now lets see what I've forgotten!

So far: ~£70/£450

Ladyluck1

Total spend today of £9, should do us a good few days.
Lots of YS bits again;
Carrots - 19p
2x salmon fillets - 99p
700g Lean beef mince (tomorrow's date) - £2
Bag of Salad -30p
croissants for morning - 17p
Reduced sandwich, just fancied it! - 36p
Few other bits
Off to meal plan!!

Nicki_Sue

My October starts on Thursday but a quick question for you - what do you all put in sandwiches for packed lunches? This seems to cost me a fortune where everything else is quite frugal?! (Youngest will happily eat paste sandwiches, the eldest will not - no DH's pack-ups to do as he's been made redundant <Beans on toast for him ).

Cambs85

Husband usually has a couple of days of egg mayo and the rest of the week ham from the deli cut wafer thin so it goes further. Rarely buy ham over £1 per hundred grams, and only need 100g for the week!

Nicki_Sue

Cambs85 wrote: »

Husband usually has a couple of days of egg mayo and the rest of the week ham from the deli cut wafer thin so it goes further. Rarely buy ham over £1 per hundred grams, and only need 100g for the week!

I could eat egg mayo until it comes out of my ears but I dread to think what mess the kids would get into with it. That said, we have a strike day tomorrow so perhaps I should do a trial run with egg mayo? I get eggs cheap enough from the milkman so it would definitely be frugal! Thanks x

Bluegreen143

Nicki-Sue - I take HM soup (usually some variation on lentil & veg) and HM bread/roll (plus banana and either apple or portion of tinned fruit - I split value peaches/pineapple/mandarin into 3 teeny tubs). I do have a microwave at work but I've seen others say they give their kids a food flask to take in to school, don't know if this is an option for you? I worked out once that HM split pea soup cost 12p per portion so is very cheap

For the OH, I'm probably in a similar position to you - he generally takes sandwiches. I make a batch of either rolls, bagels (well made these once) or pittas or wraps at the start of the week, freeze to preserve freshness. Then fill with tuna & sweetcorn mayo Mon/Tues and ham with some salad leaves and mustard or mayo the rest of the week. For the ham, I buy a gammon joint, boil/roast and slice thin as I can with my electric knife, then freeze in 1 day portions. He also takes crisps *rolleyes* (just buy whatever salt and vinegar is on offer as he won't eat own brand) and a portion of tinned fruit in a tub or one of the value individual orange juices. Plus a muffin or similar if I've made any, but I don't do this most weeks. It's not the cheapest and I'm scratching my head as to how to get it cheaper as he won't take soup!

Nicki_Sue

Bluegreen143 wrote: »

Nicki-Sue - I take HM soup (usually some variation on lentil & veg) and HM bread/roll (plus banana and either apple or portion of tinned fruit - I split value peaches/pineapple/mandarin into 3 teeny tubs). I do have a microwave at work but I've seen others say they give their kids a food flask to take in to school, don't know if this is an option for you? I worked out once that HM split pea soup cost 12p per portion so is very cheap

Thanks! Food flasks aren't really an option, one is 2yrs and with a childminder (they eat on the go out and about a lot) and the other is 7yrs and judging by the state of his lunch box I'd not risk soup lol or similar! He is bad enough at putting the lid on his juice flask, soup... *shudder*.
I live on the stuff though, cheap, filling and perfect for SW too. I will try splitting the fruit in juice though for a bit of variation. At the mo I send them with homemade jelly in little pots which they love, grapes and raisins, sandwiches (or pancakes!) etc.

I am very lucky in that DH eats anything I put in front of him, Value, Smartprice or whatever.

Rachel021967

Please put me down for £600 this month.

want2Bfrugal

I'm doubtful that I'm going to make my WK1 target.
Entirely my fault - I'm cooking large meals (enough for 4 - don't want guest to be hungry) and everything is being eaten.
Tonight hubby and guest had a competition, who could eat the most roast tatties. 1kg of tatties later it was declared guest won.

I've got £15.33 left until Sunday. I've hidden the CCs.

Ellie_BB

oooh, October already, how'd that happen??? don't start my month till 2moro, but this thread has already given me lots of ideas must, must, must do a meal plan 2moro!! then just got to convince rest of family that ingredients are for main meals, not to be gobbled for snacks :mad: