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Eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge - part two

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  • caronc
    caronc Posts: 8,545 Forumite
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    edited 28 January 2017 at 9:12PM
    Since last posting out of cupboards/freezer is a jar of salsa and a portion of pork ribs. In [STRIKE]later[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]should[/STRIKE] has gone 2 very small portions of lasagne [STRIKE]and a portion each of meat and white sauce[/STRIKE], 2 portions of meat sauce and one of white sauce. Out 1 portion of cauliflower, portion of roast lamb and a chicken breast
  • FurryBeastOz
    FurryBeastOz Posts: 1,380 Forumite
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    Out - 2 x 2portions Ham and Bean Soup, 1 x s/salmon and broccoli crustless quiche.

    Not sure Salad and Quiche was ideal when it's snowing outside, but it was tasty. DH and visitors had soup with wedges of H/M bread.

    Tonight coming out, Some Meatballs for DH and any visitors. 2 turkey meatballs for me. Will make Arrabiatta sauce to go with. There may be some going in the freezer.
    Goals - Weight loss 6/26lb at 22nd Jan 18
    Mmmm. 26lb at 1/7/18. Oops:o
  • Freezer 1
    1 x pork mince
    5x quiche
    6 x stuffed turkey breast roast
    6 x hm pork burgers
    1x ham +taglettele
    4 x liver and onions
    22 x beef and ham slices for sandwiches
    2 x ice cream
    4 x ham
    12 x samosa
    1 dinner
    8x crusty bread(wp)
    8 x wholemeal protein wraps (wp)
    2 x flat bread wholemeal(wp)
    3 x yorkshire pud
    6 x veinetta
    8x wraps(wp)
    4 x birthday cake
    1 bag swede
    1 yellow pepper(wp)
    1 red pepper 1 bag sprouts(wp)
    1.2 bag mixed veg
    2 bags aunt bessie sprouts
    2 bags spinach(wp)
    2 x cabbage cooked(wp)
    1 bag parsnips cooked wp
    1 portion cauli cooked
    2 x leeks and peas wp

    My drawer

    3 x veg stew
    2 x butterbean crumble
    2 x roasted veg
    3 x quorn enchillada
    2 x three bean chilli
    4 x chocolate amaretto cake#2 x butter nut roulade
    6 x bread pud
    1 x sweet potato fries
    1 x linda beef stye burrito mix
    2 bags quorn mince
    2 bags hm mincemeat
    2 x butter bean pasta bake
    2 mushroom pies
    2 x lavabread
    1 quorn tagine
    1 butternut squash soup
    1 3 bean chilli
    4 x egg and spinach bake
    3 x quorn festive bake
    6 x fresh pasta
    1 x lentil burger
    1 dairyfree cornetto
    1 x goats cheese
    2 x quorn mince
    1 peppered steak quorn
    6 x quorn gammon steak
    1 x quinoa
    1 couscous
    6 chicken fillets quorn
    1 lm sausage
    3 choc chip gf bagels
    1x 3 bean chilli
    1 x Anita Bean curry

    Chicken dinner
    mushroom and chicken cheese pie
    1/2 bag roast potatoes
    4 x lamb chops
    4 x apple strudel
    6 x choc bites
    cheese and onion rolls
    4 x cheese
    8 x bacon
    4 x sausage
    6 x mini sausages
    1 x mini naan bread
    1 sweet and sour chicken

    3 x hash brown
    1. bag oven chips
    1 bag garden peas
    1/2 bag roast potatoes
    12 yorkshire puds
    2 veg and feta bakes(wp)

    Updating my list and deleting if I have used an item.
    Weight loss challenge 66lb to go /59lb's lost

    Grocery Budget January £150/£175
    Feb £150/
  • dannie
    dannie Posts: 2,223 Forumite
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    edited 28 January 2017 at 6:02PM
    Hi,

    Since my last post (23/1/17), I've received an online grocery order, purchased some local food reductions and had an ebay food product delivered. Consequently, the total food grocery expenditure since joining this challenge (14/1/17) = £37.52.

    The grocery order consisted of mainly the basic essentials which will last into next month (e.g. UHT milk). One item purchased was to assist using up present freezer stocks. However, another packet of cocoa makes it now four unopened in the store cupboard and and one opened (have been stocking up while they are reduced).

    The local food shopping costs were good bargains (ys hence half price on two regular bought items. Also, two 5p large orange peppers from a "5p box" at a Cash & Carry).

    Lastly, the ebay food purchase was necessary for dietary reasons.
  • zafiro1984
    zafiro1984 Posts: 2,529 Forumite
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    Welsh Poppy:- I admire you for your lists, I do not have the patience to go through all the drawers to list things individually. My system is a sort of fruit and veg in those drawers, meat in another. I have to say I find things I didn't know I had, sometimes a good surprise - sometimes not.

    OUT
    filo pastry, not sure why, as we're not having flan tonight.
    3 mince pies - pudding with custard
    HM tomato soup - loads more to go and then I have almost a drawer full of frozen whole tomatoes to wade through.
    An apricot, cherry and sultana tealoaf, DH has already eaten half of it and it was supposed to last at least two days.
    Four sausage rolls, put them in the oven to crisp up for lunch, didn't work so the dog enjoyed them.
    Tea has yet to be decided!!!

    IN - nothing
  • FurryBeastOz
    FurryBeastOz Posts: 1,380 Forumite
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    Study group fed. 4 portions of Arrabiatta sauce for the freezer.

    Out for tomorrow -

    2 x Breakfast Bake, 1 x tuna steak (for me. DH eating out with study group), Mince and chicken livers for Slow Cooker Bolognaise. It will be going back in the freezer but I picked up YS mushrooms for 17p and was going to cook it later in the week anyway.
    Goals - Weight loss 6/26lb at 22nd Jan 18
    Mmmm. 26lb at 1/7/18. Oops:o
  • Sue14
    Sue14 Posts: 988 Forumite
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    I had to go to shop for milk,apples and banana's and that is all I came out with blinkers were on:-)
    No doubt I will be back with what came out of freezer:-)

    I did the same this week, only bought what was on my list, even though I went after work and before I had my lunch.

    In the past couple of weeks I have used up:-

    Jar of pickle
    Box of porridge
    3 cartons of long life milk
    1 pack of breakfast biscuits (got up late one day and didn’t have time for breakfast)
    6 tins of soup
    loaf of bread from freezer
    2 sausages, some chopped peppers, and sweet potato from freezer made into sausage and roast veg along with an onion
    shortbread
    3 tins of beans
    3 cheese triangles
    6 crispbreads
    a pasty
    carrots
    potatoes
    2 steak and ale pies
    1 yorkshire pud
    plenty of cheese
    couple of paninis
    4 sausages

    I’ve had to buy a few essentials e.g. milk, bread, eggs and cheese, also bought some rolls and some ham for lunches, and some fruit.
    Weight loss challenge 2/10lbs


  • meg72
    meg72 Posts: 5,164 Forumite
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    Made my meal plan for the week, with the exception of beans, eggs, potatoes an pickle, everything is coming out of the freezer.

    Sun Roast beef Dinner,mash carrots cabbage.
    Roast potato and parsnips.
    Mon Pork Chop, bubble and squeek with pickles
    Tues Gammon, beans and egg
    Weds Chilli con carne with rice.
    Thur Sausage and mash
    Fri Fish and chips.
    Slimming World at target
  • Suffolk_lass
    Suffolk_lass Posts: 10,291 Forumite
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    I went shopping to the new Aldo's yesterday, only to find they charged me twice for toilet rolls :mad: - v annoying as it is in the opposite direction to anything else I do so the fuel cost would be about the same as going to get a refund.

    Anyway, I bought ready-made croissants, mini ice-cream things on sticks (for DH) and a pack of frozen summer fruits - all new additions to the freezer but I used some frozen chips and a pack of spicy veg soup yesterday.

    Today I have a half shoulder of lamb to roast for this evening with roast potatoes and butternut squash (squash from stores), carrots, frozen broccoli and cabbage. I don't plan to eat anything else as DH is off out on his bike today so I shall skip lunch and just have a bit of my l/o lemon cake with a cup of tea if I am peckish.

    I need to finish the cake :rotfl: so I can clear the decks of temptation ready to start my experimental diet this week - the trouble is I have eaten more rubbish in the lead-up that I am sure I must have put on weight. My trousers certainly felt snug around the waist yesterday evening :o

    I shall go and do stuff in the garden to burn a few extra calories I think (and I need to plan what veggies we will grow and in which beds too).

    Have a good Sunday everyone
    SL
    Save £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £4863.32 out of £6000 after May (81.05%)
    OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £1286.68/£3000 or 42.89% of my annual spend so far
    I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the Grow your own thread
    My new diary is here
  • caronc
    caronc Posts: 8,545 Forumite
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    Out this morning a portion of bacon and a piece of stottie cake. A mince pie might also get used up later. Not expecting to add anything today
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