April 2014 Grocery Challenge

marris

NSD here today.

lynnejk

kayester wrote: »

trying to avoid a shop next week, next time i order i may just put same products in mr a mr s n mr m (not mr t after the horsemeat thing it put me off and i find it very expensive)
and see which works out best, and i dont mind that it will take me time, as long as im saving?
:rotfl:

I don't get shopping delivered but do a price check for the SMs if I am getting a big shop/stuff I don't often buy. I just put it all into mysupermarket once and get the comparative prices on there for the different shops

GettingOrganised wrote: »

This year, I'm bringing food for all breakfast/lunch/dinners, except for the final dinner, which I've budgeted for eating out from our spending money - so if we overspend during the week, we're not eating out on the final day!

Now I need to go pack everything.

Hope you have a great Holiday !!!!!


Zippy - have you looked in the poundshops and Al*i/Li*l as they often have these light bulbs and LOTS cheaper


Spent £21.46 in Al*i today - pack-ups, fruit, veg, 2xmilk at 79p each, pasta, sugar and eggs. Quite pleased as should do the week


Hope you all have a marvellous Monday
Lx

kayester

lynnejk wrote: »

I don't get shopping delivered but do a price check for the SMs if I am getting a big shop/stuff I don't often buy. I just put it all into mysupermarket once and get the comparative prices on there for the different shops

thanks for that!

Ok i was taking with OH yesterday, can I ask if anyone doesnt use supermarkets at all?

I live in a village, 5 mins walk away from my house we have a greengrocers (never used) butchers (used once!) coop and sainsburys which i barely walk in either.
I was thinking is it cheaper to go to the butchers/ green grocers daily rather than a weekly shop, and just buy other things in bulk and not weekly?
Advice would be welcomed.
Im 24 so only getting used to the spending and trying to save way of life. I imagine this was something done in the past but not sure if its worth while. We also need to eat more veg we only have it on a sunday!

Spag bol tonight

PennyGrabber

Morning all!

Kayester - sorry, I can't help with that question. I do have friends that drive to a butcher every couple of months and stock up on chicken breasts, mince etc, and swear by it, saying it's nicer and better value than sms...

I'm planning an nsd today, but g pig does need food. Think I'll wait until it's completely run out, although that makes me feel a bit funny! Toasted hot cross bun for breakfast (well, it is the Easter holidays!), crackers and cheese for lunch (no bread in the house), and not sure what for dinner. Prob one of the jars that needs using up.

I'm waiting in for a boiler man to come and put a new seal on somewhere this morning, then I'm off to work. Nice chilled day, as no one else will be in, so I'll prob get quite a bit done.

Have a good day everyone!

PG x

[Deleted User]

NSD today.


Have to go to the city tomorrow to get annual flu jab, so will probably stock up at the restaurant supply store.

CAFCGirl

£56 spent yesterday.
Meal plan for this week

[STRIKE]Sun - Fish,green beans and potato lattices[/STRIKE]
Mon - Falafel burgers and wedges
Tues - Salmon and h/m gnocchi
Wed - Egg,waffles,beans
Thurs - Steamed trout, mustard mash and veg
Fri - Shepherdess pie (with beans not lentils) & green beans
Sat - Roasted salmon and roast veg
Sun - Spinach and sweet potatoe pie, mixed veg

And we shouldn't need to buy anything more this week :T

craigywv

Nsddaybtoday and yesterday,hope to do a bit of planting in garden soon as weather is not too bad today, have a lovely day all xxx

Ellie_BB

Mrs_T_M wrote: »

I'm wondering what this leftover mashed potato is? Any time I make any here, it disappears! :rotfl:

Sometimes I cook extra and then make gnocchi with it. I use potato flour with the mash, but I really like the taste of the potato to come through. Plain flour works just as well.

I looove gnocchi but it's always a bit, um, rubbish when I make it. What proportion of potato to flour do you use Mrs_T_M? :-)

cw18

Friday saw me buying some food items (mostly junk!). I fell lucky with Whoopsies in Mr T while killing time before picking DS1 up from work though, and got 5x220g green beans reduced from £1 to 20p - and a I had a 25p off green beans voucher, which meant I paid 75p for the lot :T Used 1 bag for tea on Saturday, and blanched the other 4 bags before dividing into 10 portions and popping into the freezer (in a gap I'd vacated Thursday lunchtime ) Also got a wholemeal loaf reduced from £1.45 to 36p - didn't seem worth putting my bread maker on this week if I could pick a loaf up for that.....

Saturday saw a trip to A1di for fresh veg.

Signature updated to include those spends.

Ladyluck1

NSD again yesterday but need to go a 'fresh' top up today.
Chicken and broccoli pasta for dinner, might make some HM dough balls to go with too