November 2014 Grocery Challenge

Bobarella

Hello All
Today I shopped using the last £9 of my weekly budget. I bought a 250g pack of mince which I have stretched into 2 meals. One a lasagne. The 2nd will be a chilli tommorow.
For the lasagne I used up the pumpkin innards from halloween, plus a good handful of breadcrumbs so frugal as well. I chose mozzarella for the top as I realised that at 50p per ball it was far cheaper than the smallest block of cheddar. Good for stretching out the pounds. My month started on October 25th and runs till november 25th at £48.75 so far.

WantToBeSE

Afternoon All


Did a weekly shop yesterday. Decided to try and save £ on petrol and go to Tesco instead of Aldi..NEVER again!
Spent £70 in Tesco and I swear it wouldn't have cost that much in Aldi.
Gutted, and annoyed!


So my total so far is £252/£350. So less than £100 for the rest of the month. Think I'll do a tinned food shop from Asda or Sainsburys today and then leave £20 for 'Emergencies' and fresh fruit/veg.

Bobarella

WantToBeSE wrote: »

Afternoon All


Did a weekly shop yesterday. Decided to try and save £ on petrol and go to Tesco instead of Aldi..NEVER again!
Spent £70 in Tesco and I swear it wouldn't have cost that much in Aldi.
Gutted, and annoyed!


So my total so far is £252/£350. So less than £100 for the rest of the month. Think I'll do a tinned food shop from Asda or Sainsburys today and then leave £20 for 'Emergencies' and fresh fruit/veg.

Does Aldi have a website? I'd be tempted to try and go CSI on my shopping bill and see if you would have saved much or just think you would of.:cool:

Bobarella

lushlifesaver wrote: »

Anyone know anywhere online with reasonable prices? I could stock up on enough meat for a while if it's worth it

Hiya
Just read your post. For me the freezer section is where it's at. For the price of one whole chicken you can get a sack full of frozen chicken pieces in sainsburys. £4. It's awesome. That will do us half a week. For a family of 2 adults & a 5 yr old we can get home made fried chicken as one meal, roast chicken for another meal, usually enough for a risotto and sandwiches too. Another amazing one is the enormous bag of beef mince for £6.95 that will do about 20 meals such as lasagne, shepards pie, home made burgers etc. I tend to buy one big sack of meat per week but then use bits up of each.

miss_try_to_save

had a bit of a spend over last few days so monthly budget is now £273 left for the month it started at £380 I think im going to try the cash approach its so easy just to put the card in and buy tonight we are having a takeaway my other half is paying so not coming out of grocery budget my freezer is now jammed so I shouldn't need much next week and only fruit milk and bread during week

Caterina

Hello,

First shop of November, did a tiny shop at w8rose and spent £4, all stickered of course, ripe Brie for lunch, organic bread, bananas. But the veg were not reduced enough to tempt me so I went home, picked up my trolley and moved on to the market, where I filled the trolley with massive amounts of fruit and veg for £11. This includes a quick drop in at the Turkish shop for their amazing seeded bread and super cheap wholemeal pitta (3 packs of 6 for 99p). Using the oven to make them would cost me more!

So, first £15 down and plenty of food in the house. And tonight I am not even using any (although I am bringing a contribution of bread, salad and peppers) because we have been invited to dinner at friends house, where everybody contributes a bit of food and the dinners are amazing.

Going to update sig now, have a good evening and enjoy the fireworks if there are any in your area.

Bobarella

Caterina wrote: »

Hello,

First shop of November, did a tiny shop at w8rose

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Hello
Is Waitrose a good shop for bargains? Genuine question as I have literally only stepped foot in one once and that was for the free coffee. I did find a chicago town pizza, some haribo & oven chips at tesco sains level of pricing but all the basics were much higher. Your haul sounds good.
Bob

owl_lover

First spend of the month- £1.19 on milk from the corner shop. Expensive but not worth going to the supermarket for!

WantToBeSE

Bobarella wrote: »

Does Aldi have a website? I'd be tempted to try and go CSI on my shopping bill and see if you would have saved much or just think you would of.:cool:

I know I would have definitely saved money in Aldi. Some examples are bags of salad (30p cheaper in aldi), Arborio rice, coconut milk, yogurts (tube its vs choobs) as well as tea and coffee.

Bobarella wrote: »

Hello
Is Waitrose a good shop for bargains? Genuine question as I have literally only stepped foot in one once and that was for the free coffee. I did find a chicago town pizza, some haribo & oven chips at tesco sains level of pricing but all the basics were much higher. Your haul sounds good.
Bob

I was wondering the same thing last week and would be interested in the answer too. I am interested in the price of basics as well as how big their GF (Gluten Free) and Dairy Free/Vegan range is?

Solstice_3

Did a veg shop today, will need to go out again tomorrow for milk (couldn't manage a bag of potatoes, carrots and milk in one trip with the pushchair).

Tonight we are having sausage sandwiches and chips then going to the carnival, theory being we won't be tempted by the food stands if we have eaten the same food (but nicer) at home

01/11 £2.95 on a pasty £8.13 on veg

Menu plan

Sun - Roast chicken, broccoli, carrots, green beans (ff) parsnip and potatoes.
Mon - Lemon chicken broth with dumplings.
Tues - Lamb leg steaks, broccoli, carrots, peas, mash.
Weds - Hot dogs *with onions - very important (requested by DH)
Thurs - Spaghetti Bolognese (half for freezer).
Fri - Leftover chicken (ff), leek and mushroom pasta.
Sat - Sausage, mash and cabbage/beans (might change).

Lunches - egg and toast, beans and toast, quesadillas, toddler picnic

Shopping list for menu:

Chipolatas
Hot dog rolls
Mushrooms 500g
Chopped tomatoes x2
Onions x 3
Red wine (size depending on budget, and mood)
Creme fraiche
Savoy cabbage
Eggs
Baked beans

Bread, milk and fruit top up in the week