March 2015 Grocery Challenge

JIL

skintmum2012 wrote: »

Going to try to find out how to make the bbq chicken chease and bacon thing they do in pubs I love that.


Good luck everyone.

I think you may mean hunters chicken. There's loads of recipes on the web. There used to be a Schwartz packet mix that made a good one.

m1nk1e

Hello,

Very new to all this so please be gentle!!:D

Could I join please? Our month runs feb 25th - March 24th and will attempt £250, the last few months I have got us down from £500 to £300. Have managed to wean my fussy OH off branded goods unless they are on offer so have high hopes of saving the extra £50!

This is for 2 adults, 2 kids and 2 cats and will incl toiletries, alcohol and household cleaners/laundry.

I already meal plan and buy in bulk. Know I could make better use of my freezer so will research the forums here.

Looking forward to the challenge and learning more.

plymouthscubagirl

Count me in again - my month runs from the 20th to the 19th.

I went over my £200 budget last month so I'm going to go less this month and claw it back as I did stock up a little, especially on alcohol and meat! So I'll go for £180 but hopefully it will be less?

This is for 1 adult and 1 child and includes all food,toiletries, cleaning products, eating out etc.

theresamum2

Hi can i join please not sure of my budget im going to try £100 my freezer and cupboards are full so shouldn't really have to buy anything want to see how much i spend in march

twiggy86

Hi :wave:

Please can I join? I did my own little challenge last month (pleased to say I was £20 under budget!) but it would be nice to have company!

I'm going for £50 per week/£200 for the month (running 27 Feb - 26 Mar).

Hopefully I'll manage this and then be brave and drop it next month but this is already considerably less than we were spending. However seeing how little others spend should spur me on!

WantToBeSE

Morning Everyone I am aiming for £250 again for March.

As always, thanks to Zippy, Coxy and Solstice for running this epic thread every month. I find it so helpful, and i am sure that i am not the only one.

I am 3 days into the March budget (my GC goes from 20th-20th) and I have £157 to last until 20th March :eek: Not sure how i am going to manage that.

I spent £53 at Sainsburys to stock up for the month on tinned goods etc.
Then £20 at Aldi on fruit,, veg and dairy.
Then £20 at Tesco on special offers.

I haven't bought any meat this month, as i am trying to eat less of it, but am quickly running out of meal ideas. Any vegetarians around that can suggest meals for me? I have plenty of beans, lentils and some tofu and plenty of spices and herbs.

I do have some bacon and pork in the freezer to use up this month, but i normally stock my freezer up every month at the butcher. Meals like spah bol/chilli/roast dinner will last us 2-3 meals, but i am unsure how to accomplish this with veggie based meals. I cant eat quorn as it gives me a funny tummy too, and hate TVP mince.

I'd make a crap vegetarian!

zafiro1984

Many thanks Zippy, Coxy and Solstice for running this thread - much appreciated and very helpful.

I have finished spending in February as I have enough to last the last few days. Please put me down for £186.00 for March as I still have loads in the freezer.

I'm impressed that several of you do really well on a tighter budget. There is obviously more I could do to reduce my costs but I'm not sure how to go about it.

miss_try_to_save

hi all I would love to join this months challenge still finishing Feb challenge at moment but I will start on Thurs 26th Feb to the 25th of march I will have £400 for 2 adults and 2 young adults and a cat I struggled last month and had more in so upping amount this month as need to get things like wash powder etc also have to stock up on dd2 s special diet stuff need to find inspiration off the recipe pages as want to find cheaper meals or cheaper ways to do meals

bargainhunterss

Hi everyone

I'm going to keep all of my receipts for this month (March) and just see what I spend. Then hopefully in April I can set ourselves (me and OH) a realistic challenge! I hoping that I won't be shocked by how much we spend!!

Good luck to everyone with their own challenges!

theresamum2

Think i might have to do what bargainhunterss is doing and not put a limit for march and just see what i spend but will be keeping an eye on what i spen an will think do i really need it