April 2015 Grocery Challenge

lynnejk

Hiya all


Done the meal plan so we'll see how it goes. I've outlined it below if it will be of any help.


I usually batch bake and freeze, and have shown where I use these, though often not the same month. I always keep peas and sweetcorn in the freezer. I have put (f) where meal contents are from the freezer.


I often shop on Saturdays for fresh fish so it depends what is available at a reasonable price.


April


1....beef chilli (f) with cheesy jacket potatoes and salad
2....tuna pasta bake with garlic slices (f) and salad
3....potato, onion and cheese pie with baked beans (+sausages (f) DH)
4....soup (f) and fresh fish
5....roast chicken with all the trimmings and veggies


6....l/o chicken with salad (+mash me) (+refried roasties DH)
7....ham (f) and leek bake with duchesse potatoes (l/o potato yesterday) and veggies
8....omelettes, hm coleslaw and chips (f)
9....hm salmon fishcakes with peas, sweetcorn and tomato salsa
10..hm shepherd's pie (freeze half)* with baked beans
11..soup (f) and fresh fish
12..roast lamb (f), roasties, veggies and gravy


13..bacon, eggs, black pudding, grilled toms (+refried roasties DH)
14..chicken - coq au vin (freeze half), croquettes (f) and veggies
15..baked Pollock with Italian herbs (f) with dauphinoise potatoes, peas and sweetcorn
16..bolognese (f) pasta bake, salad and garlic slices
17..toad in hole (sausages f), mash, veggies and gravy
18..soup (f) and fresh fish
19..roast beef, Yorkshire, veggies and gravy


20..omelettes, salad and chips
21..hm shepherd's pie (f)*, veggies and gravy
22..liver and bacon in onion gravy, grilled tomatoes, mash and baked beans
23..chicken in mustard, cream and dill sauce (f), croquettes and veggies
24..hm fish (f) pie with peas and sweetcorn
25..oxtail and vegetable soup (freeze half) with fresh baked rolls
26..hm roast gammon with pineapple, saut!/new potatoes and salad


27..l/o gammon (slice and freeze rest), eggs and chips
28..potato, onion and cheese pie with baked beans (+sausages (f) DH)
29..tagliatelle carbonara
30..hm chilli (f) wraps and salad


Hope you all have a thrifty Thursday
Lx

e4rly

I'm in for £110 this month, as I want to stock up my cupboards and get back into baking. Lets see how it goes!

Hoipolloi

Am working on the next fort nights meal plan meal components and looks like I don't need too much. :beer:

bargainhunterss

Going away this weekend so hoping to not spend anything grocery-wise (money for food etc coming out of treats budget).

£1.35 spend this morning at the shop buying lunch.

Happygreen

Approved Foods order put in last night just before the £ 6 delivery offer expired. It's the first order since Christmas for me, so not too bad.
Updated signature.

mummyjane

Morning all Spent £65 yesterday on approved foods, stocked up on bits I know I'll need over the next month plus a few gifts for kids birthdays coming up. Going to do a two week meal plan and shop online around that today. I'm aiming to only shop once a week unless we desperately need something like bread or milk (stocking up and freezing so I'm hoping not). I really don't like the UHT milk we've tried so for now we are sticking with fresh. Just hope that the kids and dh don't eat me out of house and home next week! It's definitely cheaper when they're at school/work x

wealthygirl

Good afternoon everyone, a bit late joining in this month, but would like to join in again for April. I think I will do the same as last month
and put me down for £240.

I hope that it will work even though we are off now until the 20th:eek: Shopped in Ald* the other day and used 2 vouchers as split the shop in two, then went to Asd@ for a few other bits, so am quite stocked up at the moment. Just need some bits for the weekend.

So current month spends for April are:

Ald* £37.17 & £35.09 plus Asd@ £20.84.

I have updated my signature to show the new month spends.

Thank you to Zippychick, Coxy and Solstice for great work you do running the thread and everyone for all the help and support.

Ches

Today I spent £29.30 in Mr S mainly on meat which we were running out of £5.36 in Mr T on fruit/veg and £3 in £land on toiletries. We are all stocked up now and I was hoping it would last longer than a week but I have just heard DS1 and partner are coming for Easter so perhaps not.

Visit cancelled due to illness.

nannygladys

Just a small spend of £4.40 on bread, chocolate for Easter, flowers for Easter and hot cross buns!! May get some milk tomorrow but shouldn't need anything else.
Nannyg

heyjude2013

Hi everyone,

Can I join please? I've been reading through all your posts, I'd love to give it a go?

Put us down for £220 please.

I've tried and failed in March to set £250 myself so hoping the incentive of joining the challenge will keep me on track!

Spent £58.13 so far, and that's got the freezer/cupboards well stocked and filled up on cleaning products too so shops should eve less from now on.

Have a great evening all