Gregg Wallace programme on TV

fuddle

I've watched them all too and I have to say it's really growing on me. Again my stance is, whether it's put up or not, that there's some good messages within the show and lots for not so canny shoppers to think about.

There are no cleaning items, toiletries, dog food etc in the shopping but the shop we saw being bought, that contained only food, was a lot less than the receipts for the average weekly shops in general.

The olive oil being bought? It was an integral part of the realisation so a plant? Maybe, but made a very good point.

datlex

The program is somewhat contrived to say the least.

For example I don't have the same 7 meals every week.

I like the parts where they blind test things. It is interesting how often the expensive brand comes towards the bottom. At the same time it is rarely the cheapest that seems to win.

I do like the recipes they have.

I think it is a shame they don't get them to try other things if they don't like the brand swapped to. They might like a different brand which is cheaper than their existing brand but different from the one they try in the program. I think would help if they did a revisit to suggest additional changes for the items they did not wish to change.

I was a bit dubious about the baked crisps replacement. I would debate the value of that swap and think it was good the family turned that one down.

wanderingwondering

Please does anyone know where you can buy the smoked salmon trimmings that the dietician lady made her omelette with? They sound like great value and we love smoked salmon, but I have never seen these for sale anywhere. Would mean we could eat salmon more often which obviously is good for health.

Bigjenny

Asda sell them http://groceries.asda.com/search/smoked%20salmon%20trimmings

Morrisons do as well, probably also the other supermarkets.

Cornucopia

wanderingwondering wrote: »

Would mean we could eat salmon more often which obviously is good for health.

Lidl are selling 2 Frozen salmon fillets at the moment for £1.65. Aldi have a long-term mutipack of frozen salmon that is £3...something

wanderingwondering

Thanks a lot. As I only shop in Aldi and occasionally Tesco/Home Bargains/Heron had not spotted these. Will go fishing in Asda in future

armyknife

I think this series is intentionally part of the BBC's inform and educate remit, I think there's probably a lot of modern people out there who've not had to think about this sort of stuff, principally planning and budgeting.

I don't think it's intended for most of the likes on this forum, but not to say one can't use it to think up one or two more frugal ruses.

jackieblack

wanderingwondering wrote: »

Thanks a lot. As I only shop in Aldi and occasionally Tesco/Home Bargains/Heron had not spotted these. Will go fishing in Asda in future

Tesco sell smoked salmon trimmings
http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=258089050

MrsRogers

wanderingwondering wrote: »

Please does anyone know where you can buy the smoked salmon trimmings that the dietician lady made her omelette with? They sound like great value and we love smoked salmon, but I have never seen these for sale anywhere. Would mean we could eat salmon more often which obviously is good for health.

Tesco do them too. I bought them yesterday to do the frittata

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=258089050

barneydee_2

I like the program , I work in a supermarket & believe me there are a lot of famies out there that do spend way over the top on their shopping.

I often study people's shopping trollies when I'm sitting on a till since I have been on these forums & doing slimming world for health reason & some time I can not believe how much junk people eat, we have one lady that regularly spends £250 or more a week I once asked if this was a monthly shop & she said "oh no weekly" I said" I could not get through that much in a week" she said "hers was a family of 6 but what didn't get eaten went in the bin at the end of the week" more money than sense .
Dee x