February 2016 Grocery Challenge

Islandmaid

Yesterday and today were NSD,s

Hoping to keep this weeks 'big' shop to £25-£30 this week - fingers crossed

Wysiwyg49

Re. the recent posts about what to include or not - my groceries budget is just that, no household stuff or toiletries or medication...I take them off the receipts and track separately. It can be very illuminating how much you can spend on non-food items!! Last week I had to buy electric toothbrush heads, don't begrudge it at all but wow they are expensive.

Had a (rare) NSD yesterday - don't have a target for them, but love the idea of only going shopping when there are 10 things on the list - must try that.

DS rejected the HM savoury rice because it was made yellow with curry powder maybe something yellow but with less spiciness next time.

jayII

patentgirl wrote: »

£1.88 to come off total not necessary food spends 2 birthday cards maybe I should have separate budget for cards etc what does everyone else do please?

I have a seperate 'birthday' budget and all cards, presents and other birthday costs come out of that.

Katsmum2 wrote: »

Hi,
Spent £18.89 today. £12.84 at pharmacy. Just interested whether people include pills and remedies in groceries or budget under 'other'. Have some regular stuff we have to have.
Keep warm and safe.
X

Medicines come out of my 'medical' budget, but I do include cleaning products in 'groceries'. This may change, but it suits us at the moment.

lynnejk

Wysiwyg49 wrote: »

Re. the recent posts about what to include or not - my groceries budget is just that, no household stuff or toiletries or medication...I take them off the receipts and track separately. It can be very illuminating how much you can spend on non-food items!! Last week I had to buy electric toothbrush heads, don't begrudge it at all but wow they are expensive.

DS rejected the HM savoury rice because it was made yellow with curry powder maybe something yellow but with less spiciness next time.

Our GC budget includes all groceries, household products and general toiletries. I have other budgets for everything else but not a miscellaneous - as it's too easy to file things under and they get hidden :rotfl:


Can I suggest you have a look at what is in packet savoury rice and copy.


I do this all the time to replicate things and leave out the 'nasties'. I know that if you look on Mr T's site for something, click on it for details and you get a list of ingredients HTH
Lx

Zed42

Evening all

Well, I didn't go shopping and we did get a takeout and to add insult to injury DH didn't give DD a snack for school so she had to buy one ... and DH bought lunch out.

So .....

Groceries: 8.75
Eating out: 8.00
Chinese: 19.40


Groceries included milk, cheese and snacks for DD ....


Signature updated.


Reminder to self ... must try harder! Reality is, this week is proving tricky to get to the SM for groceries and I've been a bit obsessed about YS items, I think I just need to place an online order and get over myself!!

TooClumsy

Im in for this month again please! Will try very very hard to keep to £200 till March! (just for for food and household, no lunches etc or treats out)

savingpennies

Wysiwyg49 wrote: »

Re. the recent posts about what to include or not - my groceries budget is just that, no household stuff or toiletries or medication...I take them off the receipts and track separately. It can be very illuminating how much you can spend on non-food items!! Last week I had to buy electric toothbrush heads, don't begrudge it at all but wow they are expensive.

Had a (rare) NSD yesterday - don't have a target for them, but love the idea of only going shopping when there are 10 things on the list - must try that.

DS rejected the HM savoury rice because it was made yellow with curry powder maybe something yellow but with less spiciness next time.

Try turmeric, gives colour and not as strong a flavour as curry powder and I keep reading it is good for you.

I went shopping for my mum who's indoors with a head cold and a bit of a chesty cough. Apart from her shopping, I managed to pick up some YS items: some nice focaccia to go with our spag bol tonight and some cheese, which goes down fast in our house. There were lots of other items but nothing that could be frozen or we would eat.

jlhmd666

Wysiwyg49 wrote: »

DS rejected the HM savoury rice because it was made yellow with curry powder maybe something yellow but with less spiciness next time.

I've used all purpose seasoning to colour the rice and the children have eaten it. I also bought a chicken seasoning from the Chinese supermarket to add colour and flavour

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Spent 90p yesterday as I made the onion chutney and was just short on sugar so had to get some from the shop. Really pleased with how it turned out though

t14cy_t

i include all medicinial stuff, and cleaning producs etc and all my birds and dogs food/treats/bedding etc

Savvy_sewing

I failed dismally in January as we were quite ill and I had to send friends to buy some microwave dinners that were easy to do as I didn't have the energy to do anything.
I still don't.
So I will try again this month, although in still unwell, I think I might try and get to do some cooking from scratch.

Target is £25 a week as I still have lots of frozen meat.