latest prices increase on food how will it effect your food budgeting ?

oldMcDonald

JAMIEDODGER wrote: »

milk today:

tesco £1.34
lidl £1.30

shocking! might go to iceland tomorrow! i use about 4pts a day!

One of the main stories on Yahoo News today is supermarkets price fixing milk.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20070920/tts-uk-oft-supermarkets-a8bf950_2.html

(sorry for the long link!)

Not a milk drinker myself, but two of the kids drink it. I have been unhappy to get milk from the supermarket for a while due to the loss that farmers are forced to take - I've recently been getting it from a local organic farm shop. It costs more, but it is local and the farmer gets some money back. (the kids are slowly moving over to soya milk, so hopefully won't be buying it for much longer.)

expressman33

It's true what I have said before.
Most of the big supermarkets are in cahoots to raise prices

http://www.guardian.co.uk/supermarkets/story/0,,2173028,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront

Britain's big supermarkets are facing substantial fines after being accused of fixing the prices of milk, butter and cheese with the dairy industry.


The alleged price collusion is estimated to have cost consumers £270m in higher prices, the Office of Fair Trading said today.
It named Asda, Morrisons, Safeway, Sainsbury's and Tesco, as well as dairy processors Arla, Dairy Crest, Lactalis McLelland, The Cheese Company and Wiseman.

soappie

Nipped into Mr T's for a couple of things this afternoon and did a trawl up and down the aisles looking for bargains.

I was staggered at the value tins of chopped tomatoes. Last Sunday they were 21p a tin. Today, they're back down to 15p a tin. Their price seems to be more volatile than Northern Rock shares! Needless to say I bought a job lot! (They have a use by date of a year hence so no worries on that score).

But my favourite Lurpak is still £1.12

npsmama

Things definitely have gone up a lot the past couple of weeks.

My tips:
- make your own bread - it's very easy even without a breadmaker - ask here for advice if needed
- use real handkerchiefs and wash them
- use old flannel sheets cut into squares using pinking shears instead of toilet paper :eek: for no.1 and wash them at 60C with detergent and a few drops of tea tree oil (and no.2 as well if you're brave - I'm not) - don't knock this idea until you try it.

- wash your face using mild olive oil. Google "oil face cleansing method". Also removes make up and is not toxic for the skin or eyes (but don't put it IN your eyes obviously). Try it. Whether you have dry or oily skin (like me). Also, you won't need moisturiser at all and your skin won't feel greasy.

- make your own yogurt

- don't buy processed foods

larmy16

I was given a ginormous roll of j cloth type cloths. I don't like them for cleaning but I did use them for the No.1 idea as previously suggested. Just washed them all with my cleaning cloths in a hot wash. Saved a lot on tp.

Keep them in a tub like the ones you get with the toilet paper wipes. Not using them at the moment as I have sourced some cheap tp but will go back when money gets tight again.

npsmama

Glad I'm not the only one!!

Yategirl

npsmama wrote: »

- use old flannel sheets cut into squares using pinking shears instead of toilet paper :eek: for no.1 and wash them at 60C with detergent and a few drops of tea tree oil (and no.2 as well if you're brave - I'm not) - don't knock this idea until you try it.

funnily enough... I have been thinking about this alot recently... I am the only female in the house so for no.1's, I would be the only person using them - if I can use cloth sanpro/mooncup and CD then surely I can do this.. would save us on TP too!

jcr16

in middle of still trying to do my tesco shop. which is going so bad. i just can't concentrate. i noticed value butter has come down to 68p.

last week when i did shop it was 70p. glad it come down a bit. but long way till it back to 58p.( if it ever gets there's again)

rachelleblondel_2

Just thought I would add a few thoughts on bread... I bought my first breadmaker about 10 yrs ago & have never looked back BUT about a month ago I got a book called 'Bread Matters' by Andrew Whitely (village bakery man) and haven't touched my breadmaker since.
I have been making all my bread by hand using a leven which means I don't even have to buy yeast now and the bread is FAR superior to anything that my breadmaker churns out and it doesnt take hours. Stays fresher longer & freezes well.

So my advice is (to all my fellow bread addicts) before you spend your hard earned cash on a machine invest in this book & give making bread by hand a go. Has some great info on commercial breads & the muck they put in it but 'dont' have to include in the ingredients including some nasty stuff made from pigs inards which I'm sure vegetarians wouldn't be too chuffed about.

Good Luck Rachellex

npsmama

I have been making all my bread by hand using a leven which means I don't even have to buy yeast now and the bread is FAR superior to anything that my breadmaker churns out and it doesnt take hours. Stays fresher longer & freezes well.

So my advice is (to all my fellow bread addicts) before you spend your hard earned cash on a machine invest in this book & give making bread by hand a go.

I agree completely. :beer:
A breadmaker is a waste of money once you get the hang of making leavened breads you'll never look back. I owned 2 breadmakers but gave them away.