Get a grip !

Skint_yet_Again

Noaidi said:

You eat well Skint. I'm drooling reading the words pulled pork, morrocan couscous and halloumi. 

Good call preempting and planning for next month. If you k ow what your budgets are it's a whole lot easier to make sure the finances are spread where they need to be. Without a budget we wouldn't be as conscious as we are. I often say that something will have to wait until the next month. We are strict with ours budgets. I like your style. 👍 

Thanks Noaidi. I bought a joint of pork £3.50 & cooked it in my slow cooker then shredded it for pulled pork. I got 7 portions out of it. 4 were made into paprika & bean tomato stew, 1 on a bread roll with Apple sauce & 2 frozen in bags for other meals. 

The cous cous was from the chilled cabinet in lidl 99p which made 2 meals. I usually buy the dry packs in Aldi but really fancied the Moroccan one for a change & the halloumi was also Lidl £1.49 slices into 6 slices for 3 meals. I like nice food but try to make it into several meals to spread the cost. I only shopped at lidl to use the free £5 for downloading the lidl plus app 😁 I will be back to aldi next week. 

MoneyWorry

That’s a good budget, Skint. In many respects, a lot like mine except you are definitely more disciplined. 

Skint_yet_Again

Light rain on our dog walk this morning. I have ordered new waterproof walking shoes from sp direct £23.99 incl postage. 

It brightened up this afternoon so I took puppy dog out to the foreshore after work so she could have a swim. It’s a rocky little beach just mostly dog walkers. She was splashing around really enjoying herself 😃

food today
b - mushroom omelette, melon
s - nuts 
l - jacket potato & tuna salad
low fat, low sugar yoghurt 
s - cottage cheese & oat cakes 
d- beef stew from freezer. Couple  of slices pineapple 

If it’s not raining too bad I will go shopping after work tomorrow. Forecast is for 70mph winds 😳

MovingForwards

Hope these shoes are a success!
Please be safe if the winds are as predicted today.

savingwannabe

Hello i think you are doing amazingly well. I am learning from you and like Noaidi am loving your food choices. I hope it is ok by you it is vvvv windy by me. 

Irenadler

Hi Skinty
You are so organised, especially meal planning, I will get mine better too.... And you have a budget! 

Skint_yet_Again

Walked in the rain this morning but the wind was light until later in the day & now it’s really gusting. 

Waterproof walking shoes arrived today & are really comfy. Great for the price, I just need to test them out on a wet grass day to see if they are waterproof. If it’s pouring with rain I wear my wellies. 

Went shopping after work, total spend £21.85.
3 courgettes. 45p (Super 6)
3 peppers. 1.29
cucumber. 45p (Super 6)
peach squash.  69p
6 eggs medium 75p free range
1pack micro rice 37p basmati 
greek layered yoghurts 85p
garlic granuals.  45p
5 pack bananas 69p
spray cleaner 69p
cottage cheese 75p
spicy wings £1.99
belly pork with chilli £2.99

Frozen potato wedges 75p

milk 4pint.                 1.09
9 pack toilet rolls       2.09
wheat crackers.           69p
50/50 kingsmill bread. 95p
Frozen chicken tikka   £1.19

Frozen chicken tikka   £1.19
Mini sun cream spf30. 1.49 

The spicy wings will do 2 meals & belly pork will be enough for 2 other meals. I will have some over the bank holiday weekend as a treat so I won’t be tempted by a takeaway. 

The sun cream is a mini bottle that fits in my little handbag as my previous one has run out. 

The frozen tikka meals are lovely with plenty of chicken & pilau rice with authentic spices & cardamom / cloves in the rice. 

Total spend this month £138.26. My budget for next month is £120 and I’m sure I can do it. 4 weeks x £30 a week. All shopping will be from Aldee 

Food today
B - ham & cheese toastie
S - strawberries 
L -small portion of skinny fries with pulled pork & melted cheese & sweet chilli sauce

S - melon

D - home made balti curry from freezer. Half pack micro rice. 1 popadom.

The popadoms are a box of 8 low fat Sharwoods £1 bought in local grocery shop. Just wet under tap & cook in microwave. I think they also sell them in b&m or home bargains. It means I can have just one at a time instead of buying a whole pack of precooked ones & eating lots of them or wasting some/throwing some away as they go soft & don’t keep long. 

MovingForwards

They arrived quick 🤗
Your shopping spend for the month has been ok, especially when cleaning products are purchased. I'm sure the shops sell poppadom crisps, multipack, which may be another option instead of normal poppadoms.

Enjoy your curry!

Skint_yet_Again

Shoes arrived very quickly I was surprised. 

I think for me the microwaveable popadom is better as I’m trying to reduce fat & sugar. Never thought of popadom crisps. 

Being boring now 😂 I usually compare per 100g but in this case I have compared per “portion” what I would be likely to eat with a curry. 

Sensations 6 x 13g. 

Per bag 13g = 64kcal
fat 3.2 sat fat. 0.3g
sugar 0.7g
fibre 0.3g
protein 0.8
salt 0.36g

8 Sharwoods cook in microwave

Per popadom = 35kcal.
Fat <0.5g sat fat <0.1g
sugar 0.1g
fibre 1.1g
Protein 2.5g  
salt 0.68g. 

Of course the problem with the 6 packs of popadom crisps would also be stopping at one bag 😆 I have no willpower 🙄

MovingForwards

It was an off the cuff idea and may have worked, you are becoming more aware of what's in food which is really good 🤗