June Grocery Challenge

bluemoon_3

I'm going to do the grocery challenge this month. Starting today, I'm setting a budget of £120. That's to cover food and household stuff and delivery charges/bus fares for two of us. Usually, I spend around £160-£180, but I'm quite optimistic (or should that be hopeful!) that I'll be able to keep in budget.

Cullumpster

Thats what we done at the weekend when we went camping, couldn't find the ice packs for the bacon.

Works a treat, and the kids loved the nice cold juice

gemmaj

I know I'm a day late... but I'm going to do the Grocery Challenge this month for the first time. :T

I have absolutely no idea how much money I spend at the moment, so I'm going to aim for £100 for the month, which is for 2 adults, cleaning/paper products, and all the money I spend at the canteen at work - which is far too much money all going on cheese pasties. I wont include my dog as I spend about £50 to £80 :mad: a month on his food (aaaarrrrggghhhh. Why did my dog have to have a sensitive stomach and need special vet food??)

So far I haven't been near a shop but have spent £1.95 on fattening, unhealthy food at the canteen. Ooops - that had better change!

I've been trying to come up with something to take instead; the best I have come up with is homemade scones - does any one know if they can be frozen so I can make a bread-machine full to last me a few weeks?

(Sorry, or should that part be going in its own post? Hope I'm doing this right!)

G.

moggins

Welcome to the thread, I won't advise you on the scones as you'd need a trip to the dentist after eating one of mine

rchddap1

Scones don't last longer than 1 hour in our house. I leave them on the side to cool. OH grabs a couple becuase of the temptation. I can't resist either. Before very long we have both managed to polish the lot off.

I know we're greedy pigs

Welcome to the boards by the way.

Cullumpster

Hi gemmaj welcome :T

Can't see why you wouldn't be able to freeze them, i'm sure someone else has asked this question already, ( Sorry i'm no good at links ) have you tried the bread maker thread ?

Galtizz

Hi GemmaJ, welcome to old style.

If you have a look in my signature under Our Collections then click on recipes you'll find loads of ideas. There are 2 links to lunch for work and packed lunches. and there's another one somewhere which I'll add when I find it.

Edit: the other link is HERE

HTH

Galtizz

Cullumpster wrote:

Hi gemmaj welcome :T

Can't see why you wouldn't be able to freeze them, i'm sure someone else has asked this question already, ( Sorry i'm no good at links ) have you tried the bread maker thread ?

I did a search and it was in the Can U freeze scones? thread :rotfl: you can't get a more acurate thread than that!

gemmaj

Fantastic, I shall be baking tonight! Thanks, G.

spendaholic

Welcome to the boards, GemmaJ, and to the challenge. I came in part way through last month and it still worked for me.

Don't forget to do a separate budget for your dog's food. It doesn't have to come under your grocery budget, but it still comes out of your monthly spends.