November 2017 Grocery Challenge

NewShadow

NewShadow wrote: »

Payday Thursday so this is my last week... should be on budget but I've been in an odd mood lately so it's too soon to tell...

Nothing meal planned for next week and truth be told I can't be bothered right now. Fruit needs eating and I might just grab something from the freezer as and when.

Okay - so today was an unmitigated failure.

I got stuck out of the office all day, meaning my breakfast and lunch are sat in the fridge until tomorrow.

I spent £5 buying a baguette, then another £1 on a bag of tomatoes/peppers on the way home through town.

Total spend so far in November = £63 food + £93 'social' = £156/150

PipneyJane

Save_Dosh wrote: »

Thanks Pipney. I was confused about tomatoes, thanks for clearing that up. It's not the gut, I think I might have a slight case of rosacea, not really sure, gonna try and get an appointment with my Dr. but trying a few options in the meantime.

It can become obsessive, but I love it.

I am going to declare at £46.21/£80, £33.79 under, which will go in2 the bulk buy fund. If I do buy anything, I will take it out of there. See you in December.

Good luck with doctor, Savedosh. It could be anything.

Agreed, re Grocery Challenging. The grocery challenges are one of the few places you can go, grumble about your spending levels - or rave that you’ve come in under budget - and not have people look at you like you have two heads.:beer:

Doom_and_Gloom

Going to be doing porridge in the multi cooker soon and then after that a vegetable curry in it using up pretty much all the veg I have left in the fridge.
OH has beef stew in the freezer that he'll be eating tomorrow and Thursday. Today he is round his parents and eating there.

Bulk - £28.45/£30.
OH - £49.22/£50. £0.78 left.
Me - £30.69/£30. - £0.69.

Total budget
£108.36/£110.
£1.64 left.

elsiepac

Save_Dosh wrote: »

Gonna make some onion & garlic soup, trying anti-inflammatory food. Not too sure if tomatoes are, too much conflicting information out there - does anyone know ?? I may venture to get some turmeric tomorrow and maybe some broccoli to try some soup recipes (anti inflammatory)

Harvard seem to think tomatoes are anti-inflammatory...

https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/foods-that-fight-inflammation
Foods that combat inflammation

Include plenty of these anti-inflammatory foods in your diet:

• tomatoes
  
• olive oil
  
• green leafy vegetables, such as spinach, kale, and collards
  
• nuts like almonds and walnuts
  
• fruits such as strawberries, blueberries, cherries, and oranges

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trifle-wist

I am currently at £143.77 and just need milk, eggs, semolina and pasta flour for making lasagne, all of which I will buy today. This should be possible with my remaining £6.23. Wish me luck!

Popping back to declare November done at a total of £149.30, just inside the £150 target with 70p to spare! On to December now...

chocoholic_chick

Tesco order last night came to £41.47. That included £20 on a couple of cases of corona which might last until Christmas, depending on how many visitors we have before then (already had a extra mouths to feed on two occasions this week!), a box of heroes to put away and some nice tonic.

I've also started getting milk delivered which I forgot to include so £3.58 there. Won't be buying anything else now until December so declaring at £194.70 for the month which I'm really pleased with! Will see you over on the December thread

Merlin's_Beard

Declaring at £88.94/£100, happy with that! I guess being ill for a week is quite a thrifty thing to do :rotfl:

[Deleted User]

elsiepac wrote: »

Foods that combat inflammation. Include plenty of these anti-inflammatory foods in your diet:

• tomatoes
• olive oil
• green leafy vegetables, such as spinach, kale, and collards
• nuts like almonds and walnuts
• fruits such as strawberries, blueberries, cherries, and oranges

Thanks Elsie. I knew lemons were, but read oranges weren't, looks like they are though. I eat all those foods, apart from the nuts, so that's good. I think spooning a half jar of the large 'Biscoff', found in the back of a cupboard, probably acted as a trigger.

Off work 'till Monday. Need to clean this health hazard I call home, I find it hard to think in 'mess'. It won't take long, but it IS bad, tomorrow Xmas shopping, get that charade out of the way - wow such a jolly elf am I. Have a lovely w/e everyone.

YorksLass

Declaring now for November and ended up slightly over budget by £2.60, so not disastrous. Looking back over my receipts book I can pinpoint the overspend to last week on a local top-up shop by DH but at least everything he got either has been or will be used up, so no waste.

Well done those who managed to keep in or below budget :j and commiserations to those who didn't quite get there.

Have a good weekend all and will "see" you in December.

Doom_and_Gloom

Okay so both OH and I went over our personal budgets a little, however I'm calling this month a win as we came within our over all budget...just.

Bulk - £28.45/£30.
OH - £50.12/£50. - £0.12.
Me - £31.42/£30. - £1.42

So I can declare the following;
Total budget
£109.99/£110.
£0.01 left.

Well done all that came in budget, however close. Those that didn't remember it would likely be worse if you weren't on this thread.