October 2018 Grocery Challenge

lauralou93

Well this week spent £3.55 on children's own brand calpol and sweets , youngest had injections and flu nasal spray, and £ 3.48 on bread and cheaper toiletries from lidle, still doing OK this month.

lauralou93

Just used the last of the glut of apples I was given in yet another crumble, ( still have a few crumbles in the freezer) still well stocked in cupboards, fridge and freezers 18 days till next months budget, not doing bad just need milk tomorrow.

flubberyzing

A £8.48 spend in Tesco. Mostly bread, eggs, bananas and yoghurts. Did also get a new jar of coffee, as I'm almost out. It was reduced, but coffee always seems to be "x amount off" in Tesco.

thriftwizard

An accidental NSD here today; I had meant to run down to the market at lunchtime to pick up any bargainaceous fruit & veg going for a song as they packed up, but had a big sale on Ebay & that's when they were able to pick up. So we'll just have to make do with what's in the fruit bowl, the fridge & the allotment, which won't be too hard, if slightly less than exciting! It all helps me to stick to my budget...

Doom_and_Gloom

Since last post we have spent £13.16

3 packs of the meatless farm co mince, 800g strawberries, 1 large mango, mixed pepper stir fry mix, 2 large tins of sweetcorn and dry pasta.

I'm turning some of the spherdless pie mix into a kind of vegan chilli and having that with two aduki bean onigiri.
OH is having sausage and cheese pasta.

£123.33/£200.
£76.67 left.

K9sandFelines

K9sandFelines wrote: »

Recent spends:

6/10 £2.00 on choc from B and M as DD1 staying over with GD
6/10 £6.52 top-up of soya milk, and fruit in Morrisons
Today spent £29.09 on mostly No Bull items in Iceland (as can't get here normally but have had to buy a bus ticket today, so making the most of it as they are £5.20 here)!
Then £3.85 on more milk, bread and bananas from Morrisons.
Got sorted, sat down with dinner and then i had Sainsburys online shop arrive which came to £37.35 incl missing items and one handed back item.

So total to add is : £78.81

More spends:
£16.01 at Aldi on the 11th
£2.97 at work on the 12th
£2.04 at work on the 13th
£11.27 at Morrisons yesterday and £1.00 at B and M

Just out of interest is anybody on a GF diet on here? I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow due to digestive issues. As i am vegan aswell, i am anticipating it to be a bit of a minefield if my symptoms prove me right; and i doubt i'll be able to keep my food bill down even cooking from scratch :undecided !

JingsMyBucket

K9sandFelines wrote: »

Just out of interest is anybody on a GF diet on here? I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow due to digestive issues. As i am vegan aswell, i am anticipating it to be a bit of a minefield if my symptoms prove me right; and i doubt i'll be able to keep my food bill down even cooking from scratch :undecided !

I know @XSpender is GF and there's another person but I'm currently blanking on who.

€3.07 spent in Carrefour today for milk, ground ginger, and a small treat for myself. I'll head to Delhaize tomorrow for canned pumpkin and a few other things.

TOTALS SO FAR:
€136.06 / €300.00
4/12 NSDs

selloptape

Good luck with the appointment K9s!

I feel I've had a better week this week. Would be great to carry momentum into next week. I am struggling with meal planning this eve though. Hopefully I'll wake up tomorrow having dreamt up a full menu :rotfl:

luckofthe_irish

K9sandFelines wrote: »

Just out of interest is anybody on a GF diet on here? I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow due to digestive issues. As i am vegan aswell, i am anticipating it to be a bit of a minefield if my symptoms prove me right; and i doubt i'll be able to keep my food bill down even cooking from scratch :undecided !

I am GF as I am coeliac and manage pretty well on a budget. If you have any specific questions please message me any time! I stick to 'naturally' gluten free foods rather than GF bread, pasta etc. as I find the nutritional value is not as good and neither is the value for money! This week I have made vegetable & chickpea curry & veggie minestrone soup for lunches & dinners - super cheap, GF and easy to cook in the slow cooker!

It was a spendy one for me this weekend as I had a night out to the cinema on Friday, an engagement party on Saturday (which I may have bought a new outfit for but it was from Pr*mark:rotfl:) and then my BF and I had a lazy day yesterday with lots of delicious home cooked food which we bought ingredients for. That all comes out of my 'dining out' budget so no impact on grocery budget but it was still a bit of an indulgence.

Grocery spends were: £28.43 in Ald* which comes in just under budget and leaves me at a total of: £95.37/£125

One more big shop left for the month so fingers crossed I can keep that under budget! I hope everyone's had a lovely weekend :T

pamsdish

K9sandFelines wrote: »

Just out of interest is anybody on a GF diet on here? I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow due to digestive issues. As i am vegan aswell, i am anticipating it to be a bit of a minefield if my symptoms prove me right; and i doubt i'll be able to keep my food bill down even cooking from scratch :undecided !

:grouphug::heart2: Good Luck.