January 2019 Grocery Challenge

Suffolk_lass

sinkorswim2018 wrote: »

Poppy57... go to https://www.terracycle.co.uk to find somewhere local to recycle ypur Tassimo pods. Perhaps you collect from friends too, to make it worth your while. There's other things that it shows you how to recycle too if anyone wants to take a look.

Group question... I have found a sealed pack of buffalo mozzarella dated 4 Jan in the fridge left over from new year. Would you risk it....I think I 'm probably going to if it tastes okay and doesn't smell funny

My experience is that the bag it is in will swell up if it has gone over - otherwise it will be fine. Failsafe is the sniff test (says the woman who had a packet of soup (dehydrated) that was best before Nov 2016 for her lunch today! It was fiiiiiine

funfairprincess

Hi all

Spent £1 tonight in T3sco on 2 packs of rolls for lunches. First time I've ever walked in and out of there with only what I went in for!

Mrs_Cheshire

Evening all, including the fruit & veg box delivery due tomorrow I'm up to £107.28.
I got a bargain yesterday 1kg gammon joints reduced from £5 to £1.25, they had 4 so I bought them all.
Need to do a meal plan for the rest of the month, but have quite a bit of meat in, so we'll see how it goes.

Doom_and_Gloom

We spent £50.74 since last post.

OH is having beef stew with mash potato for dinner.
For dinner I had steamed vegetables, potatoes and houmous.

£99.95/£200.
£100.05 left

[Deleted User]

Goodness, what happened - the GC has exploded. Just read 1 page, will catch up when i can. Congrats Jings on the wedding. Belated HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone. I'm on a health kick, as per and dry January, so hopefully no buying booze. Can you put me down for £70 this month. I have a packed freezer n full cupboards, just short on fridge stuff, n fresh veg. I have spent £11.81, plus £7.49 from bulk fund, which is at zero, as it's a new year, so now in deficit 'till I build it up from left over GC monies.

shabbychic12

Still eating from store cupboards and freezer, l'm actually quite pleased with myself lol. Not bought any extras yet other than already declared and am on nsd number 2 which is a miracle in itsself.

Hopeless_Case

lantanna wrote: »

Never knew you could freeze hummus ! Now I do. NSD here. £3 left TIL next Friday so it would need to be

I do if they have a multibuy offer, it separates a bit but it still tastes the same so good enough for me

CRANKY40 wrote: »

I absolutely would. If it tastes ok and isn't fizzy.....it's cheese and it's sealed. The HT is eating those revolting cheesestring things just now that he begged for at some point last year. The date on those is December sometime. He seems to be surviving.

I agree, taste and smell is what I go by

£7.31 spent yesterday so £50.24/£200

sinkorswim2018

I ate the mozzarella and survived! It was absolutely fine... I don't have to add it to my items bought and wasted list!

Had to rejig my grocery budget as I realised I haven't allowed for supplements/vitamins in my overall budget. My grocery budget has been reduced by £10 to £190. Still achievable I think.

£50.32/£190 so far.

CAFCGirl

SBugs yesterday with DH and D'S - £31 spent and that's mostly 'snacky drug's by DH. Painful.....

So we're up to £39 total spent so far

sweetpea26

Bread milk and fresh fish plus some cereal for son...he was in market town yesterday so was able to do top up shop

In village this morning a pack of soup veg reduced 39p. Now in pot cooking away
Total spend £14.36
Brings me up to £90.33..for this last week. New week starts on Friday here with Mr T delivery..should not need anything whatsoever between now and then.
Happy with my progress. Really makes you think what you are spending your money on.





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