March 2020 Grocery Challenge

Islandmaid

Had my first spend of the month, not quite sure how to log it.

£103 spent on bulk buys - 2kg of chicken thighs, 24 chicken breast, 2kg on beef mince, 24 sausages, fresh chorizo, 1kg Maldon sea salt, kitchen disinfect x 2 ltrs and 4kg coffee beans, this  will last probably 3 months, so do I divide by 3 or just log as one spend - what would you do?
freezer is proper full now 🥳

ForestBluebells

Islandmaid said:

Had my first spend of the month, not quite sure how to log it.

£103 spent on bulk buys - 2kg of chicken thighs, 24 chicken breast, 2kg on beef mince, 24 sausages, fresh chorizo, 1kg Maldon sea salt, kitchen disinfect x 2 ltrs and 4kg coffee beans, this  will last probably 3 months, so do I divide by 3 or just log as one spend - what would you do?
freezer is proper full now 🥳

I would log as one spend but subsequent months should therefore be lower spend

Naomim

MrT's came in at £77.74 this week plus the top up from last weekend is totalling £98.25 so far. It's the top ups that get you, even when you think you're being good!  I only have another 3 weekly shops left this month so my remaining balance should be more than enough to see me though.

lantanna

£13.00 in Lidl today 

Doom_and_Gloom

£5.40 spent today.

OH dinner - garlic bread and pepperoni pizza.
My dinner - GF vegetable chili pie and salad.

£88.85/£224.82.
£135.97 left.

Jacs205

A spend of £10.75 at morries last night, £311.63/£500

moving_forward

A whopping £1.66 spent on new pages for my trusty notebook. It will come out of toiletries/household budget as its this I write my shopping lists/meal plans etc in.  Current totals are; £17.93/£350 Groceries, £24.20/£50 toiletries/household and £0.00/£50 pets.

ForestBluebells

Another £24.50 spent for March (£72.50/£125) with hello fresh but that’s all of next weeks lunches and dinners(maybe even more I might need to freeze some portions 🙊) I can probably get through the month and stick to my budget but now I’m worrying about if it’s wise to use up all my food stocks in case things escalate... you know 😂😷

MrsSnowy

Oh heck,shopped at Morrys on Monday £55,honestly I really hadn't meant to spend THAT much!. Some was for DD,though I'll never get that back. Some fruit and veg ,quite a bit of store cupboard stuff,flour,oats,pasta,tea bags and toilet rolls. (I left plenty on the shelves!) I found a spice shop and bought bay leaves, Bombay mix and dried mushrooms,another £6
 YS diced stewing beef which was slowcooked and produced 8 portions,6 now in the freezer,1 went to DD..I did slice a few cubes even more finely and used them in stir-fry for my lunch! Not bad 9 meals for £3 worth of meat.
So I've got £64 left and £4 allowance for DD. That's a bit  of reverse logic,I buy her food and get her allowance. DD is eligible for food vouchers due to her circumstances,though it's usually me who is the food bank.
MrsS

GreenFairy

This thread is keeping me so motivated to stay on track! I might need to turn off notifications though as I keep getting distracted XD Need to stay strong though. I'm starting to pack up my kitchen this weekend, as the builders will start hacking things apart soon. So exciting, but also entirely headwrecking as my house is filthy chaos right now!
I'm having an experiment at the moment, and doing a "roll over week" - using leftover ingredients from one night the following night (or within 2). It's actually really fun and I've been blogging a lot more as a result, as I really want to repeat this every couple of months! 
Only a little to add to my total this week, thankfully. A tenner on two packs of pull ups (toilet training toddler!) and some sausages and back bacon, and six in t2sco on rolly puff pastry, cream cheese, milk and tissues.