April 2020 Grocery Challenge

Doom_and_Gloom

£24.85. 

Small fruit and veg box £14.25:

Potatoes 
Carrots 
Leeks 
Pointed cabbage
Red pepper 
Mixed sweet salad 
Avocado 
Bananas 
Strawberries 

4 lemons (£2.90) and 1kg onions (£2.30) as extras:


I'm going to sit down working out my weeks meal plan now. 

OH pulled some diced beef out of the freezer last night. He's making beef stew today. He'll have either mash or jacket potato with that. 

£183.75/£200. 
£16.25 left. 

pamsdish

jam2019 said:

Had another quick look in the bakery section and still no flour (or any other baking ingredients), so not looking forward to when I eventually do run out of flour!

I bought plain and S.R. last week in Aldi

jam2019

pamsdish said:

jam2019 said:

Had another quick look in the bakery section and still no flour (or any other baking ingredients), so not looking forward to when I eventually do run out of flour!

I bought plain and S.R. last week in Aldi

Thanks for the tip! I've been mostly going to the shop nearest me but I might venture a bit further - there's a decent sized Aldi 10 mins away so worth a go.

snowbird20

we had a curb pick up order this morning but i needed (wanted) some lettuce for tacos and curbside had none so I popped into the market next door.  Big mistake!  I spent $95 on impulse items...meats and cheeses and ice cream and other things we hadn't had in a while but didn't truly need.   May must be better.

ForestBluebells

Oh boy. Ok I messed up again this month 🙈 started out ok but I’ve been ordering a weekly gousto box which was more than i would usually spend a week on food but made me feel secure I had food coming. But then I had a few online deliveries and topped up household items and snacks 🙈 plus I had to replace everything I’d bought last month in my freezer after I left the door open and everything defrosted 🤦‍♀️ Ok starting again next month and determined to finally get back on track. I’ve cut my gousto meals down to 3 instead of 4 saving me £5 a week and I’ll use the stuff from the freezer to make up the rest of the meals. Hopefully back on track for next month 

Mrs_Cheshire

Hi all, I've been buying extra store cupboard bits this month as my husband is being made redundant and will therefore loose his staff discount. I'm hoping it'll mean May's spends are quite low. Currently we have spent £549.77, think we'll be close to £630 by the time I receive my last shop tomorrow. Our budgets are very different at the moment, as we aren't spending anything on petrol, days out etc so can afford to spend a little more to keep the kitchen well stocked. 

supersaver1000

Edit - Closing down my April Budget on just over £600, which is about £300 over budget!  Almost double!!! Hopefully May will be better.

pamsdish

£8.14 Spent Asda, took neighbours dog to vets, needed petrol, which she insisted she pay for, popped in shop while quiet, bread, cabbage, frozen spinach and tonic water.
That should wrap April at an all time low, will need it to restock freezer meat soon.

boultdj

Another £49 to add, total now at £347.03, so way over budget.

Doom_and_Gloom

£13.60 spent.
485g broccoli 
720g red onions
515g easy peelers 
Strong white bread flour
800g sandwich loaf
Coronation chicken sandwich filler
Chicken pizza
Organic eggs
Double Gloucester cheese
Prosciutto cappelletti 

£197.35/£200.
£2.65 left.

Shouldn't have to shop tomorrow. Won't declare until tomorrow just in case the OH or I missed something important.