June 2020 Grocery Challenge

pamsdish

£35.19 between Lidl and B&M, poppped into Iceland too and got 6 bags of the 3x£10 fish, but that will come from bulk fund. 

PipneyJane

GunShotResidue said:

£36 at lidl over the weekend. Cycled 6 miles to get there and bought about 40kgs of shopping (stocked up on a few things like flour and oats that I haven't been able to get locally) and did not enjoy the cycle home! So £46/160 for June so far  

I bought a joint of pork for £4.30 and untied it. Just under half became roast dinner for 2 adults and 2 kids, I diced some of the least fatty bits which will go into a stew tonight, and the rest we made into pulled pork that served 4 adults. I think I could have cut more off from the joint we roasted, next time I'm aiming for 2 portions of diced pork as well as the roast and pulled pork  

That's really good meal planning @GunShotResidue!  How big was the joint?  (I'm wondering if I could do something similar.)

Thanks,

Pip

PipneyJane

borscht said:

lushlifesaver said:

Hello all, can I join?
It's (literally) years since I was last hear - namely finally leaving a very abusive husband and unhappy relationship far behind me. My daughter and I now live with my new partner, who is worlds away from daughter's dad and will eat anything I put in front of him!

I'm so glad you are in a much happier place now. Well done for having the strength to do what was right for you.

Can I second that comment, please to @lushlifesaver?   Well done for surviving and for getting out.

- Pip 

Anzac_Biscuit

Well done for getting out, @lushlifesaver. That must have taken a lot of guts.

Three spends to report for June so far - we got out of my nice little weekly shopping routine so have had a few haphazard ones, which are never anywhere near as efficient! 

try_harder

Please could I join in for this month with £344.50 for the month of June .Thank you

Charliebear

First spending of June to report. £1.37 at the beginning of the week on reductions and £24.43 today at Aldi. The £1.37 was for reduced bread, rolls and wraps which have all been frozen and should last us the rest of month. We have £74.20 left for the rest of the month and we shouldn't need to go shopping again for at least 10 days - though I might do a whoopsie run for some more veg later on in the week.

lushlifesaver

First spend of the month; £20.23 in Asda. 

I will need to visit again on Tuesday for bread, stir fry, fresh veg and milk

borscht

Ideas? 60p for all of it. 
Full price £8.55. Needs to be cooked and frozen tomorrow. 

joedenise

Wow!  Just freeze it all until you decide what to do with it.

PipneyJane

borscht said:

Ideas? 60p for all of it. 
Full price £8.55. Needs to be cooked and frozen tomorrow. 

Wow!   60p for all that!

Freeze the mince in the packaging, “as is”, and use it like you would minced beef.   I’d be tempted to halve the packets of carrot/swede and then freeze them, to make them a more manageable quantity.  You can then use it in soups, stews and mashed.

The noodles are the hardest thing.  How is your Chinese cooking?  You could make a stir fry and add the noodles to that (home made Chow Mein).  Alternatively, add them to a Chinese-style soup, like Hot & Sour Soup.  (When I make it, I use egg noodles and always add more than specified.)

HTH

- Pip