December 2020 Grocery Challenge

wishus

Spends for the month so far.
Asda YS only - £1.06
Waitrose (Ooh posh! Well, I was visiting my dad in a care home in a town 3 hours' drive away, and needed the loo, so we thought we'd buy some bits while we were there, but this bill does include doorbell batteries, and the very necessary Radio Times because it is Christmas). £19.76.

And the last November spend in Aldi of £22.09 - in which there were Cadbury Dairy Milk Advent calendars, because we're in our 40s, which is 21st century for 'youth'.
Yes, I have done a Christmas dance, Mr Advent Calendar. I'm doing it right now!
Total: £42.91. 

greent

More spends, bringing my running total up to 113.22/750.

Have bought quite a bit of cheese, ready for DS1 coming back from uni next week Still need to go to the farmers market for the really good stuff, though   Spends also included some very frivolous items, like vanilla syrup for drinks, edible glitter (because it's Xmas ) and orange choc frosting

thriftwizard

£79 spent today, which in theory should last us a week, but I suspect we'll run out of bananas before next Friday! £62 at the market, on fish, cheese, eggs, a small amount of meat (half in the freezer for another time) fresh fruit & vegetables, and £17 at the butchers on a (rather expensive) chicken that will do us 3 meals plus soup, and 500g of steak mince. They could have been bought cheaper elsewhere, but they will be top-notch & are local & high-welfare. I'll be doing our monthly non-perishables run down to the city sometime during the week & expect to spend about £80, which will leave us around £250 for the rest of the month. As the Christmas meat etc. come out of a separate fund, that should be entirely do-able.

goldfinches

Needed to purchase 4 tins of black beans for next batch cook dish and emergency pint of fresh milk as I knew I wouldn't have the energy to do my shopping this afternoon so spent £4.90 in Waitrose bringing my total so far to £38.01/£152. 

Suffolk_lass

We cancelled our planned shopping trip to the market as we were in the midst of a blizzard (!) so our only spend so far is £5.70 on milk that is delivered. I will need to go Monday (quiet day) so I need to review stores and build a list. I just hope there is cat litter!

Doom_and_Gloom

We are at £116.51 already. This included our big bulk shop and some treats for Yule and Christmas already bought. Also a few bits of fruit and vegetables.
One of the best buys was 3 organic broccoli reduced at 29p each making them even cheaper than loose broccoli which I was going to buy a load of anyway. The plastic does annoy me but as it was to go to waste if not bought I see it as a win.

We have an A & C delivery that will be £33 next week. Also we will be getting Oddbox (we are likely near the edge of their delivery area but I was happy when I found that out) which will cost £9.99 for the large fruit and vegetable box. It's usually £19.99 for the large fruit and veg box but came across a £10 off any box code and thought it worth to try but if it is good will likely continue. I will put up the contents of the box when it arrives so if anyone is in the delivery area and thinking about it you can see what it is like.
So £42.99 already earmarked for next week going out.

£116.51/£350.
£233.49 left.

£159.50/£350.
£190.50 left after the deliveries.

Smoosh

Spent £29.14 in aldi on tortilla chips, Quorn chicken, apple juice, 10 pints of milk, sweet and sour sauce, rice pudding, soy sauce, egg noodles, cranberry sauce, tartare sauce, mayonnaise, 1kg carrots, 2 cod loins, streaky bacon, cheddar, mini chocolate chip brioche rolls, 5 pears, beansprouts, camembert, buttermilk pancakes, coconut milk, chocolate spread, a lettuce, a porridge pot, broccoli, deli sandwich filler, granola bars, cereal bars, tomatoes, 2 bananas and 2 bottles of shower gel.

Then £15.52 in tesco on a yule log, spaghetti, vegetarian sausages, brandy cream, sour cream, squeezy cheese, smoked cheese slices, wraps, a couple of Brussel sprouts and 6 litres of Dr pepper.

This week's meal plans:
Saturday: camembert spaghetti with bacon, cranberry sauce and brussel sprouts
Sunday: vegetarian toad in the hole with broccoli cheese and peas
Monday: sausage casserole with mash and peas
Tuesday:  sweet and sour chicken with egg fried rice
Wednesday: soy noodles with chicken, broccoli and beansprouts
Thursday: peanut butter curry with rice, pepper, baby corn, broccoli and beansprouts
Friday: fish, bsby potatoes and peas
Saturday: veggie chilli on nachos with Refried beans, sour cream and cheese

Breakfasts: porridge, and brioche and bananas for me. Granola bars and brioche and pears for OH. 

Lunches: soup and cheese salad wraps for me. Soup, ham and mash, and coronation chicken wraps for OH.

For snacks we have cereal bars, crisps, popcorn bars and cheese.

£113.45/300

Tahlullah.H

£17.00 on fresh fruit and veg and a bit of meat.  Not too bad.

goldfinches

Doom, I have the same £10 off Oddbox offer so will be very interested to hear what you get and your opinion on quality etc. TIA goldfinches.
Spent £21.85 at Marks on olive oil, milk, cranberry juice, tinned toms, cinnamon, cumin, mushrooms, kiwis, butternut squash, lime, aubergine, iceberg lettuce, radishes, courgette, shallots, peppers and a y/s stir fry pack. 
Have made a slow cooker use it up lentil and vegetable soup this evening which will make at least 6 portions and will be making 8 portions of black bean chilli tomorrow which takes care of lunch and dinners for a while. Will have the kiwis for breakfast with yoghurt that I bought earlier in the week.

ancientmum

I just bought coffee, eggs, milk and fruit and veg this week, mainly from independent shops and have lost  the receipts.  Estimating total at £12.