June 2021 Grocery Challenge

MissRikkiC

Sallyp2 said:

MissRikkiC said:

Meal plans prepped for the next few days, just need DH to stick to them now. I have literally emptied the fridge and freezer through to the end of the weekend so Monday the house will be bare! 

With that in mind, I’ll need a cheap meals week next week and might resort to a few subs for fresh fruit for my daughters porridge etc such as dinner peaches. The rhubarb didn’t go down very well at all so will make crumble at the weekend and us adults will scoff that instead. I’m hoping for a bit from olio at the weekend to manage Mondays lunch but otherwise I’ll be back to the supermarket Sunday. 

What’s your cheapest meal idea that usually flys with everyone at home?

We love a jacket potato with full fat beans topped with mature cheese. Its basic and simple, but oh so yummy. We always say we should have it once a week and then don't for ages. Its just such a tasty supper. 

This is one of my favourites but my husband ALWAYS implies it’s a lunch bit a dinner. Even tonight where we’re having nice fresh bean salad, he said don’t you mean for lunch 🙄🙄🙄 I however will be having that next week! Thanks 

pamsdish

My husband used to really annoy me if I made a one pot meal, to him it was an easy meal, regardless of how long I  had spent preparing the ingredients.

K9sandFelines

In again for June, even though we are more than a week in already.
Still to do total properly for May but i was about £90 under. 
So, i dont have to worry about any bulk buys or such, i am just dropping the budget gradually from £340 to £300 this month (thanks @elsiepac ).
This is with a view with that by the end of the year i will have gotten it down massively. There will only be me here come Sep/Oct as DD2 is off to uni.
So it will be occasional visits from both DDs and GD, foodwise.

Sallyp2

pamsdish said:

My husband used to really annoy me if I made a one pot meal, to him it was an easy meal, regardless of how long I  had spent preparing the ingredients.

Men can be very critical. I want to aim to have 2 meat free weekday dinners. Trying to get in a Green Thai Squash curry. Fella just doesn't want to know. Says its just not a dinner. What is wrong with men??????????

Money_Choices

Hi 
Today I've spent £5.08 which makes my spending £40.37/£120. This was spent at my local shop.

Money Choices

goldfinches

I did some food shopping on Tuesday morning and spent £13.46 at M*rks and £3.70 at S*insby's which makes my new total £41.24/£120 and a daily average spend of £4.58 which is getting better but still not quite on track. 

FoxFace

Sallyp2 said:

pamsdish said:

My husband used to really annoy me if I made a one pot meal, to him it was an easy meal, regardless of how long I  had spent preparing the ingredients.

Men can be very critical. I want to aim to have 2 meat free weekday dinners. Trying to get in a Green Thai Squash curry. Fella just doesn't want to know. Says its just not a dinner. What is wrong with men??????????

If mine complains, he gets to cook dinner the next day. Or I hand him £80 and tell him that he can sort the menu, food plan, grocery shopping and cooking for the next week. That usually shuts him up for a while.

Anyway, another spend yesterday, because we ran out of bananas and I forgot to actually buy the no-chik'n burgers for our burgers. Eldest came with and talked me into buying curly fries as well. Spend of £4.52p, remaining for week is £31.57p. Next week's money goes in tomorrow, so we are still more than okay

pamsdish

Popped to Morries first thing, £31.97 after my spend £30 get £3 off, quite a nice y.s. haul,  4 packs of thick smoked bacon @90p, 2 packs of boneless thighs @90p, 2 packs of pork ribs both around £1,50, 5 haggis @60p and 2 half shoulders of lamb cut in half again, so quarters now, plus my tonic water and ginger ales.

borollan

Zero Waste shop
spent £5 on butter, milk, chicken breast, bananas and a massive bag of courgettes and peppers
leaves me with 63.64 for rest of month

Finstickle

MissRikkiC said:

Meal plans prepped for the next few days, just need DH to stick to them now. I have literally emptied the fridge and freezer through to the end of the weekend so Monday the house will be bare! 

With that in mind, I’ll need a cheap meals week next week and might resort to a few subs for fresh fruit for my daughters porridge etc such as dinner peaches. The rhubarb didn’t go down very well at all so will make crumble at the weekend and us adults will scoff that instead. I’m hoping for a bit from olio at the weekend to manage Mondays lunch but otherwise I’ll be back to the supermarket Sunday. 

What’s your cheapest meal idea that usually flys with everyone at home?

An anything omelette.  Anything in the fridge on a Thursday, chopped up small and turned into an omelette - with or withut beans. Cheap, easy, quick