Grocery Price Increases - What's the Biggest Hike You've Seen? 22 April 2022 at 5:21PM in Old style MoneySaving 326 replies 69K views

MovingForwards

I was in B&M yesterday and milk was upto £2, depending on brand, looking round the food items I wasn't too impressed with the prices, I may as well have been in a regular supermarket. 

@doingitanyway I know it's not an option at the moment, but in the future look to bake your own. GF flour isn't too badly priced. Hopefully you'll find replacement in the interim; it's worth having a look online and getting a delivery as there's a few dedicated bakeries.

I've only just ventured into GF bread and enjoyed the schar seeded loaf, made me feel like a giant picking a slice up. It felt like bread, toasted like bread and looked appetising. Costs £2.95 for 12 slices in my local, but T sell it cheaper. 

doingitanyway

Floss said:

The vast majority of those ingredients are processed starches. Each to their own, but I don't consider that list of ingredients as particularly healthy.

Out of curiosity what would be in a loaf of your normal GF bread?

Water, gluten free buckwheat flakes, sunflower seed, brown linseed, golden linseed, rapeseed oil, pumpkin seed, millet seed, psyllium fibre, milled brown linseed, apple cider vinegar, himalayan salt"

doingitanyway

The vast majority of those ingredients are processed starches. Each to their own, but I don't consider that list of ingredients as particularly healthy.

I have noticed that my local Mr T's Express has started stocking Doves Farm Freee white bread flour £1.70 for a 1kg bag. The website gives the ingredients as Flour Blend (Rice, Tapioca, Potato), Thickener (Xanthan Gum). Would making your own bread be worth trying?

Thank you @goldfinches. I generally like Doves Farm flours but this mix is rice, processed starches and gum. I usually make my own using buckwheat flour as a base. I am staying with other people so I can't bake at the moment. I will get back to it when I can

doingitanyway

MovingForwards said:

@doingitanyway I know it's not an option at the moment, but in the future look to bake your own. GF flour isn't too badly priced. Hopefully you'll find replacement in the interim; it's worth having a look online and getting a delivery as there's a few dedicated bakeries.

I've only just ventured into GF bread and enjoyed the schar seeded loaf, made me feel like a giant picking a slice up. It felt like bread, toasted like bread and looked appetising. Costs £2.95 for 12 slices in my local, but T sell it cheaper. 

Thanks @MovingForwards  I used to make my own and will again one day. It is much cheaper. I enjoy baking and it is more nutritionally dense. It tastes nicer too 

Katiehound

YorksLass said:

 

I like to add fruit to my jellies but tinned fruit is also becoming more expensive so it seems the humble fruit & jelly dessert isn't the cheap option it used to be!  

tinned peaches in Aldi 31 pence. Also - I think- price matched in Tesco & Sainsburys. Own brand/ bog standard. No other cheapie tinned fruits, sorry , just peaches

YorksLass

You're right Katie, Sainsburys does indeed have peaches at 31p (in syrup rather than fruit juice which I'd rather have).  All their other tinned fruit is around the £1 mark.  Sadly, I don't have an Aldi or Tesco near me - just Sainsburys or Co-op or Nisa, both of which are dearer still.     I do sometimes use fresh fruit eg grapes by way of a change.

Rosa - I thought I'd found the answer to your sugar free jelly crystals problem as Sainsburys has twin sachets of these (£1) but alas they do have pork gelatin in them, so not what you're looking for.  

Slinky

My neighbour asked me to get her some tinned peaches in Tesco last week, they didn't have any. Must have been a run on them, not due back in until 12th May.

Katiehound

Slinky said:

My neighbour asked me to get her some tinned peaches in Tesco last week, they didn't have any. Must have been a run on them, not due back in until 12th May.

no doubt the only cheap ones at 31 pence! Everything else (everywhere) is considerably dearer

JIL

I gave up baking for lent as we gave up cakes and biscuits. Husband mentioned he would like to make the mincemeat tart recipe posted on the forum by goldfinches.
Shocked at the stork margarine increase 500g was £1.20, it's now £1.95.  
I bought a loaf of bread on a Sunday, £1.60, this week its £2.10.
Tesco meal deals used to be £10, they are now £12. 

Absolutely shocking.

sheilavw

Jacobs cream crackers were £1.60 in Sainsbury's last week. I'm not sure what they were before, but the shelf underneath where their own brand was at 49p was empty