July 2022 Grocery Challenge

Doom_and_Gloom

@Doom_and_Gloom - marvellous mushrooms, can you tell me which kit you got please as I'd like to try my hand at growing some too.

It was a birthday present and it is a grocycle mushroom kit. I Believe they sell for £19 so not cheap, but it is interesting at least. Harvested the small lot that was next to the large flush as they were ready, that got me another 40g ish so around 340g so far. Hoping to get a few more lots off of it. Will keep posting about it so people who are curious about it know how it goes. 

Yesterday was an A&C delivery and we also did a L!do shop. £45 spent between them; £14 was on WGaC toilet roll so that is enough for around 3 months.

£106.14/£250.
£143.86 left. 

Soontobeoap

So this morning I went to Iceland . 400 tetley tea bags for £5.00 which I thought was good and with the other 240 that we have just opened they should keep us going for at least 4-5 months. Spent £20.12 after 2.00 on offers and £2.24 discount for over 60’s on Tuesdays had been taken off. That’s all of the big shopping done for 2 weeks now until Grandsons come. Getting excited as I think I am going to make target for once. 

I am definitely shopping in lots of different places this month. Did someone say that it’s called being a “shopping tart?” 😂 oh and I forgot, I had £1.50 refund from Morrisons.

Finstickle

3 shops to declare and it's only the 5th 

Lidl - £104.38
Wilkos - £20.65      (stocking up on some toiletries \ air fresheners etc)
Tesco - £31.89       (needed bin liners, spent £27 on alcohol as well)

A quiet week this week, no one extra to feed and meals all covered until Sunday.

Total to date: £162/£465

Ginmonster

Good afternoon one and all. I'm off to a flying start today with a delivery this morning that came to £120.73 and a further £1.93 in Tesco and £14.01 in Aldi on bits I either forgot or wanted to find cheaper. We've got family staying over the weekend so it includes food to make picnic lunches to take out as well as evening meals and some nice beers to enjoy in the (hopefully) sunshine. 

£136.67/£300 so far.

Smoosh

£4.57 today on flour, baking powder and baking soda.

I decided to make some chocolate banana muffins and a cinnamon swirl banana bread as we still had about 15 bananas left from our olio collection last week. Annoyingly I sorted out the pantry a few weeks ago and got rid of a lot of out of date baking supplies, so needed to stock up on those. Pleased that the bananas will not be going to waste. I'll be freezing most of the muffins and the banana bread for future breakfasts and snacks. Hopefully stocking up means I can do a bit more baking as well, as it was something I used to really enjoy before my MH got in the way. 

We have spent £114.85/230.

atrixa

Spent £8.27 in Mr S on an orange, 2 loose potatoes, 2 x tofu at £1.75 each, ground coriander, coffee beans, bread. Total now £50.10/£145.

[Deleted User]

Hello, I'd love to join the GC. We are a family of four; two adults, two children ( ages 6 and 5 yrs old).

£240 per month ( food & household)

I'd like to see if I can reduce this slightly x

[Deleted User]

Over the last two weeks I have spent £166.02  My month started on 24.06 and ends on 21.06.
I did a two week shop last week and have £10 for a top up shop this week and £60 for the week after xx

mumtoomany

Welcome on-board @Deleted_User and all other newcomers. Check out the recipes on page one for ideas. 
Took DD3 to her new home on Saturday, she's moved in with her brother, better job opportunities. Bought two boxes of cereal and two packets of chocolate fingers from the Sunday market. £2 spent. Total now at £1414.27/£2640. Hugs to all, mumtoomany.xx

EssexHebridean

Smoosh said:

£4.57 today on flour, baking powder and baking soda.

I decided to make some chocolate banana muffins and a cinnamon swirl banana bread as we still had about 15 bananas left from our olio collection last week. Annoyingly I sorted out the pantry a few weeks ago and got rid of a lot of out of date baking supplies, so needed to stock up on those. Pleased that the bananas will not be going to waste. I'll be freezing most of the muffins and the banana bread for future breakfasts and snacks. Hopefully stocking up means I can do a bit more baking as well, as it was something I used to really enjoy before my MH got in the way. 

We have spent £114.85/230.

Thanks to this post I have literally just set up a reminder on my phone to defrost two bananas from the freezer to make a banana tea loaf on saturday!  Thank you!