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July 2022 Grocery Challenge
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133/600 600 is target 3 adults and tortoise21k savings no debt4
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Hi @elsiepac , thank you for the new post. I’ve been trying to decide on my budget for a few days and think I finally have. I’m sticking to £150 but it’s my sons birthday in July and he wants a shop bought cake instead of homemade, he’s picked the dominion cake from Tesc0 which is £16 so this will be put aside out the budget ready to buy the cake. So I will be left with £134 for the rest of the groceries, cleaning and pet treats for the month. Definitely going to be a challenge as the kids break up on 22nd and husband also has that week off from work, but I’m hoping keeping costs down this month there will be a little extra for when they are off in august.
My budget is £134 from 1st July to 28th please.
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@Bluegreen143. I don't know how to link recipes to this site but on "eat well for less" this week they made a breakfast bar that I am going to try. Apparently it keeps for 2 weeks in an air tight tub toocraft stash 2023 =161, 2024 = 119 2025 = £25.96 spent, 128 made and 5 mended,
GC 2022 = £3154.96
2023 = £3334. 84
2024 = £.3221.81
2025 = £2043.99/£3300
Jan 413.77 Feb £361.32, March £192. April £438.06 May £261.66 June £204.54 July £172.64/ £250
Decluttering campaign. 2024= 76 and half/52 bin bags full. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🏅💐DH ⭐5 -
Soontobeoap said:@Bluegreen143. I don't know how to link recipes to this site but on "eat well for less" this week they made a breakfast bar that I am going to try. Apparently it keeps for 2 weeks in an air tight tub too
or this one:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/breakfast_bars_49065
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Soontobeoap said:@Bluegreen143. I don't know how to link recipes to this site but on "eat well for less" this week they made a breakfast bar that I am going to try. Apparently it keeps for 2 weeks in an air tight tub too
Series 8 Episode 5 - Eat well for less
Greying XPounds for Panes £7,005/£10,000 - start date Dec 2023
Grocery Spend July 2025 £265.78/£300
Non-food spend July 2025 £96.71/£50
Bulk Fund July 2025 £9.10/£105 -
The second one I linked too didn't use peanuts butter. but does have nuts in but think it would work with extra seeds and/or dried apricots, so think that would probably work for the school bars @Bluegreen143 wants to make.
I used to have a cereal bar recipe which I used to make regularly but unfortunately I can't find the recipe but if I come across it I'll post it. That definitely didn't have nuts in it as I made it as a snack when I first went to Slimming World about 10 years or so ago.
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I will be upping my budget by £10 this month as it was a real squeeze in june so £240 for me please.6
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Hi Elsiepac,
Thanks for setting this thread up again.Could you put me down for £200 as usual please?
I'll be back on the 1st of the month
Fashion on the Ration 2025 - 1.5 coupons remaining
July Grocery Challenge £115.57 of £250 spent
Declutter 7 things (net) in 2025. Done, now trying to keep it even (5 over at present).6 -
Thanks @joedenise. It is the 2nd recipe you have linked. I thought that the nuts could be replaced with fruit for school bars or maybe just left out.craft stash 2023 =161, 2024 = 119 2025 = £25.96 spent, 128 made and 5 mended,
GC 2022 = £3154.96
2023 = £3334. 84
2024 = £.3221.81
2025 = £2043.99/£3300
Jan 413.77 Feb £361.32, March £192. April £438.06 May £261.66 June £204.54 July £172.64/ £250
Decluttering campaign. 2024= 76 and half/52 bin bags full. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🏅💐DH ⭐6 -
Still can't find the cereal bar recipe I used to use for SW but this is one which might also work for @Bluegreen143's children for school - can just use caster or icing sugar rather than sweetener so a good healthy and tasty bar:
https://www.slimmingeats.com/blog/chocolate-chip-banana-granola-bars#mv-creation-447-jtr
It's also a good way to use up ripe bananas instead of banana loaf.
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