July 2022 Grocery Challenge

otb666

133/600  600 is target 3 adults and tortoise

SausageDogSandwich

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. 

Soontobeoap

@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

joedenise

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

Is this the one @Soontobeoap?  https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/freezer_oaty_bar_14307

or this one:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/breakfast_bars_49065

Greying_Pilgrim

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

I saw that too, Soontobeoap - but didn't they use peanut butter?  I thought Bluegreen143 had mentioned using the bars for school, so there couldn't be nuts/seed/nut butter?  Forgive me if I have remembered incorrectly.  I did think the family on last night's prog were particularly game and joined in to try to make changes - it's not a programme I normally watch, but just happened to see that episode.  

Series 8 Episode 5 - Eat well for less 

Greying X

joedenise

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.

Kaylataste

I will be upping my budget by £10 this month as it was a real squeeze in june so £240 for me please.

diminua

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 

Soontobeoap

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. 

joedenise

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.