February 2023 Grocery Challenge

gm2917

Just catching up - several weekly shops and top up shops leading to a spend of £176.74 so far for Feb.

diminua

Spent slightly more than I would have liked because I forgot my lunch on Monday and Wednesday and had to use the canteen. I bought the eggs - also coffee, brie and drinks out yesterday. I'm out again tomorrow evening too at the BFI (I'm not seeing a film but meeting people in the cafe/bar after). £66.01 spent so far. 

sams247

OK so this month has been bit crazy, family stuff, illness, work stuff...... so lost the plot.

Back on schedule.

My monthly budget runs from 20th to 20th as thats pay day.  So technically I'm in February run, as as far as I can work out I am going to go over my budget.  

£127/£160

gill5blue

Hi All,
update for week 2 spent £53.52 this week, budget £60

so total this month is £115.46/240.

good luck all
gill5blue

Suffolk_lass

Milk delivered overnight means there is no need to go shopping still. Eggs also due today (a dozen).

I had a bit of a tidy up in my larder and rationalised some things around the house (both bathrooms had at least two bottles of bleach open and one had a third sitting, gathering dust). I do need to look out for the cheap bleach that is not listed online next time I visit Morries. I like to have a spare in hand. Sadly the "spend £35 in-store for 5p off a litre of fuel" and the "£15 off £70 online" offers won't get used as I don't intend shopping before they expire.

Soontobeoap

£33.54 spent in Aldi today. DD is staying over half term with DGSs. Really pleased with this shop. 2 GSs are gluten and dairy free so I am going to make oat biscuits and some dark choc rice crispie cakes as sweet treats. Also want to try some cup cakes if I can find a good recipe. I find cakes much harder to perfect when they are made with gf flour. Have decided roast chicken is easiest way to go on Sunday, sausage and mash Monday, pizza tuesday, fish and chips wednesday and a pasta dish on Thursday.

I do feel for familys that have to buy for children with allergys/dietry requirements all of the time as their products are so expensive. A decent loaf of bread is £3.50! One of my GSs cant eat soya and that seems to be in a lot of the ff food too. I must admit that I always get my DD to check labels when here just to be on safe side.

SecondStar

Second weekly shop of the month, being topped up with gluten free loaves on prescription. This has included things like conditioner, hair gel, and loo roll.

£78 / £150 spent.

£72 remaining.

FoxFace

Woah, so much catching up to do! I think I’m up to date now!

I’ve had a dreadful cold all week, so have been resting a lot and haven’t managed to get online. Plus side means the grocery fund hasn’t budged as I haven’t left the house. Today it has thankfully reduced to a stuffy sinus (still horrid but bearable) and I was able to snag two packs of vegan bacon, a finest wholemeal loaf and a big bag of bakery croissants from Olio, so they were a nice treat at the end of an otherwise dreadful week.

I haven’t picked up the grocery fund yet, and I need to add another £20 this week for the refunded Goust0 order. We also have a clubcrd voucher for £20, so we will probably stock up on some longer lasting items, or reduced bargains with that.  Also, I wasn’t up to cooking a couple of nights this week, so we have quite a bit left over fro, the meal box ingredients. I’m going to take a look at those in the morning and work a menu plan with what we have.

I’ll update budget wise tomorrow when the big shop is done.

kayannie

Soontobeoap said:

£33.54 spent in Aldi today. DD is staying over half term with DGSs. Really pleased with this shop. 2 GSs are gluten and dairy free so I am going to make oat biscuits and some dark choc rice crispie cakes as sweet treats. Also want to try some cup cakes if I can find a good recipe. I find cakes much harder to perfect when they are made with gf flour. Have decided roast chicken is easiest way to go on Sunday, sausage and mash Monday, pizza tuesday, fish and chips wednesday and a pasta dish on Thursday.

I do feel for familys that have to buy for children with allergys/dietry requirements all of the time as their products are so expensive. A decent loaf of bread is £3.50! One of my GSs cant eat soya and that seems to be in a lot of the ff food too. I must admit that I always get my DD to check labels when here just to be on safe side.

Although expensive, I find that substituting ground almonds for half of the gf flour in a cake recipe makes a huge difference to the taste & the texture. I only make gf cakes when my coeliac daughter visits, but as she is in her 50's, I have had many years of experimenting to make a palatable cake! The nicest one I make is a lemon drizzle tray bake, & having made this with normal flour as well as with the mix of gf flour & almonds, it is almost impossible to tell the difference.
KA

smudgybunny

Loving this challenge as a newbie! Done a big shop and a couple of small shops reporting £145.85/£250 which is much better than it would usually be.
I’ve done a freezer and cupboards inventory - so much food, there is absolutely no excuse if I don’t stay within the budget this month!