March 2023 Grocery Challenge

Thevalueofless

Could I be put in for £270 for March please. Two adults following vegan diet.

Thank you.

TVOL

Soontobeoap

Welcome @savingforhouse I really hope this challenge helps you reach your goal. Enjoy.

Suffolk_lass

Nelliegrace said:

I have lots of stored apples in the garage which need using, and damsons and blackberries in the freezer. The daily dog walks in summer resulted in kilos of free blackberries. We have pockets full of useful little plastic bags. 

@Nelliegrace I lightly stew the apples and then put the apple in sterilised screw-top jars - so like a cross between bottling (Am say canning) and jam-making - providing the lid pops as it cools (and cooling them upside down helps) they will store for months but once open, need using within a day or two. I use 250ml (8oz) jars as it is perfect between two of us. I am very taken with the idea of the wartime rations regime you are following. I need to look into this now my big catering event is behind me!

anglounic

Hello, I'm brand new to all this, so setting a higher than I would like budget for March at:

£650

We are two adults, and two grown up sons at home, and a large dog as well. 
Would love to be able to halve this by the end of the year.  We also have birthday celebrations this month, and a little trip away but I do have a separate sinking fund for birthdays and another one for 'leisure' spends (aka eating out etc) so hoping to not completely batter our grocery challenge figure with money spent on food whilst away.

My month runs from the 1st to the 31st, and I'm starting with a reasonable amount already in the pantry/freezers.  First thing to cut down on is going to be this households current addiction to Pepsi Max! 😳🙈

Crazycatlady2

@anglounic we like the Aldi and Tesco ones as alternatives if that helps 

anglounic

Crazycatlady2 said:

@anglounic we like the Aldi and Tesco ones as alternatives if that helps 

I've tried the Lidl one, but not Aldi or Tesco, so thank you, I will give those a whirl. However, it's still a habit that needs addressing as we are drinking far too much of it currently. I'm planning on alternating initially between squash and Pepsi (or alternative), and will try and reduce it further from there, and try to crack the fizzy pop habit altogether. Eventually!

SausageDogSandwich

Thank you @elsiepac for the new challenge. We haven’t had very good meals the last few weeks as I’ve had no time to cook or shop but hopefully that has changed from today so I am going to up my budget from last month so I can buy more fruit and veg and husband is also going on a health kick as of yesterday. 

£250 for march please.

That’s for two adults and three children who never stop eating  and includes all food, toiletries and cleaning items.

TracyS66

I am new to this challenge!! and i think i am quite savvy with food i.e. using up and only buying what I need as and when.

Freezer quite full as well as the larder so my challenge for this 5 week month is £300.
4 adults, I am not including pet food in this, 2 dogs, 1 cat and 1 rabbit!
I did quite well last month with my budget of £300 came in just over at £311

SecondStar

Going in again at £150 for March.

For 1 adult - vegetarian/coeliac diet.

Managed to come in around £23 under budget last month, so hoping for the same or more again this month!

sarahj1986

£52.83 spent 

I only did it today as the offers in Tesco ran out. Big pack of Pepsi 24 for £7 instead of £9.50 not on offer, plus a few other offers expiring today. Made sense to get it today instead of tomorrow. I won’t need anymore fizzy pop till probably end of March or early April but I’ll keep an eye out at the offers. A few things out of stock that I find bizarre - coffee and chicken noodles, no suitable substitute? Weird. I used my £3 points also.  

£197.17 left