October 2024 Grocery Challenge

JingsMyBucket

@Soontobeoap oh your poor innocent eyes!! 😂

cowboymum

Another Tesco trip of £45.50 - not a cash purchase as OH didn't take the cash with him. Never mind!

Wraithlady

JingsMyBucket said:

I also bought a small gammon to boil and roast so we can use that to slice. Instead of buying expensive packets of ham, I wanted to try doing it ourselves to see how we fare. 

I do that every so often - just stick it in the little slow cooker with some cider, peppercorns and a bay leaf then double wrap it in clingfilm when it comes out and leave it to cool. It's a bit crumblier than the packet stuff, but tastes as good. Freezes well, too.

Never tried roasting it, as I get the small joints it doesn't seem worth it.

Pennypincin

Hi, I'm over budget.
I'm about £8 over and may go over slightly more to get some fresh bits.

JingsMyBucket

Wraithlady said:

JingsMyBucket said:

I also bought a small gammon to boil and roast so we can use that to slice. Instead of buying expensive packets of ham, I wanted to try doing it ourselves to see how we fare. 

I do that every so often - just stick it in the little slow cooker with some cider, peppercorns and a bay leaf then double wrap it in clingfilm when it comes out and leave it to cool. It's a bit crumblier than the packet stuff, but tastes as good. Freezes well, too.

Never tried roasting it, as I get the small joints it doesn't seem worth it.

@Wraithlady thanks for mentioning that you don't usually roast small ones. I bought a 750g smoked gammon from Tesco that costs £4.75. I don't mind solely boiling it. Do you typically add herbs and a bay leaf to the water? Depending on how salty the water is, I may save it for split pea and ham soup later this season. Tesco online doesn't seem to be selling the big ham hock legs in my market recently. 

joedenise

I usually soak a smoked gammon joint for an hour or so to get rid of the excess salt.  Then boil it and then the stock will be find for pea and ham soup.  I usually boil mine with chopped onions and a couple of bay leaves.

LadyWithAPlan

Sorry late to start ... hope all are well. Tx @elsiepac for running this as always 

******** £180  plus £30 bulk ********

Last month I spent £200.02 plus £4 bulk on grocery exc household items such as toilet paper. Just me. Plus £23.19 sweets/crisps/junk
It was up but I am experimenting with a slow carb day (as per the 4 hr body book) as I have put on extra pounds on as perimenopausal. The slow carb eating I am loving it.. Feel well fed, feel  and look great and  have lost llbs.. However as 6/7 days a week it is protein, beans, loads of greens/veg  (no dairy, no bread/rice/potatoes/fruit)  then a cheat day of what you want.

However it means I can only buy YS  fresh veg/proteins etc as opposed to YS GF sausages. YS GF bread etc, as always the healthier the eating the more expensive it is. I am eating down the YS stuff in freezer such as meatballs on my cheat day 

So I may need to switch up to £200 per week moving forward but we will see.
I am spending less in bars as I never now buy crisps or nuts and am on red wine  (less carby) so I also drink slower !!

Oct so far  £47.58 spent - freezer is full of proteins (often YS) and am upping my frozen veg amounts as opposed to fresh. My freezer is not huge though
I have found I am better on canned beans, dry though cheaper are a bit harder to digest  so I am currently seeing where best price tinned beans are - I should probably buy them in bulk  - any suggestions on bulk tin bean buys?

JingsMyBucket

Thanks @joedenise, I'll do a soak this weekend then boil it. 

I've just returned from a quick high street shopping trip. £2.99 spent in Savers on Listerine mouthwash. £2.75 on frozen waffles in Iceland. £9.63 in M & S for 2 packs of strawberries, parsley, capers, garlic, butter, and a YS loaf of wholemeal bread. 

£113.33 / £325.00 spent. £211.67 remaining

Time to keep my hands in my pockets!

carboot_karaoke

Evening all,

Well its only day 4 but l already feel like the budget is going to be very tough this month.

£241.64 / £650 has gone already 

Both vehicles have been filled up with fuel although DH paid on the wrong card, so to recoup the money he paid his public liability insurance on our credit card instead costing £108.55.

I did a small £19.73 shop at Aldi, l only found turkey mince reduced to £1.35 which I'll have for a couple of lunches next week. Another £63.36 was spent at Lidl mostly on fruit, veg, a roast chicken, pork steaks, bacon and a large block of cheese. 

Like @LadyWithAPlan I'm embarking on a heathy eating journey. I'm seriously lacking in energy, motivation and all my clothes particularly around my waist are uncomfortably tight  If l don't do something soon it will be 2025 and even harder. But like you said healthy food costs ££. Thankfully I've got quite a lot of YS meat in the freezer to get me started. Ive never heard of the 4 hour body method I'll be googling later 

Nelliegrace

£17.17 spent at Aldi.



Budget £155, £21.66 spent, £133.34 remaining.