Tesco Value Experiment

shoppaholic_returns

Hi, we cant tell the difference between m and s corned beef(sliced,prepacked) in the chiller and the tesco value version which is very good

mrs_T

1 tin of spaghetti in tomato sauce, mix in 1 tin of tuna and some grated cheese on top.....yum.

Also recipe for pb I haven't eaten for years, take the filling out of a soft roll and fill with pb and warmed baked beans.

mark55man

great thread. my TV favorites

TV Noodles 8p a pack - my DS2 lives on them
if you are posh you can put a small amount pack of TV Smoked salmon trimmings (£1.10ish) in or share with more noodles - I fed a family of 6 for tea for £1.04

others:

TV frozen peas 3/5 - OK but bit lumpy
TV sliced white bread 2/5 - pretty awful
TV eggs 4/5 - OK
TV tinned tomatoes - 5/5
fruit and veg - been pretty good so far

cwp500

smartie1976 wrote: »

The only thing I can see that's not going to be cost effective is something like chicken, where they're injected lets of water.

Check the water content before buying to see actually how much meat content there is. It'll prob surprise you once you've worked it out.

If you can buy (for example) TV 4 breasts at £4, but the water content is 25%, you're effectively getting 3 breasts for £4. Whereas the other stuff may have less water and be more expensive, but work out similarly priced overall.

Next time I go I'll have a look.

My only concession to budget strangulation these days is that I wont buy cheap chicken (therefore no chicken at all!).

I was saddened and horrified by the conditions in which the cheapo chickens were raised. Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall were right to point out that there have to be some humane considerations to rearing animals for food.

d0imakeuh0rny

i love the TV single person pot of strawberry cheesecake...mmmmmm (cant remember cost)

scotrae

Thanks for the tip about the tinned TV custard. DS2 loved it so much that he licked his bowl clean - first time round and for seconds! (Not great manners but I'll excuse them at that price and making the most of every penny!)

BrandNewDay

I found this thread on the grocery challenge thread... I've decided to buy only Value/Smart Price/Basics food all month, except things that aren't available in those lines (like milk or sugar).
I thought I'd shop Tesco online (only have Asda and Morrisons local) and so I looked up a good voucher code... then, I managed to book a cheap delivery slot (£3.5 after 9pm tomorrow night - works for me!) Then... well... I spent £96. I did a search for "Tesco Value" and then browsed every single Value item, picking anything and everything that looked good. I figured I'd try a few things, too. For all I know, that sage and onion stuffing mix mixes up tasty. For that price, I can try a box and find out... repeat that about 25 times and you can get up to £90 worth of Value stuff! (I did, at least, have a voucher code for £13 off, so that covers the delivery plus £9.5 worth of groceries).

It took the delivery driver four trips, with two full plastic crates each time, to bring it all to my door. We were piling things on every available surface, trying to empty his crates quickly. The invoice he gave me was three pages long... I had to put away 141 items.

I don't know how I found the space, but I did it! My freezer is now bulging with meat and vegetables, my cupboards are crammed with cans and packets. The fridge overflows with yogurt and cheeses.

Honestly, except for milk, a little bit of fresh fruit, and maybe the odd ingredient needed to make up a recipe, I don't think I'll need to buy any more food all month long.

Anyway, the only thing we've tried so far is the box of chocolates. It's 200g of assorted chocolates for 97p. You probably wouldn't want to give them as a gift of anything, because they're not packaged fancy. They're pretty good. That is to say, they taste lovely. Anyway, we enjoyed them - we needed the sugar boost after all the sorting and putting away!

scootw1

Small point, you can buy value milk (skimmed) which is actually very nice. Dunno about the sugar as I don't use it.

BrandNewDay

scootw1 wrote: »

Small point, you can buy value milk (skimmed) which is actually very nice. Dunno about the sugar as I don't use it.

I did buy some for DH and I to use in our tea. But, I have to get full fat for the kids.

thiru

tesco value shower gel is amazing its only 10p -

we always seemed to go through so much of it before but this seems to last longer and it is no different than anything else

have used it on me and husband and both our skins both different and used it for a couple of months with no problems.