Sainsbury's Basics good/bad items

silvertabby_2

I always use the basics natural yogurt (500ml) for 55p. Very cheap and excellent in cooking.

Basic crumpets (can't remember price) but nice and thick and we prefer over more expensive brands.

sugarplum10

I know this is an old thread but this week we did a basics challenge- we had all our products as basics with just a few items (baby milk, veggie mince and kids vitamins) that you cant get in the basics range at our sainsbugs.
we have tried and really liked:
garlic bread
pizza (ok but a bit doughey and needs extra cheese)
corn flakes
rice pops
peach slices in juice (tin)
apples
scotch pancakes
grated mozerella (in a small bag)
bread
red leicester
jaffa cakes (hubby approves i dont eat them)
bin liners
roll on deoderant
toothpaste
baby bath (2 in 1)- no rashes and get the babies clean

ill update as we try more things.
we spent £140 on a two week shop- delivered for free as i found a £10 off code online for delivery.
I will definately be buying basics from now on.
has anyone tried the washing powder and is it any good???

ladylouise62

Basics 100g White Chocolate 30p -

surprisingly nice for cheap white chocolate (and I mostly prefer good quality choc). No good for the diet, though

rogerbarton

Basics is a very good range - always decent quality which is more than can be said for Tesco or Asda's equivalents. The only thing I haven't liked is the curry sauce.

Special mentions for the garlic bread, rice, pasta, spaghetti, chicken, diced pork shoulder, sausages (if you like 'em cheap and simple), the biscuit range, the chocolate (as someone else mentioned - delicious for just 30p) and their summer fruits cordial is amazing. It's definitely worth downgrading on a large number of the products in Sainsbury's. The fruit and veg is the main thing - it's never any worse quality, just more odd shapes and sizes.

LoneRifle

sugarplum10 wrote: »

has anyone tried the washing powder and is it any good???

I tried it a while ago when I was a student. As it says on the box, cleans, no added promises

I run the Back to Sainsbury's Basics blog, but am currently unable to update it till mid-July. If you're interested in contributing content (mostly recipes, browse there for ideas), perhaps relating your experiences with the Basics range through what you cook, send me a private message and we can take it from there!

Edwardia

Got some YS Sainsbury's Basics Mozzarella pearls and they were fine in salad

T2010

Basics custard praised in the Daily Mail today. Tasty and low in fat.

T2010

silvertabby wrote: »

I use this all the time and find it works fine, much better than some of he others I have tried.

I agree. It's a lot cheaper and just right. Same for the foil.

Diflower

sugarplum10 wrote: »

Just wanted to say, doesn't it look good, seeing your debts listed and clearing like that, well done you :T

sugarplum10

Diflower wrote: »

Just wanted to say, doesn't it look good, seeing your debts listed and clearing like that, well done you :T

getting debt free, thankyou
im am so happy to be doing it, it feels liberating to be debt free, just the student loan after that but i dont earn enough for them to be taking anything yet!!:rotfl::rotfl: