May 2008 Grocery Challenge

angelatgraceland

I went reluctantly to Mr T and got some tins of curry sauce for 4p!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Needed some fresh fruit and salad. I do buy a lot of cheap stuff but we always have some fresh fruit!
I am doing my food budget running from Sat to Friday. So far this week Ive spent £51.59. No online shopping orders this time so Im spending it during the week. I have £23.41 left for the next 2 days so I should come in under budget. Freezer is bursting and cupboards have had a good tidyup!
When I went around Tesco today I lookat at all he stuff, telling myself-I dont need that-I dont need that! Feels good! Got a bag of white fish fillets in Mr T also for about £1.69? Really cheap! I can see fish and chips on the menu one night for a pittance.
Got my milk in Iceland though as they are cheaper at £1.10 fir 4 pints.
Another loaf of HM bread today and I ate up one of the sausage casserole I had frozen. Treated us to some cheap bickies too-choc biscuits only 25p. Custard creams about 27p
So its fish and chips and curry and rice on the menu laer in the week. All cheap flour was missing by the way-didnt have time to go to Lidls. So doubyt I will get any more HM bread this week.:(
For anyone watching the chicken and the egg-the chickens have gone up and the eggs have come down. Trying not to buy anything but freerange but was bad and bought the battery eggs at 27p per pack of 6.
I will try to be good next week-hopefully have some funds over. Didnt buy chicken though-I bought veggymince. Well-Im getting better but "not there yet". Oh my spending figures are only for "food"-absolutely nothing else! In other areas Ive had to spend a lot!

boredofbeingathome

Sounds like you had some bargains there. I don't buy eggs from Tescos, i go to a local farm shop. It is far cheaper and you can get three times as many for the price of a dozen at tesco's and they are free range. Every little helps as they say.
Just a quick thought.. Farm foods do a cheaper range of Quorn products if you like veggie mince.

arkonite_babe

I went over budget last month, so I'm hoping to come in on target this month. Will have to catch up on the thread later as it's so long already!!!

curly_cabbage

nessquic80 wrote: »

LEMON MADERIA
4oz marg
6 oz caster sugar
8oz sr flour
2 eggs
1 lemon juice and zest

cream marg and sugar add eggs one at a time as not to curdle, add zest and juice then sifted flour mix well, (the mix will look a bit thick)i used to put it into two seperate tins one loaf and one round but yesterday i put it all in a loaf tin(well greased with marg and baking paper) and cook on 180 gas 5 for twenty mintues then turn down to 150 until cooked, approx 15 min...put a knife through itto see if its cooked there shouldnt be any mix on it when you pull it out,then leave on a cooling rack....if you can wait that long our lot never can...............enjoy!!

Thank you i shall make it tomorrow and let you know how i go.

CC

ifonlyitwaseasier

morning all,

well i popped to MrT's this morning pre work for a quick run around and to get OH's b'day card for tomorrow.

spent a grand total of £5.87 (after OH's discount:D ) and they had a MASSIVE display on the way in of value products, gives a good idea of how seriously the stores are taking everyone cutting back. tho i resisted the giant pack of biscuits by thinking of how many loaves of bread i can make for the money ( 5 or 6 by the way)

off to update my siggy

taplady

Hello everyone!

this is the start of my first proper month of GC and I'm raring to go!
Am in the process of compiling a shopping list, need to menu plan later then hopefully will go shopping tomorrow evening when I have to go and pick my son up from Bromsgrove -got a choice of Asda or Morrisons there - not sure whats the cheapest. Good luck everyone, hope you all come in under budget this month!;)

missyp123

A big first for me, im usuallyin there for at least an hour and a half.
But with meal plans already done i was tooled with short shopping list, i guessed it to be about £30 (depending on wether i decided to get pamper's nappies or try stores own brand).

It came in at 21.87 with pampers nappies and just a couple of extra items i missed off the list :T.
It definatley helped putting the baby in her pushchair and using just a basket.

Good luck to all..... WE CAN DO IT!:rotfl:

earthmother

Quote:
Originally Posted by catnap53
Don't use up all your beans, have you seen how much they have gone up recently?

We were only paying 1 pound for 4 tins of Heinz, now nearly 50 pence each tin.

procrastinator wrote: »

... I saw someone is selling 5 tins for a pound so shall stock up again when I find out where (Somerfield I think.)

I saw last weekend that Morrisons have Heinz on 3 for £1 - until (I think) the 11th - was going to stock up at the weekend but 5 for £1 is even better if we can confirm where it is.

mandy_moo_1

mornin all :wave:

just looked on Somerfield website at their offers....there's no mention of beans on offer but they've got 200g Princes corn beef 69p if thats any good to anyone. if anyone finds out where there ARE beans going cheap, make sure you share!

well i think i only need milk today, so am pleased with that. will have to go into town tomorrow morning cos i do my gran's shopping for her, and i know i'll need a few bits & bobs then. i don't wanna cut into this week's budget too much cos i'm doing so well with it at the mo!! but i know i'll have to....just no impulse buys! :rolleyes:

hope you all have a great day xx

procrastinator

I saw last weekend that Morrisons have Heinz on 3 for £1 - until (I think) the 11th - was going to stock up at the weekend but 5 for £1 is even better if we can confirm where it is.

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These were not baked beans (I hate the sauce) but haricot, red, borlotti, chick peas etc. Sorry if I misled you.