January 2013 Grocery Challenge

lucylollipop · 1 January 2013 at 3:09PM

Awesome start to my low spend new year, went into town, ended up buying coffee and lunch for me and the boyfriend! Also got coffee for the filter machine at home though, and a couple of other bits and bobs, so at least I'll have fuel for while I'm marking all that coursework this week... And I shouldn't need to buy anything until the weekend either

VickyV · 1 January 2013 at 3:16PM

Hi All and HNY!

I've not any more spends to report but thought I'd check in with my first attempt at batch-cooking. I used 3lb minced beef padded out with 500g dried lentils and potatoes/veg/passata/beans etc and made 2 Cottage pies, 3 meals of Chilli and 4 meals of pasta bolognese sauce. So 9 meals for 2 adults and 2 children all for £12.21. I think they would easily feed three hungry adults though so that works out at about 45p per head! Also made a big chicken, chick pea and apricot tagine (for tonight) and a chicken and pearl barley stew which should do 2 meals.

I have meals planned for the next 3 weeks and just need milk and fruit to get through til then! :j

couldsavemore_2 · 1 January 2013 at 3:20PM

raphanius - love your signature hohow

we are just using up whats left in fridge for next couple of days. had pancakes for breakfast/lunch and making soup from the veg thats not looking its best. then for tea will have left over party food with a bit of fresh salad still have chocs and biscuits that need eating before sat when the diet starts

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couldsavemore_2 · 1 January 2013 at 3:23PM

raphanius - love your signature how true is that.

we are just using up whats left in fridge for next couple of days. had pancakes for breakfast/lunch and making soup from the veg thats not looking its best. then for tea will have left over party food with a bit of fresh salad still have chocs and biscuits that need eating before sat when the diet starts. will start meal planning from Thursday

just being lazy as well:rotfl:

loveasale · 1 January 2013 at 3:45PM

I would like to join GC please!
There is me and 2 teen lads ( big eaters ) and 2 cats.
Kids have school dinner money £2 each a day. Do I include that? I know people will say it would be cheaper to have pack lunch but it really was costing a fortune as they are growing boys and I was throwing the odd slices of bread out towards the end of the loaf and ham etc that had gone dry so we tried the dinner money and it suits us all

Without dinner money I would say I spend £80 a week so I'm going to set a target of £150 for Jan
That will include all food for us , cat food and cleaning products and toiletries for us all!

Annie_99 · 1 January 2013 at 3:53PM

Happy to report my find last night! I had £4 in my purse and on the way home from work my dh phoned to say we were invited to a New year party and we had to take something.
I went into M&S as I got off the bus and there was a platter of houmous and veg sticks for £1.50 and a man was standing holding a similar platter, same price but with pasta, lentils and rice all lovely padded out with scrummy stuff. He noticed me grabbing the veg platter and asked if I "needed" the one he had. So I smiled and said Yes Please! he handed it to me and said, Have a nice time at your party and Happy New Year!!!
So 2 platters only cost me £3 and I used the other quid for milk!
Today is a NSD and Ive just found £2.40 in my jeans before I washed them! Woop!

poohbear59 · 1 January 2013 at 4:09PM

Today I have a leg of lamb from the freezer for a big roast dinner for the family. DS2 didn't manage to buy me the sack of potatoes I wanted yesterday but bought a bag of spuds from MrTs. He won't take any money for them so I still have the cash to spend on a sack if I can find any.

So I still have £97 of my £120 budget

forever_saving · 1 January 2013 at 4:24PM

Happy New Year everyone!
Nsd here. I am hoping for at least another two nsd's before i have to go shopping. Lunch today was roast lamb with potatoes and vegetables. The leftover lamb, which has been bagged up will be made into a curry. We will probably have that Thursday as i have some mushrooms that will need using up by then. I have really got to try to use everything up as we have to try and save as much money as we can this year.
Good luck to everyone else.
FS

dumpling · 1 January 2013 at 5:11PM

Hi everyone and a Happy New Year! I'd like to be in this months challenge with a budget of £400.

I've made a start by meal planning for the month and doing a complete freezer inventory. I'm also cooking and freezing individual meals with the WW points on to help with my diet. I've just cooked a kilo of brown rice too and individually bagged it up into 10 bags to freeze for another day.

It's a beautiful sunny day here in Devon and it was nice to see people out and about..:D.I get so fed up with grey and wet days. Hoping this year will be a good one for us all whether we are saving the pounds cash or losing the pounds flab!

Karb · 1 January 2013 at 5:15PM

Hi everyone. Can I join in again please?

My months always run 1st day to last day of the Calendar month in this Challenge so today is Day 1 for me.

I've got quite a lot of stuff already in the house that's left over from Christmas, so I'm going to aim for £100 in January please.

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