How long can will this go on for?

[Bigmummaof2]

Long time lurker, new poster!

Hi all, hope you're well.

I know this topic has been massively discussed especially lately, but I honestly can't get over how much the prices have went up in Asda. We have always done our shops here, with the odd trip to Aldi.

Went and got the ingredients this afternoon for 2 dinners & breakfast just to do a couple of days and I was £47. The other day got us Ingredients to make our own subway as wanted to save money and didn't want to order in, £26!!!

Thought it was just me, and asked my sister who shops at Aldi for her family of 5 ( 3 small kids & 2 adults) and she's now over £100 a week!

Is everyone experiencing the same issue I imagine? Do most people just batch cook and freeze and this saves them money? This isn't something I usually do, but interested in hear in how other people are managing.

Thanks 😊

I've been adding lentils, swede, kidney beans or chickpeas into my usual Jamaican curry to massively bulk it out. I make it twice a week with 2 chicken breasts in each batch and it lasts 2 people a main meal every day for a week. Saves on cooking bills too. We eat it with homemade coleslaw which I make twice a week too.

I find if I add too many things to bulk out meat then it fills us up only to leave us hungry soon after, which I can ignore with a coffee but DS will go looking for second dinner. Lentils and beans are better than extra veg but 500g meat to make six portions is about the limit here.