I just know I am going to regret this but come scrutinise my shopping...

[Ceolas]

Week's shopping for 5 - 2 adults and 3 children (including dairy allergic DD)

£80.22 delivered. (might be slightly less as a few offers)

Meal plan for the week -

Friday - thai chicken curry
Saturday - spag bol
Sunday - roast chicken
Monday - bacon/mushroom risotto
Tuesday - chicken chow mein (with leftover chicken)
Wednesday - Macaroni cheese
Thursday - burgers

1 Bisto Original Powder For Gravy227g Each £0.82 £0.82
1 Oxo 12 Beef Stock Cubes71g Each £0.82 £0.82
1 Lyles Golden Syrup 454g Each £0.60 £0.60
2 Tesco Fresh Sweetened Soya Milk 1 Litre Each £0.94 £1.88
1 Tesco Valpolicella 75cl Each £2.98 £2.98
1 Vitalite Sunflower Spread500g Each £0.66 £0.66
1 Tesco Scottish Porridge Oats 1kg Each £0.61 £0.61
1 White Potatoes 2.5kg Pack Each £1.12 £1.12
3 Granny Smith Apples Class 1 Loose Each £- £0.57
1 Unwaxed Lemons 6 Pack Each £1.29 £1.29
1 Loose Limes Class 1 Each £0.15 £0.15
1 A Bag of Red Seedless Grapes Class 1 Loose (approx. 500g - 650g per bag) Each £- £1.28
1 Tesco Fairtrade Bananapack Each £- £1.14
10 Gala Apples Class 1 Loose Each £- £1.60
1 Tesco Salad Onions Bunch Each £0.49 £0.49
1 Tesco Broccoli Loose Each £- £0.49
1 Closed Cup Mushrooms 250g Each £0.62 £0.62
1 Peas And Baby Corn 200g Class 1 Each £1.19 £1.19
1 Loose Garlic Each Class 1 Each £0.20 £0.20
3 Tesco Onions Loose Class 2 Each £- £0.45
3 Tesco Carrots Loose Class 1 Each £- £0.21
1 Fresh Coriander 25g Each £0.69 £0.69
1 Scottish H/Eating Steak Mince 500g Each £2.24 £2.24
1 Tesco Organic Whole Chicken 1.00-2.40kg Each £- £8.46
1 Tesco 8 Smoked Back Bacon 250g Each £1.25 £1.25
2 Tesco Fresh Sweetened Soya Milk 1 Litre Each £0.94 £1.88
1 Tesco Value Full Flavour Coloured Cheese Medium Each £- £2.60
2 Alpro Soya Oy Yofu Based Yogurt 4 X 125g Each £1.39 £2.78
1 Tesco Organic Eggs Medium Box Of 12 Each £2.99 £2.99
1 Tesco Thin Crust Cheese Feast Pizza 350g Each £2.15 £2.15
1 Tesco Value Bourbon Creams 400g Each £0.34 £0.34
1 Alpen No Added Sugar 1.3kg Each £3.22 £3.22
3 Tesco Finest 2 Aberdeen Angus Burgers 340g Each £0.99 £2.97
1 Robinsons Special-R-Orangedrink 2 Ltr Each £1.73 £1.73
1 Robinsons Speciality Rapple Blackcurrant Drink 2 Ltr Each £1.74 £1.74
1 Finish Dishwasher Powder Lemon 1kg Each £2.57 £2.57
1 Tesco Luxury Soft Toilet Tissue White 12 Roll Each £4.36 £4.36
1 Dolmio Original Bolognese Sauce 320g Each £0.99 £0.99
1 Lyles Black Treacle 454g Each £0.60 £0.60
2 Closed Cup Mushrooms 250g Each £0.62 £1.24
2 Tesco 8 Smoked Back Bacon 250g Each £1.25 £2.50
2 Warburtons Sliced Sandwich Rolls 12pk Each £1.25 £2.50
1 T No Added Water Corned Beef 175g Each £1.28 £1.28
1 Tesco Arborio Risotto Rice 500g Each £0.73 £0.73
1 T No Added Water Cooked Ham 150g Each £1.58 £1.58
1 Lurpak Lighter Spreadable 500g Each £1.94 £1.94
2 Muller Little Stars Fromage Frais 6 X 60g Each £1.38 £2.76

whats wrong with gravy granules? they are a mixture of chemicals and cornflour and very high in salt. And also unnecessary unless you are really really bad at cooking, which ceolas clearly isnt.

are you lactose intolerant then?

if not what about pesto (sacla good) .. lasts for ages and only need a bit

er, gravy with chicken. I also add it to mince when making cottage pie, etc.

I thought macaroni cheese was pasta in cheese sauce...

add a salad

DD2 is allergic to milk

bugga no picture lol

too too much meat inc corned beef -vom!
i buy any meat from butcher
too much sweet stuff and juice
crap yoghurts
nasty fats - just use butter
alpen no added sugar alpen has as much 'sugars' a many shops own alpen ad very pricey
hardly any bread - infact not much food imho
otherwise ok

I make bread

You have ordered 4 litres of soya milk, is that on purpose?

buy value lemons - be a lot less than you currently pay
agree with others re making your own sauces and burgers
if you buy mince, loads of value tinned goods and veggies you can get several portions of spag bol, chilli (add kidney beans - these cost just 17 pence per tin in sainsburys)
go shopping at the end of the day if possible as there are always bargains to be had as they reduce lots of stuff

are stock cubes ok to use then

I don't buy meat from supermarkets anymore, go to local butchers instead and am aiming at getting veg from local farm shop. I bought organic veg from Tesco this week and it really tasted so much nicer so if I have to buy from the supermarket then I'm definitely buying organic from now on. I'm trying to buy as much as possible locally.

ahh sorry didn't twig about the dd2 lactose thing

you could make a big tom sauce and freeze in small portions

personally I think the Lloyd Grossman sauces are pretty good .. wouldn't buy dolmio .. but then I was more into the gluten free restriction than milk so haven't labelled checked

Did I double up on the soya milk too?

Oh well, DD takes it to school

twiglett i have to buy wheat free stuff for dd

oh I don't do it any more .. we did starch free for a year and gluten free for about 3 .. now we do a kind of 'can't be arsed' .. it was for DH anyway

i am itching to add mine now.....its not even a good one

I'm getting a delivery tonight .. d'ya wanna see?

x-post otter .. its tempting isn't it .. I wonder why .. its rather like public humiliation

Looks a fun brief - good idea - thank you

(i) Buy fruit and veg from farm shop or local greengrocer - I know it's an extra shopping trip and we're all time starved - but if Tescos are delivering then it's only one physical shop.
(ii) Gravy powder not needed
(iii) Making burgers is really easy peasy, even I can do it, and it saves lots of money. You just need a blendery thing and a slice of bread and an egg white. Some people put onion in.
(iv) Buy frozen mince it's half the price and it is not distinguishable from unfrozen when cooked
(v) Bourbon creams???
(vi) Make bolognaise - all you need is some tinned tomatoes, an onion and some oregano. At least half the price.
(vii) Robinsons squash??? Could eliminate and use some of the saved money for a carton of fresh juice
(viii) Bulk buy stuff like loo-rolls (I never do this but it is a saving)
(ix) Treacle and golden syrup are for fladjacks and gingerbread but neither of those are necessary
(x) Yoghurts - buy a big family sized pot unless these are needed for lunchboxes

Delivery Date:
Tuesday 22 May

Delivery Slot:
Between 6pm-7pm

• The estimated* cost of your order is GBP 295.70

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twig - yours will be fab - mine looks like it consists mostly of 'FABS' lol

only skim read thread

make own pasta sauce - dirt cheap - tinned tomatoes cost abtou 19p. I make it in bulk and freeze

lots of meat - consider couscous/bulgar wheat; fish

buy fresh juice and dilute it down for the children
buy value onions/lemons
ditch the muesli

ditch the gravy

buy tesco own natural yoghurt for when hving yoghurt at home. make fruti puree to add to it - buy little plastic contiainers to put it in for lunch

Hey Otter,I see you have cut back on your cheese buying.