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

wtf do you do with 6 cucumbers ??

actually if you are NotanOtter I don't want to know

otter - are you deliberately buying in bulk?!??!?!

£295 .. how long will that last?

I have posted mine on another thread in this section

popsycal - i do exactly what you say and infact blend it so that big and small children do not moan at the ridiculous veg i put in - i made 12 meals an froze them all at the weekend! job done!

TWIG!!!
My children are on half term
children love cucumber
i have 5 children

here you go .. this is mine .. I got a £10 off voucher

Otter - how many little otters are there? You must be feeding at least 10 people for a month! Why do otters need 14 packs of salted butter?

yes i am Popsycal

I have reduced our food bill HUGELY over the past year by simply NOT going to the supermarket often
fruit veg and milk will have to be bought again - but this shop will do us 7 for best part of a month
(( thats why i buy cravendale milk - long date)

5 small and not so small otters - 2 big !

Great name Quattrocento

This is the reduced food bill?

(faints)

Thank you otter

Printing out your shopping list to show my DH.

"Look" I will say "here's a weekly shopping bill".

I will say nothing about the three extra children. Or the half term week.

He never does shopping but it doesn't stop him somehow thinking that there are lots of ways I should be more economical.

thats not weekly!!

Money saving tips:

Put veg in with curries/ bol etc. eg. macaroni and cauliflower cheese
chilli with kidney beans (buy dried, v v v cheap)
burgers with kidney beans
thai curry with mange tout or green beans

if kids won't eat the veg, give them the leftovers for breakfast and save on the muesli!

fab marigold

oh yes...in anything using mince, eg chilli, spa bol, lasagne, i grate tons of carrot really finely in with it - bulks it out and sweetens it

Oh sorry - just read that was the best part of a month - all makes sense now - thought you were the queen of shopping otters.

Otter - too much sweet stuff and juice in mine???

if you're having roast chicken then you can make gravy with the meat juices so no need for gravy granules.

make own spagbol with onions/tinned tomatoes/dried mixed herbs.

make own burgers

make tomato sauce and freeze for your dd.

You can cut back hugely if you really want to, shop bought sauces for instance are hugely expensive and full of all sorts of additives.

OK so thicko question - how do I do the gravy just with the chicken juices?

The meat issue - yes I feel we eat too much. Would like to have 2 or 3 meatless meals in a week. But I'm worried about DD2 and her protein. She's also allergic to nuts and lentils. If we have meals with no meat and no dairy that would effectively be vegan, IYSWIM? Not sure how to get round it.

I AM making my own spag bol!

Ceolas, this is a bit long winded but see here for how to make gravy.

Fish and eggs are also good sources of protein.

How old is your dd?

And tofu!

DD is 5, nearly 6.

Fish. Yes, I hate fish but everyone else likes it!

mine is 4 weeks worth - no juice is there?

Ok no juice.

But oreos, ice cream, ice lollies...

What do your kids drink? We should do fruit juice/water but it's a lot more expensive. They drink juice at meal times and water/milk in between.

just 100% fresh