How much do you spend???

[Tom's Mommy]

My hubby doesn't do his lunch box, I do so he doesn't know what he has got until he opens it at work each day!!

Maybe if you did his lunchbox that could work?

 

[Rayven]

but you're sure going to struggle hiding a fridge

I wonder whether the pony fancies having a fridge in the stable??? lol

 

[Happy Holidays]

I'm lucky I buy enough mullerlights for me & anyone else who wants them & some full fat yoghurts. I find the full fat yoghurts get eaten first I don't eat biscuits, they're hidden away so I can't see them. But when Alpen lights etc are on offer I buy them for me ONLY & I hide them. There in a cupboard in the kitchen with 'kitchen stuff' which is only needed once in a blue moon.

I really can't offer any suggestions which will help. You've really got your hands full. Could you buy SW friendly stuff for all the family & maybe get 'treats' from Aldi/Lidl/Farmfoods?

Good luck

BTW I spend about £100 per week on a weekly shop & find about £25 of that is fresh fruit & veg. I try not to go shopping during the week. I buy frozen fruit (for breakfast) as this works out cheaper & I bulk buy things on offer & get shops own where I can.

 

[Northern Lass]

i spend about £120 -£150 a week, for me, hubby and 2 hungry boys aswell as the scores of friends that seem to have appeared over the holidays,grazing all day in my house. Most of that is fresh food, very little goes in my freezer now except lollies and veg. I would like to cut it down to about £100 - that will be my aim when they go back to school.

 

[evilpenguin]

Rayven you really need to lock the fridge! Definitely start hiding your SW goodies from him!

We spend around £60 a week on groceries, that's for 2 adults following SW. I find green cheaper to do, so when we're skint we eat lots of pasta!

xx

 

[Circes]

Sorry, I got distraced (darn work!)



There are some basic good household practices will help keep the costs down:

• plan your meals for the week, make a shopping list and get only for the ingredients you need to make them
• start by looking at what you have in the cupboard/freezer already and choose meal options that will use them up
• cook your meals from scratch as pre-prepared sauces will be more expensive and you'll know exactly what has gone into them
• plan to use leftovers for other meals or for lunch the next day eg if you are cooking rice for dinner one day, make extra, throw in some leftover veggies and a fat-free dressing and you have lunch for day two
• cook one meal for the whole family not different ones
• seasonal fruit and veg is always cheaper so plan your meals around what it available
• take advantage of special offers - most supermarkets do cut price fruit and veg each week - and shop around to get the best prices. Check out offers and prices on comparison websites.
• try out the 'discount' supermarkets like lidl or aldi. Not everything is cheaper but many things are such as tinned tomatoes, pulses etc
• check out local shops such as greengrocers and butchers because supermarkets are not always the cheapest option
• frozen fruit and veg can be cheaper than fresh and a good alternative
• go green rather than red as meat is more expensive
• if doing EE then bulk out your meals with cheaper ingredients such as pulses, lentils, meat-free mince so you use less meat
• if buying meat go for cheaper cuts and invest in a slow cooker. Or buy joints and whole chickens that can be used across several meals rather than packs of chicken breasts
• beans, lentils and pulses are all good sources of protein and much cheaper than fish and meat
• batch cook meals taking advantage of special offers and freeze portions so they are ready for use
• go for shop own-brands rather than premium brands as they are usually just as good and a lot cheaper
• you don't have to buy mullerlights. There are several supermarket versions that are also syn free or other brands that are on special offer such as activia or shape zero
• know where your supermarket puts the things that are nearly out-of-date. You can sometimes pick up bargains on things like meats
• if you have storage then big bags of staples like pasta and rice can save money in the long-term
• invest in a water filter rather than buy expensive bottled water
• have breakfast at home so you're not tempted to eat on the go
• if you and/or your husband work, take lunch with you rather than buying out
• make your own versions of favourite family takeaway meals - save on the £s and the lbs
• and don't shop when you are hungry!

 

[constantlydizzy]

I wonder whether the pony fancies having a fridge in the stable??? lol

Or you could threaten putting the hubby in with the pony......seeing as he eats like a horse LOL

 

[Theria]

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[blondie24]

does you're hubby have anything to do with the shopping? my bf used to be the same until he physically had to hand the cash over (instead of just me on my own) funnily enough that made him realise how much shopping actually cost.... and his tight mind decided he was gonna stop eating like a horse cos of how expensive it was!
that might help a little! the worst part of my bf doing this though was the frustration of him been 12stone at 6ft and not being a lb overweight in his life, and could still eat everything in the house!

 

[Rayven]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rayven
I wonder whether the pony fancies having a fridge in the stable??? lol

Or you could threaten putting the hubby in with the pony......seeing as he eats like a horse LOL

LMAO!!! I couldn't help but burst out laughing when i read that!! Hubby says you're very cheeky - you're right, but cheeky! lol

 

[constantlydizzy]

LMAO!!! I couldn't help but burst out laughing when i read that!! Hubby says you're very cheeky - you're right, but cheeky! lol

moi ??? tell him I'm very sorry LOL

Its funny tho as we had the very same debate last night.....my oh ate ALL my 6 mini bars of dairy milk that I bought for the week then sat and ate his stuff!
I was going crazy at the sight of uncut white bread that he made his (snack) sarni with and demolished a full big bag of butterkist toffee popcorn that I manage to weigh out 25g for 5syn and never get any more that week ......MEN

 

[Rayven]

My hubby doesn't do his lunch box, I do so he doesn't know what he has got until he opens it at work each day!!

Maybe if you did his lunchbox that could work?

Well, as of this morning hubby has no say in what goes in his lunch box anymore as i'm doing it!! He's been banned from doing his own lunch as he can't be trusted to leave me enough food for the week! (i feel like his mother! lol)

I've also told him that if he continues to stuff his face I'll be adding up precisely what he's eaten and he'll have to give me more money for groceries, cos at the moment i'm paying for more than my fair share and i can't afford to keep re-buying stuff for me.
I spoke to him about it this morning and said that when he eats the healthy stuff as well as his own, he still has stuff to eat because he's not sticking to any kind of plan he can eat whatever is left in the fridge, but he keeps leaving me to either go off plan or go shopping.....again! He did say he was sorry, but from the look on his face i think it went in one ear and out of the other!

 

[Tom's Mommy]

One thing that shocks my hubby is if he is having a bad food evening, ie, he has had his dinner, chocolate, crisps, bowl or two of cornflakes, ice-cream, etc. I work out how many calories he has consumed just in the evening alone and that shocks him. He only does it every now and then and he seems to have a much faster metabolism than me and can drop 7lbs just like that which makes me mad!!!!

How about working out the price of all the snacks and junk food that he consumes in the evening alone during the course of a week and see if that makes him realise how much money is being spent? and how much you had to re-spend that week to replace your stuff.