shopping on a budget

[Gemma1986]

I have found sw more expensive for me but now i right a list and just buy what i need for the week, also i go to butchers now instead of asda meats. Also when i see items i use on offer i stock up. loving the plan tho.

 

[LadyHelen]

I have found sw more expensive for me but now i right a list and just buy what i need for the week, also i go to butchers now instead of asda meats. Also when i see items i use on offer i stock up. loving the plan tho.

I think writing a list and sticking to it is one of the things that helps me more than any other. These days I use the Tesco home delivery service, because since I developed epilepsy I can't drive any more, and I think that saves me money as well. It costs £5 for delivery, but I think I save more than that in not having the "Oooh, shiny!" factor - you know, not seeing things you fancy and picking them up and sticking them in the trolley when you really shouldn't!

 

[notsomuch]

They aren't free though!

i meant to put that Asda HAS Quron mince and chicken style pieces on offer for £1 at the moment!

i know the Asda stuff ain't free!

 

[Taz]

i meant to put that Asda HAS Quron mince and chicken style pieces on offer for £1 at the moment!

i know the Asda stuff ain't free!

Ah I see! Well that is really good, I didn't notice that yesterday. I will have to go in tomorrow and stock up cus that stuff is expensive!

 

[Emz118]

I have also found it more expensive for us, but I find it less so when I plan my weeks meals in advance.
Green is defo cheaper then red, but my OH can't go a day without meat, as he insists he feels poorly without it!
I am finding that keeping my eye on the bargains thread is helping too.

 

[tullulah]

I always shop on a budget, I usually try and check supermarkets special offers and plan my meals around them. Plus when I'm cooking I usually make more and them freeze it into portions, esp quorn chilli or vegetable pasta etc

 

[Taz]

Your shopping bill may have gone up but think of all the savings on junk like takeaways etc. SW food is much cheaper than my previous 'diet'

 

[Indieflower]

It's much harder to shop on a tight budget on red than on green, definitely. Have you tried your local market for meat? My local one has a butchers which does offers like 5 packs of meat for £10 - and each pack is something like 3 big chicken breast fillets or 4 pork steaks or something like that. It's worth seeing if you have something similar

I do have butchers that do deals such as that, not the leanest of meat though. I'll have to look for a local farmers market or something. Thanks for the advice.

 

[ronniejacobs]

i have been using my butcher for 3 years since my oh saw a program on meat in supermarkets and i get really good deals. i spend about 40 in the supermarket a week on fresh stuff and any store cubord stuff i run out off. and about 10-15 on butcher. which will include something like a large turkey breast which will do him lunch for a week and three or four dinners for us. i always do a menu plan too

 

[kittykat]

i went to farm foods got 6 chix breasts for 3.95
6 mullers 2.50
frozen sliced chix 2.00
quorn leek sausages 1.00
400g turkey ham 1.75
5 pork steaks 1.99
frozen leeks and swede 1.00 a bag
john west micro egg fried rice 69pfridge raiders 79p
24 cans diet coke 5.75

bargain

 

[Taz]

Wow what a bargain!

 

[Bigchops]

Sorry to hijack this thread but a couple of people have said they freeze portions of things but can I ask if Quorn mince is frozen and you make spag bol, can you re-freeze after?

 

[Amyeve]

Meat is quite reasonably priced in Iceland, i bought 6 frozen chicken breasts for £3 today.

not sampled any yet though so cant yet comment on the quaility

 

[Taz]

Sorry to hijack this thread but a couple of people have said they freeze portions of things but can I ask if Quorn mince is frozen and you make spag bol, can you re-freeze after?

Yes it's fine

 

[jelly-belly!x]

Meat is quite reasonably priced in Iceland, i bought 6 frozen chicken breasts for £3 today.

not sampled any yet though so cant yet comment on the quaility

i always look on the back to see the % of chicken as most cheaper things are full of water and sometimes chicken substitute (now to me REAL chicken shouldnt need a chicken substitute lol!!)

hope this helps x

 

[lwtblb]

Ah yes, this seems to be the case with a lot of frozen meat. The icelend ccicken breast strips are ok though.

Did buy some low fat mince in Tesco a few weeks ago (think it was good for you or something) & it went all mushy when I cooked it...must have been full of water!!
Also, even thought I drained it it sill tasted really fatty, even in a chilli...couldn't eat it!!!

 

[lwtblb]

On a budget it is sometimes worth having 1 Syn to save money.

Totally agree about the green grocers. We have a great one locally and it's so much cheaper and much better quality

Hi Taz, which greengrocer do you use? I go to the fruit market on a Sunday morning.

Also the previous message about the Asda mince, think it's inly a few syns & I would much rather spend a few syns on this, as it is much better value, tastes better & has a much better texture than quorn...don't know what happened, it always used to be free!!

 

[Taz]

Hi Taz, which greengrocer do you use? I go to the fruit market on a Sunday morning.

Also the previous message about the Asda mince, think it's inly a few syns & I would much rather spend a few syns on this, as it is much better value, tastes better & has a much better texture than quorn...don't know what happened, it always used to be free!!

I go to Turners in Kings Chase, they are great value and quality. I haven't been to the fruit market for ages but I remember it being excellent value!

I got the Asda meat free meat balls and they are 2 Syns for the bag. I only use half a bag and the bag is bigger than the Quorn ones anyway!