Saving money on food
It's been a busy few weeks here in our wee house.
It's been GCSE coursework moderating - something we do every year that brings in some pennies.
I've written a food shopping list for the start of next month. Apart from fresh veg and fruit, we only shop once for the month. Planning ahead like this saves us squid-lots of money. There's no last-minute / quick dashes / dialing takeaways at our place - I do plan in really yummy foods, but it's all home-made and within our budget.
I have up the app I use to plan which is the cheapest shop to visit for each item, and have one delivery and one collect to do. This saves on fuel too - which as we all know is pretty pricey!
Here is my shopping list for June:
Fish: Salmon / mixed cubed fish / fish fingers
Other protein: eggs / tofu / hummus
Fats: Spread / mayo
Home: Fairy WUP / kitchen foil / bin bags / clingfilm / kitchen towels / bleach / laundry powder
Frozen: peas / veg burgers / veg sausages / veg mince
Dairy: Cheddar / goat's cheese
Larder: tom puree / baked beans / orange squash / tonic water / soda water / sweetcorn tinned / oats / tinned toms / kidney beans / tahini / oat and soya milk / olives / dog treats / crisps / lemon juice / dijon mustard / coconut milk / soy and oyster sauce / peanut butter / lemonade / passata
Meds: ibuprofen / anti-histamines
We do have things in our store cupboards, and do a stock check before we write the meals list for the month.
As the weather is getting warmer, I've changed our veg box order a little. This week we had:
Stem broccoli / Bunched new carrots / red cabbage / mushrooms / jacket potatoes
new potatoes / radishes / spinach / bunched broccoli and cauliflower
celery / cucumber / iceberg lettuce / peppers / cherry tomatoes / spring onions
apples / avocado / bananas / grapes / satsumas / pears
I'll share our meal planner with you in my next blogpost!
FM xx
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