Went Shopping Today....

[Jeza]

Spent £84. No fags no booze just groceries. There are only two of us and neither of us are big eaters. We do like our veg, but little meat. I wonder how family's with kids manage or do they not buy fresh meat and veg.

[pink-kittens]

Always, I'm sort of with you on the rice thing but, if you use it to bulk things like casseroles it'll be fine :)

[888sally888]

Thanks pink - we really should be spending less!!

[sherrardk]

I do my shopping on line, if it comes to more than £100 I change my plans (I can afford more, but it is a challenge I have with myself) - that is food, treats (Saturday night chocolate for the kids and fizzy pop), stuff for packed lunches and toiletries and includes fresh veg/fruit and meat. I do a bit of shopping in Aldi (booze mostly) and top up with bread and milk from the local shop. I only ever buy chicken from the chicken factory shop as it is a fraction of the cost. There are seven of us.

[anneasquith]

re our food shopping, I wonder how much food is actually thrown away ?

[lady-janine]

you can also pulse or liquidise rice to use it as a thickener or chop left over veg small and mix all together with an egg and make patties or towers to bake in oven. they can be fried but i don't like fat.

[AlwaysConfused]

The dog is always after my panties, but I'm not sure if she likes patties!?!

I did something awful last night, I'm sure we've all done it - OH eagerly bought some steak from the butchers yesterday ready for me to cook (apparently I'm better at cooking steak, but I think he just says that so I will do it for him). I managed to drop the steak on the floor, ashamedly the floor is not clean enough to eat off. I flicked it a few times and brushed it off and returned it to the pan. I did not tell him! I'm presuming he is alive and well enough to tell the tale (should he find out) but that's the part that went uneaten and found it's way into a baguette with a little chilli sauce for his lunchbox today. Ooopsy!

[anneasquith]

HA ha, SAM N ELLA ?

[JonnyBoy12]

I am wondering if you are both lions or elephants? You did not state whether you were both humans or not.

Can you confirm this?