The last grocery shopping I did was on 23rd October, so ten days ago. I could probably continue without but this isn't a no-spend month, just a low-spend month with £34 to last me from 28th October to 30th November.
My focus is on my vegetable intake. Today I chopped the last of my cucumber, peppers, celery and tomatoes to make a chopped salad, something which I eat regularly. I've still got one leek as well as onions, carrots, parsnips and potatoes. There's also red and green cabbage so I can concentrate on saladings.
I also needed eggs and cheddar cheese. I'm doing egg fried rice this evening which will leave me with just one egg and I have no cheddar at all. I've got Stilton but I don't like that on baked potatoes and I think that jacket spuds are one of the mainstays of a frugal diet.
So, armed with a strict list I called at Tesco and bought tomatoes (.49) celery (.50) cheese (2.25) cucumber (.60) peppers (.91) and eggs (.84). Total £5.59. I also treated myself to some grapes which had been reduced to .48 so grand total £6.07. My budget is now £27.93.
I too need to concentrate on more veggies in the diet. A good chopped salad is a lovely thing for a meal.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to find a bargain when stretching the budget. Im leaving my shop till after Tuesday, possibly a late shop to see if I can pick up some yellow stickers.
ReplyDeleteYou got great bargains on those veggies.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
I am lucky as I have a good fruit and veg intake as I buy lots of yellow stickers.
ReplyDeleteYou are very lucky - I get the odd few but my nearest supermarket is a 19 mile round trip away so I can't make special trips over and above my normal weekly visits. Sometimes I get a wonky veg box from Lidl when I go.
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