Friday 11 November 2011

Next week's meal plan & grocery update

Next week's meal plan  - beginning 12 November 2011

SATURDAY - beef & ale stew with carrots & broccoli - (substituted from tonight. We had fish cakes & veg instead)

SUNDAY - Roast chicken, rice with onion & bacon, peas & cabbage.

MONDAY - Stir fry pork with veg in soy, honey & chinese spice sauce.

TUESDAY - Spaghetti bolognese

WEDNESDAY - Pasta & pesto with veg & sausage.

THURSDAY - Chilli (frozen leftovers from last week) with rice

FRIDAY - HM pizzas

SOUPS - 1) Butternut squash & sweet potato
             2) Chicken & veg

I will also bake this week. Probably brownies, scones and lemon drizzle sponge.


GROCERY UPDATE

TESCO -

Tesco fruit yoghurts (various flavours) x 6 @£0.89  = £5.34
Tesco own brand cornflakes                                   = £1.48
Savoy cabbage x 2 (BOGOF)                                  = £0.76
English apples x 2 bags @£1.00 (BOGOF)                = £1.00
Curry sauce x 1 jar (Loyd Grossman, Balti)              = £1.00
Oranges x 2 bags @£2.00                                      = £4.00
Bananas x 2 bunches                                             = £0.97
Broccoli x 2 (BOGOF)                                             = £0.97
Honeydew melons x 2                                            = £3.00

TOTAL                                                                   = £18.52

LIDL -

Grapes x 2 punnets                                                 = £3.00
Leeks   x 4                                                              = £1.19
Red onions                                                              = £0.29
Potatoes - 2.5KG pack                                              = £2.49
Arla 1% milk x 4 @£0.85                                          = £3.40
Bavarian Ham x 3 @£0.83                                        = £2.49
Wafer thin chicken                                                   = £1.59
Free range eggs x 4 boxes @ £0.89                          = £3.56
Rapeseed oil                                                           = £1.29
Olive oil spread x 2 @£1.09                                      = £2.18
Poultry Kabanossi sausages                                      = £1.79
Lidl own brand 'Frosties' cereal                                 = £0.99

TOTAL                                                                     = £24.26

TOTAL SPEND                                                          = £42.78

November grocery spend to date  - £173.15 / £250.00

Balance - £76.85


I am going to have to watch the spends next week if I am going to make it until Nov. 27th on budget, although £250.00 was a pretty ambitious target for us!

The kids are devouring fruit & youghurts at the moment. I cannot complain about this though, so much better than wanting sweets. Thank goodness all of the Halloween sweeties are finished.

How are your grocery challenges going in November?

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