Shopping

[nick.h]

I have been given the challenge of doing the weekly shop!

I have been complaining alot recently to my mum how the is never any food in the house, and how shes been stashing stuff away. So she has basically told me to do it this week.

I didnt realise that this actually takes some planning, i've got to work out all the stuff that we need cereal, juice, milk, bread ect, plan all the meals for the week (haha tesco value) Then i can spend the rest on goodies.

Struggling to think of dinners, any suggestions, got to feed 5 people.

i've got a budget of 100 for the week btw.

Nick
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[numark1]

£100 for 5 people. Could you increase it a bit.

When my parents went away for 2 weeks, i had take away or ready meals everynight or just ate out, spent quite alot of money acutally. Just go down there and they have massive fridges of ready meals and just pick a couple up.

Just buy what you see and think you'll need, but yes i do believe it's a bit of an art form.

[FreshAL]

That's quite a tight buget, so think simple. If you've gotta include lunches as well that's a very tight buget.

Avoid too much meat, it's expensive. If you really can't live without it go for mince & sausage kind thing rather than steak or chicken breast.

Pasta & rice meals are easy. Think curries, stir-frys, pasta bakes, bolognaise.

Don't forget other kitchen things like salt, cooking oil, cling film, tin foil.

luck

Edit: I was assuming you had to cook as well, but reading it again I'm not sure you do? If not, buy really complicated stuff - you'll never be asked to do the shopping again

[ali-b]

Tesco.com do a bunch of recipe ideas and if you like the sound of some things, you can add the ingredients to your shopping cart (even if you just print it out and go elsewhere).

A.

[nick.h]

Lunches dont have to be included this week (if u mean school lunches), ill just get alot of value bread, 28p , and a few spreads.

Only really got to plan dinner, breakfast is sorted by a few boxes of cereals.
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[Adam.I]

Go on a full stomach.
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[Rookie]

£100 piece of piss.

If you want to do it on the sly and have some cash left over, whip down to your local Lidl/Aldi/Farmfoods and just get whatever you think will feed people. Then you can surprise her by having £15 left for a takeaway that week.

[nick.h]

[Adam.I]

Well that's out the window then. Pasta, rice, sauces, cerals and milk etc. Chicken Fillets are cheap-ish and bloody nice!
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[numark1]

[nick.h]

Anyone know if you use baking potatoes to make mash?
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[Rookie]

Could do, but might as well, not, they will be more expensive than normal potatoes.

[Rookie]

[EuropeanNC30R...]

When I'm at home we do 4 for £70-80 comfortably.

Would've thought the butler does your shopping catate?

[numark1]

[numark1]

[Rookie]

[EuropeanNC30R...]

£4.50 on a supermarket pizza? I wondered who actually bought those

[Rookie]

I'm telling you, Farmfoods is a students' dream. I could easily live on £5 a week from there, if I ever needed to. 6 pies for £1, pizzas for £1, 20 sausages for £1, you get the picture.

[numark1]

[EuropeanNC30R...]

Yeah, while they were selling them off for a quid before they went out of date. It was nice, not £4.50 good though. If I'm spending that much on a pizza I'll get a pre-cooked takeaway one.

[Bendy]

For £4.50 I'd want a decent takeaway pizza or I'd buy a £2 one and beef it up with extra toppings like mozarella and nice ham.

Cooking is the key to cheaper eating. And the more people you cook for, the more the cost per person drops.

[Cillit-BANG]

Example of a few meals we would do at uni-

Coleman's sauces are a good start.

Minced beef £1, mixed veg 40p, mashed potato 40p, casserole sauce £1.

This would feed 4 with ease, costs £2.80 and takes 10mins to cook, then in oven for 30mins whilst you tidy up.

Replace beef with sausages and sauce to match, you have sausage casserole. superb.

Minced beef £1, mixed veg 40p, chilli con-carne sauce £1. Rice 50p
Again will feed 4, and everyone loves a chilli.

Spag-bol- minced beef £1, sauce £1, veg 40p pasta 50p, bit of grated cheese, 30p.

If your short on cash, avoid ready meals. Unless you pay top ££ they are full of crap and over priced.

Who spends £3.50 on coke? Your nuts. At that sort of price I'd be drinking fresh fruit juices. £4.50 for a pizza?? You mean the 'Pizza Express' ones? 'Ask' is an identical restaurant, and do takeaway pizza's for £4.95. For an extra 45p I'd sooner have one fresh and cooked by a chef!!

[Cillit-BANG]

Actually Morrisons do a fantastic pizza. Thin and crispy pepperoni, bread base is very similar to italian type pizza places, and are £2 for 2.

Add a bit of bacon and a few olives, feast.

[numark1]