Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge

[goldfish]

Same here, Hally -- downright frightening!!  Menu planning and a lot more discipline for me, methinks!!!

[obbie]

all good here. $150 yesterday, but thats alot of juice and snack food for this week, and breakfast  / lunches.
more menu planning for me too

[astarra]

Just done a menu plan of lunch and dinner for the whole week - from what I have in the fridge, freezer and pantry so hopefully a $0 week here. So 

[jo_nz]

$95...but we are going camping later in the week, so will probably buy fresh meat for BBQ and some salad stuff.  Have brought a few bits to take with us though.

Wow, Astarra, $0!!  I think next week I should be able to do vege/fruit & milk only so should be a good one, but I'm a fair way from managing a no spend week.  Well done!!!

[Jude59]

Just done a menu plan of lunch and dinner for the whole week - from what I have in the fridge, freezer and pantry so hopefully a $0 week here. So 

Challenging myself to do the same here.  Made salad nicoise last night. 

[Halex]

My issue s milk, might try a dairy only week again in the near future

[droverjess]

Just been given 1 dozen eggs, lucky lucky us.

[deedub]

Aaargh - just added up this weeks purchases, and I've spent $170! My downfall was going to a really nice F&V shop with the kids, I spent over $50 on fruit & veg alone, but hopefully that will last us a while. Bought no meat this week, but did spend $18 on fish, half we had for dinner and half for the freezer. I wish fish wasn't so expensive here, the kids and I love it.
Hopefully next week I'll be back on track, although I'm getting low on flour. I'm using meals from the freezer, but still can't see much space in there 

[judydawn]

I'm using meals from the freezer, but still can't see much space in there 

Funny about that deedub - it happens to all of us.

[mcmich]

$68.15c last week. Very pleased 

[droverjess]

£52 yesterday.
Have hardly shopped for ages, so not bad.

[RosieB]

Just tallied up and my weeks total was $100.23.
So I'm okay with that.   
That included $18.00 for a box of 14 BIG mangoes,   Yumm
Plus brewing stuff for Ginger Beer, and 10 liters of juice for some fruit wine I am experimenting with.

[EmeraldSue]

Good buy with those mangoes. I love them!
I went to the supermarket today, but forgot my list:(
I need to add up my receipts, but it would have been close last week as I bought a tray of strawberries and then bought sugar to make jam. This week should be better though

[Halex]

Today is day 1 for me of a new shopping week. Lets see what I can do this week. My budget  this weeks is $115, $15 extra as we have an extra boy to feed for 3 days.

I have just been undisciplined & have done quite a few on line orders which are great in the heat & holidays, i dont like grocery shopping with kids in tow

They decided to send eb to camp & have sent this one to us instead for 3 days & then regular weekends

Well done to everyone who has kept in budget & who has stayed close. Hard to do in the holidays, plus I find that we have so many kids (ainly hungry boys) & adults over we just go through so much food.

H

[obbie]

shopping 2morow