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

[judydawn]

Have a great time tomorrow Michele & Uni - photos please.

I haven't shopped since Tuesday week ago - going well.

[mcmich]

Tuesday week ago  .
You must be eating out of the freezer Judy. How do you get by without fruit and veg?

[judydawn]

I spent around $32 at a farmers market for my last shop Michele and still have enough left to last me until my next planned shopping day.  I am hoping to have $0 shopping week this week seeing as I have got to this point.  Sunday is the beginning of my new week.  No freezer meals this week, cooked meals which have lasted us a couple of days each time.

[Jude59]

Hally sounds like good value for quite a selection of meats -  and only costing you around $100/month! $25/week.  Salmon works out to around $14/kilo if you buy it whole and you get the frame and bones etc for stock.... although sometimes I just oven bake the leftover bits and use them to make fish cakes with mashed potato etc.

[gertbysea]

Also good to grind up some do the bones and leftover bits for dog food.

[Jude59]

or in my case.... for my cats and rats

[Cornish Cream]

I've haven't shopped since Sunday and that was $16.45.
That gives me $80.00 to spend at the food and wine fair tomorrow.

I reckon you will spend all of that Michelle and some

[gertbysea]

I've haven't shopped since Sunday and that was $16.45.
That gives me $80.00 to spend at the food and wine fair tomorrow.

Just smile sweetly and pretend great interest and you will be surprised what they will give you.

Gert

[meganjane]

Lucky you Michelle! I'd love to go to the Food and Wine Show.

I've spent only $79 so far this week, so I'm pretty happy. I do have to get a few things tomorrow as I had a big baking day today and am now out of a few pantry basics. The $79 included a Pantry Pack of plain flour and some meat that was on special.

[Halex]

My food bill comes in at $98.25, cancelled sausages & have fhem on tuesdays delivery. I did cop a $1 delivery fee as you need to order 3 items to get free delivery.

H

[Jude59]

I've spent $60 for this week so far - $40 left.

This Sunday is a quiet one as kids are busy with other family so won't have to cook up the usual storm. Dinner out last night, tonight, next Monday night and Tuesday and off to the shortest lunch festivities around the Yarra Valley tomorrow.   Don't need too many supplies this week

[thermo18]

Well my food bill came to $92 for the week, not sure how I will go this week going to need chicken and meat stock is very low, I now have big gabs in the freezer lol

[Halex]

Yes it gets harder, i had to buy twinings english breakfast tea,  veg oil & 1kg block of cheese, $30 gone, just like that.

[EmeraldSue]

I have been to the supermarket and spent $45.20. I can't believe it- i was in and out in 20mins instead of at least double that, and I only needed two bags! I have just made the milo recipe for the first time and needed brazil nuts, so I spent $8.30 on half a kilo only to read the recipe and realise that it only needed 30g. Never mind, my DD spied them this morning and said yum, Brazil nuts!
I still need to go the the market on Sunday, but I'm doing well at $53.50.

[meganjane]

I thought I was doing really well and only needed a few things today, but spent $60.71 at the stupidmarket! Mind you, 4kg of potatoes cost $9.98! Also bought a kilo of bacon @ $9.90.