Eat well for Less Thursday BBC 1
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Omg!! £355 per WEEK. Don't spend that in a month.0
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It is quite shocking when it is all added up!
Sadly, I am in no position to pass judgement about that amount! However, DH and I are having a booze free month (his first ever) with a view to cutting down long-term and that alone should save us £250 this month.
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This has been a great programme in terms of highlighting the power of branding and that if you look past it you can find the same or better for cheaper under a 'lesser' brand.
You could apply the same thinking to pretty much everything else you buy.
In reality you're not likely to go to 4 supermarkets a week but it does do well at questioning the norms.0 -
I am apopleptic about the way tonight's family waste food! They really have no idea at all...Sad...0
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TheMrWobbly wrote: »
That's impressive. We spend about £140 a week for four, though we shop at a farm butcher for meat and cheese which costs but the taste difference is so worth it.
We rarely drink, which helps I guess. I'm pretty good at making a meal out of random things in the cupboard, my kids aren't fussy, not one for buying brands, we don't tend to eat much meat and I always check what we have in before I shop. We could never afford £140 every week so I think I just subconsciously shop cheaply after having to for ages.0 -
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Use your legs or your bike. Why not burn calories while you shop. It is a Yin Yang kind of thing!0
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jamessteelapim wrote: »Use your legs or your bike. Why not burn calories while you shop. It is a Yin Yang kind of thing!
Guess it depends on distance and quantity. I use mostly legs and a rucksack, but I am only shopping for me, and somethings are just too heavy or bulky for that method
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I buy my heavy stuff - milk, mineral water, etc. from a local Co-op, a walk away. I use my bike with side panniers for the rest. Obviously, it all depends on how far you are situated from your various food stores. All mine are within easy cycling distance!0
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Going back to someone's comment earlier regarding how they worked in a factory and the same foods went into value and premium brands....
I have always thought this. Tesco own brands for instance... Tesco tea bags, when you scan them in on MFP come up as Tetley, and it isn't just tea bags that come up as premium brands either.
Value brands all the way for me as most premium brands are a con to get us to spend more.
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Snugglebutt2014 wrote: »Going back to someone's comment earlier regarding how they worked in a factory and the same foods went into value and premium brands....
I have always thought this. Tesco own brands for instance... Tesco tea bags, when you scan them in on MFP come up as Tetley, and it isn't just tea bags that come up as premium brands either.
Value brands all the way for me as most premium brands are a con to get us to spend more.
Yes this has happened to me loads of times with scanning for mfp. The Lidl Fresh on a pass at a came up as Curio and dried fruit I bought in Pick and Pay South Africa as Tesco!
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I used to know the GM of biscuit maker and 100% he said same ingredients went into their brand, tesco's own, tesco value, sainsbury's own, etc. The only brand they had to change and shut down, clean the machines, and all that was M&S and they cost so much I can't afford to try them!0
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Yes I've scanned lots of things and they come up as a better brand than what I have!
I totally don't get the whole brand thing with food. It's food! I'm not going to pay more for something cause it has a flashy ad on TV....
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jamessteelapim wrote: »Use your legs or your bike. Why not burn calories while you shop. It is a Yin Yang kind of thing!
I walk to the one supermarket close enough, I doubt most people have more than one in walking distance.0
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