I need to review habits when it comes to food, I think I am getting a bit lazy at times.
Groceries ----$1755-------$1601.08-------under target by $160.42
I have allowed $33.75 per week for grocery but I should with want I have in stockpile this should be able come down to below $27.00 per week or under $1404 for this year.
I have nearly used up want is in my downstairs storage area in food. Only very bulky things will be store there in the future.
I do need to do a stock take of what I actually got in the way of food. I do have some gaps but I should I be able to last for few months without worrying about them. Just use something else instead in meantime.
The strategies for this challenge are to list and menu plan my way through until I use a lot of stuff I have already have bought. While I still have protein in my freezers and beans and lentils in fridge with over 5 kilos of rice and a number of packets of pasta still to get through.
I have a lot of flavouring and sauces that I have bought or got in sample bags that I should be able to come up some different and interesting meals.
I will trying to limit my food spending to a very small list of basic items and any food for my diabetics that I need. Some of those items are fruit and vegetables in season, eggs, bread, milk, cheese, margarine, and yoghurt including some fresh fish and chicken, with some red meat when my freezer stocks are lower. I should be able to go about seven weeks without buying too much other than fruit and vegetables in season, eggs, bread, and milk.
I think will need to go back to writing my menus on here.
Menu for this week
Monday - Fresh Fish with Salad and Cob of Corn
Tuesday - lunch out - Dinner Fruit and Milk Only
Wednesday - lunch out - Dinner - Noodles Chicken with Vegetables
Thursday - Satay Chicken with Salad
Friday – Fresh Fish with Vegetables and Fruit
Saturday - Curry Mince with Rice and Fruit
Sunday – Pasta with Lentil Sauce
Strategy - Do remember what you have stored before you go and buy more of the same.
Focusing on my food
January 26th, 2012 at 08:52 am
January 26th, 2012 at 12:57 pm 1327582641
January 27th, 2012 at 12:06 am 1327622809