Want to know how to make $450 grocery shop last a whole month? Keep reading for my tips on how you can do this too!
My shop also consists of nappies, wipes, toiletries and other miscellaneous items.
How do you meal plan???
1. Firstly look in your freezer, fridge and pantry. Write down what you have. Now with that list what meals could you make? Do you have your "go to meals" that you must have to have weekly? Like spag bol? Write these down on one piece of paper to commence your "meal plan".
2. On another piece of paper write your "shopping list".
3. Then write on your "shopping list" what ingredients you will need for the meals already written on your meal plan.
4. Hop on websites for your local supermarkets and browse the meat categories. Write down on a seperate piece of paper what meat is the cheapest, base this off per kilo. You will find that the cheaper meats are Mince, chicken breast, chicken Legs, whole chook, Sausages and chuck/gravy steak. Check what the price is of the meat at the competition. Which ever has the cheapest meat is where I shop. I do this because really the most expensive part of grocery shopping is the meat.
6. Now that you have all the cheap meat written down on a piece of paper start brainstorming what meals you can make of it. You can also type in what meat and ingredients you already have in google and it will come up with suggested meals.
7. Once you have all your meals written on the "meal plan" ensure you have written down all other ingredients needed on your shopping list.
8. Go shopping!!! Or if you feel that some times you often impulse buy or you get worried about keeping it under your budgeted amount how about you do online order, for delivery or click and collect.
9. With online orders you can bring the specials up within seconds rather than walking around searching the store. You can also see your total as items are added so this makes it a lot easier to stick to a budget.
10. If you have a local market how about checking their prices up against the supermarket, this may be cheaper for some.
11. Repeat all above steps for a meal plan for lunches and snacks.
Watch these videos for an example of the meals and snacks in my meal plan in my $450 shop.
With the fruit salad, any time you get some out for lunch boxes or snacks be sure to drain any liquid out.
Carrots and Celery sticks stored in water to keep fresh for longer. Having it cut up makes doing lunches so much easier.
For the watermelon, rockmelon, grapes and strawberries ensure there is a layer of paper towel to bottom and top. This way the paper towel absorbs any moister, preventing the fruit from fermenting and keeping it fresher for longer. Change paper towel when it is moist.
Let's face it, we all know how awesome Tupperware containers are and how they do help food last a lot longer, but not everyone can afford them!!!!!With the tips I have given you can basically use any containers you already have.
Don't waste your vegetable scraps. Watch the video for how to make the most out of them.
I find the kids are more likely to "willingly" have fruit as a snack if it's packed like this, because well, kids are lazy!
I freeze a couple of loaf of sandwiches. This makes packing lunches so much easier and saves on wastage. Check the below video of what fillings can be put in sandwiches that you are freezing.
I also buy milk and bread in bulk and freeze. Take out as needed. See our video below on what additional items you freeze.
Don't be afraid to ask me any questions 🤗
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