how I BUDGET for my WEEKLY shop

[@billsbasementworkshop1902]

Hi, Thanks for another informative video. When I was at school they used to have cooking lessons, sewing lessons and housekeeping lessons for the girls which included Budgeting for meals and shopping Etc. Don't think that they do any of this now, but like you say they should put it back onto the school corriculum. Boys were not allowed to do cooking lessons, which given the number of male chefs which appear on TV is amazing really.

[@tinkerbell9399]

I went to all girls school in Seventies in Essex. We were taught cooking, and budgeting. We had actual rooms set up like rooms in a house, and were taught how to make beds, wash, and iron clothes, hoovering and dusting. Didn’t appreciate it at the time, but would be a good idea now, for boys and girls!

[@jen9774]

My 18 y old grandson, in his final two years of school , has done courses in budgeting, cooking, marketing and a variety of other topics. His main subjects are IT and coding at which he excels and is already earning hefty sums of money working at night.

[@margaretbarke2299]

Frittata/Spanish omelette is a good budget meal with salad x

[@j.brewer7717]

Hi Kerry, a great video and really useful. I'm so pleased you haven't wandered from what your channel started. So many seem to have lost their way. You always stay in touch with what you started, make it interesting and keep it budget. So many people are struggling and your channel really helps. Thank you💖 See you on the next one, byee 👋Jen 💕😘xx

[@budgetcookinguk]

Aw thanks so much Jen, that's really lovely 😃💕💕💕

[@juliebajwa721]

Admire you Kerry your so organized. Looking for bargins in supermarkets has become a staple for most people. You really do have to shop around. Buying reduced items and freezing them is so handy you can buy something that you wouldn't usually buy as out of your price range. Look forward to the shopping trip.

[@Happyheretic2308]

Soup with all the slightly soft veg and bits. Keep a ziplock bag in the freezer for your carrot tops, soft celery, floppy parley, broccoli stalks, etc. Then make soup when you have a bag full, with some extra frozen veg and a tin of tomatoes, a stock cube, and whatever seasoning you like (garlic, ginger, etc.)

[@SandraDent-lf4xy]

Very good idea Kerry, planning ahead, it's a good thing to do. I've started doing my shopping online, i shop at Tesco, i tried Asda but i didn't like some of these stuff. When you go on the app all your favourites come up so you can see if you want to reorder the same items, then you just search for whatever else you might need also you can keep an eye on your basket so you know how much you are spending, i always get it delivered at 8 at night as it is cheaper, it costs 3 pounds, also you are saving your petrol, time and i'm not carrying heavy bags from the car, also your tempted to buy more stuff as you're going round the store

[@glendaanderson8627]

Homemade pizzas using the 50/50 flour/natural yogurt combination for the base! Great fakeaway using bits and bobs from fridge!!

[@budgetcookinguk]

Oh one of my favs Glenda, so easy too😀👍💕

[@glendaanderson8627]

@budgetcookinguk I know. I love it as being gluten free, the gf pizzas are way too expensive!!! Happy shopping today xx

[@janicerowlands5673]

Thanks for this. I’m terrible at this and waste so much especially veg. I’m going to try and follow your guide.

[@budgetcookinguk]

Aw that's fab Janice😀💕💕

[@leolioness1959]

I do exactly the same, I plan the meals and only shop what I need, another money saving thing I do is put any cash I have in the bank then shop using my card, so any money left over automatically gets saved, sometimes you don’t fancy what you’ve planned for an evening so just swop meals, I freeze leftovers, it’s makes a big difference, and you know what they say, if you look after the pennies, the pounds will look after themselves. Your doing great 💕

[@elainefisher747]

Onions Kerry.

[@budgetcookinguk]

😀👍💕I've got about 7 onions so didn't need to add but thank you Elaine, it's handy to have the list floating about in the kitchen a few days before shopping, as I always forget something when I first put it together😄

[@lumailisa]

I really, really wish I'd been taught this when I was younger. Thank you for showing us this ❤

[@budgetcookinguk]

You are so welcome! 💕💕

[@lyndamcleod2242]

Love love love your channel, best on you tube!!! Thankyou x x x x

[@budgetcookinguk]

Aw Lynda that's so lovely of you to say so, thank you😀💕💕💕

[@suemcdonagh7650]

I also make a list of what meals to make for the week ahead then write a shopping list out! We had chicken stew yesterday pressure cooked in the 15 in 1 25 minutes it was delicious plus I also butter a baguette to dip into the gravy/sauce 😋😋😋 I also mix minced beef and pork together and knock up burgers, lasagne, meatballs and a meat pie 😋😋😋

[@junebenson01]

Another good vid,, thanks for all you do. I was watching This Morning the other day and one of the chefs made a garlic bread thing. She used crumpets, cut them in half and thickly spread them with garlic butter putting them in an ovenproof dish as she went along. When they were all done she put them in the oven and they looked delish when they were done, I would have put cheese over them as well. Just thought it was a quick and easy idea for your family :)

[@philipareed]

Wow! I have to Tetris the contents of my freezer, it's so rammed - and there's only me! Trouble is, I go shopping, specifically at Morrisons for bargains, and there are so many reduced items. This evening, for example: Sausage and mash ready meals, 88p down from £2.20 (got two), 240 gram blocks of mild coloured cheddar, 78p down from £2.60 (got three), broccoli and cauliflower florets 42p down from £1.39, a posh Jacksons bloomer loaf, 59p down from £1.95. I just can't resist, although my supermarket of choice is Aldi, which I visited before.

[@helenskidzevicius7202]

Wow great bargains. I used to buy bargains like that all the time, had food go off as I has excess to my needs. Worked out I was throwing money away. I now see bargains and say, can I use that, do I have some at home? As hard As it is to not buy a bargain I let it go with the frame of mind that if it goes off, I'm throwing that money in the bin. Also someone else gets the opportunity to buy it and they may need it for than I do. 🙂

[@budgetcookinguk]

That's fab Philip😀👍 I'm definitely going to explore the reduced sections of other supermarkets, lidl doesn't have a dedicated section, just reduce stuff in their area

[@philipareed]

@@helenskidzevicius7202 yes, that could happen. If I don't use it quickly then into the freezer it goes.

[@helenskidzevicius7202]

I have q free app that you input your groceries and prices. When I go to shops it calculates the cost automatically. I tick off what I've bought too. Makes my shopping easier and I know how much it costs before the checkout. I also meal plan too, so I know exactly what quantities to buy. Really works in saving money on food.

[@budgetcookinguk]

That sounds very interesting Helen, what's the app called?😀👍💕

[@helenskidzevicius7202]

Out of milk is the app. Downloaded it from Google play. It takes a bit to enter all products and prices, but it's totally worth it. I am always looking at the prices so when they change I keep up with it.

[@kathryng6363]

I food shop every Wednesday, first Aldi then Morrisons. I always write a list of items that are running out and plan my meals, not necessarily for that week, but I batch cook and like to freeze portions for some other time when I don't have time to cook. At the moment I have 2 portions of chicken & veg soup, 2 portions of Lancashire hotpot and 3 lots of homemade pastry left. Tomorrow I'll be making turkey meatballs and ragu for stuffed cannelloni to cook up at some stage.

[@chiccabay9911]

Good to do this.I make my list in the order of the products in the super market.When I go in it´s veggies,then meat and so on.I can always see the lay out in my minds eye...:))

[@johnfarrington9868]

Hello Kerry it's John in stow on the wold Cotswolds I'm so enjoying your cooking in air fryer I've been doing well with my new one! Fruit cake soon! 🎉❤😅thanks for guiding me along!

[@budgetcookinguk]

That's lovely John 😀👍💕thank you

[@sandrapaterson8678]

Hi Kerry, very true and a great idea for families. I'm on my own so tend to sometimes buy things and notion goes off me. I need to write a list and plan ahead. Have a great week ❤

[@budgetcookinguk]

If I forget that lost I'm done for Sandra😂 it's happened lol, I'm lost without it and helps me stay on target

[@tomasharrod3096]

I too am on my own so I buy frozen veg, carrots, broccoli, peas. They are good when steamed or stir fried. Each week I make a shopping list of things which have run short, then if it ain't on the list it stays in the shop.

[@sharonjeffery645]

I double batch spaghetti Bol as well. 500gms mince, tsp Italian herbs, 2 tins toms, some frozen garlic (not the cheapest but never any waste or soft cloves. So for me works out cheaper) and here’s the best bit, 1/2 bag of sainsburys mixed veg which is onions carrots and celery chopped up small, which again I get no waste, 3 stock cubes, and a rounded tsp of sugar. Sauté mince in Cosori pressure cooker, dump everything else in and stir round, lid on and pressure cook for 30 mins, then I let the pressure go naturally while on the keep warm function. Drop of cream or milk in before serving. Pot then goes in the fridge for lasagne or freeze in bag for next week. Defrost and pop in pressure cooker for 10 mins. It’s very cheap to do and no processed jars which I find too sweet. Give it a go. X

[@gilliancrosbie6439]

Hi Kerry I have chicken bones in my freezer ready to make a stock then soup in my corsori pressure cooker so will be watching how you do yours first . some times iwhen I dont have stock I use chicken pieces carrot parsnips onions potatoes and a tin of cream of chicken soup it is lovely done in the pressure cooker it's a butlers empire recipe very quick to cook and tasty with crusty bread so I am looking forward to see you cook yours i love your channels ❤

[@janetwilliams7403]

Brill yes I do simler to you Kerry no frills true to you channel name. keeping eggs and flour/ marg to bake are my frills keep up the good work xx

[@budgetcookinguk]

And a lot cheaper than buying ready made cakes Janet! Love it😀👍💕

[@jacquelinebuist1128]

Evening Kerry, I wrote a bloomin comment out at silly oclock when i was up watching, and then i closed the app, and flamin forgot I hadn't posted it 😂😂. Anyway, i really need to start doing this, especially for the sake of being on WW. I need to get my freezers emptied a bit, so freezer inventory will be happening at the weekend 😮. See you on the otherside later. Thank you for another insight into your shopping habits, but I love how you have kept us in suspense with what's coming up on the channel 😉 xxxxJacs 💚♥️

[@budgetcookinguk]

Oh no I've done that Jacs, very annoying esp when comment/reply is long! I filmed around the supermarket yesterday but audio was awful, thought it would be easier to not have the external mic attached to be a bit more discreet. Will def film another but take my mic I use for allotment filming, feel I've broken a mental block filming out in the real world which is good, althou the humming of the lidl freezers and chillers was sooo loud lol🤦‍♀️😄 good idea to do a freezer sort, might do the same!👍💕💕💕

[@jacquelinebuist1128]

@budgetcookinguk my own stupid fault 🤣🤣. Wooohooo, well done, you could always do a voiceover, but the sky's the limit now that's you've done it once. It's just having the courage to do it. I really am so pleased for you that you have done it. I look forward to seeing you shop now 🥰🥰 xxxx Jac 💚♥️

[@budgetcookinguk]

@@jacquelinebuist1128 aw thank you Jacs, honestly I feel your support and encouragement which is a huge bolster so thank you for that😀💕💕💕

[@jacquelinebuist1128]

@budgetcookinguk you are more than welcome, Kerry. I knew you could do it. You just have to believe in yourself. 🥰🥰. I'm always here to cheer you on xxxx 💚♥️

[@hjcdormouse7337]

I do pretty much the same but head to reduced chilled section and see if they have anything I can tweak my menus with usually get 1 to 3 things. I have 3 freezers so have a list on each one what is in it and mark off when used or add in if I have bulk cooked to save waste... Taken a loooog time to train my husband who loves shopping and sucked into supermarket marketing and then tries to hide stuff in freezer 🤦‍♀️ so every 6 months a, weekend given up to empty and re sort freezers urgh my least favourite job. Chicken Roast we get Sunday lunch, cold chicken for sandwiches or salad/stir fry, bones made into stock for soup with wonky veg box.. Veg roasted with chicken to add to flavour of soup... and enough chicken filling for jacket potato a really cost effective buy.

[@angeladavies1665]

Left over stew or casserole, could make a pie filling 🤔

[@budgetcookinguk]

Oh yes that's a fab idea, we did polish this off but I'm planning a beef version tomorrow. Might use that in pies - thank you Angela!

[@glendaanderson8627]

I do this too!! I'm sure i saw bacon on your Lidl Plus app?! X

[@budgetcookinguk]

That was for streaky bacon at £2.29 so even with that 15% off it is still more pricey than normal bacon at £1.89 😀👍💕

[@glendaanderson8627]

@budgetcookinguk Ah yes sorry that's not so cheap!! Sorry didn't mean to interfere xx

[@jennifermharvey9882]

What is the community page Kerry

[@ianwoodhams6886]

I don’t budget as such, but try and keep a lid on my spending. I don’t write lists, I see what’s on offer in Sainsburys or is reduced with Nectar pricing. I think about meals for at least 3 days, making sure I keep a supply of things like pizzas for days when I just cannot be bothered to cook or if my daughter makes last minute plans with her friends. Your level of planning would fry my head, I’m not that organised 😂

[@heatherpiper1448]

Hi Kerry Ideas for cooking is homemade burgers, meatballs. Which both can be frozen. I also make meal plans for budget purposes.

[@budgetcookinguk]

Perfect heather, funnily enough I tweaked my list and swapped chilli con carne for homemade burgers as I've frozen burger rolls and we had chilli con carne 2 weeks ago but haven't had burgers for ages. I do try and mix it up so week 1 and week 2 aren't the same😀👍💕

[@quietspacearts]

yes i make homemade beefburgers using 5% fat beef mince, teaspoon of bovril, herbs, garlic, tablespoon of tomato ketchup and tablespoon of worcestershire sauce and mix and patty it and into airfryer for 10 mins then turn over then another 10mins but at 1/2 inch thick, i am one of these that put a bit of this and that and normally comes out well tasty to my surprise

[@budgetcookinguk]

@@quietspacearts gosh that sounds deeeeelish😋😋😋😋

[@abigailirvine3414]

Remember to keep the stock from your chicken you can use it for soups or gravy

[@budgetcookinguk]

Very true Abigail😀👍💕I'm using this for the chic stew tonight 😋😋

[@karentoynton8948]

Did you eat all those beans you froze I have 6 packets still left, but there is only me and my hubby. I gave a lot to our family. Getting ready to plant next lot soon. Thanks for today.x

[@budgetcookinguk]

Hi Karen👋😃💕ate all ours a while back, have a different variety this year - getting excited for spring!!

[@karentoynton8948]

@@budgetcookinguk ah great m Hope freezing them ad you did, they were ok. Yes we got some different ones this year as well, no good popping them in yet soil is to cold, I think it was may last year when we pit them in, and they were fine we had so many they filled a freezer even with our family having loads as well. Think I will stagger the sewing this year so we have longer period with them fresh. I thought about you on gardeners world when. Only did stepping fruit trees. They would be ideal I thought for yourself, worth a look. Take care have a great weekend xxx

[@elainemarshall9974]

Hi kerry. Could you have a go at doing puff pastry. Im a shortcrust lady. But would like to try puff pastryxx

[@quietspacearts]

there is a good indian shop in colchester near train station that does good priced spices in big amounts worth getting for sure Kerry, eggs for pack of 10 large costs £2.90 can you check it against Lidl i be intrigued as living costs here so expensive for just 2 people costs £70-£80 a week!

[@budgetcookinguk]

Is that Matha? Near matalan? I go there for my spices, great shop😀👍👍will check the eggs

[@quietspacearts]

@@budgetcookinguk i think thats the one mind you im going way back to around 2007

[@budgetcookinguk]

@@quietspacearts 😄👍 so I checked the eggs in lidl, they only do one 10 and that's mixed size at £1.33, then there is 12 free range large £2.69 and 12 free range medium £2.39. They also do 6 x free range but I didn't get price for that.

[@janetpendlebury6808]

Never heard of someone having lasagne and chips! We always have salad with our lasagne. I do all my shopping on line now, so you always know exactly how much it is as your going along, and it gets delivered to your door. You can put things in and out of your basket without running all over the store. 🙂

[@glendaanderson8627]

Me too but I click & collect! It's easier to see the cheapest too, as you can 'sort' the item you're looking at from cheapest to dearest. I remember once though, the app went down before I finished the order and I had to go in - I couldn't find half the stuff in store!!

[@Silverdale15]

I've always had chips with lasagne rarely greenery!!!! Actually I don't eat lasagne any more too much faff to make and disgusting ready made so Ive moved away from them.

[@glendaanderson8627]

@Silverdale15 We never used to, but now we have to have a smaller piece of lasagne and bulk it out with chips/wedges to save money

[@melrob5]

Hi Kerry. As a retired teacher..I agree that the advent of Food Technology in the "Blanking" National Curricular was a poor decision....gone were how to cook...budget...create menus...grrr!! All our shopping is online..I haven't been to super market since 2019... my illness..covid..suz illness...all compounded to make trips out dificult. However, I always create the weeks menus. One home made soup n bread meal One fish, usually trout from our local trout farm delivered to my door by my lovely neighbour... every Tuesday. One spicy day..chilli..curry..chinese ..all home made. One chicken or turkey roast....tesco have had turkey thigh for the last few months, I bone them and make two joints..all for £4...bargain!! Two vegetarian meals..we love roasted Mediterranean veg flavours..peppers courgette plus celery ..lots of roasted onions too. Creamy mushroomy meal a fave too. We have rice once a week n pasta once..Suz does tolerate them well. Rest potatoes....roast, squashed, mash, buttered baby pots or wedges ...I shop to the menu and try not to go down the rabbit hole of special offers...twofers etc. (Dont always succeed!!) Lovely vid. Really enjoyed yr process. Id love to shop in Lidl with you..albeit vicariously and virtually!! You cheered up my day sweetheart!! Im off to plant my chitted potatoes in my new potato sacks!! Much love xx

[@budgetcookinguk]

Thanks so much Mel, love your method of food planning, I think you n Suz are amazing💕 I did film in lidl on tuesday but the audio was awful, will try again on my next shop using my proper mic. At least I broke a mental barrier going 'out' into the real world - as opposed to a kitchen and allotment/shed 😄👍💕💕

[@melrob5]

@@budgetcookinguk You'll sort it Kerry!! You are a wonder!! New skills all the time. See how far your skills have developed since budget cooking began!!! Be well my friend. Much love!!

[@melrob5]

​@@budgetcookinguk..by the by...reference Lidl shop...you could do video n then dub a soundtrack??? Just a thought!!

[@janetshove6422]

Hi Kerry, can you please tell me where you got your tin grabber, thingimybob as you call it from. 😊 Thank you.

[@budgetcookinguk]

Hi Janet👋😃sorry this is late, I got it from aliexpress, significantly cheaper than Amazon inc cheap postage, just have to wait 3/4 weeks for delivery. Fast becoming my most used Airfryer accessory www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004669520187.html They also sell the bowl clip and anti heat glove thing, they're rubbish don't buy them👍

[@Silverdale15]

I just find veg a total waste onto my compost heap mostly! Hey ho .. I eat a lot of basmati rice so I buy a huge sack of it tilda the biggest u can buy 10kg sack it lasts forever so i just top up my canister I rarely have to worry about it.. cost saving too on tiny bags of it is not cost effective...it's all a logistical nitemare for one it's worse and no matter how hard I try a lot goes to waste on the veg front...have u heard of the green bags ? Lakeland sell them many others too but lakeland's are best I put veg in those in fridge sometimes carrots and snips can keep two weeks longer !

[@pikricky]

You are so organised Kerry,good on you,we never plan ahead as I'm usually in or passing the store every day so we usually just decide the night before what I'm making for the dinner the next day and if we have something in the freezer I put it out at night for the next day and if we don't have anything I just go to the store in the morning and get something for the next couple of day,sometimes I use Alexa if I need to remember a shopping item and she puts it on my list so I check my phone to see what I've added to the shopping list,another good video flower Xx

[@budgetcookinguk]

It's so handy working there Rocky esp with staff discount, Al worked for Iceland for years before he became a black cabbie. Retail is detail he always says🙄🤣

[@tomasharrod3096]

@pikricky, how did you manage before having a smart phone and Alexis?

[@francisraffle2948]

I always make a list then leave it at home .why done you fo toad in thd hole one night I was lazy last week and bought 2 toad in the holes from Iceland well have them for tea tonight with mash and veg I think you can't go wrong with chips egg and beans or a fry up for tea well have roast beef Sunday I've got a joint in the freezer igot it the other week from the butchers i go to I go the bhtvhrdx every 4 month or do and buy a load of meat and pop it in my freezer my cupboard is always stocked up mum taught me to replace something I use and I always do .why font you do a stew one day for tea I pop everything in slow cooker and I just thick it when it's done but more often jf the potatoes have fallen a bit I font need too love fran xxx

[@LoisMaudson]

Morning Kerry,good planning enjoyed the video.Lois

[@PoppaWoody6969]