This weeks offer from Coles was $50 worth of points if I spend $60 a week for four weeks – finally a good offer! So heres a roundup of this weeks shopping:

Bakers Delight: $9.70 6 cheese & bacon rolls, 6 bread rolls + 1 free loaf of bread

Butcher: $22.03 – 12 thin sausages, 10 rissoles – both $10/kg

Coles: $111.09  savings $35.46 + $10 off -total shop value was $156.55

18 rolls toilet paper  $8
1.5kg sweet potato  $3.09
750 ml vegetable oil $3
1kg carrots $1.50
1.7kg Kent pumpkin  $3.09
1kg baby potatos  $2.62
1 avocado $3.90
1kg block cheese $11
250g parmesan cheese  $6.10
250 mls rice wine vinegar  $2.35
400g tomato paste  $4.80
1 BBQ chicken $8
6 pack cat food $4.80
3 punnets perino tomatos $9
6 bananas 4.03
4 gala apples $2.05
100 Green teabags $5.49
80 Camomile teabags $5.49
80 Peppermint teabags $5.49
150g rice cakes
1.68kg pears $1.68
1 pkt scotch finger biscuits $2
1 pkt orange cream biscuits $2
500g capsicums $3.35
4 x 250g punnets strawberries $10
125g raspberries $4

Good buys this week were pears $1/kg and teabags half price – I refuse to pay $11 for 80 herbal teabags, so when its half price I stock up.  The 1kg block of cheese on special cost the same price as a 500g block.

We had less trips to the corner shop this week. Once to get milk, bread, bacon, capsicum, tomatos & cheese to make pizzas and a second time to buy some junk food after a very stressful day at work – a habit I need to break!

Corner shop spending: $50.47


Total spend this week:$193.29


We ate a 1kg minced meat, an apple pie and two packets of frozen veggies from the freezer this week and two packets of soup from the pantry.

I cooked the apples from last week into applesauce and froze them and we also froze 6 meals of Bolognese sauce after making spag bol with the mince.

This weeks plan – eat more out of the freezer & pantry & reduce food waste.

After last months terrible grocery spend blowout I’ve decided I’m going to log my shopping here to help me keep on track and I enjoy comparing prices to other countries.  Our shopping for this week – Coles: $127.43,  Bakers Delight: $5.14
Total = $132.57

Theres 3 adults -two that are a bit fussy and one with multiple food allergies, that is not fussy but can’t eat many commons foods (me!) and one cat. I’m trying to increase our fruit & veggie intake as we have been eating a bit too much junk food over the holidays.

Heres the breakdown:
2  litres milk – $2.60
1 litre grapeseed oil — $10
1 litre almond milk – $2.80
2 x500g peanut butter – $5.70
700g red capsicums – $6.69
2 red grapefruit  – $2.93
1 green cabbage –  $2.50
2.2kgs watermelon – $2.20
6 delicious apples – $3.85
1kg kent pumpkin – $2.60
1 bag corn chips – $3.10
1 pkt rice cakes – $1.65
125g blackberries – $3.00
500g butter – $4.50
200g pappadams – $2
2 rolls paper towel – $1.75
5 navel oranges – $6.18
1 avocado – $3.90
1.5kgs red onions – $5.17
.8kgs kent pumpkin – $2.07
200g shredded carrots – $2
2 bunches coriander – $5
150g garlic – $2.50
350g kaleslaw – $5
gluten free bread – $5.99
500g ground flaxseed – $4
chocolate – $6
roast chicken – $8
12 cheese & bacon rolls $5.14
toiletries $12.40

Our savings on this shop were $16.71. I didn’t use any flybuys points this shop. There are a few items here that just make it easier to make lunches in a hurry- the shredded carrot, the kaleslaw. We both come home for lunch and usually make a sandwich, salad, or leftovers. Buying a bunch of kale is expensive and would be a waste whereas a small precut kale salad gets used – its lovely stir fried with a bit of olive oil & some baby tomatos, and shredded carrot on salads & sandwichs.

Eating healthy is important to me for two reasons – one I have numerous health issues and diet makes a huge difference  – two – I grew up poor and lived on cheap, processed foods and as a result my health suffered – so I know the impact of a poor diet over many years and I’m doing my best to remedy it so we can have a healthy old age.