Grocery Budget, $200 a week

Note: This is for the whole week. We are to go to the supermarket/fruit shop once a week. If we seem to need anything else during the week, we will have to find a substitute or do without. (This is going to be very hard, seeing as we currently go to the shop at least 5 out of 7 days each week!).

$8 Baking Supplies ______________________________
$17 Meat...chicken $7, mince $5, Other Meat $5
$1 Ham Steak
$7 Organic Milk (2, one in the freezer if necessary)
$8 Cheese
$2 Cream
$4.50 Bread (3)
$50 Fruit and Vege (locally grown where possible, and in season)
$4 Chocolate (or other speciality food)
$3 Rice
$4.50 Macaroni, spaghetti, other dried pasta
$2.50 Lasagne or Couscous
$2 Lentils
$5 Baked Beans/Spaghetti/Creamed Corn
$5 Tinned Tomatoes
$5 Tinned beans, inc. chilli beans
$6 Tinned Fruit (this is a good dessert for Princess instead of ice cream)
$8 Cleaning/Personal Care (inc: toilet paper, toothbrushes, etc)
$2.50 Baking Soda
$1.50 Rubbish Bags (would like to investigate biodegradable bags)
$8 Butter (2, one in the freezer if necessary)
$3 Cereal (inc. rice bubbles, cornflakes, rolled oats, weetbix)_____________
$2 Herbs/Spices _______________________
$2 Tomato Sauce
$2 Tomato Paste
$3 Coconut Cream (2)
$4 Spreads (inc; P.Butter, Jame, Honey, Marmite)
$4 Ice Cream ( dh loves ice cream, and
usually goes through 3 tubs a week)
$3 Frozen Vege
$7 Free Range Eggs (one doz)
$3 Potato Chips (plain, no msg)
$10 Spare to take advantage of bulk specials
$2.50 Treat for the week
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$200