July 17- £4.70 – unplanned expense, became faint @ work and needed to eat a carb (my blood sugar was dangerously low) and as I’d already eaten my lunch, needed to go to the expensive sandwich shop (well my colleague went for me!) and have a carb with protein and a sugar drink to bring up my blood sugar/insulin level. I think it went low as I was busy and using more of my “own reserves”. Could kick myself though! Then decided to do my weekly shop that day as I was low on carbs @ home, so thanks to Sainsbury’s online I bought:
- 4 organic brown seed rolls = £0.99 =$1.98
- VERY small organic peanut butter = £0.52 =$1.04
- Raspberries £1.69 = $3.38
- Prepacked Broccoli (very small!) £0.49 = $0.98
- Four baking potatoes £0.73 = $1.46
- Celery £0.34 = $0.68
- Mini fusillini £0.51 =$1.02
- Basic digestive biscuits £0.22 =$0.44
- Cranberry Juice £0.88 = $1.66
- Low fat yogurt £0.72 = $1.44
- Organic skimmed milk £0.99 = $1.98
- Wild Rocket Leaves £0.99 = $1.98
- 2 Courgettes £0.99 =$1.98
- Organic grapes £1.99 =$3.98
- Two small personal vegetarian pizzas £3 = $6
- Pack of radishes £0.59 = $1.18
- 2 vegan burgers £2.19 =$4.38
- 2 olive oil (buy one get one free) £3.79 = $7.58
Total Spend on Groceries after voucher: £18.78 = $37.56
Dinners planned for the week:
- Vegetable pizza with salad (rocket, grapes, radishes)
- Courgette aka Zucchini,Beets and Broccoli pasta ( 2 meals)
- Baked potato with salad (rocket, grapes, radishes) and chick peas
- Vegan spinach burgers with tomato, carrot sticks, chickpea salad (2 meals)
- Vegetable stir-fry (carrot, broccoli, zucchini, frozen peas, onion) with brown rice
Lunches:
- Peanut butter roll with raspberries on the side (3 lunches)
- chickpea salad
- tuna pasta salad (2 lunches)
Breakfasts:
- Cereal with raspberries and cranberry juice (2 meals)
- Cereal with apple and cranberry juice (3 meals)
- yogurt with honey and tinned mandarin oranges (2 meals)
I have to spend today – I have a business trip next week and need to get my ticket (will be reimbursed!), need to buy a card for a friend who just adopted, need stamps and vinegar to clean with!!
July 18 – 12/18 no spending days!


Wow…organic skimmed milk for 99p! How much milk is that? I pay $6.49 for 2 litres…
Annie, it is about 2 cups worth!!!!
Annie, just measured it – it’s just under 12 ounces!!