The best hack is the freezer. I do loads of batch cooking especially at this time of year and it really is the most cost effective way of preparing meals. Homemade soups are a really easy lunchtime meal. We did a big Aldi shop recently and everything was great except all the salad bags were looking mighty sad. We went to M&S and although the bag was about £2.50 it was well worth it as it was still fresh days later and I never wasted a leaf!
I’m sure you hear this all the time but I can’t believe how cheap food is outside of the US. That same amount of food would cost me $200 where I live. 😕
And in European (continental) countries, such as Spain or Poland, food is even cheaper :) Actually, when I visited Scotland this summer, food seemed quite expensive for me, especially vegetables and fruits...
I’m a pensioner, i enjoy your videos, especially the shopping one. I take my produce bags. I have a greengrocer nearby. Always good to have new ideas. I buy clipper.
Thoroughly enjoy your helpful videos and love your organised lifestyle. I am very similar but bit more old school with notebooks, diaries and calendar but it feels so good to be organised. Looking forward to the next video. Thank you.
I've been meal planning for about 30 years! Omg, I don't want to dwell on that thought! I manage on about £25-£30 per week. I seem to find keeping to a tight budget much easier in the cooler months as I love thick soups, stews and curry. I live on my own on a narrowboat so dont have much freezer space so tend to cook a big pot full and then eat the same dinner for 3-4 nights. I quite like not having to cook every day and of course it saves on gas too.
This is a great video! I am a vegetarian (since I eat eggs and cheese), but I have recently discovered that I have IBS. This makes meal planning and buying for my family much harder! I like your food planner which could help me figure out new, safe food choices. Here's my food storage hack: Be sure to read up on where to store fruits and vegetables. Surprisingly, many should be stored on your counter or pantry rather than in the fridge. I used to cram everything in the fridge, using my space badly and accidentally concealing food that went bad because I could not see it in there.
Going vegan actually helped my IBS a lot. Also I accidentally found out that daily turmeric capsules really help too. I started taking it to help with joint pain but it really helps my tummy too. Everyone is different though so what works for me might not work for you but I thought it might be worth mentioning 😊
Another awesome video Molly and I don't like food waste either. I plan my meals over 2 weeks and it comes to around £25-£30 per week with a fortnight delivery from Tesco and if I need a top up shop in between the 2 weeks it will be in Lidl because its nearer to me. Thanks for sharing this awesome and inspiring video.
I've grown up with meal planning so for me it's always been natural to my daily planning. But i love to see how it's comeback to being popular and actually save you time over the week wether you work or not and it helps especially with my 5 years old son. And yes the freezer is an amazing hack to put all my and my husband's batchcooking! And i love your meals prep, they've been inspiring me to try things i haven't thought of. Thanks for you video Molly 🌿
FYI - the reason why dented cans get left at the store is because they are considered unsafe once they are damaged. One reason, the outer seal can be broken, but another is that the inner layers of the can can be punctured, leaking non-food safe chemicals into the food.
Don’t always trust the club card price, read something recently that the price was inflated for a week prior to being added to club card price then they just offer it at the pre inflated price. This is not a general rule but at least for 60/70% of them. I’ve also noticed some Tesco own brand things are more expensive than branded at the moment
Cauliflower for 85p?!?!??! Are you serious? It's like $4 in the US (at least where I live). I've rarely buy it anymore because it's gotten so expensive. Anyway, I used to shop at Tesco when I lived in London, so it was fun to watch you there. Every time I travel, I visit the local grocery stores to 1) shop, and 2) to see what new and interesting things I can find. Grocery shopping in other countries is one of the highlights of traveling for me. Fun food video! :)
They are the BEST naans. I think they go really well with a coconutty, chickpea and cauliflower curry. I also like to pick up the dented cans now and again. It's not like their contents change!
I love your food related videos!! This one was super cheerful, and watching it has really helped me get rid of depressed mood!! Thank you for being you!!
Totally agree on meal planning, I've done it for years, people used to think I was odd! Also love Autumn based food. Its easy to batch cook and i think meals tends to be cheaper with autumn veggies! Lots of options for stews and soups ❤
It’s always a balance isn’t it? Unwrapped, local, organic and price! Good to see you visiting two shops and mentioning a third. Where we live we have a Lidl and a Waitrose. Two extremes. Sometimes I go to the next town for Morrisons who are great for vegan and GF foods. Coop is good but local one is tiny. Love your meal planner. Intrigued by the inventory part as I currently do that on paper about once a month. Thank you for another great video Molly
Thank you for this video! I am very similar, also vegan and shop first at Aldi and then Asda for things I can't or don't want to buy in Aldi. My tip for people that consume lots of different kinds of bread, buns, bagels etc. I usually go late night shopping in Asda and nearly every time past 7 pm they have shelves full of discounted breads etc I usually buy loads and then it goes straight to my freezer to make it last longer!
Hi Molly, have you tried the own brand tofu from Aldi? It’s only 99p for a smallish block but it’s tasty and nice and firm so not much water to squeeze out. Great value 😁
Choosing a slow lifestyle and embracing zero waste practices paves the way for a sustainable future. Let's make conscious choices today for a better tomorrow.
I am very lucky. I have a zero waste shop very local. I buy my all my beans/chickpea/lentils and cook and freeze in batches. Also all my cleaning products.
Great video! Now show us what you make with all these goodies! I am trying to incorporate more plantbased food in our diet but lack inspiration. Especially budgetfriendly meals.
The plastic struggle is still real, but I'm lucky here in Australia that it is possible to get all my fruit and veg plastic free from the ordinary supermarket. I often buy the dented tins as well for the same reason as you, and also single bananas as most people don't buy them! I never meal plan because my brain can't think beyond the next meal but I do tend to eat the same range of things every week, and I try not to shop until I'm almost out of food to avoid waste. Anything that does go off is composted.
Great rounded shop and philosophy towards sustainability and budget. I buy the Aldi tofu and it's really good. If you have a Lidl their tofu is good to and their oat milk is so much nicer than Aldi
I love watching your videos and how you nourish your life both physically, nutritionally and mentally.❤ Dented cans, can mean the contents maybe bad, worth doing a bit of research, but im sure you do whats right for you..☺️
I think more ethical choices can be made supporting local farmers or producers which are not necessarily more expensive, so worth checking out instead of sponsoring the global chains. Also a long term investment to help save and support the local economy. Plant milks are incredibly easy and way cheaper and healthier to make at home. Less processed foods and more fresh foods are also so much cheaper and better for us and the planet. Food for thought... 'scuse the pun!
Lovely food Haul and me and my family buy the organic clipper tea in the green box ,plastic free teabags and i like to buy fairtrade that's important to me.
Oh! Molly, so so lovely to see a vegan shop……music to my ears 🤣🤣. I too love sourdough bread, but often have to take slices/ rolls etc out the freezer, as you are aware you have to eat it in a couple of days, so this keeps it going. Have a good week 😀
Hello Molly absolutely 💯 loved this food vlog,pls do more like this,l love everything you put up but these are my favs,l love buying from Aldi all my can stuff,except my 🐟 fish l buy from fish markets l dont eat meat only fish here an there but l don't know if lm vegan but l still eat vegan too 😊Thanks for this amazing vlog, Have a great week 😊🌏🌏🌏🌏🌐🌐🌐🌏🌏🌏❤
Dear Molly, your prices are increadible cheap! In Germany I would pay at least a double price. I would love to ask you something: You bought most conventional food in this video, less organic one. I struggle so much with the question "what should I buy?". At the moment we can afford to buy nearly 50% organic, but the prices are rising more and more here in Germany. My husband and I have to save money, because our pension from our state will not enough to live "good". In 10 years we are 66/67 and I ask myself always: what is right? Should I buy more organic for our health or less organic to save more money for our retirery? I am feeling so stressed about this question and I find no answer. My husband says, conventional food from Aldi is good for our money and for our health. What do you think about organic food, the prices and what is better for our health? Greetings from Germany 😊🍁🏡
I completely understand your struggle! I like to buy some organic when I can but can't afford to buy everything organic at present. I think we can all only do what we can and every little helps :)
I don’t think it’s comparable. Staple foods are cheaper in the UK than in Germany, but the quality of food overall is much worse than in continental Europe. I really don’t want to throw shade on British people, but i have found people not very critical of food quality (fresh and dry ingredients). Organic food is much cheaper in Germany than in the UK, and much more widely available, as well (I’m German and lived in the UK for over a decade, and the lack of organic stuff even in central London really annoyed me). Please also consider that organic agriculture is much better for the planet and future of agriculture. The health benefit might be negligible, but you probably don’t want soils to be depleted and many birds and insects extinct in 10-30 years.
I like Aldi for tins and Morrisons for fresh stuff. Do you have a zero waste or bulk shop near you? I go to one here in Perth to top up rice and lentils etc. I would like to get pasta there, but they only have white pasta. I also get some things from the delicatecent or an independent health store.
The cynic in me says you didn't save £8 odd at Tesco - That's what they would have overcharged you if you didn't have a 'spy on you' loyalty card. We spend around the same per week for 2 of us, split between Aldi for the majority (even for the odd bottle or 6 of wine) and the local butchers/farmshop for the rest.
I used to feel the same way about loyalty cards but if you pay with your card and not cash they know exactly what you buy anyway. So far this year I've collected over $400 in rewards dollars plus extra savings so I don't really care if they know what I'm buying.😂
Not on the topic of food, but more on the budget side, do you know where i could buy a second hand pfas free raincoat? Do you know of any brands that are available second hand?
We've tried the porridge oats in the paper bag from aldi before and found them a bit mushy compared to scottish/steel cut oats... does anyone have any tips on how to improve the texture? We currently buy tesco's own oats for making porridge as the bag can be recycled in soft plastics, and then use the paper bag oats from aldi in recipes like homemade cereal bars
I agree that they aren't as good as some other oats. I don't mind them in my porridge but I also keep some higher quality rolled oats on hand for baking :)
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