Monday, 23-01-23: low spend/no spend January

Morning, everyone!

Today I need to do a food shop.  It'll be the last one of the month and it's not huge but definitely necessary.  I think I will just pop round the corner to Morrisons as there's nothing shop-specific bu quite a lot of non-food stuff like bleach, loo rolls, etc.

Yesterday's meals:

A very hearty and warming breakfast that set me up for the morning.
I tried poaching the egg in the microwave and that did work quite well and much quicker than in Nellie

I've made this soup so many times and it was just as good as it always is.  I didn't have room for any fruit.

Instead of using onion chutney, I thinly sliced an onion and gave it a long gentle cook in Thermione and it worked really well.  I used some for the toastie, some in the evening meal and there's a bit left for dinner today as well.

The lemon salmon pasta was nothing like the recipe after I had changed everything I wanted to change, but it was delicious and I have a third left to warm up tomorrow.  A shame it looks a right mess in the photo.

I didn't fancy yogurt but I did have a couple of easy peelers because I was short on fruit through the day

Today's plans

B:  fruit and yogurt

SW:  syn free

L:  pasta leftovers, mushroom, tomatoes; fruit

I added some cheese spread  and a tbsp lighter crème fraiche to the pasta so I have to estimate the syns for that.

SW:  I'm estimating three syns which is considerably on the safe side!

D:  stir fry beef and veg in a sticky sauce, noodles, maybe a side salad; yogurt

I have stir fry beef strips from Iceland in the freezer so I will see what they are like, combined with stir fry veg and a sticky sauce made with lemon juice, soy sauce and some agave nectar with maybe ginger, chilli and garlic added (or perhaps I will b.
If the strips are too tough, I will use the rest in the slow cooker in some sort of casserole.

SW:  one and a half syns for a tbsp agave nectar.  I think the rest is free apart from the yogurt which is half a syn

Ex:  the energiser Snippet and circuits later in the day.

Summary:

no healthy extras

five syns

What is low spend, no spend?

All I will buy through January is essentials - and by that I mean food such as fresh fruit, veg and dairy/eggs.  All other foods will come out of my existing supplies and, to be honest, that may not be much of a challenge.  Also included in any low spend essentials are cleaning products and toiletries although I think I am fine for the latter.  
Also anything else essential that I won't think of until it lands!
That is the low spend part.

Everything else, unless it is either a regular bill/payment/commitment, will not happen.  No sneaky little Amazon purchases, no 'bargains' from the supermarket, certainly no clothes . . .
That's the no spend part.