Food shopping recommendations?

I need to do a search really, but I wondered if you experienced RTM'ers would list some of your fave food shopping items.

For example, I've found a sauce which I've bought for next week in Tesco, Spanish sauce I think for cooking with chicken, etc, and it's so low in fat/sugar/carbs etc - not tasted it yet though.

Would love recommendations for fat free dips if anyone's found any, or sauces that I can cook things in next week???

Anything really, which has become a staple and a help to you I'd love to hear about! (And possibly the week you were allowed it might also help!)

By the way, I love Hartley's fat free jelly and I actually just spent £14 on jelly in Tesco!!! I'm insane I think!

I just did an online shop, so easiest to just copy it here. This is a 2 week shop, and its pretty much the same every order.....I'm very consistent it turns out!! LOL


Chick peas in salted water 1 £ 0.39
Kidney beans - white 1 £ 0.32
Pumpkin seeds 1 £ 1.48
Sesame seeds 1 £ 1.48
Bread mix - granary 1 £ 0.66
Bread mix - wholemeal 1 £ 0.75
Stuffed green olives - pimento 1 £ 0.78
Black pepper 2 £ 0.36
Tomato ketchup - upside down 1 £ 0.85
Bran flakes 1 £ 2.27
Free range eggs - medium 1 £ 3.18
Chick peas - spicy 1 £ 0.94
Green peas - spicy 1 £ 0.98
Wild rocket 1 £ 1.00
Celery 1 £ 0.78
Cucumber portions 2 £ 0.88
Little gem lettuce 2 £ 1.00
Iceberg lettuce 1 £ 0.88
Spring onions 1 £ 0.50
Cherry tomatoes 1 £ 0.98
Salad tomatoes 1 £ 0.88
Dried cranberries 1 £ 1.00
Advocado 4 £ 2.00
Pomegranate 3 £ 3.00
Strawberries 2 £ 3.96
Lemons 2 £ 1.16
Oranges 1 £ 0.60
Mandarins 1 £ 1.97
Big Saver apples - braeburn 2 £ 3.54
Garlic 2 £ 0.68
Lemon thyme - cut 1 £ 0.68
Basil (growing) 1 £ 0.78
Broccoli 2 £ 1.76
Whole chicken - medium (Please note that the price displayed is the price per
kg) 1 £ 1.99
Back bacon - smoked 1 £ 1.23
English white cheddar - extra mature 1 £ 2.98
Goats cheese - herbs 1 £ 1.26
Good for you cottage cheese - natural 2 £ 2.16
Good for you Creme fraiche 1 £ 0.98
Purfiltre semi skimmed milk 2 £ 3.30
Purfiltre skimmed milk 2 £ 3.30
Greek yogurt - natural 1 £ 0.97
Feel fuller for longer - fruits of the forest & blueberry 1 £ 1.43
Feel fuller for longer yogurt - nectarine and mango 1 £ 1.43
Greek style yogurt - citrus 3 £ 3.09
Raspberry and cranberry - light 3 £ 1.14
Deli wraps - Mediterranean herbs 1 £ 1.48
Blueberries 1 £ 2.00
Bananas 1.3 kg £
0.88
Green grapes - seedless .5 kg £
1.13
Red seedless grapes .5 kg £
1.39
Courgettes .5 kg £
0.99

I don;t buy any thing pre-made - sauces, etc., I jst make them from scratch so I know what is in them.

Dips I make from yogurt and spices, lemon or lime juice, but mainly I make huommous, or make mayonaise out of tofu.

Fascinating BL - I take it that some of that is for way at the end? Very interested to know how you make your houmous? Does it taste similar to shop bought or not?? I made it once while on WW from one of their recipes - it was vile!!

Oh of course - I'm sorry PS - much of it is for the end, and some only for the husband.... I'm sorry!! I didn;t think about that!!

There - I have edited my original post and removed items not allowed on RTM.

I mkae my hummous using chick peas, garlic, low or non fat yogurt (or fromage frais) tahini and lots of lemon juice. Its yummy and you don;t miss the olive oil. The yogurt or FF works perfectly as a substitute.

xx

Passata is absolutely awesome! I buy the sugar-free, 100% Tomato based one. Add some herbs, add some onion and garlic and man, you have one tasty tomato sauce; for chili (+chili powder), for bolognase, for indian (+Madras powder), or just tomato soup (+some stock water for base) with some veg and meat.
Ahhhh and sooooo much less calorific than store bought jars... Less expensive and I know exactly what's in it!