Useful fresh weekly things;
Onions- buy loose and store in a dark place
Garlic- buy loose and remember that you will probably not need more than a bulb a week
Bread - choose wisely and see my posts about this. Use leftovers!
Milk- buy what you will use and see milk posts for ways to use extra up
Eggs- try to buy free range and use wisely
Yoghurt- so useful. Buy a big tub and turn the rest into cheese, smoothies etc.
Vegetables- think about what you will be cooking and buy loose from the market.
Herbs- very useful. About 69p from local Asian shops for a massive bunch. Or...grow your own!
Tea/coffee - basics ranges are often actually very good. Sainsburys basic tea bags are soooo cheap and really no different to branded tea. TIP: put them into a tin so they stay fresh for longer and your visitors will never know!
Meat- if you are a meat eater, you can be quite cunning with this. If you buy a whole chicken, it works out so much cheaper and you can use every last bit. Check prices, but often local butchers are cheaper than supermarkets and you can buy exactly the right amount. Try lamb neck for instance rather than packaged diced lamb.
Fish- supermarkets have basics ranges of salmon and trout for very good prices and white fish such as river cobbler are super cheap. You can also find great deals on whole fish such as bream and sea bass from fishmongers. If you aren't planning on making stock or feeding heads to cats, they will sort this out for you! Mackeral is always cheap but currently over fished so always check what is sustainable. http://www.fishonline.org
Cleaning products - big brands are expensive. And often do terrible things to the environment as well as your budget. Some shops such as Budgens and lots of online spaces sell soap nuts. They are natural soap thingies for washing your clothes that you simply put into an old sock and they work really well and don't even need conditioner. You can also choose what your laundry smells like by adding a few drops of essential oil to the conditioner drawer! White vinegar, bicarbonate of soda and lemons are all good kitchen cleaners. Bin bags? Why not reuse all those ever multiplying plastic bags? If you recycle and also have a free kitchen caddy from the council, then you won't actually be producing very much rubbish so a carrier bag should be fine.
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