$25,412.15

This is my debt starting balance for 2025.
To pay this off in one year, I'd need to be able to pay $978 every pay and not accumulate any interest.
That's not going to happen. BUT I am still hoping I can make a significant dent in my debt this year through incidental savings.

I've taken steps to lower my monthly direct debits, cancelled as many subscriptions as I can and taken inventory of the food I have on hand.
I still have house maintenance to do - clean the gutters soon (still need to save up the funds and the leopard tree hasn't stopped its flower shedding, pointless till that cycle is finished). I also need to get my garage door maintained (not urgent but it's good practice).
In the past I just put these on my Buy Now Pay Later card (since my cc is at its limit), not anymore.

I'm blessed that today (extra payday - I get 3 for December) I can pay out my BNPL account, get my car aircon regassed next week ($180) and put $250 aside for that BNPL for true emergencies.

I have no savings (well $4 since I opened a new savings account last night). I am currently at 1% of my $1000 savings goal (Emergency Fund).
My BNPL card is now my emergency fund until I can save up $1000 of my own money. It's been unlinked from my phone and amazon account. All direct debits that were coming off my credit card are now coming from a debit card or dedicated account.

I've created a realistic budget because I've learned whilst I am always in a hurry, I fall off the wagon so much faster if I don't take it slow and just work on a few little challenges at a time. If I feel too restricted, I rebel against even my own rules I put in place.

My Strategies:

1. I've reordered and renamed all my sub accounts so I can keep half of my money aside for food, petrol etc. so I don't use it all on week 1 of my pay and then start drawing on my credit card or BNPL card for expenses in week 2 (my current trend). Once week 1 is gone, I am broke till the next week. No more 'borrowing' from future me, I only end up getting hurt and disappointed.

2. I've implemented a rule that I can't buy something new, until I've used up what I have on hand. e.g. I currently have 1 box of Atkins crackers and 1 box of Vita Weets. I can't buy anymore crackers until I'm 1/2 way through that last box.

3. I'm also only allowing 1-2 'backups' of things in my storage room. 1 backup for food e.g. sauces, tinned fruit like pineapple and baked beans. 2 back-ups for deodorant and bin liners/insecticide etc. My exceptions are milk, Aeroguard and coffee pod sleeves from Nespresso. Yep, I have a fancy machine but the savings from not buying coffee out has well and truly paid for it so many times over. It was a hard habit to kick but I rarely buy coffee out now, maybe 1 a week if I'm lucky. I used to spend over $100 a fortnight on takeaway coffee, so I'm proud of my progress.

4. Put the difference of my food swaps aside for debt. e.g. when I normally buy 'Lil Heinz bakes beans' next time I'll buy the generic bigger can, freeze the portions and the difference in cost will go to my debt as if I had bought the lil beans. I'll just do this once, then continue to buy the cheaper tins at their regular price. I'm thinking this is like hidden savings. Each time I find a cheaper price on something, I'll put the difference on my debt.

5. Spending Limits: I'm also only allowing myself to spend $10 a day at the grocery store. I must have a list and only buy what's on it, if I see something else, I can go back later that day or the next day. This is my alternative to a no spend day. The moment I say I can't spend money; I immediately want to which is so counterproductive. I'm working with my crazy brain. I am also allowing myself one day a week where I can break this rule. I've found trialing this recently is working well. Sometimes I need meat, and I'll buy the extra lean which is $11 or a $30 chunk of beef that I cut myself and get many serves out of it. Other times I buy my protein ice-creams, and they are $13 when not on sale. I'd be setting myself up for failure if I didn't have a workaround for these higher priced items. This rule won't apply to my pups though. I often buy their food in bulk as I'm consistent in what I feed them.

6. Not buying on sale or in bulk as part of my regular grocery shopping. This is not to say I'll never buy marked down meat or stock up, but I'm not going to buy extra of something when it's on sale - just because it's on sale. I've wasted so much food and donated so many things I had bought with good intentions because it was a deal or because I was saving money and it just left me poorer. If something is on sale when I need it, bonus. I don't know my shopping habits well enough to truly take advantage of these at this time.

I'm going to be working my way through the course to lower my groceries in 2025, but I need to be clear on where I'm starting from, so I have accountability.

This is old post that was never uploaded from when I did back to back $21 challenges in 2015.

As I have now finished my $21 challenge I thought I will give you some insight into Post Challenge spending and shopping.

At least until I have finished my projects that I am working on as I not spending a lot of time on the forum doing it.

Wednesday Menu

Breakfast: 2 Weet-bix with Stewed Pears, Coffee

Lunch: French Bread and Peanut Butter, Papaw & Mandarin, Nut bar, Coffee

Dinner: 2 slices of Turkey with Vegetables, Coffee

Snacks: Papaw & Mandarin, Nut bar, Yoghurt

Drinks: Water, Coffee

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Today I did get the ironing done as I knew I wouldn't be up to much after walking to the doctor's up small hill from where I park my car that my exercise for the day and shopping.

Someone phone about my insurance job but I don't know who, so I will wait to get another call tomorrow or ring everyone up to see who it was I did phone one firm but it wasn't them.

I went and had my Flu shot today, and got a few other things done while I was there, these were check of my care for my Diabetes 2. Now I am right until January when the nurse to see her again.

I did some more shopping at Coles today and made up for a few week of non-spending I think.

As I was nearly out of fresh fruit and vegetables I topped up of a few of the cheaper ones while I was there.

Spring Onions, 10 Mandarins, 4 Granny Smith Apples, 4 large Potatoes @$1.00kg, and Sweet Potatoes. I wish that was the price now.

I hope to use the potatoes to make some tuna patties as I haven't made them in a while. The recipe I use will give at least 8 servings, my servings 2 patties per meal. This is a job for tomorrow.

I got a French stick and Spicy Fruit Loaf plus my Vegemite that I almost am out of, 4 more cups of soups plus some 4 long life milk for back up as sometimes I need milk now.

Spent $20.51 on groceries. I wonder how long before I go again.

Help with the recipe indexes please for iPad and iPhone

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Help thread for finding threads if you can't find them! - Links only.

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It's about time I updated this blog here.

As it was September 2011 since I lasted post, not that I have been around the place just not writing here. What have I been up to you may ask!

There are a few indexes that I keep tabs on and making a few recipe threads while I am at it.

Here is the list of some of threads that I have put indexes into or keep tabs on for updated.

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Indexes that I have index are many, here are a few of them and a lot are in the older threads grouping now which may have links in the Grocery Challenge threads that I put up each month.

Here is a list of some the indexes that I have made over the years.
These links will take you to the page that my index is on first.

Ctrl +F the recipe or ingredient in box that comes up then click through the pages until find what you are looking for. I do make these indexes for 100 page viewing.

Note: Where you see **** I didn't post the index, someone else has done so.

24/10/2014 revamped - 10/12/2018 updated

To date 1/1/2020 - 637 indexes

26/10/2021 - 734 indexes

9/8/2022 - 760 indexes

24/2/2023 - 780 indexes

1/1/2025 - 789 indexes

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NEW Series 2017

MASTER INDEX for Aisle by Aisle - Making Staples trying to Starve Woolworths

Paula Nowicki effort in Trying to Starve Woolworths - RECIPES

REFRIGERATED GOODS - Aisle by Aisle - Making Staples trying to Starve Woolworths

PRESERVES - Aisle by Aisle - Making Staples trying to Starve Woolworths

DRY MIX - SAUCES - NOODLES - Aisle by Aisle - Making Staples trying to Starve Woolworths

SMOKING - MEATS - MARINADE Aisle by Aisle - Making Staples trying to Starve Woolworths

DRINKS - Aisle by Aisle - Making Staples trying to Starve Woolworths.

BAKING and COOKING - Aisle by Aisle - Making Staples trying to Starve Woolworths

CAKES AND SWEET BISCUITS Aisle by Aisle - Making Staples trying to Starve Woolworths

DESSERTS Aisle by Aisle - Making Staples trying to Starve Woolworths

MEALS - Aisle by Aisle - Making Staples trying to Starve Woolworths

CONFECTIONERY - SNACK FOOD - Aisle by Aisle - Making Staples trying to Starve Woolworths

PETS - NON FOOD - MISC Aisle by Aisle - Making Staples to try Starve Woolworths

Current Link - Making staples to try and starve Woolworths 12 - SW/14

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Waste Not, Want Not Recipe Book - see Downloads

Waste Not Want Not Recipes 2011 thread link

Waste Not, Want Not Recipes - 2 2014

War time Recipes

MASTER INDEX for Going Lower Recipes Files 2019

Recipes from 'How Low Can You Go' - # 1

Recipes from 'How Low Can You Go' - # 2 [This one now has all links to the Series on page one]

Recipes from 'How low can you go?' - # 3

Recipes from 'How low can you go?' - # 4

Recipes from 'How low can you go?' - # 5

Recipes from 'How low can you go?' - # 6

Recipes from 'How low can you go?' - #7

Recipes from 'How low can you go?' - #8

Recipes from 'How low can you go?' - #9

Recipes from 'How low can you go?' - #10 < current thread

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Cooking for 2 - please put recipes here 2013

Cooking along with Cooee - Recipes 2017 - now deleted

Famous Simple Savings Recipe Collection 2018 < Old favourites here.

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How to use and make meals and baking using products instructions and labels check it out.

Seasonal and Party Recipes - Ann Westerman

Recipe thread - Ann Westerman

Recipes - Ann Westerman - everyday MK 2

Recipes - Ann Westerman - everyday MK 3

Ideas for leftover roast turkey 2007 - Ann Westerman

Collection of Recipes from Packaging and Labels 2018

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Sara of Nonsuch Garden - What your favourite recipes or posts of, 2017

Ann Westerman - What your favourite recipes or posts of, 2017

Poppet - Carol H. - What your favourite recipes or posts of, 2017

Lesley Forster - What are your favourite recipes or posts of, 2017

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Missing recipes here

Kimmie's Missing recipes here 2

Kimmie's missing recipes here 3

For Kim (S&K) - Recipes 2007

Kimmie's meal planning according to season 2008

Mim's and Kim's SS Forum Cafe...come on in - closed 2008

Mim's and Kim's SS Forum Cafe - new extension...it's pretty! - closed 2008

Mim's and Kim's forum cafe - ooh lah lah - come on in! 2010

Mim's and Kim's forum cafe index to the threads! 2010 Mimi index ****

Keeping my sanity & savings (as a single on a budget) 2008 [5 Kimmies rec]

Kimmie can you plan my meals!!! 2008 [6 Kimmies rec]

I've been told I'm boring :( - 2008 [6 Kimmies rec]

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Camelot's food recipes

Camelot's recipes (2)

Camelot recipes No. 3

Camelot's recipes (4)

Camelot's recipes No 5

Camelot's recipe No. 6- #2

Christmas Recipes in Camelot 2013

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Hoarders Anonymous - Recipes 2016

All Recipes from the Under $100 Group

All recipes from the $100/wk groceries group - Mk 2

$125 a week 2022 challenge - Mum of 5 2021

MASTER INDEX for $21 Challenges and Grocery Challenges 2019

Recipes from $21 Challenges -2009

Recipes from $21 Challenges - 2011

Recipes from $21 Challenges and Grocery Challenges 2014

Recipes from $21 Challenges and Grocery Challenges 2015

Recipes from $21 Challenges and grocery challenges 2016 + 2017

Recipes from $21 Challenges and grocery challenges 2018 + 2021

Recipes from $21 Challenges and Grocery Challenges 2023 + < current thread

National $21 Challenge Month recipes with index

$21 Challenge breakfasts and lunches 2007

Cheap and easy pasta recipes from pantry for $21 challenge 2006

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Aussie slow cooker recipes 2007

Your favourite slow cooker recipe? 2007

Deluxe Crockpot Breaky! 2008 Kimmie

Slow cooker recipes book 2 2009 [same as the download] Poppet's Index ****

Shelly's 470 Crockpot Recipes Index by Categories ( A special index for 470 Shelley's crockpot / slow cooker recipes)

Beef crockpot recipes - low fat, low carb 2011

Slow Cooker Kid Friendly Recipe? 2011

Favourite slow cooker recipe ? 2017

What is in your crockpot/slowcooker today? 2010

What is in your slow cooker/crockpot today? #2 2011

What is in your slow cooker/crockpot today? #3 2012

What is in your slow cooker/crockpot today? #4 2013

How to cook lamb shanks in slow cooker? 2017

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"Decluttering How many different ways to use 1 appliance?" 2009

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$30,000 saved in one year 2003

Healthy snacks for toddler 2008

Huge toddler food cookup 2012

Your best pasta recipe ever please 2008

Meal ideas for a 'big' family!- 2007

What would you cook for this family? 2014

Mimi's menu, shopping list and tips...Version 2 2009

Please help me with my grocery expenditure-2008

What's in your pantry's 'too hard basket'? 2008

Let's add our sauce recipes to add to pasta or rice 2010

Cranberry and Other Sauces for Turkey or Chicken or Ham Recipes 2016

Things to make at home (food) 2010

Cooking from scratch 2011

'Frugal but Healthy Recipes' for Penny Wise plus (anyone else) 2014

Simple recipes for simple male with children and no time to cook 2006 Ron Joyce-Fry

Cheapest meal you make 2007

Cheap, tried and tested recipes!! 2007

What is the cheapest meal per person you can do.2009

Cheap meals under $9 needed - 2010

A Few Cheap Meals....Maybe they can help you 2012

Cheapest and easiest recipes please 2014

Challenge/help: What's your cheapest tasty meal? 2014

68 cents a meal per person!2009

68 cents a meal per person! - #2 - Recipe Collection and Chat 2020

$50 weekly menu plan for two adults 2016

$2 dinner nights

cheap easy meals 2006

$2.50 Meals 2006 - single serves

Under $5 Dinners - Healthy, tasty and frugal!

Feeding a family of 6 for $120/week 2007

Feeding a family of 6 for $120/week MK 2 2008

Shopping list for family of 5 for $150 a week. Help please! 2008

Feed your family for under $5- 2008

baking for large families 2011

Dinner for less than $5 2007

Super, super, cheap dinners

$5 meals - add your favourite recipe!

Family meals under $4-5 dollars a meal (old thread...new title) 2010 - (Lea (WA) 5 weeks menu and recipes here.)

Need ideas for cheap meat meals..... 2012

Your best budget meal and snack? 2008

Looking for marinade recipes for meat! 2007

Who else loves an easy (almost) meat free oven bake 2008

What's your easiest recipe? 2009

no fuss recipes to feed 7 adults please 2008

Help please with surviving the next 11 days Some recipes here. Index p2

'Our favourite everyday meal' cookbook 2011

Cost effective vs healthy recipes - Being SS and healthy

I cannot cook without jars and packets 2010

Feeding the family on hot days 2008

Top ten... when you have nothing meals! 2009

What's on your list for a super cheap shop week? 2009

Quick, impressive lazy dinners 2008 Mimi

Favourite take-away copycat recipes 2008 Mimi

Recipes from "Recipes+" magazine 2007

Recipes from my magazine cull 2010

Best cheats recipes 2010 Mimi

Mock recipes 2007

Totally Aldi Recipes 2009

Your favourite recipe of all time 2011

What's your signature dish? 2007

What dish are you known for - your signature dish? 2008

What is the signature dish that you cook? 2012

What is your favourite vegetable side dish/dish? 2011

Your Favourite Comfort Food! 2007

Kids' meals 2008 [Kimmie 9 rec ]

What do you feed your young kids? 2008

Teenagers 2004

Healthy baking for kids - please share your recipes! Thank you! 2012

I hate cooking dinner (seriously hate it) 2010

DreamingofLESS' (DOL's) recipes from her threads 2015 - Budget recipes Gazelle's index + New index ****

What would you feed a family of 4 for a meal if you had $10.00 only? 2015

Help - a quick $700 is needed- 2010

What's for Dinner? - 2007 - 2018 Recipe Collection 2019 new

Menu Plan Recipe SS Collection 2019 new

Today I made... - #2 2014

Menu planning inspiration. 2006

Grocery shopping - menu plan 2007 64p - Great menu plan here

Menu plan for a friend - little food, no money - help please! 2007

Menu examples and ideas! 2009

I need some ideas to change my weekly menu 2012

What are some yum,gourmet (cheap) romantic recipes 2009

Let's share our own menu plans 2006

$75 per week menu plan with healthy SS recipes 2012 Links working

Help with a menu - super tight week! 2012

Cookbook snobs recipe thread 2012

Recipes Nursing Mothers - NMAA 2019

Retro foods....what's your favourite bit of nostalgia? 2008

SS kid's cooking class...January task...join in! 2010

Taking control of our own budget and reaping the rewards - #3 2014

Pantry Meals 2017

Cost saving recipes - especially for families 2009

A family of 7 costs $579 a week in 2010 piglet recipes

Portion control and nude food challenge! 2008 Mimi

Tupperware Jel Ring Mould - recipes please? 2014

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Take a can of Evaporated Milk - RECIPES 2015

Condensed Milk 2016

Nutella Recipe Collection for Nutella Lovers 2018

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Any ideas on how to use up yukky coffee? 2007

Gourmet coffee recipes 2013

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Making favourite soup - what's your favourite? 2007

Soup, soup, glorious soup 2008

Is soup for dinner enough? 2010

Soup is bubbling and the pennies are piling 2013

Pulse Soup Collection from McKenzie's 2017

Pearl Barley Recipes - SS Collection 2020

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Salad, glorious salad. Recipes please; your best :) 2011

Salad recipes 2007

An interesting salad??? 2007

Boring salads :-( 2007

Salad recipes please 2009

Pasta, rice and potato salad recipes please 2010

What's your easiest & cheapest salad for summer? 2010

Quick, easy (and nice) salads please!! 2013

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Herb and Spice Mixes/ Packet Dinner Mixes 2008

Uses for fresh mint - plant growing very well- 2009

Fresh Mint - ideas??/ 2007

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100 things to do with a pound of mince beef 2008 thread link also in downloads

100 things to do with a pound of mince beef - #1

OMG Soooo much mince! 2008

Mince and Cabbage 2007

101 Great Hamburger and veg, vege, veggie, vegetarian 2007

Wanted: Recipes for Sausage Mince Please? 2007

How many different meals can you get from 1kg mince? 2008

Oh woops, bought Chorizo sausage - what can I cook please? 2007

sausages 2008

Humble Sausage Recipes Collection 2015

Time for the beef recipes 2006 Ron Joyce-Fry

Pork recipes for cookbook 2006 Ron Joyce-Fry

I am looking for recipes for lamb shanks 2007

Tell me about corned beef please 2007

Tips for a better Corned Beef please 2011

Julie Stafford no sugar/low fat ice cream recipe 2008 - Mixed recipes

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Cheap tasty chicken recipes 2006 [KISS Cook Book] Ron Joyce-Fry

Economical drumsticks for dinner 2006

Chicken carcass recipes 2007

What can I do with chicken breasts? 2007

Chicken mince 2007

Chicken mince - arrrgggg! 2007

Chicken Mince Recipe Collection - SS 2021

10 minute butter chicken - secret recipe 2008 (5 Star)

20 kilos of chicken legs - need recipes for casseroles pls 2008

Chicken thigh recipes - can anyone help?2009

Ur fave chicken recipe... need some Quick ideas 2010

Do you know how to make KFC items from home? 2010

Inspired recipes please using chicken thigh fillets 2012

Chicken wing recipe collection - please add your recipes here 2014

Lost recipe for chicken cacciatore 2014

One Chicken, Many Meals....Mimis' way 2014

Dump chicken - please help me find it! 2007 index - frozen raw chicken

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Fish/seafood Recipes for cookbook Ron Joyce-Fry 2006 Ron Joyce-Fry

Recipes and ideas using canned tuna?

Does anyone do anything amazing with canned Tuna?

Tuna Curry 2008

Seafood chowder recipes please 2008

Wanted curry recipes & fish recipes 2009

marinade/sauce for seafood marinara mix/squid ring 2009

Recipes for canned tuna/salmon - have any? 2011

Tuna Mornay recipes 2011

Take a Can of Tuna Recipes SS Collection 2019

Salmon Recipes SS Collection 2019

More Sardine Recipes 2019

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Too much ham!!

Lets Cook Deli Foods 2008

Spam recipes 2007

What to do with a roll of mortadella? 2008

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Thai noodle recipe...for Tracy H and Katrina H...enjoy! 2007

help with 2 min noodles 2011

101 Great rice recipes 2008

Bill Granger's oven risotto...so yummy & easy... 2009

Risotto Recipe Collection - SS 2021

Cooking with buckwheat 2015

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How to Preserve Eggs - all methods 2019

3 dozen eggs, what to do? 2007

Good golly! Given 40 eggs! 2008

How many ways can you serve eggs for dinner? 2012

9 egg yokes how can I use them. 2009

Eggless recipes -2007

Eggless Baking SS Collection 2019

Any egg free cake recipes, please? 2008

Dairy and egg free cookie help please! 2008

Egg-free cake recipe-2006

5 cups...cake 2007

Hard Boiled Eggs SS Collection - 2017

Impossible lasagne pie... ALDI meal planner recipe... 2008

Pavlova recipe? 2012

Pavlova - Meringues - Tortes - Gateau Recipe Collection SS 2022

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Butterless Baking 2017

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Home-made Yogo's for kids 2007

EasiYo - Easi how to make yoghurt - Mk VI

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Lemon tart - Mrs Bugs 2007 Mrs Bug's recipes here

Apple Recipe Collection - SS 2021

Cooking a cake using apple sauce 2008

Apple recipes 2009

Recipe other than pie for tinned apples? 2007

Apple Slice or Apple Cake recipe wanted? 2007

Irish apple cake 2007

Apples, Olives n other yummy fruit recipes 2011

Banana recipes? 2007

Best ever banana bread recipe? 2008

Looking for a recipe for Gloria Jeans Banana Bread 2008

Best banana recipes? Toooo many bananas 2009

Bananas, Bananas and More Bananas - Recipe Collection 2016

Passionfruit Recipes Collection - SS 2017

Pears, pears and more pears!

Mango Recipe Collection SS 2021

Lemon Recipes 2006 AW

Lemon curd 2006

Lemon curd recipe please 2014

What to do with a tree full of lemons? 2008

What can I make or do with heaps of fresh lemons? 2008

Recipes for lemons please 2009

What are your favourite recipes using fresh lemons? 2014

Lemon cake recipe - Anyone have a favourite? - 2015

Lemon and orange uses/recipes please! 2015

Lemon Recipes Collection SS 2023

Orange Recipe Collection SS 2021

plums, peaches, zucchini and tomatoes...arrr help! 2011 - few preserves

Cheap tinned pineapple recipes needed please 2009

Pineapple Recipe Collection SS - 2017

Berry yummy recipes here :) 2008

Recipes for Mulberries 2007

Rhubarb Recipe Collection - SS 2017

Strawberry Recipes SS Collection 2018

Quick orange cake 2007

Cherry Ripe Slice 2007

What to do with prunes? 2007

Plums Recipe SS Collection 2019

Prune Recipes SS Collection 2019

Watermelon Recipe Collection SS 2019

GINGER RECIPE COLLECTION - SS 2021

Ginger and lemon slice recipe needed 2013

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75 things to do with potatoes 2008*

Potato recipes please - need to use up 10kg bag 2008

What to do with 1kg of mashed potato? 2008 - lot of breads

Mashed potato - What can I make? 2010

Pumpkin recipes for $21 challenge needed please 2006

Pumpkin recipes please 2007

Pumpkin Cheesecake 2007

Solutions Required for the Pumpkin Glut 2008

Pumpkin recipes 2009

A Heap of Pumpkin Recipes - for a sweet tooth 2009

Pumpkin recipes - add yours 2010

One Humble Pumpkin Makes a Myriad of Meals 2011

The best pumpkin cake ever! 2011

What to do with cans of creamed corn?-2010

Cherry Tomato Recipes 2007

Take a Can of Tomatoes Collection SS -2017

Eggplant - Aubergine SS Collection 2017

Carrot recipes please 2009

Things to do with beetroot 2009

Fresh and Canned Beetroot - SS Recipe Collection 2016

Celery the Versatile Vegetable - Recipes 2015

Sweet Potato - Recipe Collection SS 2016

Sweet potato - what can I make? 2010*

Cabbage - Recipes Collection SS 2016

Carrot Recipe SS Collection - 2017

Cauliflower Recipes Collection - SS 2017

Asparagus Recipe SS Collection - 2017

Help! Too much asparagus 2008

Zucchini recipes... Add your own... 2010

bumper zucchini crop - Recipes please? 2009

Zucchini recipes needed 2007

Large box of chopped zucchini what to do ??? 2008

Zucchinis... zucchinis... and more zucchinis 2009

Recipes for capsicum please? Have an abundance... 2009

Silverbeet - recipes please 2009

Silverbeet or Spinach Recipe Collection 2017

Yummy Spinach recipes, please. 2007

Adding more fruit & vegies to food - helpful for children 2009 ****Shazzl (VIC) index

Adding more fruit & veg to food...no.2... 2011

All these recent recipes sound great but... 2007

Fussy eating - deceptively fooling your toddler 2008

Cucumber Recipes Collection - SS 2018

Capsicum - Bell Peppers Recipes SS Collection 2019

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dahl 2006

Split pea recipes - anything besides soup??

Split pea recipes please

Dried Chickpeas 2007 deleted

Soups using chickpeas 2007

Chickpeas (Garbanzo) Recipes 2008

What to do with cans of chickpeas? I tried this salad yum 2012

Chickpea salad recipe please?! 2012

Love your lentils and save $ 2005

Anyone have lentil recipes? 2007

Collecting legume recipes and ideas 2008

Looking for canned baked beans recipes 2007

Baked bean recipes that my kids will eat! 2018

Three bean mix and red kidney beans 2008

Dave Ramsey inspired 'beans and rice' thread 2011

Recipe - pumpkin & chickpea curry? 2011

Beans and Rice Recipe SS Collection 2020

Bean Recipe Collection SS 2020

Quinoa & Amaranth...recipes please! 2008

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120 bickies for $4! 2006 hint

Fruit cake made with tea 2006

3 Ingredients Fruit Cake Collection - SS 2016

Breadmaker recipes - place yours here please 2008

Homemade bread in 5 minutes a day 2009

20 minute scrolls from your breadmaker 2004

Cakes in breadmaker 2007

Bread machine recipes 2011

Yeast-Free Bread Recipes SS Collection 2020 new

Weetbix Recipe Collection - SS

Unused cereal, what can I do with it?-2008

Recipes for using up cornflakes anyone? 2007

Ways of Using Stale Bread - Recipes 2014

All Bran Please?

High fibre cake/loaf 2007

Rolled oats recipe collection 2009

Breakfast Muffins? 2010

Breakfast ideas 2007

Pancake recipes - help please 2008 DG

Best ever savoury pancakes (and sweet)? Yummo -2009

What's your favourite date recipe please? 2010

Date Roll Recipe - Like Grandma used to make 2008

Low fat baking...recipes and secrets to success... 2008 Mimi

Time saving baking for savvy domestic goddesses! 2009 Mimi

Who is baking/cooking up this weekend? 2008

Baking day - what have you made today? 2009

Baking recipe using sour cream 2008

Some baking recipes 2009

Recipes healthier options 2009

How about this for a simple slice recipe? 2006 Ron Joyce-Fry

Does anyone have any melt and mix recipes 2007

Need slice recipes that have lemon icing? 2008

Save the slice recipes here please

Basic slice recipe please?

Simple slice 2009

Cherry Ripe Slice 2007

Biscuit and slice suggestions 2014

Marshmallow slice 2007

Easy, cheap apricot slice 2008 - mixed + cakes

Biscuit and slice suggestions 2014

Lattice slice recipe 2013

18 microwave snacks you can cook in a mug 2013

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Fig jam CWA cook book 2009

Request for chocolate cake recipe on CWA TV program 2007

CWA biscuit recipe 2009

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Does anyone have a Chocolate Hedgehog recipe? 2007

Faye, your carrot cake recipe is amazing! 2008

Add favourite cake recipe here no 1.

Add favourite cake recipe here ... no 2

Could anyone send me a yummy chocolate cake recipe? Thanks! 2008

The most fantastic chocolate cake ever! 2010

Add your favourite loaf recipes here! 2010

Boiled fruit cake 2010

Any recipe idea for an inexpensive moist & delicious Christmas cake? 2013

basic cake,vanill,a butter, chocolate 2008

Cafe style banana bread from home 2007

Cake/slice/biscuit recipes without loads of butter/sugar

Cake mix cookies and all their variations - updates 2014

Baking biscuits - ideas for variety 2013

Recipe for cookies or cake in a jar for present

Jessica's cakes--all my recipes in one place 2016

Ideas for using up broken biscuits (lots of them!)...? 2008

Recipes that use ginger nut biscuits, please 2009

Recipes for Using Plain Biscuit Packets SS Collection -2017 plus 1934 recipes

What is your best ever biscuit or cookie recipe? 2007

Healthy lunchbox slices, biscuits, muffins for school? 2008

Favourite thing to bake? 2009 - cakes

Keeping the cake tins full 2013

Chocolate crackles without copha please? 2011

Whats your favourite baking recipe? 2008

What's baking #1 2011

Need a fast baking idea 2011

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Savoury biscuit recipes? -2006

Savory treat recipes-2013

Savoury slice recipes for lunch boxes? 2016

Fave low fat recipes 2007

Nanna's wholesome slices & cakes (for Mimi) 2008

Home-made muesli bars 2003

Home-made LCM bars - 2004

Muesli bar recipe economical for kids 2004

Muesli bar recipe with peanut butter? 2007

Homemade Muesli Bar - what holds them together? 2008

Homemade muesli bars 2009

muesli bars from muesli 2010

Muesli bar recipes - help please 2009

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Here is a basic guideline for portion size shopping for each adult person.

Each meal
Raw Protein - 5oz (142g)
Raw Carb - 4oz (144g)
Raw Starch - 3oz (85g)

As it's in ounces, I think it came from American website.

I posted the above in the Waste Not Want Not 20

http://www.simplesavings.com.au/forum/thread/99302/?post=2221434#2221434

This got me thinking about how much all extra we are eating since 1972. Some of you may ask what happen in 1972, Australia changed to Metric in 1972.

When worked out grams amount I took the extract equivalent amount, but if you use metric equivalent it's a lot higher. 30g = 1oz & extract amount = 28.35g

It's the same with ounce, 8oz cup, pint and pound (lb)

Extract equivalent amounts

Ounce = 28.35g & metric equivalent 30g

8oz cup = 226.8ml & metric equivalent 250ml

Pint 20oz = 568ml & metric equivalent 600ml

Pound 16oz = 453.5g & metric equivalent 500g

Kilogram = 1000g or 2lbs 7oz

Litre = 1000ml or 1.75 pints (35oz) 4.375 cups (8oz cup)

No wonder everyone is getting fatter since 1972.

Ounce up by 1.65g to 30g

8 oz cup up by 23.2ml to Metric cup 250ml

Pint (20oz) up by 32ml to 600ml

Pound up by 46.5g to 500g

Then we were told to buy and use 1000g or 1000ml lots it's cheaper for whom certainly not our waistlines.

Upsizing the metric conversion back in 1972 may have a lot to do with obesity and many health problems we have now. We have got into the habit of upsizing our portions and so has big businesses too!

Even our crockery (dinner sets) had to be changed to allow the food to fit on the plates.

In the cookbooks we were told to use one measurement only in our cooking but this made it easier for the sell more goods as we were serving our families extra portions with each meal by using metric conversion which came the norm. Oh that little extra won't matter now 39 years later they are telling us we are eating to a large portion so have we up sized again. I think it's time to downsize not upsize our food intake.

When I first went shopping for food back in 1972, I refused to buy by the kilo bought only the amount that I needed and still do to this today. If I wanted Deli meats, cheese or other treats, I will buy extract number of slices or to the nearest number of grams that I need. If I need 2 chicken breasts for a recipe then its only 2 chicken breasts that what I will buy.

I still can use any old recipe as I still have the measuring equipment to do so.

Little more information

I can't get an exact date on the change over to metric conversion but it started in 1972 and my free

Metric Conversion slide was printed in 1972

1972 The packaging of grains, dairy products and eggs went metric and the SI system was introduced to primary school education. (International System of units = SI Units)

1976 By the end of 1976, all packaged goods were required to be labelled in metric sizes

History of Metric Conversion

http://www.measurement.gov.au/measurementsystem/Pages/HistoryofMeasurementinAustralia.aspx

Do you have a bazillion zucchinis? To be honest I don't lol but my best friend does and as such I am regularly gifted with these fabulously versatile vegies!!!

My food processor is running overtime grating them up so they can be popped into ziplock bags in the freezer - this glut of zucchini will keep us going all year : )

We love a good zucchini slice around here but sometimes you feel like something a bit different so today I whipped up a recipe I tried last year that was recommended by The Pioneer Woman here: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/07/stop-the-presses/ a yummy Pineapple and Zucchini cake.

This is her in the nuddie, (the cake, that is, not the very fascinating blogger The Pioneer Woman). As yummy as the icing is - and I should know cos I ate heaps of it last time lol - this time round we are trying to go a bit healthier!!)

As well as leaving the icing off today, I also left out the oil and the taste testers so far have declared it a success. Next time round I think I will start to reduce the sugar by a 1/2 cup and see how that goes.

So all in all a pretty healthy afternoon tea for my little monkey who is about to arrive home on the school bus any minute!

PS. Peel those giant zucchinis first and your babies won't even see a trace of green to give away what is in this yummy cake he he he