Supermarket Routine

CSD

As an Aged Pensioner my needs and income are very simple, but still a challenge to keep within a budget. Must buys are cat food (I am feeding my own cat and 2 of my, very old and unwell, neighbour's cats. That's a real drag and expensive. Whatever happened to Kit-E-Kat? it seems to have disappeared from Coles & Woolworths.

I also cook a meal or two for my neighbour during the week, so chicken and mince are purchased even though I am mostly vegetarian.

For me it's fresh fruit and vegetables. Top of the vegies are broccoli, tomatoes, carrots and onions. There's always pasta and rice as well. I love the convenience of microwave rice, even though it's more expensive it means no more sticky or burned saucepans - I was never any good at cooking rice.

I prefer to shop a couple of times a week to ensure vegetables are fresh and the main shop is not too heavy to load into and out of the car.

I quite resent the special offers of buy two, or a giant family pack ,since I live on my own, have a small fridge/freezer and limited storage. I wish some supermarket food provider would run a few lines of specials for singles. I'm sure it would appeal to the growing ageing population as well as people on low income - hey, they may even make a profit without increasing prices for single serves.