11 Essential Groceries British Women Living Alone Should Buy Every Week

0:00 Eleven essential, budget-friendly grocery items for women living alone to save money and reduce food waste. 2:33 whole cabbage 4:33 frozen peas 6:13 eggs 7:55 Red split lentils 9:42 tin of chopped tomatoes 12:17 whole chicken 14:21 tub of plain yogurt 15:56 Carrots and swede 18:23 tin of sardines 20:27 loaf of sliced bread 22:16 Porridge oats Want to spend less on food and throw less of it away? I share eleven affordable groceries I buy for one-person shopping, with practical ways to make them last and work harder in the kitchen. I cover whole cabbage, frozen peas, eggs, red split lentils, chopped tomatoes, whole chicken, plain yoghurt, carrots and swede, sardines, sliced bread and porridge oats. I also explain how I cook them, freeze leftovers and avoid the supermarket habits that quietly waste money. Drawing on twenty-two years working in a supermarket and the lessons I learned from my mother in Wakefield, I show how these everyday foods can support a sensible budget, reduce waste and make simple meals through the colder months.