Hi Cius,
In terms of a gluten free diet it is often better to find alternatives instead of substitutes for wheat products. Gluten free pasta prices are definitely ridiculously priced in SA. Perhaps use brown rice, lentils, potatoes as alternatives instead of actually substituting wheat...
It is always a fine balancing act between quality and quantity - it would be great if free range/organic had a greater mass following here.
PnP is not always the cheapest. It is always best to shop around for specials. This is especially so when competing supermarkets are within a reasonable...
I seriously need some of your epic budgeting skills. It would also be interesting to hear where you all do most of your shopping and roughly in what areas you live.
Eddings was certainly a legend, although his later works were simply copy-pastes :(.
I also make use of an Excel spreadsheet to track item prices etc. Things have certainly gotten a lot more expensive, especially when trying to eat healthy.
Would be interesting to see how much you guys are spending in 2017. Food inflation has certainly been insane.
I do a lot of my own cooking. Last year before heading to Europe I could get away with about R3,000 a month for 2 people. After coming back I'll be lucky if I get away with R5,000. Food...