Weezl and friends Phase 2 -giving it a whirl for Shirl! Testing meal plan for a month

Bear with me if I have lost the plot a little, busy weekend so I have read a lot of posts to catch up, I didn't want to fall behind.

Avocet wrote: »

We used to hear about "muesli belt malnutrition", relating to the ill-informed application of health advice by the wealthy. I'm afraid that a lot of what people believe is gleaned from poorly researched newspaper and magazine articles, and has more to do with glib recitation of accepted truths or of funding-conscious PR campaigns from academic institutions than with actual science. I speak as someone who once earned £20 from publication of a tip so ridiculous (and so made-up) that I'm too ashamed to repeat it here.

Go on, tell us the tip!

weezl74 wrote: »

drumroll please

I was so excited a little bit of wee came out

You know you should really see the doctor about this, there are things they can do

weezl74 wrote: »

Our bodies will do whatever they like with the nutrients we give them eh?

I like that you are willing to challenge the assumptions people make, and I think that posting your 50p a day plan it may make the 80p a day plan more appealing. Let me explain the reasoning...

In most supermarkets there will be levels of brands, value, standard, branded and top of the range. So, in the biscuit aisle you have value digestives, own brand digestives, brand name digestives and then the luxury brand. Sometimes there will be another rung above this. We are more likely to but the 2nd level down if the top one is a luxury, expensive product because it seems more reasonable. So you won't buy ice cream made from pureed fairy poo because it is £5 per 100g, but you are more likely to buy the £4 for 500g ice cream because in comparison it is cheaper. The reverse is also true; people will go for something one up from the lowest if the lowest one sets the bar really low but shows that is reasonable. So, maybe my children won't eat crackers made of grated floorboards at 10p for 100 but the next rung up seems reasonable at 30p for 100 now, and I am giving a little bit more to them than the basics (making me feel like a good mum!). If you put in the 50p thread, you lower the bar of what is possible for people and make the 80p plan seem like more of a luxury to people and they feel like they are getting a little 'treat' rather than feeling deprived. So, what I am saying is that posting the 50p plan may make more people do the 80p plan

I really hope that makes sense!

Covers food from Tue Week 4 until the end of the month - 10 days worth

Bread and snacks:
Bread x3
Carrot cake
Tomato scones x2
Raisin scones x2
Savoury scones

Breakfasts and lunches:
Apple curd x5 (made)
Nut butter x1 (made)
Houmus x3 (made)
Lunchtime pate (1 batch) x3
Porridge x5
Pea and apple soup
Potato and onion soup
Breakfast pancakes

Dinners:
Veggie burgers x2
Carbonara
Spanish omelette
Bean curry x2
Onion tart
Chicken & bubble
Cottage pie
Amatriciana

SHOPPING LIST:

Fresh
1 x Brown Onions (2Kg) £0.71
1x Carrots (1Kg) £0.98
2x White Potatoes (2.5Kg) £1.56
1 x Lemons (7) £0.87

Dairy
2 x Lard (250g) £0.56
1 x Whole Fresh Milk 6 Pints (3.41L) £2.25

Meat, Fish & Poultry
500g ASDA pig liver by weight (100g) £0.70

Packets and cereals
3 x Strong White Bread Flour (1.5Kg) £1.80
2 x Smartprice Raisins (500g) £1.28
2x Ready Oats (750g) £2.64
2 x Leo Dried Peas with Steeping Tablet (250g) £0.58
1 x Smartprice Pasta Shapes (500g) £0.32
1 x Long Grain Rice (1Kg) £0.73

Tins, Jars and Cooking
5 x Smartprice Peeled Plum Tomatoes in Tomato Juice (400g) £1.55
4 xASDA Smartprice Red Kidney Beans in Water (400g) £0.76
2x Baked Beans (400g) £0.58

Frozen
1xASDA Smartprice Peas (907g) £0.76

TOTAL £18.63

Murrell, tamarind is quite a fruity flavour and has a little bit of a sweet and sour taste.

Not ignoring other posts, just had time for a quick skim read whilst waiting for electrician. Will be back for a proper read this evening

Weezl

had a look at the nutmeg site

looks interesting and useful if you are a caterer for an institution. It says you can build your own recipes, but it looks like that would only be using their database of ingredients which would be of limited use to us

it also seems to be one of those sites that pull you in and then everything that you actually want to do costs extra

have you tried the free download?