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here are some ideas prices as of march 2015
Day 1
B = jam on toast = 7p pp = 28p (p4)
L = pasta = 16p pp = 64p (p4)
D = curry and rice = 40p pp = £1.60 (p4)
S1 – kiwi = 11p pp = 44p (p4)
S2 – apple = 12p pp = 48p (p4)
Total for day 1 = £0.86 pp = £3.44 (p4)
Day 2
B - Jam on toast = 7p pp = 28p (p4)
L - Egg and soldiers or egg on toast = 26p pp = £1.04 (p4)
D - 1 pizza 60p 1 garlic baguette 28p 500g potato wedges 50p = 35p pp = £1.40 (p4)
S1 banana = 14p pp = 56p (p4)
S2 half an orange = 10 pp = 40p (p4) + 25g sultanas = 5p pp = 20p (p4) (total 15p pp / 60p (p4))
Total for day 2 = 97p pp / £3.88 (p4)
Day 3
B – cereal and milk = 9p pp / 36p (p4)
L – beans on toast with egg 38p pp / £1.52 (p4)
D – vegetable rice stir fry 23p pp / 92p (p4)
S1 – banana 14p pp / 56p (p4)
S2 - kiwi 11p pp / 44p (p4)
S3 25g sultanas 5p pp / 20p (p4)
Total for day 3 £1 pp / £4 (p4)
day 4
B - egg on toast 26p pp / £1.04p (p4)
L - pasta 16p pp / 64p (p4)
D - lentil cottage pie 48p pp / £1.92 (p4)
S1 - 50g sultanas 10p pp / 40p (p4)
Total for day 4 - £1 pp / £4 (p4)
if anyone would like to add a meal plan for a day or week please do
i will add costings of items to this post shortly
Day 1
B = jam on toast = 7p pp = 28p (p4)
L = pasta = 16p pp = 64p (p4)
D = curry and rice = 40p pp = £1.60 (p4)
S1 – kiwi = 11p pp = 44p (p4)
S2 – apple = 12p pp = 48p (p4)
Total for day 1 = £0.86 pp = £3.44 (p4)
Day 2
B - Jam on toast = 7p pp = 28p (p4)
L - Egg and soldiers or egg on toast = 26p pp = £1.04 (p4)
D - 1 pizza 60p 1 garlic baguette 28p 500g potato wedges 50p = 35p pp = £1.40 (p4)
S1 banana = 14p pp = 56p (p4)
S2 half an orange = 10 pp = 40p (p4) + 25g sultanas = 5p pp = 20p (p4) (total 15p pp / 60p (p4))
Total for day 2 = 97p pp / £3.88 (p4)
Day 3
B – cereal and milk = 9p pp / 36p (p4)
L – beans on toast with egg 38p pp / £1.52 (p4)
D – vegetable rice stir fry 23p pp / 92p (p4)
S1 – banana 14p pp / 56p (p4)
S2 - kiwi 11p pp / 44p (p4)
S3 25g sultanas 5p pp / 20p (p4)
Total for day 3 £1 pp / £4 (p4)
day 4
B - egg on toast 26p pp / £1.04p (p4)
L - pasta 16p pp / 64p (p4)
D - lentil cottage pie 48p pp / £1.92 (p4)
S1 - 50g sultanas 10p pp / 40p (p4)
Total for day 4 - £1 pp / £4 (p4)
if anyone would like to add a meal plan for a day or week please do
i will add costings of items to this post shortly
200 weeks £25,000.00 / £700
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Wow! Optimistic mummy - that is amazing!! Im not sure I could or would find the time to do this everyday - BUT it is fascinating to read! Of course it is what top restaurants and the big chains like McD and K!C do all the time. Intriguing! My son has recently gone vegan and swears it savs him loads! Not sure I can follow him but am trying to loose weight so only eating veg & meat with little carbs and not a lot of sugar and fat so that saves money! Will keep checking back and may cost out the odd thing to contribute. you ve set me thinking! Thank youAim for Sept 17: 20/30 days to be NSDs :cool: NSDs July 23/31 (aim 22) :j
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How many portions of fruit and veg does that meal plan provide, roughly?0
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optimistic-mummy wrote: »here are some ideas prices as of march 2015
Day 1
B = jam on toast = 7p pp = 28p (p4)
L = pasta = 16p pp = 64p (p4)
D = curry and rice = 40p pp = £1.60 (p4)
S1 – kiwi = 11p pp = 44p (p4)
S2 – apple = 12p pp = 48p (p4)
Total for day 1 = £0.86 pp = £3.44 (p4)
Day 2
B - Jam on toast = 7p pp = 28p (p4)
L - Egg and soldiers or egg on toast = 26p pp = £1.04 (p4)
D - 1 pizza 60p 1 garlic baguette 28p 500g potato wedges 50p = 35p pp = £1.40 (p4)
S1 banana = 14p pp = 56p (p4)
S2 half an orange = 10 pp = 40p (p4) + 25g sultanas = 5p pp = 20p (p4) (total 15p pp / 60p (p4))
Total for day 2 = 97p pp / £3.88 (p4)
Day 3
B – cereal and milk = 9p pp / 36p (p4)
L – beans on toast with egg 38p pp / £1.52 (p4)
D – vegetable rice stir fry 23p pp / 92p (p4)
S1 – banana 14p pp / 56p (p4)
S2 - kiwi 11p pp / 44p (p4)
S3 25g sultanas 5p pp / 20p (p4)
Total for day 3 £1 pp / £4 (p4)
day 4
B - egg on toast 26p pp / £1.04p (p4)
L - pasta 16p pp / 64p (p4)
D - lentil cottage pie 48p pp / £1.92 (p4)
S1 - 50g sultanas 10p pp / 40p (p4)
Total for day 4 - £1 pp / £4 (p4)
if anyone would like to add a meal plan for a day or week please do
i will add costings of items to this post shortly
It looks interesting. How big are the portions?, what is on the pasta? (not on its own, surely?) what sort of curry is it?, and is it a pizza each or between four? How big?
I am guessing by the "half an orange each" that it was a struggle to stretch to fruit and vegetables?
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Id swap the toast and jam for porridge. If you dont like cooked porridge you could make breakfast oats. Id make the wedges sweet potato ones. You could make a substitute rice from cauliflower or broccoli to go with the curry. Maybe add in some almonds to go with the sultanas and if you can't get YS fruit, Id think about buying some frozen berries to have with the porridge (that's if you like it and choose to have it), aldi do them quite cheaply.
Id also eat more eggs for breakfast, maybe with tomatoes, mushrooms.
Plus home made soup is always a way of getting your veg in quite cheaply.0 -
There are loads more ideas on the £7 a week thread ...
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=4084527&page=55
If I had £1 a day for a week the best I could manage was £6.91 .... but I could manage to eat this restricted diet for 7 days
15 eggs £1.25
1kg oats 0.75p
2 tin peaches 35p each = 70p
1 kg frozen chicken 1.75
1 kg potatoes 0.69p
Loaf brown bread 0.40p (21 slices)
1 kg frozen mixed veg 0.77p
mayo 0.40p
gravy granules 0.20p
Breakfast - porridge made with water with spoon of mashed fruit & juice & poached egg on toast (7 eggs / 7 bread)
Lunch - 7 x egg mayo sandwich (14 slices bread/ no spread) couple pieces of tinned fruit
Dinner - roast chicken & shred into 7 portions with veg & potatoes & gravy
If I could get bread reduced in my local store (edit - all costed asd@ smart price ) which it sometimes has for 10p I would spend the rest on more fruit or veg. Ideally I would like to buy milk but cant cost that in under £7 without losing the fruit0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
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