Meal for two for 50p. Suggestions?

jacket potato and bean's. have no idea on cost. but can't be much.

i make a huge bulk batch of chilli , and by doing this i think it works out at 13p a portion. so could have that with rice or jacket spud or on a tortilla crisps ( tesco value 19p) ok not the healthiest of options but great a comfort meal.

any left over pancakes from a previous pudding , can be filled and served with jacket spud or on their own. the filling can be as cheap or expensive as needed. sometimes i just fill with bakes bean's. yummy. but onion,beansprouts,pepper,mushrooms and carrot make a great filling.

sorry not good at doing the costing tonight. maybe i'll try and work it out in a bit and post it up.

LizEstelle wrote:

Nothing at all wrong with beans on toast. It's quite healthy and nutritious, especially if you tweak it a bit by using wholemeal bread and the low salt/sugar beans.

You can make it into another showstopper by adding a touch of curry powder, some grated cheese and other possibilities.

A dash of Lea & Perrins in beans goes down a treat!

i think it is very possible. but the supermarkets have a great way of showing items that u really don't want or need. but they end up in trolley. maybe the supermarkets are to easy.

years ago my mum said u would go to one shop for veg , one for meat , one for bread etc. the option for buying the crap wasn't their. so alot easier.

or is it just me that has real probs sticking to my shopping list unless i shop online

flufff wrote:

You then have to add on milk,tea,coffee,drinks,cereal,bread,sugar.If you have kids you cant deny them odd biscuit after school.Then petfood.It soon adds up.
It isnt dinners that are so expensive just everything inbetween.School holidays are a killer trying to feed hungry kids.My milk bill is just over a pound everyday with 4 kids.I cant and wont cut that back.We could easily use more.Thats £7 alone.

I drink my coffee (any old cheap stuff) black with no sugar.
My kids are lucky because they have breakfast club (free) in their school.
If they are thirsty I tell them there's water in the tap.
I have no pets.
I never buy biscuits or cakes (they love it when Grandma visits cos she always brings treats )

So, where on earth does my money go :rotfl:

Sorry but I just DON'T agree that 'all the rest' adds up to over £50 a week. If people are so daft as to be taken in by supermarket 'offers' on branded products then that's their look-out. Just have slightly larger main meals and do away with all the dubious 'in-beteens' which lead to unhealthy diet.

I'll tell you what leads to over £50/wk for a family of 4: it's all the 'let's just stop off at the chip shop' and 'how about a ready meal in front of the telly'-itis.

Pathetic. People with little willpower, less common sense and total, uncaring gormlessness about what saving £10 a week can add up to. Presumably, these types simply care more about putting their feet up than they do about their children's health or saving to invest in their family's future. I can see no other explanation.