£25 a week

loopyloulou_3

for one fussy veggie and two hungry mogs

surely this is possible if I am very careful?

any suggestions appreciated xx

LumpyCustard_2

Yep, should be fine. I don't have any mogs, but can feed, water and clean myself (on a mostly vegetarian diet) for less than £95 a month.

Little_Chicken

It's very doable- I cook up a bean chilli and a veggie curry once a month and then freeze the portions - I reckon it costs about £1.00 a portion - and I use organic food. Try zooplus.co.uk for the cat food - I buy mine from there in bulk, as it's much cheaper and my two are fed on Hills. Good Luck!

Rowan9

I also think you can do this. Soups, wraps, chillies etc. Buy the fruit and veg which is on offer. I think that once you start counting the money, you save! Maybe take it out in cash and keep it in an envelope to use? It always seems more real then!

Obukit

Cooking cheaply on a veggie diet is very easy - just stick around key cheap ingredients such as root vegetables, potatoes, lentils, dried soya mince, dried pasta, tinned tomatoes and dried beans. Supplement this with cheap flavourings such as a teaspoon of marmite, stock cubes, homemade paneer, etc, and also allow freshly prepared salad, cheap greens, etc. to give some variety. I tend to browse Tescos at 8pm and whatever vegetables they have reduced down to 10p are worked into the dishes as treats. The "Price Pledge" veg they are doing at the moment is typically very good value too if you're canny - spinach for 50p, etc.

Perhaps the best thing about vegetarian food is there is so much "fast food" that's very healthy and can be prepared in minutes - cous cous, jacket potatoes, pasta too, so even when you're tired and can't face an hour toiling over hot pans a kettle, bowl and fork are more than enough to make a tasty, nutritious meal easily. Good luck!

alec_eiffel

Hi,

We spend £25 a week and there are 2 veggies here so I would think it would be do-able for you and the furries. I am reasonably fussy too, I don't like cous cous, cheese or anything too creamy, so just work round it and find substitutions.

We don't buy too much in the way of processed stuff, just some puff pastry, tofu and cauldron sausages every now and again. Having a good storecupboard is the most useful things - marmite (I don't like eating it on its own but it is fab when added to stuff), cooking wine, herbs and spices of your choice, different flavoured oils, dried mushrooms, chestnuts, honey, ginger as well as beans, lentils and all the other dried and tinned staples.

From that you can make all manner of sauces, dips, marinades, soups etc to keep the variety going even if you're on a bit of a "beans and rice" budget. We generally have stuff like sushi rolls, h/m pies, marinaded mushrooms, tacos, fajitas and the old standbys like mushroom stroganoff, risotto, fried rice, stuffed veg, curry, lasagne/pasta, stir fry, wraps, falafel, bean burgers, pizza, toad in the hole, roast, fry ups. In the winter we have stews and casseroles, cobbler, chilli and all that caper too.

DianaMattos

Very do-able - I went through a time where I bought all food, toilettries and cleaning products for £20 a week for 2 of us, and we ate well! Just avoid things like crisps, chocolate bars etc which are bad for you anyway. I found that shopping at Aldi helped lots...

loopyloulou_3

I think half of my problem is I am used to cooking for two - as I lived with someone for 9 years, so getting in the habit of cooking batches and freezing things is new to me!
I will have to find some veggie chilli, veggie curry recipes! I always worry about what is freezable - and what will taste nice when microwaved!!

I am trying to have
cereal for brekkie (eaten at work - so I use their milk!! LOL)
lunch - leftovers OR cuppasoup and bread OR couscous OR philly light and cream crackers plus fruit if I have any!
Its just dinner that I have problems with - I need to cook more batches and freeze!

Teria

You'll be fine, my daughter, 3 cats and I all manage for under 30 a week.
Only problem comes when you wander into the wholefoods shop... smoked tofu, "fish"fingers, cheatin' ham, swedish glace ice cream.. could easily spend 50.00+ a week

becky2812

you'll manage it. I feed 2 adults, 1 6 year old who never stops eating and a cat all for 30 per week. you just have to be careful what you pick. My son wanted a cadbury's cake mix set for 1.99 yesterday. so i bought a sponge mix, a bar of chocolate and milky bar buttons, and spent less than a pound! i think it's just a case of getting in the habit of looking at other options! good luck!!

Idiophreak

Something like this might help and seems very MSE:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6974687.stm

...Only joking of course...no use to a veggie