Does this seem ok??

Nyla1979

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Staciep88

I would say thats plenty enough, take a look at the old style money saving board and there are loadsa ideas about how to save on food. Good luck x

**Amy**

I agree with Stacie. Old style board is fab.

And if you meal plan that really helps, stops all the impulse buying as well.

Nyla1979

Thanks guys, will get myself over to the Old Style board!

moo2moo

£100 a week is plenty if you meal plan and cook yourself. If you slide the way of the take out menu then you'll be down by £35 before you even get started. With a bit of ingenuity its easlily achievable though.

If you can find a local farmer willing to sell direct and you buy in bulk then you're laughing. At the moment we pay £1 per lb for pork or £70 for half a pig butchered to fill half a freezer. That lasts for 2 + months with 3 of my lot eating it. Theres lots of free fruit to be had at the moment from hedgerows.

Get your kids cooking no matter how old they are, it makes things a bit more fun and they are more likely to try something that they've helped prepare.

£100 per week is quite a bit more than the majority of people on the £4000 for a year challenge are allowing themselves. Make it fun and it will seem like less of a chore. My DDs are each given £5 once a week and sent to purchase the ingredients for a meal. They are let loose at the local farmers market and haggle away. The littlest one (aged 5) has this down to a fine art, she insists on tasting everything prior to purchasing and is quite happy to tell people their produce is overpriced (£2 for a loaf of bread) or tastes really yucky (raw chilli oil).

Nyla1979

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