£20 for a week's shopping and nothing in store cupboards - HELP PLEASE! :o)

Beki

hmmm i'm not sure my waistline looks like it's bothered much about low fat stuff LOL

southantrim3

Some good budget ideas here!
Bumped in light of previous questions .

airgead

Not much to add to previous suggestions apart from Menu plan, and don't just plan for the first week, as many items will carry over.

saterkey

Could you do her a moving in basket with perhaps lots of sauces, jams, marmalade, tea, sugar, spices etc. Maybe do a shop and buy lots of two for ones and give her the spares, all to try and build a store cupboard up, then the 20ukp will go a lot further each week.

good luck

quintwins

This thread is from 2008, plenty of good ideas but there is a feed a family of 4 for £20 thread floating about which is more up to date.

Butterfly_Brain

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4148389

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4084527

Fruball

I would get the meat deal from mr S of 3 for £10

a whole chicken
pack mince
double pack bacon

then

bread
potatoes
rice or pasta
carrots (and any other cheap veg she likes)
tinned toms/passata
eggs
fruit from market

bacon/egg sarnies for breakfast (can buy cereal if money left over)

the meat would easily be enough for 2 weeks even if she has chicken sandwiches for lunches every day.

People often neglect meat when budgeting but it is filling and can s-t-r-e-t-c-h!!

poppy-glos

I vote for the egg fried rice! If there is an Indian/Asian shop near her she,ll be able to get huge soy sauces for he same price as a little one in the big four supermarkets.

Also, homemade scones are cheaper than buying bread and pretty immediate. If she is creative and wanted( and had time ) to make bread I have started recently making the dutch oven no knead one, takes min 10 hours start to finish ( I made it after 7 hour initial rise successfully) and it is working out 40p a loaf for ingredients, and is sublime.....

Karena_3

Sardines are very good value in lidl.Sardines on toast,pizza topping or fish curry.

Fry an onion in a little oil or margarine,add half a tin of value or lidl tomatoes,sardines,a few raisins or other dried fruit and a chopped apple.Heat for a few minutes.

vickiem30

You can live really well on £20 a week. It might be an idea for your daughter to think about meal planning, to avoid waste, and to start to build up a stock cupboard.

Here's one idea, I don't eat meat, so I've gone of pulses and fish, but she could look at adding meat.

Everyday teabags 80 for 27p
value malt loaf 28p
value swiss roll 25p
everyday mushrooms (400g) 97p
value caramel wafers 40p
6 free range eggs £1.48
1kg rice 40p
750gms green beans 85p
1kg mixed veg 75p
2 packets passata 58p
2 tins mushy peas 24p
value soft cheese 50p
mixed herbs 54p
madra mild curry powder 99p
value gravy powder 20p
500g split peas 49p
500g everyday penne 30p
2 packets value spaghetti 46p
375g soya mince £1.75
tesco hot chilli sauce 550g £1.10
value buttery spead 85p
everyday jam 35p
value mozzerella 44p
2 everyday pasta sauce 78p
1 tin value tuna 49p
2 tins value kidney beans 36p
3 tins value beans 78p
1 value wholemeal loaf 48p
value pitta 20p
1kg value oats 75p
one pint milk 48p
2 packs value stock cubes 20p
1 pack everyday onions 68p

breakfast options
oats and jam
beans on toast
scrambled egg on toast or in pitta
ommlette with onions mushrooms and cheese

dinner options:
baked potato with cheese, or beans, or home made chilli
split pea soup
pea soup
veg soup
mushrooms on toast/ in a pitta
spanish ommlette
cheese sandwich

Tea options
veg shepherds pie
pasta with tuna
spaghetti bolognaise
chilli and rice
cheese, onion and potato bake
dhal and rice
veg curry


treat options:
malt loaf, swiss roll etc.

This shopping list will help her to build up her supplies and think about planning her meals for the week.