Any recommendation on M&S food?

isis2hathoruk

Hi everyone!

Currently trying to shift the Xmas pounds and don't get paid till Saturday so I've got a challenge to try and sort out two days worth of healthy food using £3.00 in change and a M&S giftcard with about £7.50 left on it.

I already have soup and bread in the house (lunch sorted) and cereal (breakfast sorted) so it's mainly main meals and snacks.

The £3.00 is going on Tesco food as follows:

12 Actimel 0.1% drinks - £1.00 (on offer and I have £1.00 off voucher)
Ryvita Limbos - 50p (on offer and I have 50p off voucher)
2 carrots - 16p
10 sprouts - 10p
Peas - 19p
1 pear - 20p
1 apple - 24p
1 clementine - 21p
Vegetable Soup - 17p

So I have £7.50 ish to spend in M&S which has to include 2 main meals and be low in calories and fat. As I don't shop there usually coz it's extortionate has anyone got any ideas/recommendations?

Techno

How many people are you feeding? Is it just you?

isis2hathoruk

Just me although my boyfriend will have half the Limbos and Actimel I expect!

OnceUponADream

You could buy some fresh chicken breasts from M&S and then a little salad or more fruit.

annieme

Marks 'Count on Us' meals, which are very good, were on offer at the weekend (not sure if offer's still on). It was buy 2 get 1 free so you'd get 3 meals with your £7.50.

workerbee_2

In the freezer section of marks, the peas and rice mix, peas and sweetcorn and petis pois are on buy one get one free and they are only about £1.00 or £1.10 so work out at 50p ish a packet. I think the frozen fish is also on buyone get one half price as well. At about 2.00pm or 2.30 pm they also do food reductions and sometimes you can get a bargain such as 2 fish cakes for a £1.00. It is worth looking in the freezer section as theare some good offers.. Hope this helps.

isis2hathoruk

Any recommendations on the Count on Us meals? Particular favourites or anything?

annieme

There's a big range & to be honest I've enjoyed all I've tried. I'd go & see which might appeal to you.

Parisian

the count on us spinach and ricotta cannelloni is yum

isis2hathoruk

Thanks for all your replys!

Offer was still on the Count on Us range so I got a pack of the braised steak, a sweet and sour chicken and a ginger and lemon chicken plus a bag of salad.

If they taste as good as they look I reckon I may have to do a splurge once a week and grab a few more coz most low cal meals are pretty awful (except Asda stuff which I like - mostly!):T