Eating Well V's Eating Cheaply??

leiela

*Maya* wrote: »

I realise that you arwe trying to give your children a healthy diet but you have admitted that your own diet is not ideal and is there not a danger that you are teaching your children that your diet is a good one. Our children look to us as an example in most things, especially diet.

Yeah but tbh as a family we only eat one meal a day together, and i don't cook seperate meals ... we just eat the same meals in different proportions.

Kids don't really notice that mummy and daddy have alot of chicken on thier plate, to them mummy and daddy just have alot of food haha.

tbh our diets are normal food, just a higher proportion of protien, and we make more of that up though the day ... per meal the difference is neglegable.

For example tonight we are having Chicken, Broccolli and Sweet potatos ... everyone will have some of everything.

The average person might have 1 chicken breast, ill have 1 just like a regular person because i've been having protien frequently though the day 20-30g per meal, but dad might have 2. The rest of the meal looks normal enough the kids really don't notice such a small difference especially when to them this is normal. Its not like we eat really wierd or compleatly alien foods haha.

Tibbie's_mum

BTLMAN69 wrote: »

Some people shop through their pockets, others care less about the price and more about the families needs.

I often cringe when I read about people watering down milk, and 15p curry sauce!

Goodness me!!!!!! 15p, that's gone up far too much for me, I used to buy it when it was 4p

Yes, I know it's made with the factory floor sweepings, but it did liven up my lentils and chick peas......but I do remember everyone having a go about it when I mentioned it before but seeing as it was for me and the OH and not the kiddiwinks, it served a purpose.

leiela

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

Crikey - you've come a long way since you posted this



on this thread exactly a month ago. Maybe a bit of humility towards those Old Stylers who've helped you on the way is in order.

Penny. x

Haha yes we have come along way .... we where spending on average about £600 + per month on food which i realise now is an UNREAL amount ... gah.

how did i ever let myself do that??!!!

but i cleared out my cuboards, i HAVE comprimised on quailty alittle but ive done it ... £50 per week and its sustainable.

Atm im actually bieng able to save some of that £50 but i know thats mostly because i still have stocks of stuff like shampoo and onces thats gone ill need the full £50.

*Maya*

Why don't you see if you can help this new poster eat as healthily as you on her budget? A good example of someone who may well have to let quality slip for a week.

maltesers_2

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

Maybe a bit of humility towards those Old Stylers who've helped you on the way is in order.

Penny. x

I can't believe a BG said that

marri_lou

*Maya* wrote: »

What's wrong with watering down milk?

I breastfed each of my children for 14 months (ish), then gave them whole milk until they were 5. However now I water down the whole milk to stretch it out and replicate semi skimmed.

It really is a personal choice how people feed their families. Some meal plans can be drastic but they are usually so for a good financial reason and eating beans on toast for a few days before pay day never killed anyone.

This is almost what I was going to post. The reliance on protein is hugely over rated in the western world (I think average is 60g a day) not all of us are body builders needing 200g protein a day (equivalent to 7 chicken breasts) with the associated risk of repeated anti-biotic ingestion, intensive growing methods and fat cobntent present in most meats.

I do eat meat, yes, not every day if possible but I go very much on what is available and whoopsied, I will eat beans on toast. Beans are a good source of protein, count as a veg and I often throw in more veggies such as mushrooms and onions to bulk out and add veggies to the meal. I eat fruit daily etc etc

Perhaps the original poster would like to outline exactly how for £50 a week she feeds two adults 200g - 300g of protein daily each (like I say equivalent to 7 chicken breasts each easily) and her children. I don't think its very clear other than the original soap box posting. So for £50 a week providing good quality lean protein along with the 5 portions of fruit and veg each, along with assumedly complex carbohydrates. Go on, rock my nutritional world.

I would love to be proven worng, as everything is a learning experience.

*Maya*

maltesers wrote: »

I can't believe a BG said that

Board Guides don't automatically receive a lobotomy courtesy of Martin Lewis when they take up their mantle. :rolleyes: They are still allowed to have opinions. I've noticed alot of your posts are very anti Board Guides, particulary on Old Style.

lka200

maltesers wrote: »

I can't believe a BG said that

why ever not???
Have you looked at the thread posted by PP regarding leielas other post?
A lot of people have spent a lot of their time advising her without any critisism and i just think that PP was saying that its nice to show others the same respect.
PP please inform me if i am wrong about this

maltesers_2

*Maya* wrote: »

I've noticed alot of your posts are very anti Board Guides, particulary on Old Style.

I'll just have to learn some humility then and learn my place - which isn't here because everything I post gets moved.;)

*Maya*

maltesers wrote: »

I'll just have to learn some humility then and learn my place - which isn't here because everything I post gets moved.;)

Aaah...:think: You're suffering from mythreadgotmovedandmergeditis. It all makes sense now. I prescibe a large dose of chill pills.