how much a month should it cost to feed one person

clutterydrawer

And when you're doing your mealplans, make sure the meals ensure you don't waste anything....for example, if you make a tuna pasta bake which uses half a tin of tuna, make a tuna salad the next day to finish it off.

You can also make double and freeze it, depending on what it is that you need to use up.

Bombchelle

My honest opinion is that it will be best for you to learn cooking. Not only will it work out cheaper in the long run but your quality of life (for your tongue at least) will shoot through the roof and you might just impress a lady with your kitchen skills. :-) Get a book from the libary and start experimenting. So what if you make a few blunders, that's how you learn. As for cost - it can be dirt cheap, but the quality will be lacking. We tend to pay more than the average family, but the food is of exceptional quality and we're very happy campers who won't even consider the restaurant/takeaway food in the area.Who knows, maybe you just found yourself a new hobby...

kitaj

Sounds like you know how to do it it's just a budget figure you want.....
I go for a £1 a meal. This is plenty, as breakfast rarely costs more than a few pence and you can cook main meals for less if you know how to budget, but £1 gives you money to have something a bit more luxurious once in a while. More than £1 means that you are eating meat every day and less means that you will have to make quite a few budget meals or forego any luxury items. £1s a good starting point, depending on your overall budget.

corrsfan

I was in the same situation as you a few months ago.

I started off cooking by making chicken + curry sauces and the likes, and moved from there.

£15 sounds dooable, but i like my treats to much. I probaby spend £90-100 on all meals (lunches too) for a month, but as i dont have many other luxuries in life I dont mind spending a little more on "decent" food, which i like making.

As most recipies are for 4-8 people I ended up buying some larger pots/ovenware/food processor, and splitting these up to multiple meals as appropriate and freezing these. So far i havent gone far wrong (see below).

If you will start cooking, please take the time to properly thaw out frozen stuff and follow the cooking times/temperatures, and bin anything that is questionable. If you do that and you shouldnt be getting any upset stomachs or worse.