Have to make this last as long as possible...

princess_lou

Due to financial probs i have to cut seriosly cut bk on food...we have about £10 per week and quite a bit in at the min but it has to last us just over a month.. Have no idea wot to spend the £10 on.. prob lunchbox bits for ds amd fresh fruit.. any help would be great..

Here is my list:

FREEZER

[STRIKE] Chopped Onions[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Roast Pots[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Carrots[/STRIKE]
Exotic Mushrooms
Blackberrys
Peas
[STRIKE]Peppers[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Sausages Rolls(mini)[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Broccolli[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Kipper Fillets[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Turkey Leg[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]HM Burgers[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Ribs[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] HM Marinated Prawns[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Duck[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Bacon[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Chicken Fillets[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Hash Browns[/STRIKE]

FRIDGE

[STRIKE]Double Cream[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Natural Yogurt[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Natural Fromage Frais[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Feta Cheese[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Cheddar Cheese[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Cottage Cheese[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Quark[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Chicken Roll[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Ham[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Beef Slices[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Bacon[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Chicken Fillets[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Thin Pork Sausages[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Strawberries[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Melons[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Grapes[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Lemons[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Plums[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Kiwis[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Oranges[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Lettuce[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Tomatoes[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Radishes[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Beetroot[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Chillis[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Peppers[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Red Onion[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Mushrooms[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Aubergines[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Courgette[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Carrots[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Mangetout[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Sweetcorn[/STRIKE]

STORECUPBOARD

Tinned Sardines
[STRIKE]Canned Pink Salmon[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Tinned Tomatoes[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Baked Beans[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Chopped Pineapple in Juice[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Pasta(Various)[/STRIKE]
Polenta
Brown Rice
Lentils
[STRIKE]Egg Noodles[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Basmati Rice[/STRIKE]
Apple Sauce
Seafood Sauce
English Mustard
Horseradish Sauce
Mint Sauce
American Mustard
Tomato & Chilli Relish
[STRIKE]Mexican Wraps[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Brown Rolls[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Meringues[/STRIKE]

FLAVOURINGS

Curry Powder
Mixed Herbs
Ground Cinnamon
Chilli Powder
Ground Cumin
[STRIKE]Barbeque Seasoning[/STRIKE]
Dried Sage
Cinnamon Sticks
Dried Oregano
Ground Ginger
Paprika Powder
Tomato Puree
Garlic
Taco Seasoning
Bayleaf
Onion Sauce
[STRIKE] Black Bean Sauce[/STRIKE]
Gravy Granules
Soy Sauce
Tabasco Sauce
Worcester Sauce
Garlic Peri Peri Marinade
White Wine Vinegar
Balsamic Vinegar
Marmite

BAKING

Gelatine
Castor Sugar
[STRIKE]Icing Sugar[/STRIKE]
Granulated Sugar
Vanilla Essence
Batter Mix
[STRIKE]Sponge Mix[/STRIKE]
Cocoa Powder
Corn Flour
Plain Flour
Chocolate Spread
Plain Chocolate
Vanilla Pods
Chocolate Sauce

Sent OH to butcher;
[STRIKE]HUGE tray of Chicken Wings in Peri Peri Sauce.. [/STRIKE]£2.30
[STRIKE] Bag of mince.. [/STRIKE]£3
[STRIKE] Sausages.. £3.50[/STRIKE]

Mum bought goodies bk frm French house;
HM Chutneys.. [STRIKE]Chilli,[/STRIKE] apple, pickled cucmber(?!) spicy apple (made by Nan)
Out the Garden.. [STRIKE]Courgettes, [/STRIKE][STRIKE]Spinach[/STRIKE], Green Beans, White Beans(?!)
[STRIKE]Cheeses frm their local farm.[/STRIKE].yum

From our local shop..

[STRIKE]Big round loaf with bacon & cheese top[/STRIKE];) : £1.30
Dried Mushrooms..FREE!!
[STRIKE]Grapes.. FREE!![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Strawberries..50p(reduced)[/STRIKE]

[STRIKE]Bag of potatoes.. [/STRIKE]£1.00
Mayo.. £1.00
Pasta.. 70p
[STRIKE]Puff Pastry[/STRIKE].. £1.20
Bicarb of Soda.. 65p
Baking Powder.. 70p
[STRIKE]Eggs.[/STRIKE]. £1.00

Couscous*
[STRIKE]Rice*[/STRIKE]
Ryvitas*
Pearl Barley*
Tinned Strawberries*

* All Won!!!

Am off to stock up!!

zippychick

Hi there! How many are you feeding, what does this include (lunches for who ? and dinners? Is breakfast counted for?)

And finally....... i cant remember what my last question was

OH YES. What do yous like to eat? AND how much of each meat have you? so we know how far they can stretch.....

princess_lou

Hi zippy chick.. we have porridge, muesli, branflakes & shredded wheat..sorry 4got about breakfast!
There is 4 of us, me, oh, ds at school and baby ds.. me and baby eat lunch at home, oh and ds have packed lunch.. oh needs to have packed breakfast too as he starts at 4.30am..:eek: He was buying breakfast at wrk but cnt do that 4 a while.. All of us are normally home 4 dinner, give or take ds playdates, oh overtime.. occasionally.

There is not alot of sausages(3) two pks bacon(16 rashers each) 800g total chicken breast and 700g beef mince. 4 kippers and one large(baked bean size) tin of pink salmon.. tiny tin of sardines.. two boxes ribs frm market (one chinese style and one bbq) a whole duck, one smallish turkey leg and a handful of prawns..
Thanku 4 replying so quickly xx

zippychick

Ok , brain working overtime here he he

If it was me, I would separate it into Bfst, lunch and dinners. I would try and use up what you have first , only using the £10 per week when you have to. You dont have to spend the £10 each week - I would look at it as a £40 to last until x date.

I would also try to incorporate your meat into dishes - like chicken curry, rather than serving the chicken on its own. That way it can go further and be bulked up with lentils and extra veg etc.

Would your family go for veggie meals once /twice a week? Can you do an "on toast" or "toasties" night a week?

Do you bake your own bread? or buy this? How much milk do you go through? These are essentials if for kids etc so might be good to work out how much goes on that so you dont run out?

*thinking*

Do you have tinned tomatoes? And lentils? Or eggs?

princess_lou

Only have one tin toms in at min.. and would luv to make own bread but dnt know how.. we would be happy wiv veggie meals a few times, as long as not obviously a 'missing meat' dish(oh really fussy:rolleyes:) we have lentils, and no eggs in but we always do have them x x

ChocClare

OK:
Beef mince, lentils, onions, carrots, tomatoes and tomato puree will make a BIG ragu. I would have thought you could get 4 meals out of that - spag bol, cottage pie etc.

On that note, how much pasta have you got? Fry chopped bacon and onions, tip over a tin of tomatoes, some herbs and a spoonful of sugar, and you've got a great sauce.

The sausages, cut up, combined with mushrooms, onions and baked beans is very filling.

You don't seem to have potatoes (did I miss them)? 49p in Aldi's at the moment - you could bake with fillings or to pad out other things.

You can mix the salmon with mashed potato for fish cakes.

Stir fry with vegetables and egg noodles.

Corn muffins for OH's breakfasts from polenta (have you got any eggs????)

Cook the turkey leg, take all the meat off and fry with onions, top with a cheese sauce and combine with pasta for pasta bake.

Soups: lentil or vegetable or chicken/chicken noodle.

Ratatouille, with or without cheese.

Vegetable curry

Ham, chopped and fried with onions, stir flour and milk into pan, pepper and salt, cheese if you've got any left - nice as a pasta bake.

That's just off the top of my head - what do you LIKE? Otherwise it looks like lots of pasta...:rotfl:

Have you got plenty of onions? I'd say you need potatoes and possibly eggs...

princess_lou

Thanku.. some lovely ideas.. we do like pasta, LOVE mexican foods..enjoy currys and trad english meals...we actually eat pretty much everything.. would u suggest its a good idea to stock up on eggs and pots then? xx

princess_lou

Also abit worried about all fridge foods as they have to be used up...have no clue wot to do wiv them...

zippychick

What needs used up from the fridge? You can freeze a good lot of that. I freeze everything!

Eggs and potatoes would be good possibly - but if you have a meal plan first, then you can see what ingredients you are missing.

Some threads that may help

How to meal plan

Freezing quick questions & tips

£20 to feed a family of 4 for a month

Family of 5 shop from home

Soup recipes

Leftovers use it up

Spanish omelette/fritatta and salad and beans (use up veg from bottom of fridge)

Lentil curry - using left over veg - very filling

Has browns beans egg & toast

Spicy beef in mexican wraps

CHicken & brocolli & sweetcorn pie (done in white sauce) - mash or pastry as topping with roast potatoes

Toad in the hole

Lentil soup - can put in onion, courgette, ham or some bacon, carrots - filling

Meringue strawbs & fresh cream (if you have a lighter dinner or weekend treat?)

Sponge mix - add some cocoa - top with chocolate sauce

blackberry crumble

Sardines on toast

Barbeque /marinated ribs with HM potato wedges

Baked potatoes with cheese /ham/beans/bacon served with salad

Chicken fried rice

Home made jelly (gelatine & fruit etc)

Lemon meringue pie for treats

burgers with relish cheese & salad (pots too if you need them?)

ChocClare

princess_lou wrote: »

Thanku.. some lovely ideas.. we do like pasta, LOVE mexican foods..enjoy currys and trad english meals...we actually eat pretty much everything.. would u suggest its a good idea to stock up on eggs and pots then? xx

If you're near aldi's then I think 49p for 2.5kg of potatoes would give you some good options... if you dice them, add some of your chopped onions and some chopped bacon, zhuzh it all round in a roasting dish with a spoonful of oil and some mixed herbs, bung in the oven for half an hour, add halved tomatoes and mushrooms, cook a further 10 mins to check potatoes are cooked, then break one egg per person onto the top and replace in oven until egg is cooked - that is yummy and filling and you don't need much of the expensive ingredients as long as there's enough to flavour the cheaper ones! Also now might be the time to make puddings - crumbles etc using the fruit you have - as you can stretch the main course more if there's a pudding!

princess_lou

do i have wot is needed to make crumbles etc..? i havnt really cooked puddings..x awful i know!!