Help! £40 to feed family for the month

choccyface2006

Well, you are doing amazing and this thread should be post of the month I have just nominated it and I'm sure plenty of others have to, good luck with the last few days........

Sarah x

phizzimum

discodolly wrote: »

Hi, Mbaz!

I never normally post but I read this thread every day and love it!
The other day I added lentils, oats, 4 grated carrots and half a grated turnip to 500g mince...I ended up with 14 portions!:j
I think that you and all the other oldstylers are fabulous and you have changed my life, so thank you:kisses3:

that's what it's all about!

(I have used Tesco value nappies for both my girls in the past and they were fine)

janb5

Ok sorry to be slow but YS is yellow stickerered but what is RTC?????????????

....yes I know I`m thick................!

HypnoNu

janb5 it means Reduced To Clear.

tiredanddesperate

janb5 wrote: »

Ok sorry to be slow but YS is yellow stickerered but what is RTC?????????????

....yes I know I`m thick................!

No thicker than I am!!!!!

I've been reading this thread since it started & have loved it, but have racked my brains (what little there are!!) to figure out what YS is. Now I know - Yellow Sticker - so thank you for that.

RTC is Reduced To Clear (that one I worked out after about 1 week!!!!!):D

mbaz

Thankyou for telling me what YS was! Been trying to work it out too!!

I have 6 of those veggie burgers left. Do you think I could make them into spicy bean burgers by adding beans (obviously!) and coating in breadcrumbs? Just for a bit of variety? Then I'd cook in the oven?

pinkparrott

Hi
I am loving this thread, Im on maternity leave at the moment and am about to go on to no pay :eek: so things will change a lot, the top tip i am going to try is : you guessed it lentails:rotfl: .

Mbaz, I have used tesco value nappies and they were ok, but did cause a bit of nappy rash as not breathable due to plastic coating, but tesco own brand ones are very good although obviously more money ( but still a lot cheaper than pampers/huggies etc).
I'd heard that lidl ones are good.

how old are you children, if they are going to be in nappies for a while yet why not buy just a few of the really cheap terry nappies to use just when your at home - a bit of a hassel but very cheap if you need to use them for a while yet.( I actually got a whole birth to potty set for £60 of the new style resuable ones, seconf hand but in very good condition.)

good luck for the rest of the month, and looking foward to Octobers meal plan.

debbiemc_2

Hi :wave:

Mbaz I have been following this thread avidly from the start, you have done very well and this has been an inspiring account of your journey!

Just wanted to second the earlier poster's comments concerning Tesco own brand nappies - the purple pack - they are really good and I use them all the time. Haven't tried the Value ones I'm afraid. If you wanted to be on the safe side a generous dollop of Sudocrem at each nappy change should ease the transition to cheaper nappies, especially if your little one has a sensitive bottom!

HTH.

Debbie. x

lilmisskitkat

Hi all, butting in on this thread! Gonna be a skint month for us too because of work needing doing on the house before winter sets in so food needs to be on as strict a budget as possible. Loads of great ideas here!

Savoury crumble, someone mentioned - i make this and it always goes down well, do the flour and butter as normal and then replace the sugar with grated cheese and add a tsp of dried, mixed herbs. Hth

Will be watching this thead with interest, just gotta catch up on the last 14 pages first!!

Kate xxx

Lunar_Eclipse

patchwork_cat wrote: »

I used red plit lentils to pack out a bolognaise and... had a grainy texture.

Yes, we find that too. DH & DD2 can't stand lentils for this reason which is a shame. Anyone got an advice on this?