6000 meals under 50p in 2010; feeding your family on a low budget

Beki

you're doing so well already! this is so inspiring! xx

Beki

good luck! i'm sure you can do it! xx

sexykellylovespink

i look forward to watching this thread, great idea...will you be listing what your meals are for this budget, so we all get ideas

castri09_2

great thread i will be reading with interest any ways i can save money

Hardup_Hester

On Friday I did liver, bacon & onion, 35p for the liver, 10p for the onion, 19p potatoes, 23p for spring greens, , so probably £1 allowing for seasoning etc, this served 2 of us.
I have porridge most mornings, with half & half milk & water, though at the moment I have museli in the cupboard as my son gave me some he didn't like.
Hester

pukka18

You should make lentil soup for the family. I think you could feed them all for a quid and you'll get some more vegetables in there too.

Soak green lentils, about 2 cups for a few hours

Fry 2 onions and garlic in oil on low heat
Add 1 Tbsp paprika for a couple of mins
Add 3 diced potatoes + a carrot or two
Add 1.5 litres of water + lentils
Add 2 vegetable stock cubes
Cover and simmer for 40 minutes

This is my recipe, but you can adapt it to your appetite/family size.

mark55man

pukka18 wrote: »

You should make lentil soup for the family. I think you could feed them all for a quid and you'll get some more vegetables in there too.

Soak green lentils, about 2 cups for a few hours

Fry 2 onions and garlic in oil on low heat
Add 1 Tbsp paprika for a couple of mins
Add 3 diced potatoes + a carrot or two
Add 1.5 litres of water + lentils
Add 2 vegetable stock cubes
Cover and simmer for 40 minutes

This is my recipe, but you can adapt it to your appetite/family size.

Thanks for that - sounds nice.

Not very good with my pulses :eek: - will this work just the same with red lentils - of which I have a pack bought some while ago and awaiting use!!

echelon101

hmm

Breakfast -

80g Tesco Value Oats - 8p
Tesco Value Beans - 29p
Frozen Broccoli, 100g - 10p
UHT 100ml Skimmed Milk - 6p

53p but I am full!

Hardup_Hester

Mark. I make my lentil soup with red lentils & it works fine, also the red ones don't need soaking.
Did you have that all on the same plate Echelon?
Hester

chinagirl

I shall be reading with interest, as I really need to reign in the spending this year. Christmas went a bit overboard, moneywise!!