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

phizzimum

I love Mottrams too! we bought a coffee machine from there once and the owner was very helpful when it went wrong. I do end up spending money when I go there - so I don't go very often, but at least I'm supporting a local business.

Thanks Lesley for telling us about the Indian shop - I've prob driven past it many times without noticing it. I'm due an expedition to T Wells (DD's jeans are more holes than denim at the moment - so I can't put it off any longer) so I will check the shop out.

phizzimum

mark88man wrote: »

I suppose I ought to stop washing it all down with a chateaux lafite rothschild 1990

mark88man wrote: »

Thanks for your concern ladies, but I was conked out on the sofa

hmm...any link here?

shaz_mum_of__2

Mark we like a la king too but i use stock in the sauce instead of milk for a bit of extra flavour

Called at Mr A on the way back from DS hospital appt . got some free range chicken legs (4) for a quid but resisted the tray of chinese (from the takeaway bit) for £2 was thinking it would be good for emergencies but persuaded myself i am covered on the emergency front.

Lesley_Gaye

Did some shopping at the CoOp as I have 2 orders for food (I cook for other people occasionally) and picked up 3 Wholemeal loaves at 30p each and 1 Kg 4 bags of small potatoes at 25p each

would have got more bread - there was LOADS more, although mainly white which I don't like - but there is only so much bread one house can store!

Still - bargain. I am going to play with some Indian spices and see if I can make something delicious with some of the spuds

jpwhittle

hi
i was reading this thread and noticed someone post a link to their £100 a month shopping list, but i cant find it again now, can someone post the link again please? i really wanted to look at it again to see how much of that i could put in place with my family, thanks

Nancy888

Hi

Post 503 on the page before this - sorry not sure about how to link directly

HTH x

jpwhittle

thats fantastic thankyou

mark55man

Reporting back for Friday 22nd January

All the poor little sicknotes are getting themselves together now - cheerfulness quotient aided enormously by the weekend.

More cheese today for DS1 - funny had thought it was DD1 who ate the most - well will be working on that next week. Liver and Bacon and onions for our supper was gorgeous but just a tad over budget - could have been under 50p with better portion control, but like I said it was gorgeous

Today's Summary - 16/18 meals 50p or under
Summary Total - 361/398 = 90.7% = Target 91.3%

Breakfast: 50p or under (6/6)
OP - ASDA SP Fruit & Fibre
OH - Lidl Crunchie Oats
DD1, DD2, DS1: Cereal or nothing
DS2 : 50p breakfast club

Lunch: 50p or under (6/6)
OP, DS2: Chunk HM Bread, Piece Chicken 33p, Apple
OH, DD2 : Egg Mayo & HM Bread
DS1 : Slice Gouda (10 slices Lidl 400g = 1.89) = 19p HM Bread + apple = 39p
DD1: 3 Quorn chicken slices 35p, Chunk HM Bread 5p, 4 Lidl Cherry Tomatoes (20 for 39p) = 48p
DS2: Ham + Chunk HM Bread + Carrot & Apple = 43p

Supper: 50p or under (5/6)

OP, OH: Recipe of the week - Liver and Bacon with Onion & Mash
Tesco 430g Lamb Liver £1, 2 Lidl Red Onions 10p, 2 Lidl Bacon = 28p = £1.38
about 1/3 left over = 46p portion + Oak Lane instant mash = 22p = 57p each
DS2: Sweetcorn Ham and Noodles
DD1, DD2, DS1 : = Single Quick Single (Like double quick double but with one toast (5p) and one egg (10p) + 1/3 tin lidl beans.29p = 10p = 25p (DS1 extra slice toast)

mark55man

phizzimum wrote: »

hmm...any link here?

possibly, possibly:beer:

mark55man

shaz_mum_of__2 wrote: »

Mark we like a la king too but i use stock in the sauce instead of milk for a bit of extra flavour

Called at Mr A on the way back from DS hospital appt . got some free range chicken legs (4) for a quid but resisted the tray of chinese (from the takeaway bit) for £2 was thinking it would be good for emergencies but persuaded myself i am covered on the emergency front.

My OH did put stock in (veggie stock/court bouillon) prob added 1p each to recipe - so still got away with it

Lesley_Gaye wrote: »

Did some shopping at the CoOp as I have 2 orders for food (I cook for other people occasionally) and picked up 3 Wholemeal loaves at 30p each and 1 Kg 4 bags of small potatoes at 25p each

would have got more bread - there was LOADS more, although mainly white which I don't like - but there is only so much bread one house can store!

Still - bargain. I am going to play with some Indian spices and see if I can make something delicious with some of the spuds

Thanks Lesley - great shopping - I will get round to doing some of your recipes but for kids who are vegetarians they don't like a lot of vegetables, so slow but sure