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

mark55man

newlywed wrote: »

I prefer it to Lakeland (and its the same distance as the nearest two lakeland shops). It's so old fashionedy feeling with everything hanging from the ceiling and from all those shelves, all those different egg cups and vinegar bottles, trivets, and the mini baking tins for doing sweets etc. With all the old fashioned kitchen stuff as well as new gadgets. I can't believe I used to find it boring when I was younger

Anyway, sorry OP for the somewhat off topic discussion

Hi Newlywed - nothing is off topic on this thread - except maybe Sirloin, mmmmm

Lesley_Gaye

mark88man wrote: »

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


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

Mark, we were vegetarian for many years (not now, but do still eat a lot of veggie stuff). What kind of things do your veggie children like and I'll see if I can come up with something that uses those things

mandragora_2

When I was a student, I spent a couple of summers working in a crisp factory and there was a lass there who was vegetarian, but who hadn't exactly researched it properly. On my third summer there I plucked up enough courage ( I was more easily frightened in those days than I am now) to ask her what she ate. Baked beans on toast. That was pretty much it. For three years. Mind you, she looked pretty robust on it, I have to say...

Lesley_Gaye

mandragora wrote: »

When I was a student, I spent a couple of summers working in a crisp factory and there was a lass there who was vegetarian, but who hadn't exactly researched it properly. On my third summer there I plucked up enough courage ( I was more easily frightened in those days than I am now) to ask her what she ate. Baked beans on toast. That was pretty much it. For three years. Mind you, she looked pretty robust on it, I have to say...

When I was doing an OU course on Health & Disease, one of the assignments was to construct the cheapest possible diet that still included sufficient nutrition to be healthy.

In my version, porridge oats and beans on toast featured highly (there was no requirement for the diet to be pleasant, not saying those things are unpleasant - but every day?). The mixture of grain and legume in the beans on toast covers the bases for all the proteins. I can't remember much else about it now, I sometimes wonder how it would compare to Weezl's 50p challenge - I suspect Weezl would win by a mile

mark55man

just caught up with the last couple of days - been a bit busy.

today I am trying something with cabbage - not quite sure I can face liver 2 days running and OH is out and she loves liver pate so it will last until tomorrow

think I might do colcannon (ty Elliesmum)

mark55man

Reporting back for Saturday 23rd January

Day in the garden = not planting unfortunately tidying for the builders to come in Monday

Today's Summary - 17/18 meals 50p or under
Summary Total - 378/416 = 90.9% = Target 91.3%

Breakfast: 50p or under (6/6)
OP - ASDA SP Fruit & Fibre
OH - Lidl Crunchie Oats
DD1, DD2, DS1, DS2: Cereal

Lunch: 50p or under (6/6)
OP : Slice HM WM Bread 5p + 2 thin slices ham 16p + slice lidl gouda 19p + Spoon coleslaw 5p = 45p
OH, DD2 : Craft day - snack provided so 0p
DD1, DS1 : Into town with friends - pocket money so 0p
DS2: Sweetcorn Ham and Noodles

Supper: 50p or under (5/6)

OP : Colcannon : 500g Cabbage 15p (Lidl 29p/kg), 750g potatoes 30p (Lidl 40p/kilo), 2 lidl onions 10p, small bit cream (15p) = 70p for two portion = 35p
OH: Dinner Out with friends - probably about £10 - not out of GC Budget but seems wrong to count it
DD2, DS1 : Double Quick Double = 2eggs 20p 1/3 beans 10p + 10p toast = 40p each
DS2 : Thick Slice HM WM Bread 10p + 3 thin slices ham 24p + apple 15p = 49p
DD1 : (EDIT) At friends house, 0p

lisa26_2

hi Mark, I just noticed you paid £1 for lambs liver. have you tried pigs liver instead? I think its cheaper and its lovely!

mark55man

ok lisa thanks - will look out for that - was in a small local tesco so I think I was lucky to get away with £1. if its a bit cheaper should be able to keep it under 50p - I was thinking I might have to sacrifice the bacon or the gravy

boredofbeingathome

Good going Mark, although i never eat liver or kidneys- that would be one thing that would never be in the budget.

I quite like pate though for some perverse reason Illogical as Spock would say!

Like the new avi

mark55man

hi Bob. - yes actually recycled it from another forum - I'm so MSE I even reuse things that are virtual in the first place. amusingly some other guy had rambo squirrel - and we had a bit of a gag wbout whose was [STRIKE]harder[/STRIKE] tougher

I know what you mean about kidney/liver - not my first choice usually - but once in a while - its cheap, earthy, filling and warm