what one food thing couldn't/wouldn't you compromise on- when it came to the worst?

Alizarin

grannytwice wrote: »

voted for meat at most evening meals as hubby has a physical job and will only have meat free a few times a week, i nearly voted for sweet treats as i must admit to a weakness for my pudding but they can usually be home made at a fraction of the price of bought ones:)

Same here - nearly went for sweet treats but I couldn't deal with not eating meat every day / nearly every day!

zcrat41

Glad to see the free range eggs up there as I'm a free range egg producer.
Pretty sure they will always be around so I voted for the branded 5 things. Most things I'm happy with value but one or two bits (Heinz baked beans eg) I just like better.

Love to see the planner when its finished!

Lily-Lu

Tough choices, but I can do without several things if I had to. I don't eat tinned veg (I only buy fresh), but would do if I really had to.

But if it's a choice of eating no processed, or having to consume lots of cheap packets/tins/jars of sauces etc Then the 'no processed' gets my vote

weezl74

zcrat41 wrote: »

Love to see the planner when its finished!

certainly!

we are working on the planners in the following order:

1. subsistence ish diet for a family of 4 who will buy battery eggs but have to have meat 2-3 times a week
2. subsistence ish diet for a family of 4 who will not battery eggs but will go without meat altogether to accomodate this
3. subsistence ish diet for a family of 4 who will give up eggs and meat altogether in order that each family member can have a fresh piece of fruit every day (in addition to 5/6 a day provided in other ways, just not as fresh fruit)

Please say if there's another combo I've missed

Many many thanks to all who've voted and posted, it has really helped us to set the parameters for our challenge:)

ragz_2

I voted for eggs too, but my DH would be a meat voter.

I'd have to have a meal plan for family who requires free range eggs AND meat - but if DH had his way, eats no veg at all!

I don't know how you all manage 5 a day let alone 7 - and I hate to think how much my grocery bill would be if I bought that much fruit and veg... must do something about this... (wanders off to find a thread on how to get your husband to eat more veg!)

weezl74

ragz wrote: »

I'd have to have a meal plan for family who requires free range eggs AND meat - but if DH had his way, eats no veg at all!

I don't know how you all manage 5 a day let alone 7 - and I hate to think how much my grocery bill would be if I bought that much fruit and veg... must do something about this... (wanders off to find a thread on how to get your husband to eat more veg!)

thanks Ragz, so perhaps another subsistence planner which sacrifices the 5 a day but has meat and FR eggs?

jbreckmckye

I don't believe in compromising when it comes to herbs and spices, flavour enhancers or sauces. It's a small amount of money per meal (especially if you find things like coriander and sage on special offer, then freeze) yet it can make a huge difference to the quality of the dish.

MrsBartolozzi

I voted for F/R eggs, but I suppose organic dairy is up there for me too. I'm less bothered about organic F&V as they can be well scrubbed or peeled, but the amount of milk my 2 teenaged sons go through is pretty obscene and so I'd prefer it to be organic, and tbh it's not that much more expensive to ordinary supermarket milk. (in fact it's the same price in Sains if you buy 2x 4pts)
Oh and I nearly always buy Sainsbury's Basics eggs. (it says barn on the box, but almost every time I've been to buy eggs, I've had a look and managed to find F/R or even Organic in one of the trays.)

kezlou

Hi weezl,

I voted for fresh fruit/veg once a day. In all the dire times we've had financially, which has meant i've had to sacrifice and some battery eggs. I tend to buy eggs off people i know who breed/raise chickens.
Meat - my boys and OH would kick up a fuss but i can make plenty of meals without it and my OH knows fresh veg comes first health wise.
Last year for about 6 months we ate 2 kilo's of mince and 1 kilo of chicken wings all i could buy my limited budget but we dealt with it. To be honest OH + boys didn't really notice.

The few things we won't compromise on is cheese, milk and fair trade products. As far as i'm concerned they is always someone far worse off than us so the least we can do is by fair trade.

HTH weezl x good luck with the book.

JillS_2

ragz wrote: »

I voted for eggs too, but my DH would be a meat voter.

I'd have to have a meal plan for family who requires free range eggs AND meat - but if DH had his way, eats no veg at all!

I don't know how you all manage 5 a day let alone 7 - and I hate to think how much my grocery bill would be if I bought that much fruit and veg... must do something about this... (wanders off to find a thread on how to get your husband to eat more veg!)

More veg on the plate generally means you can get away with less meat -especially if you provide several different types of veg rather than one huge helping of the same veg - and veg are usually cheaper than meat.