Cheaper than homemade?

lilac_lady

What do you think is cheaper to buy than make from scratch?

missamoo

shortbread!!! tesco sell 10 fingers for 9p a packet!!!

lilac_lady

missamoo wrote: »

shortbread!!! tesco sell 10 fingers for 9p a packet!!!

Read here this morning that they're now £1.29 instead of 9p.:eek::eek::eek:

msb5262

Pasta.
Dried is cheaper than home-made fresh.

I think quite a lot of things are cheaper bought than home-made, but the question is, are they the same?

As a general rule, the foods you make from scratch will be better as they contain only normal ingredients - no preservatives, colours or flavour enhancers.

Also of course you know what is in food you've made.

And most importantly....home-made tastes better!

MsB

DianneB

lilac_lady wrote: »

Read here this morning that they're now £1.29 instead of 9p.:eek::eek::eek:

Surely not the value ones??? nobody is going to pay £1.29 for them!! I am so curious if it wasn't too late I would nip over to Tesco's and have a look!!

carriebradshaw

DianneB wrote: »

Surely not the value ones??? nobody is going to pay £1.29 for them!! I am so curious if it wasn't too late I would nip over to Tesco's and have a look!!

it seems to be in some tescos and not others, they were £1.29 in one of the stores I use on Friday so I left it and bought another brand at 39p for 150g

Trinny

Hello there

I think most items that are home made can be bought relatively cheeply - particularly if they are value range and /or whoops. But the main reason to HM IMHO is that stuff just tastes better and you know exactly what it contains.

Home Grown is a different thing altogether - seeds cost pence and with a little bit of love, will feed you for months.

I make nearly everything from scratch - its just as much about what's in your food as it is about how much it costs

Best Wishes

Trin

ifonlyitwaseasier

puff pastry, more for the time saved than actual cost

maman

ifonlyitwaseasier wrote: »

puff pastry, more for the time saved than actual cost

That's a very good point IOIWE. I was in a very posh farm shop with DD2 recenty and we were amazed at the prices they were charging for pre-prepared meals. To be fair they probably weren't full of additives but my point was that there was no way I'd pay for a hugely expensive lasagne but I might (as a treat when we had guests) pay for a fresh raspberry roulade, It's about paying for someone's time and expertise. Which I suppose is why everyone doesn't do OS and HM every day.......?? (Where are the shruggies and rolled eyes when you need them!)

septemberblues

Rice pudding. At 18p a can of creamy rice pud from Asda is cheaper than I can make myself, and it tastes better as well

purpleivy

septemberblues wrote: »

Rice pudding. At 18p a can of creamy rice pud from Asda is cheaper than I can make myself, and it tastes better as well

Not mine! Mine is gorgeous, but canned rice pudding does have its place. It's not worth putting the oven on for a couple of hours just for a rice pud!