Can you do a full monthly shop and Aldi and Lidl

mama67

UnderPressure wrote: »

I dont mean to be negative I am truly amazed really.............

I just dont understand how you all manage it, I have been thinking bout this all morning now lol and the only thing I can think is that we do not entertain anything that is processed at all in any way, even all our pizzas are completely home made bases then either home made sauce or a decent one from Mr t bla bla bla, hardly anything come in our house that is frozen, we freeze lots and lots of fresh foods but hardly ever buy anything that is frozen.

Our philosophy is a decent breakfast, a healthy packed lunch for the kids at school then every night a family meal made with either fresh meat or fish, along with the 5 a day for everybody as well this is what I dont get if you were to try and live the way we do (not saying we live the right way and you dont not at all) there is no way on this earth you could feed your family with fresh produce every day for 50 quid a week.

Might enlighten me a bit more if some of share with me what you actually DO eat, truthfully of course dont be telling me your eating 3 course dinners every day when you clearly cannot be! I may understand a bit better then.

Maybe you eat a lot of processed stuff that could account for it but I dont class processed rubbish with chips as a healthy meal for the kids or me come to think about, but I an see this is a "cheap" way to live foodwise, I do look in the freezers at the supermarkets now and again and the offers are great but when I look at the ingredient list I just cant bring myself to buy it let let alon eat it lol.

ANyhow dont mean to negative as said, genuinely interested how you manage to feed yourself and your family so cheaply, and in some case with booze as well!!!!!!!!!!

I spend approx £30 per week in the supermarket, this includes cleaning, laundry and toiletries. This is actually spent once every 2 weeks.
I then have an organic veg box delivered weekly £12 and a weekly doorstep milk delivery £10. I buy eggs from the farmgate up the road £3/tray of 30

So approx £55 per week or £240 per month for 2 adults and 2 teenage boys. This does not include alcohol DH buys that himself from his spending money.

We have fresh cooked meals from scratch every night, I bake all our bread and cakes.

The only processed foods I buy are a few crisps and an odd pack of biscuits.

The main way I can keep costs this low is by buying things in bulk when on offer, using the reduced section, and then only buying what we actually need at full price.

I use cheaper cuts of meat and slow cook them so as to get the best from them. If the boys are extra hungry then I will perhaps make yorkshire puddings to accompany the meal or we will have bread.

We don't have takeaways unless Dh has had a good amount of overtime or my piggy has enough in it (I save small coinage and change them to put into the piggy)

geordie_joe

jimbms wrote: »

My main point was not the adaption but the fact that the human body is designed to be an omnivor 2 examples being the dental layout and the 3rd stage digestive system.

No, your main point was man "cannot survive on animal products alone. This is scientific fact, you cannot argue this."

Originally Posted by jimbms View Post
Mankind is a natural omnivour but although he can survive on plants alone he cannot survive on animal products alone. This is scientific fact, you cannot argue this.

adouglasmhor

geordie_joe wrote: »

Yeah, but the point is, they adapted. It's not that hard to do either, in the 30's two men took part in a clinical experiment where they ate nothing but meat for over a year. It only took a couple of weeks for their bodies to adjust and after that they were fine.*

What scientific proof is there that man can't live on just animal products, apart from some scientist thinking it can't be done?

We can, health will not be optimal and you may develop some nast conditions but you can live on just animal products or just veggies for years, it's improtant to have a balanced diet not an exclsuive diet. I reckon a balanced mixed diet would be easiest, then a balanced veggie diet and I am not even sure if a balanced animal products only diet can be done (vitC and fibre spring to mind).

*Some health issues take years to show up so a couple of weeks is not time enough to say they were fine.

adouglasmhor

Goerdie_Joe wrote:

I bet the Eskimos can argue with it, they have been living on animal products alone for thousands of years.

jimbms wrote: »

Hehehe my own fault, I knew someone would pick up on some minor race that has adapted away from the norm.

But as I posted above - long term health problems may take years to show up. So I agree with you Jim, IMO they haven't adapted that well.

• Looking at the information that is available, we see that Inuit suffer poorer health than the rest of Canadians. For instance:
• The average lifespan for Inuit women is 14 years less than that of the average Canadian woman
• Tuberculosis rates are 70 times the Canadian average
• On most indicators where there is health data available for Inuit, Inuit fare far worse than not only their non-Aboriginal Canadian counterparts, but their First Nations and Mêtis counterparts as well.

http://www.naho.ca/inuit/e/overview/

brighthair

UnderPressure wrote: »

WOW eye opener indeed, we spend an arm and a leg literally!!

Generally around £100-120 a week at tesco then anything upto another £60 a week at Somerfield and Morrisons on any special offers they have this is for 2 adults and 3 children who are 8, 6 and 2.

I am amazed that some of you can manage on as little as 220 a month what the hell do you eat?? Maybe we have different prices in the supermarkets here in Wales but a decent chicken at Tesco that hasnt been ill treated all its life will cost £8 then free range eggs at £2.50, a decent size piece of beef for a Sunday luch easily a tenner.

Crikey you lot must either eat like mice or literally not care ethically where your food comes from, I applaud you I really do.

Saldy me and my family do care so are quite happy to spend a little extra

I buy eggs from a farm shop nearby - 12 for £1.20 and they are free range
fruit and veg from the same farm shop, loads cheaper and I can get a HUGE punnet of British strawberries for £2. I am fussy about what I eat - I only eat free range eggs and chicken and British pork. I like decent sausages as well
I tend to buy chicken thighs and make them into a casserole with lots of veg. The same with sausages, and I just bulk it all out with loads of veg. A few times a week I have a cheaper meal like an omelette, beans on toast or just pasta with homemade tomato sauce, and whatever cheese is left over
I buy cleaning stuff when it is on offer, and the same with washing powder etc, I just keep my eyes open and snap it up when it's cheap.

geordie_joe

adouglasmhor wrote: »

But as I posted above - long term health problems may take years to show up. So I agree with you Jim, IMO they haven't adapted that well.

• Looking at the information that is available, we see that Inuit suffer poorer health than the rest of Canadians. For instance:
• The average lifespan for Inuit women is 14 years less than that of the average Canadian woman
• Tuberculosis rates are 70 times the Canadian average
• On most indicators where there is health data available for Inuit, Inuit fare far worse than not only their non-Aboriginal Canadian counterparts, but their First Nations and Mêtis counterparts as well.

http://www.naho.ca/inuit/e/overview/

It's easy to say that when you have only picked out the bits you want. Why didn't you also quote bits like this, was it because it didn't fit with what you want us to believe.

Environmental concerns, such as contaminants and climate change, are having a disproportionately high impact on Inuit.

Also, they have been around for thousands of years and this study is only recent. How were they doing 100 years ago when there was no contaminants and climate change to affect them?

mippy

Some people eat meat. Some people don't.

It's not a debate. It's a personal choice. And I have met many, many more meateaters that try and convert veggies to their side, attempting to tell them that what they choose to put in their bodies is somehow wrong, than vice versa.

Allegra

UnderPressure wrote: »

I am amazed that some of you can manage on as little as 220 a month what the hell do you eat??

If you'd genuinely like to know, check out this thread. £25 per person per month, sufficient key nutrients, nice food, big portions.

I'm afraid that such a measly budget does not stretch to free range eggs and chicken, but as you'd only buy one chicken and 30 eggs for the month, a few quid extra would see you right on that

It is possible to eat well on a very little money, and that's without ever setting foot into Aldi or Lidl. Not that there's anything wrong with Aldi or Lidl if you have them nearby and shopping there works for you