more junk than you can shake a stick at..

lovecrafting

Hiya, i seem to have mre junk food than you can shake a stick at and a strange mix of food. I am just wondering how many meals i can get out of what i have in.

just a quick note about my circumstances, We received dla until friday, along with that came carers allowance, income support and housing benefit, because i have now lost dla (aparently my daughter is now below what is required) our income has dropped dramaticly so i really want to make what i have stretch as far as i can so i can then have an empty cupboard and freezer and start from scratch.

here is what i have in, i will then try to pair the bits up into meals, any suggestions would be verry gratefully received.

this is for five people, one with dietry issues (allergic to chicken) and 2 fussy eaters. plus i need to make packed lunches for school (2 per day)between tuesday and friday one packed lunch for nursery (x1 day) and if i get bits in hopefully some snacks.


easter eggs x5 + cabry cream eggs and loads of little chocolaty things (we dont even celebrate easter but they were cheap)

4xl coca cola (from OH's treat budget)
1x lemonade
mince x 8 1.5lb bags (got cheap at the meat auction)
diced beef x1lb
gammon steaksx4 (kids wont eat them)
rump steak (was in the reduced bit)x2 steaks (not much good on there own so need pimped up)
cooking baconx1pack
mince and onion pies hm x6
bacon x5 packs
oven chips x1
pizza 3 frozen, one in fridge needs cooked today (snacks maybee)
lasange x1 family size
scampi x1 pack
mini yorkshires with beef slice x18 mini ones
cheese 1 block
smoked sausagesx3
6 yogurts
milk
salad creme
hot dogs x1 tin
mayo
brown sauce
gravy
2pk ginger nuts
4pk pasta n sauce (oh cant eat its chicken flavour)
beef in ale caserole sauce
beef caserole mix x1
seekh kebab spice mix (wayyyy to spice, brought in the asian supermarket)
calpol (more than you can shake a stick at... probly should bin most)
pickled onions 1/2 jar
pickle
toms x1 tin
sweetcorn x1 tin
tin beans x4
jam 1/2 jar
pasta (maybee enough for one portion)

i have things like flour eggs etc aswell...

lovecrafting

so far i have got this far


dinners.
sloppy joes
2 xaseroles (one with diced beef one with the minging steak)
bacon and cheese pie (possibly used for a lunch)
pizza & chips
yorkshires, with potatoes and sweetcors & gravy (need to buy potatoes)

lemmings1986

lovecrafting wrote: »

Hiya, i seem to have mre junk food than you can shake a stick at and a strange mix of food. I am just wondering how many meals i can get out of what i have in.

just a quick note about my circumstances, We received dla until friday, along with that came carers allowance, income support and housing benefit, because i have now lost dla (aparently my daughter is now below what is required) our income has dropped dramaticly so i really want to make what i have stretch as far as i can so i can then have an empty cupboard and freezer and start from scratch.

here is what i have in, i will then try to pair the bits up into meals, any suggestions would be verry gratefully received.

this is for five people, one with dietry issues (allergic to chicken) and 2 fussy eaters. plus i need to make packed lunches for school (2 per day)between tuesday and friday one packed lunch for nursery (x1 day) and if i get bits in hopefully some snacks.


easter eggs x5 + cabry cream eggs and loads of little chocolaty things (we dont even celebrate easter but they were cheap)

4xl coca cola (from OH's treat budget)
1x lemonade
mince x 8 1.5lb bags (got cheap at the meat auction)
diced beef x1lb
gammon steaksx4 (kids wont eat them)
rump steak (was in the reduced bit)x2 steaks (not much good on there own so need pimped up)
cooking baconx1pack
mince and onion pies hm x6
bacon x5 packs
oven chips x1
pizza 3 frozen, one in fridge needs cooked today (snacks maybee)
lasange x1 family size
scampi x1 pack
mini yorkshires with beef slice x18 mini ones
cheese 1 block
smoked sausagesx3
6 yogurts
milk
salad creme
hot dogs x1 tin
mayo
brown sauce
gravy
2pk ginger nuts
4pk pasta n sauce (oh cant eat its chicken flavour)
beef in ale caserole sauce
beef caserole mix x1
seekh kebab spice mix (wayyyy to spice, brought in the asian supermarket)
calpol (more than you can shake a stick at... probly should bin most)
pickled onions 1/2 jar
pickle
toms x1 tin
sweetcorn x1 tin
tin beans x4
jam 1/2 jar
pasta (maybee enough for one portion)

i have things like flour eggs etc aswell...

hi just read your post i am new to money saving expert aswell as im trying to clear my debt anyhoo you could make bacon and tomato pies easy to make and use for pack lunches
mince-hm burgers with a bit of the cheese they stick together and taste great,spaghetti bolonase,tacos,cottage pie
diced beef-a stew,stirfry
rump steak-if youve only got a little rump steak and lots of mouths to feed make a stirfry it goes a long way if you stinly slice it or cut into chunks and you can get stirfry from mr a's or mr m's for 50p we normally make a massive pot of this and stick it in the freezer
pizza-eat cold in pack lunches
when my mam makes a homemade soup or stew and theyve had tea if there isnt alot left she chucks a bit of pasts in it when she told me i wasnt keen on the idea but after trying it it really nice and can bumf up any meal
also what about a making a sausage casserole with the sausages and adding loads of veg if you cut them up small enough if makes it look like theres loads of sausage added bonus the kids eat lots of veg.
i am still new to money saving expert and have reads hundreds of threads so im not the best person to write on here but hope this helps:)
sorry for spelling

lemmings1986

lemmings1986 wrote: »

hi just read your post i am new to money saving expert aswell as im trying to clear my debt anyhoo you could make bacon and tomato pies easy to make and use for pack lunches
mince-hm burgers with a bit of the cheese they stick together and taste great,spaghetti bolonase,tacos,cottage pie
diced beef-a stew,stirfry
rump steak-if youve only got a little rump steak and lots of mouths to feed make a stirfry it goes a long way if you stinly slice it or cut into chunks and you can get stirfry from mr a's or mr m's for 50p we normally make a massive pot of this and stick it in the freezer
pizza-eat cold in pack lunches
when my mam makes a homemade soup or stew and theyve had tea if there isnt alot left she chucks a bit of pasta in it when she told me i wasnt keen on the idea but after trying it it really nice and can bumf up any meal
also what about a making a sausage casserole with the sausages and adding loads of veg if you cut them up small enough if makes it look like theres loads of sausage added bonus the kids eat lots of veg.
i am still new to money saving expert and have reads hundreds of threads so im not the best person to write on here but hope this helps:)
i to am trying to use everything in cupboards sorry for spelling

dannie

Jam for cake or scone recipes.
Portions of jam in the yoghurt (if it is plain).

lovecrafting

Thank you for your advice. I am not so much new as never really needed to save money as much as i do now so i would spend 600 a month on food with no thought at all, then i would have nothing to show for it, now i have had the kick up the backside that i have needed.

I love the soup idea adding pasta would bulk it out, i will buy some veg and give that a try, the susage is smoked sausage so its like a u shaped thing that you slice up (or cut in half and fry) i think i need to work out what i should buy to stretch this out as far as i can, the car insurance is due next week so it would be great if i didnt need to go shopping, altho i know what will happen..i wont go for a few days and i will be like a panic stricken woman who can forsee all shops never opening again and me not being able to feed anyone..really i dont know whats wrong with me, i know perfectly well there is plenty of food there, yet i still feel the need to go shopping..

lemmings1986

lovecrafting wrote: »

Thank you for your advice. I am not so much new as never really needed to save money as much as i do now so i would spend 600 a month on food with no thought at all, then i would have nothing to show for it, now i have had the kick up the backside that i have needed.

I love the soup idea adding pasta would bulk it out, i will buy some veg and give that a try, the susage is smoked sausage so its like a u shaped thing that you slice up (or cut in half and fry) i think i need to work out what i should buy to stretch this out as far as i can, the car insurance is due next week so it would be great if i didnt need to go shopping, altho i know what will happen..i wont go for a few days and i will be like a panic stricken woman who can forsee all shops never opening again and me not being able to feed anyone..really i dont know whats wrong with me, i know perfectly well there is plenty of food there, yet i still feel the need to go shopping..

hi my problem is food shopping as well i live with oh and no kids but was spending easily £150 a wk if not more i recken i could live out of my freezer and cupboards for atleast two months i know my problems and am trying to change it.so at the minute i am budgeting £10 a wk for milk,bread,patatos until i empty my cupboards also joined some survey site if you go on valued options you can do surveys on there and once you get to £10 which isnt hard to do you can get a mr t's giftcard which could help towards your food bill :)hope this helps sorry for spelling

lovecrafting

dont worry about the spelling mine is really bad. I have got 40 on my nectar card that i am hoping will do my potatoes and onions etc for the next few weeks, altho, in the turkish supermarket at the top of the road they have a big bag for £2 and a big net of onions for £2 the aisan supermarket do big huge bags of rice for ten pounds, but to be honest i dont think i would use it all.

lemmings1986

lovecrafting wrote: »

dont worry about the spelling mine is really bad. I have got 40 on my nectar card that i am hoping will do my potatoes and onions etc for the next few weeks, altho, in the turkish supermarket at the top of the road they have a big bag for £2 and a big net of onions for £2 the aisan supermarket do big huge bags of rice for ten pounds, but to be honest i dont think i would use it all.

for the sausage if its the one im thinking of in a green bag does it not have a website on the back for recipes or type it in on google thats what i normally do and you can get some great ideas:)

lemmings1986

lemmings1986 wrote: »

for the sausage if its the one im thinking of in a green bag does it not have a website on the back for recipes or type it in on google thats what i normally do and you can get some great ideas:)

also onions and carrots are on offer at mr a's for 50p big bags and i think jacket patatos are too

dom300186

id use a quater of the mince for spag bol and another quater for chilli a tip i got off super scrimpers was to mix a lil porrodge oats with the mince to make it go futher and you cant taste it, with chilli if yo can find chick peas as well as kidney beanseven baked beans it will go futher.

the diced beef make a casserole add as much veg to it as possible.

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