I'm eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge

NKLK

I always buy extra lean mince less than 6% fat I think it is? I dread to think what state I'd be in if I bought normal! Even tho I always drain it off as I brown it.
Had a stir fry for tea with fish cakes?!? It was lovely lol.

lola34

Last night was curry for me, pre cooked and frozen, OH had soup and DS's had BK after we had been swimming, tonights a take away, treat from my Mum from her holiday.:D
Went to A's and T's last night later on tocheck out the whoopsies and got 2 loaves of bread, 2 bags of bagels, nectarines, green beans and bananas all for £2.04:D Just wishing I had found my price guarantee voucher from the other week although it was only 18p but I've mislaid it somewhere:mad:

pelirocco

jessnjimmy wrote: »

I always brown the mince in a non stick saucepan and drain all the fat off anyway before I add sauce or stock etc.

You have to remember that you have paid for that fat tho ,so sometimes its false economy to buy the cheaper mince

Lip_Stick

Last night I used up a wing from a small turkey I bought just after Christmas. I made it with mash, veg and a mushroom sauce I bought from M&S (not very money saving I know, but I love mushrooms and had to try it). Dished it up and my son was shattered, ate two mouthfuls of mash then decided he was too tired to eat. He went to bed at 5:45 and I thought he'd get up later in the evening but he didn't. It was 6:45am before he surfaced.

I have lapsed a bit and bought the odd thing from Home Bargains, like Pesto. I have loads of swatz(?) packets in the cupboard to make things up, so need to use them!

Lynsey

jessnjimmy wrote: »

The Lidl normal mince is not 26% fat. Just looked at the packet as I have one in my fridge and it says typically less than 20% fat.

I find the lean mince and the normal one from Lidl to be great !!

That's interesting, I checked the packet in store for someone on this forum a while back and it stated 26% (I'm pretty sure) on the pack.
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Maybe they use different suppliers or even different in different parts of the country?? I'll check again tomorrow in my local.

Anyway, only 18p spent yesterday on food (2 carrots, lol) and casserole today. Using up swede and some potatoes.

Lynsey

jessnjimmy

Hi Lynsey,

I am in the South Wales area so maybe as you say it's a regional thing but it definitely says less than 20% on my packet and its just the normal beef mince not lean steak mince. I think from memory the lean one is less than 10 or 12% fat


Linda

Lynsey

Thanks Linda, "regional" was the word I wanted to use, but not thinking straight today. lol

Lynsey

jessnjimmy

No worries Lynsey,

I'll be interested to know the outcome of this

****sighs how sad that I'm fascinated by the fat content of beef mince!!!! ****** Lol

quintwins

yesterday went abit up in the air, we have a very cross chicken poxie boy who wouldn't eat. in the end i made chocolate porridge and he eat that, we had takeaway as we'd both had a horrible day, the spent the whole night up with said boy so todays just been toast and sandwichs and biccys ect, tea is last nights pasta i think i'll try get him down then cook it as a bake so i can just turn the oven on later

mymerrywidow

i brought a whoopsie chicken last night.£1.20 for a 3kg bird:eek::eek:. i wont eat it, but my son will and whats left the cats will eat.

roast chicken and spuds for tea.