SOA and debt details

lynzpower

SparciaM wrote:

I'd love to know how someone can lower a food budget of £100pm.

That £100 is £25pw for food and the odd sandwich at work.

I doubt there is any way you can live a healthy breakfast,lunch,dinner lifestyle on less than £25pw.

You think 4 pieces of chicken alone cost nearly £4/£5, then you have potatoes, vegetables etc - granted the chicken will last 4 days and if you make a lasagne or shepherds pie that would last a few days, but surviving on less than £25pw on food, I'd love for someone to show me how.

I spend 100pcm on 2, so it can be done. My OH has high cholestrol so no value meat etc.

Our menu looks like
tonight home made burgers, HM bread rolls, salad & HM wedges ( using value potatoes)
tomorrow HM pizza, jackets, salad
bangers mash, veg, onion & red wine gravy
smoked haddock potato roasti veg
spag bol & garlic bread

We have a puddding daily, be it a cake, muffins, sponge pud, what have you.

Every day we have cereal ( shops own) toast, and sandwiches/ HM soups.

A whole chicken costs less than 4 breasts, you can get loads of meals out of it. Turkey is cheaper than chicken & is lower fat. We have the odd vegetarian meal as meat is the most expensive of everything we eat.

Eat seasonal, UK produce, not stuff flown from the other side of the world you will find things are cheaper.

Also use vouchers, clubcard points and clever shopping, it CAN be done.

jellyang

Have you checked out if you are entitled to any Tax Credits?

Always worth asking, the helplines are very customer freindly.






Jelly