Breadline Families - Make Stuff Go Further Tips

sassyblue

Well it was a lovely thread until the b*tch fest started.

This forum's gone to the wall.

pelirocco

NewCustomerOnly wrote: »

some truth in that but for my kids
couscous definite no no
sweetcorn - cold and unappetising when yoiure freezing
lettuce - wont keep them going and they wont eat it
whereas
jam= fruit if can afford the better ones
bread excellent for dig system
crisps - nutritious as high energy and potato
beans pulses,high energy and hot and comforting
raisins - whats unhealthy about those? vit c/fibre

hardworking mums holding down two low paid jobs cant afford fancy fresh food - if it gets old it goes off and has to be thrown away

am does not = fruit !!
bread id far from being excellent for digestive system

Crisps ? you are joking

raisins and all dried fruit are high in sugar , in facy a lot of fruit is pretty high in sugar , just because its ''natural'' doesnt make it good for you in high doses

NewCustomerOnly

sassyblue wrote: »

Well it was a lovely thread until the b*tch fest started.

This forum's gone to the wall.

Lol I just ignore those people! I am more concerned with 3 500 people out there reading these posts about breadline families but too upset to post themselves - I take my hat off to them and the way they sacrifice things for themselves to feed their children!

Today's tip

I tried one tin of branded cream of tomato soup with 2 tins of 34p chopped value toms to make it go further - my kids preferred it without but some of you out there may have more luck - esp if you whisk up well!

RAS

NewCustomerOnly wrote: »

How do you propose to get them and their buggies to the shops that sell those? My young workng mums I support haven't even got the bus fare to get off the huge estate! They are in low paid work like care or creche. Irony is that they then depend on the hugely expensive estate corner shop - honestly, I cannot believe how much ignorance there is out there, especially from this soft privileged tory coalition. Fresh nutritious food is a luxury most of these families cant reach - chips from burger king (hot and filling) vs One! cauliflower = £1.20

Comparing chips with one of the most expensive vegetables is not really valid? 1.5kg of carrots was 39p in Lidl recently.

But I do take note of the high calorie intake that can be acheived with chips/

I have looked at your threads and end up wondering if you work in PR? Always promoting a supermarket deal of one sort or another?

You are happy to teach your young working mums that they are not allowed to carry shopping on their buggies because of H&S regulations?

But do not think to suggest that they explore near where they work (albeit low paid) so that they can find a cheap supermarket/street market or even access the basics ranges in the major supermarkets?


Chick peas - 33p
Chopped tomatoes - 33p
Kidney beans - 18p (Sainsbury's basic)
Rice -10p - Assuming 69p per kilo?

Feeds 4 easily - £1 ish

You need a pack of chilli from Home Bargains - think it is about 49p and should do 5-10 meals depending how hot you like it.

Emmarillo

I used to carry a weeks shopping on my buggy, and the supermarket was half an hours walk from my house down a horrible steep slope. There was a convenience store in between my house and the supermarket but I wouldn't have dreamed of shopping there as it cost a fortune.

emlou2009

Am I missing something here? How is it cheaper to buy a can of chick peas or ready made hummus than jam? Plus, no way would my kid eat it. Better to give then something they'll actually eat than have them starve til they get home

FatVonD

I confess I gave my son jam in a roll yesterday as we'd been away for the weekend and the (opened) pack of pate in the fridge was looking a bit 'patchy' when we returned and I didn't want to chance it :eek:

BitterAndTwisted

NewCustomerOnly wrote: »

Seriously, maybe you don't know how bad it is out there - guess what some mums do on a Thurs when money has run out so no dinner money - Yup, keep kids off school - have you read that daily mirror food bank link


I think I do know how bad it is out there, I'm ruddy-well living it! On less than twenty quid a week.

It's probably a bit easier if no kids to feed -remember how much they need when growing, they never stop eating.

What makes you think a grown adult's nutritional needs are less than a child's? To my mind, they need protein and vitamins and once they've had that you fill them up with carbs. Complex cabs if at all possible. A sack of lentils, beans and pules are ruddy cheap but then again if people have been raised with no cooking-skills they either sit there and find someone else to blame while theyr'e wringing their little "poor me" hands or get off their @rses and educate themselves. I'll never forget that Jamie O prog where that bint was crying that she couldn't afford to feed her kids on salmon while standing there in her very nice and modern kitchen while smoking a fag. A pack of which costs more than a decent dinner for four.

actually, it would be worth a study on links between austerity tory cuts and school attendance - older kids with no ema miss loads of days when mum hasnt got five pound bus fare

It would also be worth undertaking a study to discover how and why some people are such very poor money-managers and why what are supposed to be support-worker or advisors are not helping them to get to grips with that first.

Eff bus fares! Kids of mums with no money get up an hour earlier and bloody-well walk.

"I tried one tin of branded cream of tomato soup with 2 tins of 34p chopped value toms to make it go further - my kids preferred it without but some of you out there may have more luck - esp if you whisk up well!"

That is the most stupid thing I've heard in a long time. Why put tinned tomatoes in shop-bought soup when you could make the damned soup home-made instead?

In my opinion the true causes of food-poverty are usually down to people having to service debts which they should never have acquired in the first place, very poor money-management skills and absolutely no housekeeping ones. Even on low benefits or on the minimum wage there should be enough cash to feed kids other than on toast and jam sandwiches every day. How much does a jar of Marmite or peanut-butter cost and how many sandwiches could you make from one jar?

Why don't you come back and whine a bit more when these Mum's poor little nippers have acquired bloody rickets or scurvey?

lostinrates

emlou2009 wrote: »

Am I missing something here? How is it cheaper to buy a can of chick peas or ready made hummus than jam? Plus, no way would my kid eat it. Better to give then something they'll actually eat than have them starve til they get home

Its a shame your child doesn't like houmous, My nieces loved it when they were little, as does my friend's toddler. Its so cheap to make with dried chickpeas, and doesn't have to me made daily, i.e. you can make enough for a couple of days at a time. I am not sure but i think it freezes.

Birdy12

onlyroz wrote: »

Regarding pizzas, we've been making our own. You can buy bases for about 50p each, and a jar of sauce that will do 3 pizzas for around 80p (or cheap bolognese sauce will do the job just as well). Then top with whatever you want.

Onlyroz, we do these at home too. I'll admit that I don't think the bases look too appetising but DS and DD wolf them down.

NewCustomerOnly wrote: »

chips from burger king (hot and filling) vs One! cauliflower = £1.20

NewCustomerOnly wrote: »

Local chippies do a cone of chips for about a pound is what I hear.

Do people on the breadline only eat chips then ? If they don't want to lug home a bag of potatoes would they be more willing to lug home a bag of frozen chips? Cheaper and more portions for your money.

I'd post more on the subject but I really think that every post you make is designed to wind people up. Correct me if I'm wrong...