£7.00 per week - menu ideas 21 July 2012 at 10:03PM edited 17 June 2014 at 5:01PM in Old Style MoneySaving 1.1K replies 314.8K views

PasturesNew

Kim_kim wrote: »

what about a long term plan that takes into account your 5 a day, your lean protein, low fat/sugar, complex carbs, all that for long term nutrition.

For many people, all that stuff's just too hard. I've no idea what it's all about; so many things that are hard to keep track of.

I just eat what I fancy, just being aware of when things are a bit piggy or a bit goodish.

I've no idea what "lean protein" is ... or complex carbs.

And, even if I did and had nailed that lot, people'd then come up with a new raft of things to try to catch me out on.

A pie a day keeps the doctor away .... with chips

Kim_kim

PasturesNew wrote: »

For many people, all that stuff's just too hard. I've no idea what it's all about; so many things that are hard to keep track of.

I just eat what I fancy, just being aware of when things are a bit piggy or a bit goodish.

I've no idea what "lean protein" is ... or complex carbs.

And, even if I did and had nailed that lot, people'd then come up with a new raft of things to try to catch me out on.

A pie a day keeps the doctor away .... with chips

Complex carbs - getting your carb requirement from starchy vegetables & whole grains rather than potatoes white bread/rice/pasta.


Those white refined carbs are usually the cheapest method of getting carbs.
Likewise protein, fatty meat is cheaper than lean meat.
But eggs & fish & lentils are good low fat sources of protein.

Basically it's just a healthy balanced diet. Something that is sustainable in the long term.

PasturesNew

Kim_kim wrote: »

Complex carbs - getting your carb requirement from starchy vegetables & whole grains rather than potatoes white bread/rice/pasta.


Those white refined carbs are usually the cheapest method of getting carbs.
Likewise protein, fatty meat is cheaper than lean meat.
But eggs & fish & lentils are good low fat sources of protein.

Basically it's just a healthy balanced diet. Something that is sustainable in the long term.

Whoosh. That'd take a whole lot of looking into, checking, writing it down to remember .... I'd probably be left with nothing I like to eat

Not sure what whole grains are. I do mostly eat potatoes, bread, white rice, white pasta. Always have done.

I don't buy/eat much meat, for a variety of reasons.

Eggs I eat quite a lot .... I'm eating more fish fingers lately as they're great in toasties. Lentils ... eww, eww, ewww- I can still remember the horrible, really nasty looking, lumps of ham in the pressure cooker that mum would add orange lentils to in the 1970s.

Kim_kim

PasturesNew wrote: »

I'm eating more fish fingers lately as they're great in toasties. Lentils ... eww, eww, ewww- I can still remember the horrible, really nasty looking, lumps of ham in the pressure cooker that mum would add orange lentils to in the 1970s.

I do love a fish finger sandwich, don't often buy them, they are like a guilty pleasure :-)
I only have them in white bread with a smear of tarter sauce. When you say toastie do you mean between toast or toasted in a Breville sandwich toaster? I've never had anything more adventurous than cheese & ham toasted.

I love lentils in vegetable soups, a couple of handfuls & then blitzed with the hand blender, you won't taste them, but it makes them hearty & healthier.

milasavesmoney

I just saw a recipe for King's soup (Frugal in Norfolk) using steel cut oats and leeks. It would be economical to serve with bread and a good salad.
Has anyone had this soup before and should I try it or would I be wasting my ingredients? I'm intrigued I must say.

NewShadow

Kim_kim wrote: »

While all of these are great for a tight spot, what about a long term plan that takes into account your 5 a day, your lean protein, low fat/sugar, complex carbs, all that for long term nutrition.

Try doing a search for threads by Weezl74. Here's one to start you off: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=1007423&highlight=

Weezl was active until a couple of years ago and, with a group of lovely forumites, ran several long running threads on designing and testing the lowest possible cost healthiest possible meal plans. And I mean to the micro-nutrient level here.

Upsidedown_Bear

NewShadow wrote: »

Try doing a search for threads by Weezl74. Here's one to start you off: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=1007423&highlight=

Weezl was active until a couple of years ago and, with a group of lovely forumites, ran several long running threads on designing and testing the lowest possible cost healthiest possible meal plans. And I mean to the micro-nutrient level here.

If I remember correctly from something I read here weezl was one of the people who set up this:
http://cheap-family-recipes.org/index.html