£7.00 per week - menu ideas

vickiem30

oops, well spotted!
two pints of milk 89p
value cornflakes 31p

VeggieCatLady

quintwins wrote: »

My hubbys also allergic to bananas, grapes, strawberries, and oranges, he loves them but they make his mouth and throat itchy, he doesn't eat alot of fruit or veg either, other than teh veg i put on his dinner plate, but he always has the option as we always have plenty in

Sounds like he might have Oral Allergy Syndrome, which is what I have. I can't eat tomatoes, garlic, cucumber, celery, certain types of lettuce, bananas or kiwi! Some of the reactions are minor and some are pretty bad, so I have cut out most of these foods. I also can't eat soya, oats or onion powder. Plus I am vegetarian. So I find finding recipes which don't contain any of these foods quite difficult. I usually have to adapt recipes, but sometimes I would have to get rid of the majority of the ingredients! I would appreciate any cheap meal suggestions or ingredients to try cooking with! Thanks :-)

jane130

I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who has contributed to this thread - I have directed my sister here she is always in a crisis situation ( bad money management) and the recipes here might give her some ideas how to feed her family instead of crying all the time about having no food .

quintwins

VeggieCatLady wrote: »

Sounds like he might have Oral Allergy Syndrome, which is what I have. I can't eat tomatoes, garlic, cucumber, celery, certain types of lettuce, bananas or kiwi! Some of the reactions are minor and some are pretty bad, so I have cut out most of these foods. I also can't eat soya, oats or onion powder. Plus I am vegetarian. So I find finding recipes which don't contain any of these foods quite difficult. I usually have to adapt recipes, but sometimes I would have to get rid of the majority of the ingredients! I would appreciate any cheap meal suggestions or ingredients to try cooking with! Thanks :-)

I'd get him to look into that but he doesn't really care he can eat most things so doesn't bother with the ones he can't, for ages i thought it was an excuse not to get veg :rotfl: he doesn't like salad so i have no idea if he's alergic to any of those since he never meantioned it.

That must be very restriciting, i use alot of garlic so he's def ok with it.

Soworried

Robertsons mincemeat jars are just 20p now at MrA, might be able to work that in to the £7 somehow.

PhGage

Soworried wrote: »

Robertsons mincemeat jars are just 20p now at MrA, might be able to work that in to the £7 somehow.

That would be cheaper than buying dried mixed fruit for my breakfast pancakes in my original £7 budget and shopping list (saving 44p that could be put towards buying more onions or even some carrots ).

VeggieCatLady

quintwins wrote: »

I'd get him to look into that but he doesn't really care he can eat most things so doesn't bother with the ones he can't, for ages i thought it was an excuse not to get veg :rotfl: he doesn't like salad so i have no idea if he's alergic to any of those since he never meantioned it.

That must be very restriciting, i use alot of garlic so he's def ok with it.

Yeah it is difficult at times. There are very few ready made foods I can eat, so I make a lot from scratch. It's cheaper that way though so can't complain really :-)

jumblejack

Soworried, just started reading this thread and must say that your recipes are really inspiring!!!!!

Thanks on behalf of many for your hard work and input:T

belselmo

@Butterfly Brain (it wouldn't let me quote you with it being my first post and all....)

Noooooo! Don't ignore newbies! I have been lurking for around a week now and reading this thread has really inspired me so much that I have become a registered user just so I can tell you so

I may be a little naive and very trusting but it shocks me that disingenuous people infiltrate forums to see how much further they can cut benefits.
I have just had to give up my job 3 months after returning from maternity leave as I cannot afford to work. My childcare costs completely consume my salary and that's just for 2 days of childcare and my partner looking after them for the other day. So, if you're reading this mister government I can tell you now your policies suck!

I'm a bit of a nightmare when it comes to food shopping and can quite easily spend a small fortune. I spend that much time in the supermarket that my 2 year old now cries her little heart out if we drive past the 'green supermarket' without stopping in :eek: I'm making a concerted effort to quell my addiction so will continue to lurk and take notes.

Thank you all so much for helping virtual strangers in times of need. Keep up the good work

vickiem30

I've got quite into this meal planning now and I've have a bash at a three week system; the idea being slowly building up on basics such as stock cubes, curry powder and herbs etc. The hard part has been keeping it healthy and ensuring there's enough veg, vitamin E and omega 3 etc!
All prices from Tescos and not on offer.

week one
1 onion 21p
3 carrots 24p
500g split peas 49p
pasta sauce 39p
value spaghetti 49p
2 tins beans 52p
2 tins tomatoes 62p
12 everyday rolls 35p
2 pints milk 89p (water down if necessary)
2 tinned sardines 82p
stork 69p (must last 3 weeks, ouch!)
veg stock cubes 10p
kilo mixed veg 75p
cornflakes 31p

4p over

meals

breakfast: cornflakes and milk
Dinner: split pea sou, with some veg and with a roll
veg soup (use half of bag + half onion + two carrots with a tin of beans, with a roll

Tea: pasta with sardines and pasta sauce
pasta with split peas, tomatoes and remaining veg.
beans on toast

Week two
2 carrots 16p
3 tins kidney beans (some for next week) 36p
value gravy granules 20p
4 tins mushy peas (16p)
one tin veg soup (24p)
2 packs value spaghetti (48p)
2 tin beans (52p)
2 tins chopped toms (62p)
everyday rolls (35p)
a jar pasta sauce (39p)
kilo rice ( 40p) (to last two weeks)
curry powder (52p)
one tin tuna (59p)
oats (75p) save some if poss for bulking meals next week
frozen veg one kilo (75p)
500 grams split peas (49p)

3p over + 4p last week 7p carry over

Breakfast: porridge with water (grim, but only one week)
Dinner: split pea soup use some mushy peas to make it go further, (with a roll)veg soup (use half of bag + two carrots with a tin of beans and tinned soup as base, with a roll
Tea: Chilli with split peas, tin of toms, carrot, curry powder, kidney beans, some oats to stretch it, and rice
Tuna pasta, with tin of toms, tuna, pasta sauce
beans on toast


week three
cornflakes 31p
Milk 89p (water down if necessary)
500 grams split peas 49p
kilo veg 75p
value spaghetti x2 48p
2 tins beans 52p
2 tins tomatoes 62p
12 everyday rolls 35p
2 tinned sardines 82p
pasta sauce 39p
value herbs 19p
small potatoes one kilo (69p)
4 tins mushy peas (16p)
tin value veg soup 24p

17p carry over from full three weeks

Breakfast :
Cornflakes and milk
Dinner:
pea soup with mushy peas, some veg, stock cube , (with a roll)
veg soup (use half of bag with a tin of beans and tinned soup as base, with a roll

Tea: shepherds pie with potatoes, split peas, veg, gravy granules
Chilli with split peas, tin of toms, carrot, curry powder, kidney beans from last week, some oats to stretch it, and rice
sardine pasta, with tin of toms, tuna, pasta sauce
beans on toast

At the end of the three weeks evaluate what food is left over and plan next three weeks accordingly. There will be some stock cupboard items like gravy granules, curry powder, at the least. Hopefully, they'll be some rice, pasta and potatoes remaining.