Single person, London, living on £80.00 per month - possible?

quintwins

I know your working so i'd also suggest making musli bars for midmornings, as your avoiding sugar the usual surup/honey is out, but a wee bit of dark chocolate isn't as bad

Corelli

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

Interesting that you associate the melon with weight loss yet think the ghee is fattening. The reverse is actually true, you won't get fat from cooking your dahl in ghee but you will get fat from eating lots of water melon.

Remember sugar is your enemy, not fat

I've lost a lot of weight many times ... my experience has been that it goes a lot easier when eating lots of fruit and vegetables rather than greasy foods. Of course, at a healthy weight moderation in all things not a life of denial is the answer.

To get back on topic, if you've lots of oats to use up and don't find porrige very satisfying, they are a good addition to bread and are wonderful for flapjacks, not a good weight loss idea but if you are entertaining ... maybe? What about oatcakes - more of a flat biscuity thing ... http://www.greedygourmet.com/recipes-by-course/snacks/crunchy-rough-scottish-oatcakes/

Re breakfast, I find the effects last longer if I'm quite heavy on the protein, being vegan I like scrambled tofu, baked beans, mushrooms 'fryed' in frylight and tinned tomatoes but of course that's not every one's choice. That can last me well past lunchtime if I am busy.

gettingready

Thanks...

Just wondering if going vegetarian may be an option - and would it be cheaper? And filling enough?

vanoonoo

I am sure I've read about making porridge up with just water and leaving it to steep in the water over night makes it quite creamy but I cant find the instructions sorry!

Corelli

gettingready wrote: »

Thanks...

Just wondering if going vegetarian may be an option - and would it be cheaper? And filling enough?

Well, I wouldn't want to discourage you :T I would expect it to be cheaper but I don't know meat prices - you seem to be able to get very cheap sausages and pre packed stuff from what I've seen, I doubt you would want to look too closely at the health and animal welfare issues though. It's definitely filling but you might find your digestion gets a bit of a shock if you move to a primarily pulse based source of protein.

Cheese isn't so cheap (is it?) and relying on it as a sole protein source does rather over do the dairy which isn't too healthy. Eggs seem a good thing to eat from the weight loss point of view, or according to Slimming World they are, but in all honesty I cannot recommend them because of the welfare issues. Others will though and this isn't a 'go vegan' thread and I've no intention of trying to twist it that way.

gettingready

I do not eat sausages or any pre-packed ready to eat kind of stuff...

Dairy - not keen on at all. Use soya butter etc

Bread - trying to avoid, same with any flour based thingys...

furndire

I whizz up oats & fruit as a smoothie for breakfast.

patchwork_cat

gettingready wrote: »

Thanks...

Just wondering if going vegetarian may be an option - and would it be cheaper? And filling enough?

Vegetarian would I am sure be cheaper. The only thing I would say is to look into borrowing a good vegetarian book from the library to make sure that you get all the nutrients you require , or research it on line https://www.vegsoc.org/. You need to make sure that you eat complete proteins, ie mix a grain and a pulse and that you get all the minerals and vitamins you need.

If you think in terms of pulses and grains as your principle protein sources I am sure it would be cheaper. Have you looked at Weezle's thread?

Corelli

patchwork_cat wrote: »

Vegetarian would I am sure be cheaper. The only thing I would say is to look into borrowing a good vegetarian book from the library to make sure that you get all the nutrients you require , or research it on line https://www.vegsoc.org/. You need to make sure that you eat complete proteins, ie mix a grain and a pulse and that you get all the minerals and vitamins you need.

If you think in terms of pulses and grains as your principle protein sources I am sure it would be cheaper. Have you looked at Weezle's thread?

The notion that a vegetarian has to be careful with blancing proteins is no longer considered correct. Have a look here for information about protein, its not difficult at all. http://michaelbluejay.com/veg/protein.html

threemuttleys

gettingready wrote: »

Sorry but personally I am not at all interested in chapati flour/bread making from it so perhaps.....we could keep the posts relevant to topic? Otherwise it is very difficult to read...for answers to own question Thanks a lot

wow....a little rude!? Don't see the problem in others asking for (and kindly receiving) help on a thread.

I feed, myself, OH, a toddler, three mutts and two mogs on around £200 pcm. So I would imagine with a bit of planning you could feed yourself for £80.

Like some have mentioned have a granny trolley, tis brill for the odd raid the market days, or reduced finds in a supermarket. We do have a lot of veggie days, (pasta, rice, lentils) we tend to use cheaper (and more sustainable fish) such as Mackerel, Dab and Colely. These can be picked up for a few pounds and do a meal for three of us. Meats, I dont buy cheap meat. I only buy FR/Org. So I do only buy the cheaper cuts (more flavour) we have lots of offal, breast of lamb, and locally shot game.
Foraging may an option for you, blackberries and plums are deffo out and waiting to be frozen right now.

I do use Ocado for somethings, I dont know if Asda do the same, but I do get a lot of vouchers off a certain spend, and free deliveries