Feed a family of four for £20 a week challenge

Soworried

Shopping list- All from Mrt unless stated.
500g of Cornflakes 31p
Creamfields milk 2l x 2 £2.00
500g dried mixed fruit 64p
Wholemeal loaf 47p
Lemon curd 22p
Chicken stock cubes 10p
5x fresh chicken portions £1.50
Mixed veg frozen 1kg 75p
Chicken noodles 11p
1kg spread £1.35
Salt 29p
Potatoes 5kg £1.78
Coleslaw 500g 39p
12pk bread rolls 35p
15pk eggs £1.25
Mayonaisse 48p
Sweetcorn tinned 33p
Custard 6p
Tinned peaches 29p
Tin tuna 49p
Tinned pineapple x2 64p
1kg of frozen sausages 20pk £1
Pasta 30p 500g
Tin of kidney beansx2 36p
6x tins of mushy peas 24p
Cooking bacon 74p
Tinned grapefruit 34p
Rice 1kg 40p
Rice pudding 12p
Plain flour 52p
Gravy granuales 20p
Tin of carrots 18p
Cheese sauce 3 for £1
Frozen broccoli 80p

That is £20 to the penny. Some items will be left for the following week as well. It is not quite 5 a day but it is not far off.

Breakfasts
4 days of the week, cornflakes 30g each with 120ml of milk and 30g of mixed fruit
2 days 2 slices of Toast with lemon curd

Lunches
1 day, Chicken noodle and vegetable soup served with a slice of bread and spread.
Make it with 1 chicken portion boiled in chicken stock made with 2 stock cubes and 1 1/2 pints of boiling water. Add in 240g of mixed veg. Once the chicken is cooked remove it and shred in to tiny bits. Part blend the soup to make the veg smaller and to help thicken it. Add the packet of noodles and the chicken back in. Simmer for another 5 minutes.

2nd day, Jacket potato with coleslaw. 1 large potato, around 175g. Microwave for 7-8 minutes and top with 140g of coleslaw.

3rd day, Egg mayonaisse rolls. Using 1 roll each and 1 egg each with a tsp mayo and a pinch of salt and 1/8th can of sweetcorn. A tin of peaches with custard.

4th day, Tuna mayonaisse rolls using 1 tin of tuna, 4 rolls and the rest of the sweetcorn. Pinch of salt and mayo to mix. A tin of pineapple for afterwards.

5th day, Kidney bean pasta. Using 75g each of pasta mixed with mayonnaise a tin of kidney beans. Follow with a tin of pineapple.

6th day, Bacon and pea soup. Use 4 tins of mushy peas, add 1pt of stock and salt to taste. Blend then add 250g of bacon chopped in to pieces. Simmer until cooked. Serve with a roll each.

7th day, The other half of the pea and bacon soup. Then share the grapefruit tin.

Dinners
Day 1, Chicken with vegetable rice. Roast the remaining 4 chicken portions, boil 300g of rice in stock and add 240g of mixed veg.

Day 2, Sausage hash. Using 8 Sausages fried then cut in to chunks. 700g of potatoes cut in to disks. 240g of mixed veg. 1 pint of stock. Layer up in a dish and pop in the oven to slow roast. Serve with 300g of broccoli and a tin of peas.

Day 3 , Sausage, chips and peas. Using 8 sausages and the last tin of mushy peas. To cook the chips put them in a freezer bag once chopped with a spoonful of melted spread, then cook as oven chips. If the potato skin is nice, leave it on.

Day 4, Vegetable burgers with rice. Using the remaining mixed veg, blend it with salt and the two slices of wholemeal bread that is left. Gently fry in a little spread, serve with a fried egg and 300g of rice.

Day 5, Bacon omlette using the rest of the bacon pack and 6 eggs, add a splash of milk and a pinch of salt. Serve with the remaining coleslaw on a jacket potato.

Day 6, The last 200g of pasta mix with cheese sauce and 300g of broccoli. Add 1 hard boiled egg on the top to serve.

Day 7, Toad in the hole. Using the remaining 4 sausages. Make your own batter with the last 1 egg, splash of milk and some salt and flour. Melt a little spread to add the batter to. Make mashed potato using 700g of potatoes, pinch of salt and splash of milk and a knob of spread. Tin of carrots, 300g of broccoli and gravy.
Follow with rice pudding and stir in some lemon curd.

I'll try again to see if I can get it any healthier but it is not to bad I don't think.

vickiem30

Soworried wrote: »

Shopping list- All from Mrt unless stated.
500g of Cornflakes 31p
Creamfields milk 2l x 2 £2.00
500g dried mixed fruit 64p
Wholemeal loaf 47p
Lemon curd 22p
Chicken stock cubes 10p
5x fresh chicken portions £1.50
Mixed veg frozen 1kg 75p
Chicken noodles 11p
1kg spread £1.35
Salt 29p
Potatoes 5kg £1.78
Coleslaw 500g 39p
12pk bread rolls 35p
15pk eggs £1.25
Mayonaisse 48p
Sweetcorn tinned 33p
Custard 6p
Tinned peaches 29p
Tin tuna 49p
Tinned pineapple x2 64p
1kg of frozen sausages 20pk £1
Pasta 30p 500g
Tin of kidney beansx2 36p
6x tins of mushy peas 24p
Cooking bacon 74p
Tinned grapefruit 34p
Rice 1kg 40p
Rice pudding 12p
Plain flour 52p
Gravy granuales 20p
Tin of carrots 18p
Cheese sauce 3 for £1
Frozen broccoli 80p

That is £20 to the penny. Some items will be left for the following week as well. It is not quite 5 a day but it is not far off.

Breakfasts
4 days of the week, cornflakes 30g each with 120ml of milk and 30g of mixed fruit
2 days 2 slices of Toast with lemon curd

Lunches
1 day, Chicken noodle and vegetable soup served with a slice of bread and spread.
Make it with 1 chicken portion boiled in chicken stock made with 2 stock cubes and 1 1/2 pints of boiling water. Add in 240g of mixed veg. Once the chicken is cooked remove it and shred in to tiny bits. Part blend the soup to make the veg smaller and to help thicken it. Add the packet of noodles and the chicken back in. Simmer for another 5 minutes.

2nd day, Jacket potato with coleslaw. 1 large potato, around 175g. Microwave for 7-8 minutes and top with 140g of coleslaw.

3rd day, Egg mayonaisse rolls. Using 1 roll each and 1 egg each with a tsp mayo and a pinch of salt and 1/8th can of sweetcorn. A tin of peaches with custard.

4th day, Tuna mayonaisse rolls using 1 tin of tuna, 4 rolls and the rest of the sweetcorn. Pinch of salt and mayo to mix. A tin of pineapple for afterwards.

5th day, Kidney bean pasta. Using 75g each of pasta mixed with mayonnaise a tin of kidney beans. Follow with a tin of pineapple.

6th day, Bacon and pea soup. Use 4 tins of mushy peas, add 1pt of stock and salt to taste. Blend then add 250g of bacon chopped in to pieces. Simmer until cooked. Serve with a roll each.

7th day, The other half of the pea and bacon soup. Then share the grapefruit tin.

Dinners
Day 1, Chicken with vegetable rice. Roast the remaining 4 chicken portions, boil 300g of rice in stock and add 240g of mixed veg.

Day 2, Sausage hash. Using 8 Sausages fried then cut in to chunks. 700g of potatoes cut in to disks. 240g of mixed veg. 1 pint of stock. Layer up in a dish and pop in the oven to slow roast. Serve with 300g of broccoli and a tin of peas.

Day 3 , Sausage, chips and peas. Using 8 sausages and the last tin of mushy peas. To cook the chips put them in a freezer bag once chopped with a spoonful of melted spread, then cook as oven chips. If the potato skin is nice, leave it on.

Day 4, Vegetable burgers with rice. Using the remaining mixed veg, blend it with salt and the two slices of wholemeal bread that is left. Gently fry in a little spread, serve with a fried egg and 300g of rice.

Day 5, Bacon omlette using the rest of the bacon pack and 6 eggs, add a splash of milk and a pinch of salt. Serve with the remaining coleslaw on a jacket potato.

Day 6, The last 200g of pasta mix with cheese sauce and 300g of broccoli. Add 1 hard boiled egg on the top to serve.

Day 7, Toad in the hole. Using the remaining 4 sausages. Make your own batter with the last 1 egg, splash of milk and some salt and flour. Melt a little spread to add the batter to. Make mashed potato using 700g of potatoes, pinch of salt and splash of milk and a knob of spread. Tin of carrots, 300g of broccoli and gravy.
Follow with rice pudding and stir in some lemon curd.

I'll try again to see if I can get it any healthier but it is not to bad I don't think.

I think yours is great; it is much more exciting than mine and includes a few treats. Mine is more workhouse fare!

missmucksmum

Heres my go using Aldi and Tesco
Aldi super 6
Baking pots 69p
Vine toms 69p
Peppers 69p
Plums 69p
Nectarines 69p
Funsize apples 69p
Bananas 68p (not in the super 6)
Chilli con carne mix 25p
Tesco
V Branflakes 88p
V Wholemeal bread x 3 £1.41
Creamfield 4pt milk x 2 £2.00
V Beef Mince £2.40
V onions 69p
Passata x 2 58p
V Kidney beans 18p
V Mushy peas 8p
V Fish fingers 60p
V Sausages 56p
V Spaghetti 24p
V Long grain rice 40p
V Buttery 89p
V Eggs £1.25
V Ham 61p
V Gravey granules 20p
V digestives 30p
V Mixed herbs 19p
V Frozen mixed veg 75p
V tea bags 27p
V Orange squash 32p
V Dried mixed fruit

Breakfast
Branflakes with dried mixed fruit cup of tea

Dinner
Sliced boiled egg or ham with sliced vine tomatoes on whole meal bread with buttery spread 1 piece of fruit small glass of milk

Tea
Spag bol- made with one third of the 800g mince, onions, peppers passata , mixed herbs, gravy powder, mixed veg serve with half the pack of spaghetti
Chilli con carne- made with one third of the mince, onion. peppers, passata, Aldi chilli mix, mixed herbs, kidney beans serve with rice
Savouy mince-last third of mince with onions peppers, mix veg and gravey served with rice
Fish Fingers mushy peas and hm wedges
Sausages mash mixed veg and gravey
spaghetti with passata, herbs chopped up vine tom
Snack
tea with digestives also juice to drink
Total £20.26 probably made some mistakes this is based on 2 adults and 2 kids x

PhGage

lostinrates wrote: »

Things like the cheap family meals site....are they up to date with current pricing?

Updated Week 1 Option 1 Cheap Family Recipes July 2012

I have the detail from when I did it for this (and some of the other weeks and options) but I didn't post all of the prices as I'd emailed to ask permission to do so but didn't hear back. I probably ended up in their Spam folder or something - I might email and ask again if people would find it interesting.

Soworried

Week 2
Carried over from week 1 is
Mayonaisse, salt, Plain flour, 2x cheese sauces, lemon curd, 5 stock cubes. 1.5kg of potatoes, gravy granuales and 400g of rice and spread.
Shopping list- All from Mrt unless stated.
500g of Cornflakes 31p
Creamfields milk 2l x 2 £2.00
500g dried mixed fruit 64p
Wholemeal loaf 47p
1 small fresh chicken whole £2.39 at Aldi
Mixed veg frozen 1kg 75p
Mixed herbs 19p
Potatoes 5kg £1.78
Coleslaw 500g 39p
12pk bread rolls 35p
15pk eggs £1.25
Sweetcorn tinned 33p
Custard 6p
Tinned peaches 29p
Tin tuna 49p
Tinned pineapple x2 64p
1kg of frozen sausages 20pk £1
Pasta 30p 500g
Stuffing 15p.
Tin of kidney beansx2 36p
6x tins of mushy peas 24p
Cooking bacon 74p
Tinned grapefruit 34p
Rice 1kg 40p
Rice pudding 12p
Tin of carrots 18p
Frozen broccoli 80p
Cooking onions £1.00
Cheese 100g from the deli grove valley 48p
Yoghurts x4 33p
Lemon squash 32p
Tea bags 27p
Bananas 1kg 68p
8pk of tesco goodness apples £1.00
Sultananas 84p
Total £19.75 so put in another 2 packets of stock cubes to start building up supplies.

Breakfasts.
Cornflakes with mixed dried fruit and milk for 4 days.
Lemon curd pancakes on the other 3 days. Make the batter up with plain flour, a touch of salt and an egg and a splash of milk.

Lunches.
Day 1, Egg mayonaisse with sweetcorn rolls. Followed by peaches with custard.

Day 2, Jacket potato with coleslaw.

Day 3, Left over chicken & sweetcorn mayonaisse on jacket potato.

Day 4, Bacon and pea soup with a roll.

Day 5, Bacon and pea soup with croutons made out of 1 slice of bread. Grapefruit for afters.

Day 6, Chicken and vegetable soup. This time made out of the carcass of the full chicken that is left. Rest of the method is the same but the luxury of a pinch of mixed herbs this time as well

Day 7, Kidney bean pasta.

Dinners
Day 1, Roast chicken with stuffing, home made yorshires and a tin of carrots and broccoli and roast potatoes. Roast the full chicken but just use the 2 legs and 1 breast.
Pineapple and custard to follow.

Day 2, Chicken pie, made with left over chicken breast, mixed veg and gravy. Make the pastry by mixing spread and flour with a pinch of salt and a dash of water to mix. Serve with peas. The rest of the chicken meat pull of for lunch on day 3. Keep the carcass in the freezer ready for lunch day 6.

Day 3, Tuna pasta bake. Mix the tin of tuna with a cheese sauce mix and broccoli.

Day 4, Bacon hash. 1/2 pkt of bacon, the last of last weeks potatoes cut in to disks, 2x onions roughly sliced. Layer up, top with 50g of cheese and serve with broccoli.

Day 5, Sausage, egg and chips with a slice of bread and spread. Use 4 sausages for this. Follow with pineapple.

Day 6, Veggie burgers made from the remaining mixed veg, two slices of bread as bread crumbs and some stuffing mix for extra flavour. Serve with kidney beans and rice.

Day 7, Make some pastry as before. Roll out in to a flan tin. Fill with 5 eggs, some bacon and an onion, add some cheese 50g with a pinch of salt and dash of milk. Serve with the remaining coleslaw.

There is plenty of fruit, yoghurts and dried fruit for snacks. And a lot more can carry over until the following week. Sausages as an example.

PhGage

msgreen wrote: »

I would love to hear everyones ideas, I am really struggling with finding the money for anything at the moment

MSErs show remarkable ingenuity in stretching grocery budgets: not only the guide's helpful links, but the £7.00 per week - menu ideas; MSE's Complete Menu Plans Collection; and Weezl and friends' Cheap Family Recipes site.

Cheap Family Recipes is designed to meet most people's nutrition needs and is an excellent resource for budget, shopping lists and menu plans.

Allegra

PhGage wrote: »

Updated Week 1 Option 1 Cheap Family Recipes July 2012

I have the detail from when I did it for this (and some of the other weeks and options) but I didn't post all of the prices as I'd emailed to ask permission to do so but didn't hear back. I probably ended up in their Spam folder or something - I might email and ask again if people would find it interesting.

I'm afraid that no one is manning that mailbox any longer - life kinda caught up with the CFR team and everyone ended up stepping away from it temporarily. Nice to hear that people are still finding it useful !

I am gonna check with Weezl just to make sure, but in the meantime, please feel free to post your up-to-date costings - I am sure that many people would find it useful, and helping people to help themselves is what CFR has always been about !

Soworried

Week 3
Carried over from week 2 is
Salt, herbs. 1x cheese sauce, 22 stock cubes. 2kg of potatoes, gravy granuales enough for 1 meal and 1kg of rice. 1/2 pkt of stuffing. Dried sultanas. Onions, 1 tin of peas. 16 sausages, 1/2 loaf of bread. 200g of pasts and 4 rolls. Always freeze the bread and rolls so that they last longer. 40 tea bags.
Shopping list- All from Mrt unless stated.
1kg of porridge oats 75p
Creamfields milk 2l x 2 £2.00
500g dried mixed fruit 64p
1 small fresh chicken whole £2.39 at Aldi
Mixed veg frozen 1kg 75p
Pate 49p
Garlic sausage 150g 53p
15pk eggs £1.25
Custard 6p
Tinned peaches 29p
Tin tuna 49p
Tinned pineapple x2 64p
Pasta 30p 500g
Plain flour 52p
Spread 75p
Stuffing 15p.
Tins of beansx4 £1.00
2x tins of mushy peas 8p
Cooking bacon 74p
Tinned grapefruit 34p
700g stirfry £1
Celeriac 42p
Chicken noodles x2 22p
Cheese 150g from the deli grove valley 72p
Yoghurts x4 33p
Bananas 1kg 68p
8pk of tesco goodness apples £1.00
Curry sauce x 2 46p
Aubergine £1
Total £19.99
Again there will be carry overs to help build a store cupboard.

Breakfast
5 days of porridge with added dried fruit.
2 days of toast with pate.

Lunches
Day 1, The 4 rolls left over from last week, filled with garlic sausage. Followed by Peaches with custard.

Day 2, A cheese and onion toastie using 75g of cheese and an onion. Bread from last week. Toast under the grill until melted. Follow with a tin of pineapple.

Day 3, Sausage stuffing wrap. Make the wrap from Flour, water and salt. Dry fry in a pan. Cut open 4 sausages and dry fry with the stuffing mix and a portion of mixed veg. Stuff the wraps.

Day 4, Chicken and vegetable soup with a slice of bread. Add an onion in as well this time.

Day 5, Cheese and onion omlettes.

Day 6, Beans on toast.

Day 7, Mushy pea curry and rice.

Dinners
Day 1, Roast the chicken with home made chips and the tin of peas from last week. Again just use the two legs and 1 breast.

Day 2, Chicken stir fry with the other breast and the stir fry pack and the 2x noodles.

Day 3, 4 Sausages, 2 tins of baked beans and mash on the top. Add 35g of the cheese.

Day 4, Bacon, cheese sauce pasta. Use half the bacon pack.

Day 5, Bacon and celeriac hash. Slice the celeriac in to very thin slices, mix with bacon and gravy and onions. Serve with mushy peas.

Day 6, Aubergine curry with rice. Use half the aubergine.

Day 7, Flan made with 5 eggs, milk and aubergine. Salt well.

Butterfly_Brain

Soworried you have learnt a lot....I am proud of you. :T

Soworried

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

Soworried you have learnt a lot....I am proud of you. :T

Thankyou, It is all from you lovely lot. x :j