Feed a family of four for £20 a week challenge

BHB

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

They love yorkshire puddings and jam though

or Golden Syrup

Butterfly_Brain

Golden syrup poured over dumplings with custard nomnomnom

patchwork_cat

Apple braid recipe http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=6566426&postcount=14

BHB

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

Golden syrup poured over dumplings with custard nomnomnom

oooooooohhhhhhhhh ! Yum

Fruball

Effyb4 wrote: »

Mushroom ketchup is also vegan and very similar to Worcestershire sauce. It is widely available in supermarkets.

I use this all the time

patchwork_cat wrote: »

Apple braid recipe http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=6566426&postcount=14

The apple braid recipe is amazing and I also use the dough recipe for iced buns which are the best I have ever tasted

vickiem30

I have had a go at a vegan meal plan for two for £20 a week. I'm sure other people will be able to do much better and healthier, though! I have included split peas and mushy peas, but it's just for one week. Once stores of pasta, rice and spices have been built up, there would be more flexibility. All from Tesco:

• Value Mushy Peas 300G 1 16p
• Value Curry Sauce 440G 1 25p
• Value Houmous Dip 300G 1 £
• Value Mixed Vegetables 1.3Kg1 £1
• Value Kidney Beans 400G 2 60p
• Value Garlic 3 Pack1 49p
• Value Mushrooms 350G 2- £1.58
• Value Onions 1Kg 1 63p
• Value Carrots Minimum 1Kg 1 53p
• Yellow Split Peas 500G 1 53p
• Value Sliced Wholemeal Bread 800G 2 90p
• Value Vegetable Stock Cubes 100G 10 Pack 1 20p
• Curry Powder 80G 1- £1
• Value White Potatoes 2.5Kg 2 £2.36
• Value Long Grain Rice 1Kg 2 90p
• Value Spaghetti 500G 5 £1
• Value Baked Beans In Tomato Sauce 420G 4 96p
• Value Chopped Tomatoes 400G 3 £1.02
• ProductTesco Wholefood Soya Mince 375G 2 3.80
• Value Strawberry Jam 454G 1 £29p
• Value Oats 1Kg 1 75p

Ideas for meals
Breakfasts- oats with water and a blob of jam
Teas- chilli with beans, kidney beans, mixed veg and rice; mushroom curry with curry sauce and rice; spag bol with tomatoes, onions soya and spaghetti; potato and mixed veg bake; cottage pie with soya, carrots stock cube and potatoes (stretched with oats if possible);
Dinners- split pea soup, with stock cube and curry powder + any sad looking veg, and some bread; hummus with carrot sticks and some bread; mushy pea and potato fritters; left over veg soup; left over chilli/curry with a baked potato; garlic mushrooms on toast; any remaining beans on either remaining bread or potatoes.

Butterfly_Brain

Thanks vickiem that is a great slant, because mostly we are catering for omnivores, so it is nice to have a veggie option as well.

Butterfly_Brain

The new super six is:

125g blueberries
1kg salad potatoes
7 Braeburn apples
7 oranges
250g baby plum tomatoes
4 large mild onions

All at 69p

Ladyluck1

Fruball wrote: »

Any chance we can keep this on topic please? Feeding your family for £20 a week is not the place to discuss HB or CT benefit etc and it means people have to search to find the information they are looking for.

Thanks

Christ! I wasn't going to talk about it forever! I mean how are we all supposed to help each other out of we're worried about being slightly OT all the time.

I shan't bother with this forum again!

NewShadow

vickiem30 wrote: »

Value Houmous Dip 300G £1
Value Garlic 3 Pack 49p

Some nice ideas there Vickie.

I can't help wondering though - would it work out better in the long run to buy a big bag of chickpeas and make one's own hummus.

I've seen a fat club recipe that's tinned chickpeas, fat free natural yogurt, and chosen flavour (garlic, roasted pepper/onion), blitzed.

I think vegan would be cheaper with veg oil?