Feed a family of four for £20 a week challenge

kafkathecat

mumofthetwins wrote: »

hi guys
After a little bit of help if possible ..

ive been given a load of veg that I don't normally use and would love some suggestions ..
its
cauliflower
beetroot
carrots
parsnips
I also have
orange peppers
chillis
onions white/red
letticue
cucumber
jalepinos
mushrooms

im at weight watchers and would love some recipies to utalise this free veg that are realatively healthy but cheap
ive got a pretty good store cuboard all flours spices etc .. and have the usual milk marge etc in ..

any advice would be great ?

Lisa x

There is a lovely recipe for borscht here if you are feeling adventurous http://www.lowcarbkitty.com/recipe/low-carb-borscht-recipe/
I make it with quorn mince. This website has some other lovely beetroot recipes too.

mumofthetwins

Ladyluck1 wrote: »

How weird is that! My oldest one hates anything saucy, apart from gravy. He won't eat a cottage pie, beans, bolognese. Anything like that :rotfl:

yep its really annoying isn't it ... ive tried and tried
I used to have to dry his tinned peas with kitchen towel and stuff but now I don't
its the pizza that I don't get its not even sauce but hes convinced it is ...

Lisa

mumofthetwins

kafkathecat wrote: »

There is a lovely recipe for borscht here if you are feeling adventurous http://www.lowcarbkitty.com/recipe/low-carb-borscht-recipe/
I make it with quorn mince. This website has some other lovely beetroot recipes too.

Thanks for the link ... some of these look yummy so defo will try

Lisa x

kafkathecat

mumofthetwins wrote: »

Thanks for the link ... some of these look yummy so defo will try

Lisa x

I have made the beetroot and chocolate cakes and the beetroot cheesecake and both were very yummy!

Butterfly_Brain

Ladyluck
You have to lay the law down now, before they get any older.

Have you tried them on cauliflower cheese, with snippets of bacon? Mine used to love that.

I used to hide veggies in things like bolognaise, just blended them with a stick blender, mashed potato with parsnips is lovely.
Make a minestrone or vegetable soup and blend it down, lots of veggies in that.

We all have things that we don't like so bribery is a good way .

Say if they try such and such then you will reward them with an ice pop (Not many calories in them)

Get the older one involved in the kitchen and let them help you to "cook" this way you can say to them ooh lets eat what you made for dinner tonight..........

funfairprincess

Hi all x
Would it be ok if I join in with the thread? Money is a bit tight here at the moment and I'm sure I can cut some of money on our food budget and still eat well.

joedenise

Welcome funfair princess. Of course you can join the thread - it's open to everyone.

You might like to join in the Grocery Challenge on the Old Style Board. Lots of really good and cheap recipes on there.

Denise

LannieDuck

Can anyone suggest interesting things to do with cabbage that children might eat? We got a lovely big one for 80p. I'd like to use them more often because they're so cheap and healthy, but I run out of ideas v quickly. (We've already done boiled with butter twice.)

(I'm trying to incorporate more leafy green veg into our diets because we've been told that DD1 needs a bit more fibre in her diet, so ideas need to appeal to kiddies.)

Ladyluck1

Put it in a carbonara?

elona

I stir fry cabbage with diced apples and chopped onion and everyone seems to enjoy it.

Would they enjoy coleslaw?