Shopping help with a twist!

flea72

try a local bakery for gluten free bread. mine sells it for £2 a loaf and it tastes like proper bread and doesnt crumble. its also way cheaper than the processed stuff they sell in the supermarkets

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Ollycob

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Slimming world have a recipe for an egg quiche, you can google it. It has no pastry whatsoever it is completely egg based. It is delicious and cheap but I think it may contain cottage cheese. Is this something you could eat?

I'm ok with dairy, just not in huge amounts so I do eat cheese, drink milk etc, but I limit myself to 2 dairy items daily

Flea I'm not entirely sure there is a bakery near me but will keep an eye out

lil.smartie

Doves Farm flour is fab, you can't tell the cakes are gluten free and pretty sure the bread ones were good too Corn or oat pasta if you need more carbs. Soya mince is pretty cheap too.

Kate

beachie

I'm going to suggest getting to the supermarkets at the right time.

By going at about 7.30-8.00 you can normally get meat reduced by 90%. For example, last night I got steaks reduced from £4 to 40p. Tonight I got enough veg to last 2 weeks for less than a 90p.

I would suggest NOT doing online shopping as I know I would spend far more online than I would going to the supermarket and missing out on the bargains.

Going at the right time someone can eat quite comfortably with a good diet for less than £5 a week.

Duncan_H

First of all, I hear you with the cheap meat, I've been avoiding that for ethical (and health reasons) for while.

As Quintwins says, flatbreads are really easy to make and store/freeze. Lentils and pulses are great sources of protein and much much cheaper than meats.

My number one tip is pick-your-own. Visit one a few times in picking season, stock up on fruit and veg (so cheap you won't believe). Then freeze stuff to eat all year round. Potatoes last very well in the freezer and are a great source of complex carbs to keep you going.

haycorns

risotto is a good cheap gf meal and a frittata ( potato omlette ) can be cut up and eaten cold for lunch.

Soup can be made cheaply and GF. Rice cakes are a cheaper substitute for bread ( aldi do some nice ones in portion sized packets.

Jacket potatoes are a GF staple.

I would try and avoid buying specialist gf products ( eg bread, pasta) and find naturally gf alternatives as they are very expensive.

Cooking in bulk will save you lots I make a vat of GF meatfree chilli which gets used for lots of differnt recipes - with wedges and cheese , with rice, in gf pancakes etc.

Dhal is cheap to make and filling too

mcmanlyn

Have you looked at approved food? I only spotted it the other day but they have bags of GF pasta for about 50p! Massive saving from normal supermarkets It's all short dated stuff (but hey it's dried pasta...that can't go bad can it lol) and you pay for delivery, but I'm considering stocking up for the winter!

Keep your eye out for rice noodles too, they make a nice change.

I've got to say that I've given up on GF bread - I've tried everything & have a breadmaker. But I can never get it to taste like 'real' bread & that just frustrates me You can get it to be edible but it's just not the same for me.

And definitely keep your eye on the reduced shelf - I always find GF stuff on there. Even got a few Genius loaves (RRP £3 ish) for 10p in Waitrose of all places!!! Try your local shop at different times of the day - you'll soon learn when the good stuff gets reduced

juliesname

Can you eat oats? either the normal cheap ones or the guaranteed-wheat-free ones? Porridge? or flapjack is easy to make, freezes ok, and is filling.

Do you already add pulses to meat to make it go further? eg lentils in a stew, chick peas added to meat in a tomato, onion & herb sauce. Not forgetting good old baked beans!