Great British Budget Menu-BBC

crumblepie

One on now bbc1 "great british budget menu".

found this which sums up the programs that are on I think

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/the-cost-of-living.html

whitesatin

Watching this now and getting agitated. Have I missed the bit where they look at the income and expenditure of the people involved? Without context I am struggling to understand why they have so little to spend on food.

emma-uk

Could James have not brought Mr T EV rice and curry powder? (Or another supermarkets equivalent so not to go over?

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver

I am wondering where the MSE thread is on #greatbritishbudgetmenu?

ragz_2

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver wrote: »

I am wondering where the MSE thread is on #greatbritishbudgetmenu?

Me too, I just came on to post about it... shall I start one?

ragz_2

This is just ending now on BBC, I missed the first 20 minutes, they are just showing the meals they have cooked at £1 per head, which look lovely, but...

One lady chef has cooked an "easy one pot dinner" where she bought three whole chickens and jointed them up - without showing anyone how to do that part, which is probably quite daunting for many people... (the lady she was cooking with doesn't cook at all now) then she goes on to use not just a pan but also an oven tray, so no 'one pot' either.

whitesatin

ragz wrote: »

Me too, I just came on to post about it... shall I start one?

Maybe I would be better keeping out of it. Just getting more and more annoyed at lack of relevant details.

ragz_2

too late now, have started one.

Regarding the OP
There is one of the Cost Of Living things on now on BBC2, Nick and Margaret: We all Pay Your Benefits - people who pay tax scrutinise the benefits people's spending!

Hubby has decided we shouldn't watch it as we will just get cross with it... also it's likely to be a bit 'loaded'...

ragz_2

can someone merge this with the 'Cost of Living' post... seems this was one of them anyway.

HappySad

Thanks I have just started watch the Food program. I am not happy jn fact i am sick... Sick that people can't feed themselves when there is PLENTY of wealth in this country!!!! Forget about benefit scrounges think more about the wealthy including politicians who let working people focus our attention on ourselves struggling and the undeserving poor and instead think of the banks & political who caused the mess in the first place!!! I am so angry. Why are these people so food poor when we can afford a wealthy tax cut, banks can get free tax payout money to get them out of a hole they caused and most MPs can get a ridiculous wage increase. ... I don't think I can continue to watch this series as it makes me too upset 2 see how the nation is being swindled by the system!!!!