no money for food help needed with meal ideas

skintgirl84

hi,
I have no money for food for the next 2 weeks and need to feed 2 adults and a 2 year old boy I have the following items in my cupboards:

flour
eggs
milk
butter
marg
dried fruit
100g bar chocolate
choc chips
fully stocked baking cupboard really
200g bag tortilla crisps
400g pasta tagillatelle
rich tea biscuits
2 sachts instant mash
sachet tomato and onion pasta & sauce
sachet beef savoury rice
sachet cheese and broccoli sauce pasta
500g long grain rice
sachet tomato and garlic cous cous
2 litres long life milk
salsa dip
xmas pudding
jar bolognaise sauce
carton passata
2x tin meatballs
2x tin mince beef and onion
tin stewed steak
tin tuna chunks
fray bentos beef and onion pie
" " chicken pie
veg soup
2x baked beans and sausage
tin hotdogs
tin custard
tin spam
2x garden peas
3x spaghetti tins
3x baked beans
mushroom soup
chicken and veg soup
tin carrots
tin plum tomatoes
tin new potatoes
tin chicken broth
tin custard
corned beef
stewed steak in tin
tin tuna steak in sunflower oil
tin pears
2x tin pineapple chunks
jam
quarter pack cheddar cheese

any ideas id be greatful I have no meat in the freezer

skintgirl84

I have found £10 for food what should I get?

Desecrated_Landscape

skintgirl84 wrote: »

hi,
I have no money for food for the next 2 weeks and need to feed 2 adults and a 2 year old boy I have the following items in my cupboards:

flour
eggs
milk
butter
marg
dried fruit
100g bar chocolate
choc chips
fully stocked baking cupboard really
200g bag tortilla crisps
400g pasta tagillatelle
rich tea biscuits
2 sachts instant mash
sachet tomato and onion pasta & sauce
sachet beef savoury rice
sachet cheese and broccoli sauce pasta
500g long grain rice
sachet tomato and garlic cous cous
2 litres long life milk
salsa dip
xmas pudding
jar bolognaise sauce
carton passata
2x tin meatballs
2x tin mince beef and onion
tin stewed steak
tin tuna chunks
fray bentos beef and onion pie
" " chicken pie
veg soup
2x baked beans and sausage
tin hotdogs
tin custard
tin spam
2x garden peas
3x spaghetti tins
3x baked beans
mushroom soup
chicken and veg soup
tin carrots
tin plum tomatoes
tin new potatoes
tin chicken broth
tin custard
corned beef
stewed steak in tin
tin tuna steak in sunflower oil
tin pears
2x tin pineapple chunks
jam
quarter pack cheddar cheese

any ideas id be greatful I have no meat in the freezer

With the flour, eggs and butter you could make some choux pastry. Use it for a savoury first i would suggest a beignet. Mix the choux pastry mix with some mustard if you have it and some of the spam finely diced, then simply deep fry it (1 spoonful of the mix = 1 beignet). Serve them with the salsa dip and if you can forage some salad leaves from mother natures garden, this would be great as you can add some peas and have a little garden salad served with the beignets. Secondly with the choux pastry you can use it to make profiterolls, fill them with the custard and melt some chocolate on top. They are really easy to cook, dont be afraid by thinking it is difficult. I am a chef, and the food you are buying listed above is actually more expensive to buy that way than it is to make it yourself. Also forage for food there is so much out there for free. Wild garlic will be in season soon as well. If you have a farmer nearby you could ask for some game venison rabbit pheasant etc. Do not be afraid of game it tastes great and is free.

Ladyluck1

I would buy potatoes, a 2.5kg bag is £1.89 in lidl currently and carrots. Then I would look out for reduced milk/bread or possibly meat.
Tuna pasta bake.
Spam fritters, peas and mash
Spaghetti sausage carbonara, sliced hot dogs chopped onions fried, boiled pasta added and a mix of egg and milk stirred in off the heat.
Fray bentos pie, mash (or roast potatoes) and peas.
Baked potato, beans and cheese.

Steak pie with stewed steak and make pastry with veg and mash
Corned beef hash.

Not much time.... Will come back to this later!

Ladyluck1

I'd also LOVE to know where to get free game!?!!

tessie_bear

skintgirl84 wrote: »

hi,
I have no money for food for the next 2 weeks and need to feed 2 adults and a 2 year old boy I have the following items in my cupboards:

flour
eggs
milk
butter
marg
dried fruit
100g bar chocolate
choc chips
fully stocked baking cupboard really
200g bag tortilla crisps
400g pasta tagillatelle
rich tea biscuits
2 sachts instant mash
sachet tomato and onion pasta & sauce
sachet beef savoury rice
sachet cheese and broccoli sauce pasta
500g long grain rice
sachet tomato and garlic cous cous
2 litres long life milk
salsa dip
xmas pudding
jar bolognaise sauce
carton passata
2x tin meatballs
2x tin mince beef and onion
tin stewed steak
tin tuna chunks
fray bentos beef and onion pie
" " chicken pie
veg soup
2x baked beans and sausage
tin hotdogs
tin custard
tin spam
2x garden peas
3x spaghetti tins
3x baked beans
mushroom soup
chicken and veg soup
tin carrots
tin plum tomatoes
tin new potatoes
tin chicken broth
tin custard
corned beef
stewed steak in tin
tin tuna steak in sunflower oil
tin pears
2x tin pineapple chunks
jam
quarter pack cheddar cheese

any ideas id be greatful I have no meat in the freezer

hi...breakfast make some pancakes/eat the beans/beans and sausage ...have you any bread ?

lunches...soup/rice packets/pasta sauce

teas..corned beef hash/stewing steak/spam fritters/pie/pasta and grated cheese

you havent got much in way of fruit /veg but the tinned is better than nowt

good luck

pennypusher

Hi, buy some cereal and milk for breakfast.

Buy some bread for lunch - beans or spaghetti on toast. Also buy some mince and potatoes.

Stewed beef, potatoes, tinned peas.
Corned beef hash
Meatballs and Rice/Pasta.
Pancakes
Fruit cakes/Choc chip cakes/cookies
Pasta, mince and pasta sauce
Cottage pie
Tinned Pie, instant mash, tinned carrots
Tuna sandwiches
Jam sandwiches
Cheese sandwiches

Hope these ideas help.

skintgirl84

thank you for the great ideas

meritaten

Keep the £10 to buy milk and bread. and fresh veg as needed. Especially Potatoes!
OK, I was a miners wife during the great strike and this would be about a months worth of food.

stewed steak in tin - base for either a very large steak and veg pie (use your baking stash for the pastry) or a large stew which could last two or three days.
use one tin of hot dogs cut up and a tin of tomatoes along with herbs to make a sausage casserole. serve with potato wedges (its economical to make wedges, each potato of a medium size can be cut into 8 wedges, large potatoes can make 10 or 12 wedges which is a decent adult serving.)
Bread is an essential - buy medium sliced - it goes further (you cant get thin sliced any more - what a shame!).
Eggs - One whole egg will make a nice omelette if mixed with a half shell of milk. enough for a child anyway.
your baking stash will come in handy too.
Pancakes - 8ounces of flour one egg and a little milk and water - makes 8 to 10 pancakes.
8 oz of flour to 2oz of butter or marge and a little milk and you can make 8 - 10 scones. if you have a bit of dried fruit then fruit scones don't need doctoring with jam and cream.

the tinned meatballs with half your pasta - leaving some for next week.

Auntie_Sceb

skintgirl84 wrote: »

hi,
I have no money for food for the next 2 weeks and need to feed 2 adults and a 2 year old boy I have the following items in my cupboards:

[STRIKE]flour
eggs
milk[/STRIKE]
butter
[STRIKE]marg [/STRIKE]
dried fruit
100g bar chocolate
choc chips
fully stocked baking cupboard really
200g bag tortilla crisps
[STRIKE]400g pasta tagillatelle[/STRIKE]
rich tea biscuits
[STRIKE]2 sachts instant mash[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]sachet tomato and onion pasta & sauce[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]sachet beef savoury rice
sachet cheese and broccoli sauce pasta[/STRIKE]
500g long grain rice 1/2
[STRIKE]sachet tomato and garlic cous cous[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]2 litres long life milk[/STRIKE]
salsa dip
xmas pudding
[STRIKE]jar bolognaise sauce[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]carton passata[/STRIKE]
2x [STRIKE]tin meatballs[/STRIKE]
2x tin mince beef and onion
[STRIKE]tin stewed steak[/STRIKE]
tin tuna chunks
[STRIKE]fray bentos beef and onion pie
" " chicken pie[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]veg soup[/STRIKE]
2x baked beans and sausage
[STRIKE]tin hotdogs[/STRIKE]
tin custard
[STRIKE]tin spam[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]2x garden peas[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]3x spaghetti tins
3x baked beans[/STRIKE]
mushroom soup
[STRIKE]
chicken and veg soup[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]tin carrots[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]tin plum tomatoes[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]tin new potatoes[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]tin chicken broth[/STRIKE]
tin custard
[STRIKE]corned beef[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]stewed steak in tin[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]tin tuna steak in sunflower oil[/STRIKE]
tin pears
2x [STRIKE]tin pineapple chunks[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]jam
quarter pack cheddar cheese[/STRIKE]

any ideas id be greatful I have no meat in the freezer

I can't get to the amount of meals you need but have some ideas. Some meals may stretch further than I've guessed. I've often made a savoury crumble with flour and butter when out of carbohydrates. You've also got some puddings left.

2 Weeks 2 Adults 1 two year old 14 X3 = 42. Buy more milk + bread (not sure how many eggs you have). Try and get some more fruit or veg in there (beans count). If you've not had much fruit/veg lunch try to have for dinner (could be night you have pudding)

Breakfast (depends on amount of eggs and ? more milk or could get cereal and make savoury pancakes for dinner)

Pancakes - eggs, milk, flour
Jam on toast

Lunch (24)
mushroom soup (3)
chicken and veg soup + bread (3)
spagetti on toast (3)
spagetti on toast (3)
baked beans on toast (3)
spagetti on toast (3)
sachet tomato and garlic cous cous + hot dogs(2)
baked beans and sausage (3)
baked beans and sausage (3)

Dinner (33)

Note if really stuck leave off potato on pastry dishes (already has carbohydrate and match with meat that has no carbohydrate)

Pasta bake 1/2 tagillatelle spam (save a bit of spam for a weekend breakfast) cheese milk flour (3)
Pasta Bolgunese 1/2 tagillatelle + tin meatballs + passata (3)
fray bentos beef and onion pie + smash + garden peas(3)
" " chicken pie + smash+ carrots (3)
stewed steak in tin + tin new potatoes + garden peas (3)
Savoury Crumble veg soup tin stewed steak flour marg or butter (4)
Savoury Crumble mince beef and onion marg or butter (4)
sachet cheese and broccoli sauce pasta (2)
sachet tomato and onion pasta & sauce (2)
sachet beef savoury rice + pineapple (2)
jar bolognaise sauce + tuna + rice 250g (4)

sassyblue

Ladyluck1 wrote: »

I would buy potatoes, a 2.5kg bag is £1.89 in lidl currently and carrots. Then I would look out for reduced milk/bread or possibly meat.
Tuna pasta bake.
Spam fritters, peas and mash
Spaghetti sausage carbonara, sliced hot dogs chopped onions fried, boiled pasta added and a mix of egg and milk stirred in off the heat.
Fray bentos pie, mash (or roast potatoes) and peas.
Baked potato, beans and cheese.

Steak pie with stewed steak and make pastry with veg and mash
Corned beef hash.

Not much time.... Will come back to this later!

Farmfoods have got 7.5kg bags for £2 something at the moment.