"Eat Well For Less?" - thoughts?

candygirl

lessonlearned wrote: »

The little one had leukaemia, and had undegone both chemo and steroids. Poor little poppet.

No wonder the parents were soft with her.

They were a nice loving family, the children were delightful, the dad was loving and caring, can't see a problem with him calliing his girls Darling.

That family have been through hell, no wonder the budgeting went awry. It would be the last thing on my mind if it were my little one.

As for the mother seeming a bit vague, well who wouldn't be., given the circumstances. She must have been worried sick about her child.

If I were in her shoes then shopping lists and meal plans wouldn't be top of my agenda.

I also feel really sorry for them,n little Sofia However, they must've asked to come on the programme for help, and allowing a 3 year old to just throw random items into the trolley is pointless .They can get her treats, but not dictate what they buy surely:D

JIL

Speaking as someone who has had chemo, you totally lose your appetite. Steroids make you hungry but the chemo makes you sick. I would think the parents were totally focussed on the child being interested in eating something rather than nothing. Why would they try to tell their very poorly daughter of what she would and should not have. She has a life threatening illness. I doubt they will be focussed on how many packets of crisps she can have in a week.

its their money to be spent how they want. I did not agree with how they chose to do so but they recognised things had to change but i am sure there was only one thing thats been on their minds in the recent past.

lessonlearned

Yes I guess that they must have asked for help and volunteered to go on the programme.

At least they have the good sense to realise that they have a problem and have taken steps to rectify it. The added advantage is that other people, perhaps just as misguided, will watch this programme and learn too.

I don't think its productive to just criticise them and judge them so harshly. They are not criminals, they just lack life skills and a bit of common sense.

I really don't understand why so many of you get so Angry. They are nice people just asking for guidance.

No one is born knowing all this stuff. We all had to start somewhere.

I look back at some of my pathetic attempts when I was younger, wasting food, wasting money, kitchen disasters. I did eventually improve.. Like anything else in life, it's a learning curve.

lessonlearned

JIL wrote: »

Speaking as someone who has had chemo, you totally lose your appetite. Steroids make you hungry but the chemo makes you sick. I would think the parents were totally focussed on the child being interested in eating something rather than nothing. Why would they try to tell their very poorly daughter of what she would and should not have. She has a life threatening illness. I doubt they will be focussed on how many packets of crisps she can have in a week.

its their money to be spent how they want. I did not agree with how they chose to do so but they recognised things had to change but i am sure there was only one thing thats been on their minds in the recent past.

My sister had a life threatening illness when she was a toddler.

She couldnt eat. My mum was frantic.

When she started eating again the only thing she would eat was fairy cakes.

My mum was just relieved that she was finally eating something.

My sister is now a fit and well 50 something who eats a very healthy diet.

I don't think we should judge these parents so harshly. They've been through hell as it is.

Ken68

Didn't see many slow energy foods for someone in the building trade.
He needs more potatoes and less of the rabbit food.

samanthaneww2d

They seemed really nice and took on board things which I liked. I was still surprised that they would spend over £200 a week with the swaps though . I don't spend anywhere as much but then again any saving you can make and anything you can learn is an added bonus for us msers its nothing new and seemingly still a lot of money but for the families it makes a difference so I for one think its definately a step in the right direction.

hunters

I certainly didn't see a child dictating what the parents should buy, rather a cheery wee girl helping her two loving parents doing the shopping and the parents just happy that she was well enough to be able to do so.

Another thing I cleaned from the programme was to use frozen fruit instead of fresh, I'll certainly be trying this now.

rubytuesday

I quite enjoyed it this week as I didn't find the family nauseating like I did last week!:rotfl:

The kids were so cute!

I did miss some of it though so may be that is why they were redeemed?!

Peggybabcot

This programme just comes across as repetitive every week so far. We see a family who spend too much and want to cut back and all they do for them is show them that by substituting branded goods for cheaper alternatives is the answer. They mention meal planning, they talk about cooking from scratch but we don't see them do it. We get a token recipe(s) (this week chicken nuggets & burgers) but nothing really amazing. The format is repetitive and this needs addressing if they're ever to consider a second series heaven forbid.
This family seemed to eat the healthiest out of the three so far and I agree that letting a child put so much into the trolley, regardless of circumstances, was not a good idea when trying to budget. I'm sure Sofia could have been given her own little trolley for her to choose a limited amount of her favourite foods but she was acting like my hubby when he used to come with me!!
This programme once more failed to show Mr & Mrs Average because it's easier to show massive savings when the families they choose spend £13,000, £18,000 & £17,000 per annum.
Show people how to use cheaper cuts in a slow cooker for example, rubber chicken, utilising leftovers, meal planning, cooking from scratch and downshift challenge, then maybe it'd be a programme that would help more people. Most people already know that buying Tesco pasta sauce instead of Dolmio will save them money. We don't need a programme to tell us!

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quote << It annoys the hell out of me so I won't be watching Greg Wallace or his sidekick again. >>

I thought I was the only one who seems to find Gregg Wallace so blooming irritating I think its his 'cackling laugh' that drives me loopy, along with the smug expression. I also watched Charlie Brookers Weekly Wipe last night and he also said how the grinning cheshire cat-like Mr Wallace seems to have invaded almost every light entertainment programme on TV at the moment.
I can understand how the parents were just happy that their little girl was eating again as I too have had chemo and steroids and its not a bundle of laughs thats for sure .But wasn't it good that the little one was keen to join her sister in a 'star chart' to try different foods.But cooking chicken nuggets and chips even home made although better for them than processed stuff was not really getting them to try new food,just food made a different way.I must admit I found the Mum a bit drippy to be honest,but Dad seemed to be more realistic in his aims