Hugh's War on Waste

honeythewitch

jack_pott wrote: »

So that's a whole day's salt ration in one meal then.

You can get low salt versions, but they are much more expensive.

martinsurrey

jack_pott wrote: »

So that's a whole day's salt ration in one meal then.

its more like 0.8p for 1/4 of one of these (as its a meal for one)

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=253881467

which is about 1g of salt

and 9p to add bits like this

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=289081921

to get some variety in the flavour.

honeythewitch wrote: »

The cheapest and most calorie dense foods, obviously. If its all you can afford you make do.

no I mean physically show me a 2000 cal option for £1, I don't believe it exists. Unless you're talking about people who only eat sugar.

missbiggles1

honeythewitch wrote: »

It is a cheap and probably delicious meal, but my point was that for those living on the poverty line with only a pound a day for food (apparently lots of people) they would have an awful lot of calories to make up with the remaining five pence! :eek:



I read somewhere that lower income children tend to have too little protein? Is this correct?
I am surprised at how little protein is in a lot of ready meals, with only a teaspoon of meat, sometimes.



The programmes can often be condescending, and give the impression that poor people can afford to eat well if only they weren't too stupid or lazy.

For those of us old enough to have had home economics lessons at school, and the time to learn to shop and cook wisely when we had families, it is very easy.

For those who have never been taught, and have to work, and have little time to prepare decent food it is much more difficult, and poverty makes it harder still.

Not having a go at you particularly but some people seem to have no idea of how much money the state gives low income families (both working and not) to enable them to bring up their children and feed them healthy, nutritious food.

PasturesNew

Out,_Vile_Jelly wrote: »

They could choose to eat less or no meat? Definitely worth going semi or full time vegetarian if you're on a budget.

This is what I've done .... I've upped my meat intake now and can be seen about twice a month buying 500g of mince at Lidl! I'm mostly vegetarian due to the cost of meat (and not having any desire to cook tiny portions as it's just a faff). A plate of veggies, mash, yorkshires and gravy, to me, isn't missing meat ....it's a plate of tasty veggie stuff that, half an hour later, you'd not remember didn't have meat in it.

Goldiegirl

honeythewitch wrote: »

You can get low salt versions, but they are much more expensive.

Kallo very low salt stock cubes are the ones I use, and at the moment they are around £1.20p for 6, so that's 20p per cube

martinsurrey wrote: »

its more like 0.8p for 1/4 of one of these (as its a meal for one)

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=253881467

which is about 1g of salt

and 9p to add bits like this

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=289081921

to get some variety in the flavour.

If a person was on their own, would they genuinely use a quarter of a stock cube? Or would they, like you originally said, just add the whole stock cube, which would be approx. 4 g of salt.

Goldiegirl

missbiggles1 wrote: »

Not having a go at you particularly but some people seem to have no idea of how much money the state gives low income families (both working and not) to enable them to bring up their children and feed them healthy, nutritious food.

Personally, I don't know how much the state gives low income families, but is all the money they are given used to buy healthy nutritious food? Or is it spent on other things? That's what I wonder

martinsurrey

Goldiegirl wrote: »

If a person was on their own, would they genuinely use a quarter of a stock cube? Or would they, like you originally said, just add the whole stock cube, which would be approx. 4 g of salt.

They could eat all 10 in the pack if they're stupid...

I cant control stupid or lazy, but yes using less than one is possible.

even if you throw the rest away its still only 3p

honeythewitch

martinsurrey wrote: »

its more like 0.8p for 1/4 of one of these (as its a meal for one)

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=253881467

which is about 1g of salt

and 9p to add bits like this

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=289081921

to get some variety in the flavour.



no I mean physically show me a 2000 cal option for £1, I don't believe it exists. Unless you're talking about people who only eat sugar.

Oh you could have sausage and chips and a packet of biscuits (or just the biscuits ) but it wouldn't be very healthy.

There are actually some fantastic very low cost recipes (like yours) to be found. "A girl called jack" is very good and there are recipes connected to the "live on £1 a day" campaign which are pretty well balanced. They do usually need vicious planning and organisation though.

missbiggles1 wrote: »

Not having a go at you particularly but some people seem to have no idea of how much money the state gives low income families (both working and not) to enable them to bring up their children and feed them healthy, nutritious food.

Oh gosh, no. I wouldn't for a minute think a difference of opinion is "having a go" I enjoy listening to other points of view and often changing mine as a result.

Some (most I think) families on benefits have plenty enough for the very best diet, but it doesn't seem to be the same for everyone.
I think most problems are caused with the long wait to claim benefits, (it can be three months) and from being sanctioned left right and centre.

honeythewitch

Goldiegirl wrote: »

Personally, I don't know how much the state gives low income families, but is all the money they are given used to buy healthy nutritious food? Or is it spent on other things? That's what I wonder

It is none of my business, and maybe it was a one off, but I was surprised to see a bottle of iron bru on the table here...http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3293843/Father-claimed-benefits-10-years-says-not-irresponsible-having-ELEVEN-children-god-s-command-forth-multiply.html
rather than the much cheaper version. Especially as it has to go around thirteen people.

I suppose we all have our extravagances? Mine is soap, and decent cookware that I cant afford.

moneyistooshorttomention

honeythewitch wrote: »

It is none of my business, and maybe it was a one off, but I was surprised to see a bottle of iron bru on the table here...http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3293843/Father-claimed-benefits-10-years-says-not-irresponsible-having-ELEVEN-children-god-s-command-forth-multiply.html
rather than the much cheaper version. Especially as it has to go around thirteen people.

I suppose we all have our extravagances? Mine is soap, and decent cookware that I cant afford.

Having read that article - perhaps a recipe for something to lower our collective blood pressure at the sheer nerve/selfishness of the man would be appropriate now?