What can you eat on £3 a week

Mr_Toad

yvonne13 wrote: »

I couldn't eat soup everyday and I don't like coconut milk, but lots of suggestions on here are very helpful.

I couldn't eat a sandwich for lunch every day, unless it was a fish finger sandwich.

Soup is just a portable meal.

Chicken soup is chicken potatoes, and veg blended so that it goes in a flask instead of a plate.

Coconut milk is optional, it was something I added to the original recipe.

Georgiegirl256

GwylimT wrote: »

She actually said it was £3 a week for treats. Shamefull I know that.

I thought she said for lunch?

Totally agree with those saying about the HM soup btw. Quick and easy to make and easily doable within the £3 budget.

yvonne13_2

Mr_Toad wrote: »

I couldn't eat a sandwich for lunch every day, unless it was a fish finger sandwich.

Soup is just a portable meal.

Chicken soup is chicken potatoes, and veg blended so that it goes in a flask instead of a plate.

Coconut milk is optional, it was something I added to the original recipe.

I'm going to make that it sounds really nice.

Feral_Moon

yvonne13 wrote: »

I couldn't eat soup everyday and I don't like coconut milk, but lots of suggestions on here are very helpful.

You don't have to put coconut milk in, I don't and I make something similar. And soups can be almost stew like if you don't blend them. Chicken thighs, carrots, celery, potato, sliced cabbage/greens and a handful of pearl barley makes an extremely nutritious and filling meal.

Georgiegirl256

Another cheap and easy thing to make and freeze is cornbeef hash. I've really got into batch cooking recently. Just have to learn to remember to write on the top of the foil container what is inside!

Jagraf

Lunch for three of us for the week:

24 rolls - £2.50
Grated cheese £2.50
Ham - £2
Bananas and apples and tomatoes £2.00
Crisps £1.00

£10.00.

Rolls made in advance go in freezer
I also have frozen homemade soup which can be added for pence

So two rolls, soup, piece of fruit, crisps each.
Sometimes I add more salad etc so can come to slightly more but do-able.

yvonne13_2

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

Another cheap and easy thing to make and freeze is cornbeef hash. I've really got into batch cooking recently. Just have to learn to remember to write on the top of the foil container what is inside!

I'm going to start doing this too. I just looked at my bank statement for last month and the money I spend on food is beyond a joke. I need to sort this out asap.I don't know if I just buy food because I'm bored and want something to do, but now I can see what I'm doing I can fix it.

Jagraf

Of course it's doable. How much do you reckon the raw ingredients of a shop bought sandwich cost? A little egg mayo and two pieces of bread for £2.99? It just depends what you want to spend your money on.

Mr_Toad

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

Another cheap and easy thing to make and freeze is cornbeef hash. I've really got into batch cooking recently. Just have to learn to remember to write on the top of the foil container what is inside!

Oh yes.

Pass me the brown sauce!

Kim_kim

Home made veg soup with lentils & a yogurt might be do able & would be healthy.