Eat Well For Less Series 3

lilian1977

freezspirit wrote: »

Anyone know where the sausages and kids dessert pots where from?

It was these ones but say not available online: http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=283472641

PennyGSD

freezspirit wrote: »

Yeah I would say his other senses are more enhanced and weirdly when I'm driving he knows what speed the cars going at.

My take on it would be that this 100% underlines how much visual marketing and branding can impact your buying habits.

Obviously he's not influenced by them, so genuinely judges on taste and mouth feel alone.

VfM4meplse

I finally caught up with this week's episode.

All I can say is, if I had to spend my days flipping burgers in a smelly van, I would value my money a lot more. I certainly wouldn't be happy to see it evaporate on unnecessary food costs.

Happytravelling

I quite like it, its easy watching and I usually pick up a few tips.

The microwave veg risotto they did in the last series turned out pretty well, and I'm going to have a go of the fish and veg paper parcels they did.

The families are all extreme, but I guess if they said 'we've managed to save you £1.20 per week' it wouldn't quite be the same.

Just watching part 1 of the great british menu from the link someone posted earlier. On thing that strikes me is that, while the per person daily costs are low, surely they can get better a more nutritious food than they are doing- 4 for £1 on small tins of baked beans, 50p would buy the same quantity of beans, choosing the supermarket branded normal size cans...

VfM4meplse

Happytravelling wrote: »

The microwave veg risotto they did in the last series turned out pretty well, and I'm going to have a go of the fish and veg paper parcels they did.

The best bit for me is the dietician, she's so much more believable than the previous one who was just too skinny. I couldn't relate to her at all.

Mind you I've never seen Greg Walkace looking slimmer either. The guy now has cheekbones.

Pollycat

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Mind you I've never seen Greg Walkace looking slimmer either. The guy now has cheekbones.

And a new-ish wife I believe.
Coincidence?

JIL

ash28 wrote: »

I recently spent a month with my son and his wife while she was in hospital with pregnancy complications. This was their 6th child so needless to say she is a stay at home mum. I don't stay very often (usually for the birth of a child) and never for as long. We don't live near them and when I have stayed previously there was never any food in the house, which I thought was a bit odd and one of the first things I used to do was some shopping for basics....tinned tomatoes, kidney beans, baked beans, pasta, rice etc.

They are intelligent people, he has job that pays enough to support the family, have a nice house and 6 lovely kids. This time when I got there there was food in the cupboards because my son had taken over the shopping as she had been having problems for a while. She thought it was hilarious that when he shopped he brought home a few extra tins and packets, his reasoning was that it would help at the end of the month when money was tight and he told her he had been brought up in a house where there was always food. And that no money wouldn't mean no food.

It turned out that her mother used to shop for food daily and there was never anything in the house other than that days shopping. So her shopping habits had come from her mother although she shopped weekly not daily. To someone who some would think was akin to a "prepper" this was total anathema and could even lead to anxiety!!!!! She thought the way she and her mother shopped was normal and had thought our house was unusual.

I was brought up in a house where my mother shopped weekly, she bought lots of time and the freezer was always full, but the stocks and stores did not seem to go down. However my mother would then save money by not replacing anything that ran out until she shopped on the Saturday. I have washed my hair in washing up liquid and made butter from milk. I brushed my teeth with a number of concoctions.
I do feel that my overspending on groceries had something to do with this.

My husband is one of 8 children, his mother was the complete opposite, shopped 3 times a week and no stocking up. The key being to me is meal planning.
I am always amazed at her pantry, that has little more than flour, sugar, tinned soup and baked beans.

I do think the best way forward for any money saving is meal planning starting with what's already in the freezers and cupboards.

candygirl

VfM4meplse wrote: »

The best bit for me is the dietician, she's so much more believable than the previous one who was just too skinny. I couldn't relate to her at all.

Mind you I've never seen Greg Walkace looking slimmer either. The guy now has cheekbones.

I thought Greg's face looked crooked this week.I actually preferred him fatter :rotfl:
Also much prefer the new dietician

MrsSave

You guys are so observant! :rotfl: I usually just sit there wide mouthed at how much they're spending!

ariarnia

i agree that having too much in is a waste of space and money but having nothing in would cause me panic attacks

what would happen if you werent paid for a week or couldnt get out to the shops?

Ive just spotted a new show on bbc iplayer called how to be a better cook

"Lorraine Pascale: How to Be a Better Cook -1. Tony Sartori
Lorraine Pascale shows people with no kitchen confidence how to create a meal for friends and family. Lorraine helps builder Tony master a Mediterranean-inspired menu."

havent had chance to watch it yet but it might be good might be pants