Eat Well For Less Series 3

maman

AnnieO1234 wrote: »

We do meal plan!

AnnieO1234 wrote: »

Anyway, my big problem is waste. Over buying and over cooking. That's what I would love to see them tackle.
Xxx

So what makes you over buy and over cook? Do you need practice in getting the recipe/portion sizes just right?


Sometimes it's not practical to cut down on a recipe for 4 people because it, perhaps, uses one tin of tomatoes.


One of the things I do is to serve the majority of our meals at the table in serving dishes. That way, if we're hungry, then we can eat it all. If we're not then leftovers aren't on people's plates and can be saved for another meal. I eat LOs most days for lunch.


As for over-buying, I wouldn't worry so much provided what you buy can be frozen or stored.

Petula

I watch mainly for the entertainment value as for us it's pretty much preaching to the converted, but I do usually pick up a few tips or recipe ideas during the series so not all is lost

HOWMUCH

I think it goes back to the old saying " Fools and their money are easily parted "

Pollycat

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Just catching up in full now.

I've recorded it and can't see me watching it anytime soon as I'm also watching Celebrity (although I do think they've taken liberties with the word :cool:) Mastetchef and there really is a limit to how much gurning I can stomach in one week.:D

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JackieO wrote: »

How about a programme where someone who has been given their three days food from a food bank is taught how to make it steeeetch with a few simple meals.

It's been done. A few years ago they had three celeb chefs mentor three people who were living off benefits.

James Martin moaned that it was too difficult finding foodstuffs that you can buy in quantities for one person, and another one blew the whole budget on one piece of smoked salmon.

Edit: Just found it on You Tube (7m55s).

Ballymackeonan

I watch these programmes with a sort of fascinated horror..! Admittedly, my idea of meal planning is to look for whatever basic ingredients - meat, fish, veg - are marked down in the supermarket, freeze or fridge them as appropriate, and have a big cook-up at the weekend which is then portioned for the freezer. It's pretty random though - last weekend was prawn and courgette curry, a pasta sauce with ham and peppers, and another with mushrooms and venison, and a mushroom risotto for that evening. I always make large quantities and freeze, there's also things like fish soup and chicken and chorizo in the freezer at the moment! So always plenty of variety.. I don't have a formal food plan, possibly because I dropped out of domestic science, as it was in my day, to do another language instead (but then my grandmother had taught the domestic science teacher to cook, so why learn at second hand - and have to do examinations in it!)

A lot of the people on these shows seem to have a very rigid food timetable, rather than a shopping plan, and they seem to be reluctant to change it, whether for alternative dishes or brands. I can't imagine sticking to the same dishes every week, had enough of that as a student in halls where the menu rotated once a fortnight!

newlythrifty

I watched this programme hoping I could pick up a tip or two. I was horrified with the amount they spend, and I struggle with keeping costs down.


Why do the presenters have to shout all the time, then repeat everything?


Why is all the cooking (criticism) aimed at "mum" - can't the husband be taught to make a meal too? If not, couldn't they be taught to sit together to plan a week's meals and shopping list, then he shops and she cooks?


There didn't seem to be any real help in this programme, just some smart-alec television aimed at telling people they don't really know what their favourite brands taste like. It all seemed very sneery to me.


Managed to miss all the previous series - won't be watching this one. Bring back Sewing Bee.

sistercas

PasturesNew wrote: »

Gawd ... not the oddball, bald, gurning grocer!!

VfM4meplse wrote: »

I switched the TV on to see some gurning....could only mean one thing

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

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Does anyone else wish they had £300 to spend a week, never mind on food? :rotfl:

ariarnia

jack_pott wrote: »

It's been done. A few years ago they had three celeb chefs mentor three people who were living off benefits.

James Martin moaned that it was too difficult finding foodstuffs that you can buy in quantities for one person, and another one blew the whole budget on one piece of smoked salmon.

Edit: Just found it on You Tube (7m55s).

Thank you for posting this I think I had just had DS when it was aired and missed it completely

Ive just watched all three parts on youtube and its so much better than the current offerings

Real people really struggling and some good tips

More of this from the bbc would be great