£1 per day advice

Hard_Up_Hester

I also used to use the oven just on Sundays and cook/prep all the meals for the week. The soups and stews I used to cook in a pressure cooked it makes even the toughest meat tender without having the oven on for hours.

cuddlymarm

Oh and you can stretch lots of things by putting a cheese sauce on. Pasta and veg works well together.

Hard_Up_Hester

Wootton pie was another favourite, assorted veg with a pastry top.
Bacon, onion and potato hotpot, I used to use cooking bacon as it's cheaper.
Cheese and potato pie.
Rissoles, any cooked meat, chopped fine or minced with an onion, shape into patties and shallow fry.

My kids used to take packed lunch as we were nearly t eligible for free school meals. I used to make biscuits and drizzle melted cooking chocolate over them. HM hummus with carrot sticks, I used to make a butterbean pate to go with crackers.
Nasi goreng, anything added to cooked rice.

I was working full time from when my youngest was a year of so I didn't have much spare time for gardening but every year I dug a trench and grew runner beans, I'm surprised we didn't look like beans as we ate so many.

I also got together with a neighbour who could knit quicker than I could, she knitted cardigans and jumpers for my kids, I made dresses, tea shirts, shorts trousers etc for hers.

Ms_W

it is pound per person so thats £4 a day.
we had cornbeef hash tonight for tea and acouple of weeks ago we had bacon, onion and potato,--proper home cooked food... delicious ….
i also like cheese and potato pie , will have to try version with red lentils in.

Hard_Up_Hester

I've also done a Sunday roast with sausages as the only meat.

Ms_W

Honey_Bear wrote: »

If your family eats bread, get hold of a secondhand Panasonic breadmaker. It makes far nicer bread than anything you'll be able to afford on that budget, and it's about a third of the cost of supermarket stuff. Even the budget supermarkets strong flour is streets ahead of the prepackaged stuff. Good luck with the challenge.

looking at a Panasonic but are they not running for hours and hours.
i only buy ys bread - never bought lower end breads, but machine would come in useful when no reductions . One query though , years ago i had a machine and it never mixed proper always left pockets of flour in the bottom,any ideas why,

DundeeDoll

have you read Kath Kelly's How I Lived a Year on Just a Pound a Day? a few years back, but that included food, clothes, entertainment and travel (just for her). very interesting read. initially she put weight on and she realised her diet was very unhealthy.

DundeeDoll

just found a facebook page 'feed yourself for a £1 a day' so if you're on fb might be worth joining.

buildersdaughter

The breadmakers can run for some hours, but a normal loaf takes about 4, and a 'quick' loaf only 2. Your breadmaker should not leave pockets of flour - I haven't known one to do that.
If you re buying or asking for a Xmas gift, I would stick to the cheaper, simpler option.

Don't know how organised you are, but making all of your own bread by hand is not as onerous as it sounds (especially if you have a back up in the freezer). You make it whilst you are making dinner, leave it to prove in the tin overnight and cook first thing in the morning (or set the timer for overnight). Or you make it whilst doing breakfast in the morning, and cook that evening, to make sandwiches the next morning.
I did this for some time, and have several friends who have always done it. As long as you can store it safely, you can buy the flour in bulk.

My usual rule is that HM bred is not as cheap as cheap bread, but it is much, much nicer, which helps you stretch the budget. a 'doorstep' sandwich with HM chips makes a good dinner.

carrielovesfanta

buildersdaughter wrote: »

The breadmakers can run for some hours, but a normal loaf takes about 4, and a 'quick' loaf only 2. Your breadmaker should not leave pockets of flour - I haven't known one to do that.
If you re buying or asking for a Xmas gift, I would stick to the cheaper, simpler option.

Don't know how organised you are, but making all of your own bread by hand is not as onerous as it sounds (especially if you have a back up in the freezer). You make it whilst you are making dinner, leave it to prove in the tin overnight and cook first thing in the morning (or set the timer for overnight). Or you make it whilst doing breakfast in the morning, and cook that evening, to make sandwiches the next morning.
I did this for some time, and have several friends who have always done it. As long as you can store it safely, you can buy the flour in bulk.

My usual rule is that HM bred is not as cheap as cheap bread, but it is much, much nicer, which helps you stretch the budget. a 'doorstep' sandwich with HM chips makes a good dinner.

Having made all our bread in the BM for several years now, we also find that it's much more filling than bought bread (white or brown). So it may actually be cheaper overall as you eat less other food?