Is it possible to eat "healthy" on a £150 per month budget?

Tucosalamanca

Base ingredients will be the same, but it doesn't need to be the same meal.

We grind our own mince and will prepare several meals at the same time.

Chilli Con Carne, Bolognese, Lasagne, Cottage Pie, Pasties, Pies (granted not particularly healthy), there's so many options. A freezer helps, but it's not essential...

FlorayG

This 'five a day' lark is mostly just made up, a way to get you to eat properly. In real terms, if you have one grape, one tomato, one lettuce leaf, pepper on your dinner and a strawberry for 'afters' you've had your five and that's sufficient variety for your biome ( this has been established by recent research). After that, you can fill up with carbohydrate or fat. I follow a low carb diet which people tend to think is expensive but I don't spend as much as £150 a month on my food. 
You WILL need to learn to cook, though, if you want to 'eat healthy' on whatever diet you follow

Emmia

FlorayG said:

This 'five a day' lark is mostly just made up, a way to get you to eat properly. In real terms, if you have one grape, one tomato, one lettuce leaf, pepper on your dinner and a strawberry for 'afters' you've had your five and that's sufficient variety for your biome ( this has been established by recent research). After that, you can fill up with carbohydrate or fat. I follow a low carb diet which people tend to think is expensive but I don't spend as much as £150 a month on my food. 
You WILL need to learn to cook, though, if you want to 'eat healthy' on whatever diet you follow

In Japan, I think the guide is 10 fruit/veg per day.

Cousin_Creditor

Cooking looks really difficult I'm not sure I'm up to this to be honest. 

Katiehound

I think you would benefit from watching Jamie's £1 wonder meals.(channel 4) If I remember the portions worked out @ £1 each.
The thing is that it will show you what might be possible.
 Start small. Minced beef (mentioned above) is really versatile and with only a few tweaks can be made into something nutritious & delicious.

A little bit further down the road you might want to invest in a small freezer- really really useful. I see someone locally had advertised a small one for £25. 

My question would be, if you are not cooking what are you doing?

If you cook it yourself you know what went in it! and it can be really cheap too.

look locally to see if there are any basic cookery classes where you live

fatbelly

From Thursday the major supermarkets will be selling fresh veg at 15p a pack

Put potatoes in a paper sack and store somewhere cool. They will keep for ages.

Shallots, sprouts, cabbage, swede all keep for a long time.

Shame you don't have a freezer but it's not essential

JIL

I'm interested in this £5 for work lunches, what is this covering. 
Asking as if it's a 3 course meal in a canteen that would be very different to a supermarket meal deal.
Weekends: what happens then, do you still have the £5 lunches or does the £150 need to cover 2 x 3 meals per day.

I do think its possible to live on £150. But thinking about the work lunches when theres an average of 22 working days per month, that £110 so realistically that's £260 per month.  More than doable with some planning.

Need2bthrifty

Already some good ideas here for you, although supermarket packaging and cookbook recipes are mostly geared towards families of 4 and without a freezer not always practical for one.
 
Although you haven't mentioned the type of food you prefer or any particular dietary requirements, perhaps building up some confidence in cooking and experimenting using smaller portions might suit you better.
 
There are several recipes in Delia Smith's One is Fun that I love and make on a regular basis. Delia's One Is Fun! Recipes | Delia Smith

Good luck.

-taff

Have a look here for ideas for your lunch if you wanted to make it and take it with you

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6503501/whats-in-your-lunchbox

Cookin is fun if you enjoy eating, because you get to play however you like. Delias cookbooks or any how-to you can find on youtube will make your life easier if you don't know how to cook. I would say look at the older ones, don't be put off by eithies vibes.

DullGreyGuy

Cousin_Creditor said:

Ok and it isn't a problem that I don't own a freezer? 

If you're willing to eat the same thing for the best part of a week, no.