Katherine asked me yesterday how the latest LBLUK plan compared calorie wise with the others. The answer, not very well. It worked out to only 1500 calories a day, so not enough. I’ve had a bit of a tweak and managed to up the calories. Govt. recommendations 2000-2500 calories, 10-35% protein, 20-35% fat, 45-65% carb, 25g fibre pppd so the adjusted plan is
| Aldi | ||
| 2.5kg potatoes | £0.49 | |
| 1kg carrots | £0.49 | |
| 1kg onions | £0.59 | |
| 2 tins tomatoes | £0.62 | |
| 250g baking spread | £0.39 | |
| 510g chicken leg qtrs | £1.09 | |
| tin kidney beans | £0.23 | |
| 185g tuna | £0.69 | |
| 800g wholemeal loaf | £0.40 | |
| Total | £4.99 | |
| calories | 9458 | 1892 |
| fat | 283 | 27% |
| protein | 389 | 16% |
| carb | 1535 | 65% |
| fibre | 205 | 41 |
calories close enough for me, as a woman, to 2000 as I had mis-calculated this one, I checked the other two
| Aldi | ||
| 500g leeks | £0.29 | |
| 1kg carrots | £0.49 | |
| 250g beetroot | £0.45 | |
| 2 tins tomatoes | £0.62 | |
| 250g baking spread | £0.39 | |
| value marmalade or jam | £0.27 | |
| 2 tins sardines in oil | £0.74 | |
| 800g wholemeal loaf | £0.40 | |
| tin kidney beans | £0.23 | |
| 500g penne | £0.29 | |
| 1kg oats | £0.75 | |
| Total | £4.92 | |
| calories | 11623 | 2325 |
| fat | 340 | 26% |
| protein | 410 | 14% |
| carb | 1819 | 63% |
| fibre | 268 | 54 |
| Aldi | ||
| kg onions | £0.59 | |
| kg carrots | £0.49 | |
| savoy cabbage | £0.59 | |
| best for baking | £0.39 | |
| jam/marmalade | £0.27 | |
| 2 x toms | £0.62 | |
| 500g chick peas | £1.09 | |
| 1.5kg flour | £0.45 | |
| Total | £4.49 | |
| calories | 10396 | 2079 |
| fat | 251 | 22% |
| protein | 321 | 12% |
| carb | 1825 | 70% |
| fibre | 168 | 34 |
quite happy with that. I’ll need to decide which one to do, or I might change it all again, depending what is on Aldi’s Super 6 that week. I’m going to have a look at my diary to see which week I can fit it into.
Well done for all three.