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If you are on a tight budget, Christmas food can be very difficult, causing stress, and maybe even debt too. No need to get into debt, when with a bit of extra planning, you can enjoy a delicious vegetarian Christmas festive meal, without spending a fortune. If you don’t know where to start, or would like a few vegetarian christmas recipe ideas, have a look at this detailed, 2 person, 7 day Christmas dinner menu for the entire Christmas week.
If you are on a tight budget, Christmas food can be very difficult, causing stress, and maybe even debt too. Happily, no need to get into debt, when with a bit of extra planning, you can enjoy a delicious festive meal, without spending a fortune, and continue festively all week for around £2.60pppd!
A 7 day meal plan for 2 adults ad 2 teenagers based around a whole chicken, cheese and bacon with, lots of veggies too
For this, our twelfth weekly meal plan for 2 adults and 2 children (up to around 10 needing 1700 calories each), we base it around a whole chicken, bacon, sausage and lots of vegetables.
As at 11th October 2024, you will need £55.68 in your purse at the checkout, but the amount of food actually consumed (if you follow the plan fully) comes to £50.27 or £1.80, per person, per day.
Oats are a great addition to any crumble topping. This one is from a 7 day, £1.22 a day meal plan. Lots of ideas for other flavourings too
This is a 7 day meal plan for 2 adults that can be stretched to 9 days, based on red lentils, chick peas and bacon, providing a total of 4500 calories per day. All meals are included, it is assumed nothing is in the cupboard except salt and pepper.
Meal planning and using a shopping list are a standard way of saving money on groceries. It's simply astonishing how much we spend on impulse purchases without a list - the supermarkets are super skilled at making that happen! It's estimated that the average household...
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This meal plan is after ITV asked if I would like to help a family save money on their grocery bill. For 5 people, it costs less than £100 for the week
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