Has the poop hit the fan? Do you need to feed people for less than £1 a day? Crucial question, do you have a larder?If you do, then these recipes may help. There are no exotic ingredients, just ordinary things like carrots, onions, flour, rapeseed oil, oats, sugar,...
Meal Plans
3 LBLUK plans, £5, 5 days, what would you make with these groceries?
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...
Meal plan 8 – Oaty fritters, veg, chilli & yogort
These are amazingly good, crispy and delicious. Well, I was amazed when they came out as delicious as they did anyway!
2 sandwiches, 2 toasty breakfasts and 2 pasta dinners from 1 tin of sardines. Just 83p for all 6 meals!!
This super economical idea uses a tin of sardines in tomato sauce and some cheap baked beans to make something delicious. 2 sandwiches, 2 toasty breakfasts and 2 pasta dinners from 1 tin of sardines. Just 83p for all 6 meals!!
Meal Plan 8 – Chicken and veg with a coconut & peanut butter sauce 45p each
This is a yummy dinner on Meal Plan 8. Crispy veg, gorgeous, nutty, creamy sauce, yum yum.
Individual lunchtime pies, a bargainous 20p each. Won’t get these in Greggs 🙂
Ooh, I am achey this evening. I had my gym re-assessment this morning. They are lovely lads up there, and very encouraging and interested in your progress. I have been given an amended programme, with a couple of new things to do which keeps me interested. He pushed...
Meal Plan 4 – Flapjacks, 3p a piece
Flapjacks, part of the weekly meal plan, number 4. sticky, sweet and great for hungry moments, packed lunches, when the kids get in from school etc
Meal Plan 8 – Chicken Noodle Soup 20p
If you are following Meal Plan 8, use the chicken stock you made earlier, and the green lentils you cooked earlier in the week.
Meal Plan 4 – Butter Beans with Sauted Mixed Veg, 38p
This is lunch on Day 1 of Meal Plan 4. 150g onion, Asda 2kg/£1.08, 8p 200g carrots, Asda 1kg/ 57p, 11p 300g potatoes Asda 2.5kg/£1.69, 20p 150g peas Asda 1kg/98p,15p 75g dried butter beans Asda 500g/£1.09, 16p 30g veg oil £1.25/litre, 4p Total cost 74p, serves 2, 37p...
Meal Plan 4 – a scrummy lunch of Butter Bean Pate, carrot sticks & pitta, 18p
This didn’t take long to prepare, although I did have a big dish of butter beans, already cooked, in the fridge. It was filling, even tho it was less than 300 calories, and 3 hours later, I am not in the least bit hungry. It tasted really good with the carrots. A tasty lunch from the simplest of simple ingredients.
Meal Plan 3 – Farl (made with dried spud) with sauted veg and salami or chorizo, 39p
Farl made with dried potato with sauted veg and salami or chorizo. When I was testing the recipe today, I tried a bit hot and straight out of the pan with some apricot curd, oh me oh my, it was delicious!
Meal Plan 8 – Cabbage Pancakes & Sweet Chilli 8p a serving
This is breakfast on days 3 and 6 for Meal Plan 8. Lovely, crispy, savoury pancakes. Filling, warming and satisfying. 75g white cabbage, 58p/kilo, 5p 100g self raising flour, valu 45p/1.5kg, 3p 15ml veg oil, Asda £1.25/litre, 2p 10g sweet chilli sauce, Asda 150ml/£1,...