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over a year ago
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"Saving for Christmas or other things, spin off of sorts.
What are your thrifty meal tips? Repurposing things, leftovers, stretching expensive ingredients, etc? "
Slow cooker whole chicken, full dinner on Sunday, make stock from bones, skin, celery, onion carrot and bay leaf in slow cooker, salad Tuesday, soup from stock and leftover meat Thursday (feeds our family of 4 for 3 meals for less than £5!) |
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"Add a tin of kidney beans to a chilli or a tin of chickpeas to a curry to make double the quantity for 35p extra. "
Beans and lentils are big on my list, too.
That and a whole chicken, you can make that stretch for ages. Roast, salad/stew, homemade chicken stock for soup.
And don't be afraid of less desirable cuts of meat. |
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"Don't order dessert - opt for an after dinner coffee instead
Order the house red and not a bottle of the usual Chateauneuf Du Pape
Take a small bit of hard plastic to secrete in your meal so you can complain and don't have to pay for it.
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"But that’s blown if you’re a vegetarian sorry!
I'm not veggie, but some meats are expensive."
They can be but for the lad and I, we pick from the 3 for £10, good variety and more than one meal in each choice. For £20 I can feed us, meat/fish wise, for two weeks (if not longer) with a completely different meal choice each night. Break it down and put it in the freezer and think outside the box, ie just because it looks like a loin chop or a sausage doesn’t mean that’s how it has to be served.
The only expensive thing I’ll buy is a joint to roast, but again this can be adapted into so many other meals |
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By *rAitchMan
over a year ago
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Get a job like mine.
Most week nights are spent staying in an hotel somewhere, with evening meal and breakfast included. At breakfast I take an apple and a banana to have for my lunch.
On days where I'm not staying out and have to drive home I grab a bite to eat and put the receipt on my expenses.
Friday evenings I eat at my parents' house and sometimes on Sunday evenings, too. |
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Batch cook, buying larger packs of meat usually costs less per lb, look under the price on the shelf label and it tells you price per 100g and compare products.
Stretch out with extra water, tin tomatoes, frozen veg. My spag bol has up to 9 different veg in it.
Freeze in portions slightly smaller than you would usually have, that stretches it further and helps you eat a few less calories per meal.
Swap brands to shop own or value ones, sometimes the quality is the same.
I food shop online and have it delivered, that way I'm not tempted to buy stuff that looks nice, or new products off the shelves.
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