Learning proper food storage and preparation is where you may be going wrong. The cucumber should only be sliced as it is consumed. The fresh herbs needs to be washed before being added to your meals. Moldy onion- slice away the off bits and dice, put in freezer, can use later. Potatoes, clean and slice off the off bits, you can prep these in a bunch of ways like par boil them and then freeze (so they don't oxidize) or cook completely then freeze. Or cook completely in the oven and then refrigerate.
I live by myself and I try not to waste anything. I, too, freeze onions and garlic. Sometimes I have to buy a small bag of onions- one I cook fresh, the others I chop and freeze. Garlic just needs to be peeled before freezing.
Aw, I'm sorry you had a stressful day. When you asked beany if he was enjoying his dreamies, I half expected him to push you one across with his paw 😊 you're doing a fantastic job with the budget 👍 don't lose heart ❤️
I think you’re doing brilliantly Rechenda. You’ve produced so many meals out of such little ingredients. You’re a busy lady, but if you ever have spare time beetroot ( the leaves too) and peas and courgette can easily be grown in your back yard. One courgette plant just keeps on giving, you can’t eat them fast enough! They make lovely courgette fritters. If you ever see any greens reduced at the supermarket or veg, chuck them in a soup or stew, which can be frozen, I know you’d probably do this anyway and it’s hit or miss sometimes. But I love your Chanel and you’re doing so well. Xx
Cucumber can be made into a soup. Historically, all “salad” was cooked because it was much more bitter than the produce we have today. Lettuce, cucumber and peas make a lovely summer soup.
Love your sense of humour. Your vision with food is great. Making the best of everything you have. I also love the fact you are an animal lover… especially cats 🐈 ❤
Years ago in the 1980's when I was really skint, i lived on red lentil curry and basmati rice. I eat it for 3 days at a time. I've always had porridge for breakfast, sometimes eggs. If you can, try get some tins in. I always have tomatoes, baked beans, chick peas and kidney beans. I shop in Lidl, they often have £1.50 veg boxes, I also go to a community pantry where things are half price. Markets are good for fruit and veg, if you go often enough, at the end of the day, they'll often give you leftover stuff. We grow a lot of veg as well. I wouldn't worry about caterpillars on your veg, just wash it well. I love your cat. We have two gorgeous black and white boys, I talk to them like that too.
The caterpillar egg fried rice has me laughing though😂 I'm so sorry but it's devastating but hilarious. I only found your channel recently and you have inspired me to challenge myself to 25 Euros a week for the month of August. I have spending almost €100 a week which is absolutely disgraceful and unsustainable. 😢
Cucumber goes off really fast once you've cut it up, if you leave most of it whole and only cut it as you want it it will last much longer. My son eats a lot of cucumber and we learned this the hard way! Thanks to your videos I have had a go at making shortbread today, many thanks for the inspiration 😊
God, so relatable. Forced all nighters and still going to work is awful. Later this week you Will harvest the dopamine from pulling through and managing the challenges of life, work and budgetting. 💪🌻
I hate going off to work and leaving my tabby boy Zack the cat. I can't wait to get home and see him ❤ I hate cooking with a passion so to see how versatile you are with a tight budget and recipes gives me some hope for myself!! Although I'll pass on the caterpillar recipe thank you very much 😂
Don't be too hard on yourself, you've done really well so far! And yes I get where you are coming from with no margin for error. I did this challenge for two weeks in 2017 to raise money for the Trussell Trust and many were recommending I get lentils. Well that's all well and good but I have never cooked with lentils before, what if I got it wrong? What a disaster both wasting precious food and money to buy it. So I decided against it in the end.
@@TheBudgetFoodie It was hard going! this was during December so got invited to fuddles at work etc. I contributed to but could not eat from. Like you I only availed myself of things that were available through work so lunch or hot drink we got as part of working an open day etc. I did it but lost 4 kilos in the space of two weeks. If I had to do it for longer I would have to think long and hard about getting enough calcium and iron in my diet. It's certainly something you do to survive, not to live
Since you asked...LOL...I was thinking a few videos ago when you said you had £20 for petrol and £20 for fun, that you should have used less fun money and more food money. This has been really interesting to watch, but painful as well at the lack of good nutrition. Good food is medicine! Dried beans are a great source of protein and fiber. The foraging you did for berries and greens was brilliant! Sending snuggles to Jack!
Ohhhh! I think I may have missed the part about this being a challenge. I thought it had to do with cutting back to pay your tax bill. Whew! Glad this is a short-term thing! LOL
Really enjoy you content, thank you. Lard is awesome. Fried bread in lard, oh my. You could have used an egg in those bean burger as a binder. Salt, don't buy table salt, 1.65???? Buy,, b and m, pink himalayan 1 pound a jar. Worth it. Love the cat, cats have exceptional hearing, that kissing 100 decibels, gonna make him deaf. X
I think you're doing really well. I remember doing a food cupboard and freezer eat it up challenge and I went three weeks without having to buy anything. Yes, I had to restock, but it felt so good clearing out the old to make room for the new, and I saved money by not wasting anything. I'm currently doing something similar, eating up the last few remaining items, so I can stick to a keto/carnivore diet. P.S. You crack me up with Jack, I was exactly the same with my PaddyWaddyBaby and MarmaLadyBaby, they're up in Heaven now but they (and all my other furbabies) were everything to me, can't wait to see them again in the pie in the sky!
I've learned the hard way that proper fresh food storage makes a world of difference. There were many times that I would Google "how to store ..." whatever had just come home in my shopping bag. Things don't go south as much anymore. Unfortunately, prepping for an entire week at once has never worked for me. Some sentive veg always ends up going off before it is consumed. Three/four days is the max with really sensitive things prepped at the time of consumption. You are so right about the quality! It lasts a lot longer when it is fresher and higher quality. But, oh boy, do you ever pay for that extra time. 😅
Bless you! Really feel for you today! One amazing thing i have done and found for another time is you can regrow celery you cut the bulbous end off and put it in water then when it grows roots and the leaves regrow if you plant it in soil you get loads of free celery i believe you can do the same with spring onions too
You got it right WW2 rations. Lard and dripping was used as dripping was homemade from roast meat and lard not always available. Fresh herbs 🪴 I grow in garden so a freebie👍and always fresh and inspected before use. There is zero margin for error with a tight food budget, read up on storage and batch cooking the leftovers. Great video and fun to watch ✔️🇦🇺
I love ALL of your videos. Sorry about your fried rice and the dang caterpillar. Lol. I love my cats the same way, I talk to them like I’m talking to a baby human. Keep being awesome! ❤
Nice job utilizing what you have on hand,looks and sounds tasty. Best of luck on that presentation. Remember, you can do it always look forward to your post.
I always keep a cheap tin meal in for emergencies. Or a home made spag bol in the freezer for those emergency days. It may seem like an extra expense but it always comes in handy.
Eating lard reminds me of being a kid in the 1970s. Everything was fried in it because you just couldn't buy veg oils. Funny thing was people were a lot thinner than today even with frying everything in lard.
yes that is because frying in animal fats is healthier than frying in "vegetable" (aka seed) oils. Our governments tout the seed oils as "heart healthy" but they actually are the opposite. I gave the seed oils up 6 years ago and have never looked back - lot a ton of weight and my second belly, I am also no longer pre-diabetic. I have friends that followed my lead and are also reaping the benefits!
@@picking4profit I agree, I'm currently trying to stick to a carnivore diet but keep cheating then getting back on the wagon. I will buy some lard in my next shop, I remember it well growing up. I have an autoimmune disease I'm trying to reverse, also pre-diabetic.
Totally get it I saw some videos about that diet helping for such things xx I was doing keto for a while until mum died of kidney failure and that put me right off! X
It’s very difficult and beige, opposite to your Keto trial. I think it makes you get inventive though, my advice would be - keep pantry basics flour, oil, rice, pasta , oats, tin stuff, frozen fruit veg and meat and lots of spices. It’s a big outlay but then u can just use it when u are skint.
Have you heard of ' the bread and butter thing' ..its really good . They distribute overstock all over the country from large supermarket chains . For £8 you get a bag full each of cupboard ,fresh, fridge . 3 bags or more ..
You should only cut off the cucumber as you eat it and cook the rice as you go. I was told this in food handling course. You are doing great you should have at least allowed yourself to add some seasoning you had at home.
I have only just recently discovered your channel and i binged watched everything in less than 24 hrs 😂. Just an idea you can buy lunch bag type cooler bags which are insulated to keep food cool on the go. Pop in one of them cooler blocks from the freezer and your food should stay fresh for longer. Great content thoughly enjoying 🤗
Your absolutely right if I'm living on a budget I buy avocados and bread but I mix the avocado with mayonnaise and Worcestershire sauce and buy porridge for the mornings
Thank you Rechenda(You Needed a Jack Fix that's why you were getting with drawl symptoms lol) not many days to go now but your doing great go on olio to see if you can get anything just to tide you over or if there is a food pantry near you its a place where people place things for free thinking be you be strong .xx
Welcome to my life. Single mom of two small kiddies on benefits of course. Every week is a fight to get in the nutrients needed and the energy level is bad. More cleaning, as more prep needs to be done, but less energy. Need time to learn how to cook properly but there's just no time. Need good tools in the kitchen but can't afford them. Margin of error is practically non existent. Life gets very frustrating and tiring. In the end you get sick and then heal up, lose money of course and try again...
Why not use your £20 fun budget to get coffee, bit of choc , pasta, cheese, beans, cereal, banana etc. Cheap but filling and quick to prepare. You're being very hard on yourself❤
I used to live on a mixture of brown rice, some seasonal veg, tinned tomatoes and stock cubes. I cooked a big pot for the week and lunched on it every day, super cheap and easier than having to cook separate things and making them interesting. Your pasties looked great though! I was a bit confused why you had no salt and pepper tbh even on a budget 🤣 In my area we have a community fridge where they give away food that’s going to landfill which is brilliant, don’t know what we’d do without it, although they’re probably going to have to close soon as they’re losing their hall 😢.
If it not too much work for you I think you should continue with the daily videos. I think your format really works. I also follow BeFree BeFrugal and Frugal Queen in France. I enjoy all 3 channels for different reasons. Personally I still think videos that are up to 13 minutes long are the most effective as I am less likely to watch if it’s much longer than that.
Salad greens grow quickly and can be harvested as needed with the rest of the plant continuing to grow. Some people grow assorted lettuce in pots outside their doorstep.
I think it’s doable if you have a vegetable garden where you can grow veg and salads etc.. that way you can keep your vitamins etc up, spending on thing like dried pulses and dairy which are filling and cheaper. Otherwise you have the issues that you are dealing with - poor quality fresh food! Good luck with the presentation I’m sure you’ll smash it!
My son and I went blackberry picking yesterday and made our first jelly jam! Inspired by you! He loved it (he's only 9) and can't wait to try it on toast! Also I've signed up to Olio so looking forward to using that 😃
I think this type of budget is doable across a longer scale with maybe a 6 week rotation of planned shops, with stuff rolling over on to the next week and building a small larder of staples over time :)
Hiya, My parent live downstairs from me and they are 84 and 81 and get through 3-4 packs of lard a week. I dont really fry stuff, but I use it on occasion. It's fine, and if you even consider some of the opinion about other oils, it might be one of the best ways to fry. It does have a taste I guess, different to say olive oil, but it is very economical, and you can use it in baking too. My Gran taught me to make doughnut and it had a heap of the stuff in the recipe from her Wartime cookbook !
I think you are doing amazingly well. I can't do it at all. My fortnightly food bill is around £120 for 3 adults and including cat food for 3 ( soon to be 4) cats. That's just food, no alcohol or treats.
Lard is ok I use it for making pastry with marg and flour . Good for cooking Yorkshire puddings . Be careful with mayo and it really shouldn't be heated up it could make you poorly . Oats are cheap so porridge for breakfast and you can make flap jacks for snacks . Good luck and give Jack a stroke from me I can see how well loved he is .
@@TheBudgetFoodie can make oat milk too - SO easy....ideally you need something like cheesecloth (or nutmilk straining bags) for straining after blending the oats and water together but could manage with a very fine sieve - use 1 part oats to 3 parts ice cold water. Place the water in the blender first then the oats and blend for 30 seconds only, then strain through the cheesecloth (or nutmilk bags) into a good sized bowl, squeezing the bag/cloth isn't recommended as it can result in a 'slimy' milk (as can overblending) doing a double strain makes the milk even better although means taking more time. Once drained, transfer the milk to a sealed/covered container and keep in the fridge for up to 5 days - probably need to give a shake before each use as homemade milks tend to separate....it's possible to use up some of the oat pulp afterwards too ! google has some ideas :)
I always miss my cats 🐈⬛ Nobby, 🐈 Freddie and Albert the 🐢. When I’m not with them. Freddie shouts at me when I come home if she thinks I’ve been gone too long xxx kiss your Jack and love him as you do, it’s sweet xxx mi mi mi 😆
Hello gorgeous Rechenda and Mr.Jack! Just had to message and ask more about the caterpillars in the rice 😮😮😮 say what? How? Sending love from me and my three puddy cats Matilda Twinkle toes, Raven Sparkle paws and Basil! 😅
Omg fantastic cat names xx I put herbs from my garden on the egg fried rice and they had green wiggly caterpillars on a bit like worms and I didn’t notice but they were on my last vid 🤮
Hello I do enjoy your videos, amazing at what you can make on such a low amount of money. Have you got room in your garden to plant more food ? But it's a waiting game for them to grow. It's been my first year of growing my own vedge
Many years ago I had very little money. A friend of mine had said they'd had bacon ribs & cabbage. I'd never had it. I managed to buy a huge rack of bacon ribs for £2.50 & a big bag of spring cabbage for 50p. I already had potatoes to make some mash. I had it for a couple of nights. The bones just slide out of the bacon & it was delicious. I still had loads of meat & the stock it had made, so I bought 2 boxes of dried peas from Home Bargains at 25p each. Soaked them over night & ended up with a huge pan of pea & ham soup. It only cost me £3 for my evening meals that week & I still had loads of soup left that went into the freezer. I also used to do a lot of pasta & peas or pasta & chickpeas etc. Really cheap meals.
Still think you are doing amazingly well , we sometimes have reduce food waste group and they get stuff nr sell by date and you can give a donation, can see what you mean about needing green , would a bag of frozen veg help next time , or do you know anyone with an allotment .? You are certainly having to be creative.( mad idea borrow a child and send them into the supermarket they have free fruit for kids in Morrisons ! )
You shouldn't never prep salads before you want to eat,as go off when cut up,and with sprouts slice up with nettles and fry in lard ,mixin egg and little milk got scrambled eggs different, breakfast,
I work too hard send help lol! I set up my own marketing company last year and grown it, but still taking a low salary to hire other people. Then we recently lost some clients whilst at the same time having more expensive overheads so I am currently ‘manic laughing’ through it all 😂
You sang "Im tired and I want to go home." Is that an actual song or did you make that up? My Grandma used to sing that and cry when she wanted to go home at the end of her life. Ive always wondered if it's a real song. 😢 I hope you aren't that tired. Tomorrow's a new day for you!
Your food choices were great but maybe you need to freeze some stuff or shop twice a week to maximise freshness.I know this makes it harder but you are eating healthy,fresh food rather than processed food which is so much better for you but harder to keep for a week.
You definitely need to be a bit more careful about the raw egg and cooked rice. Rice can give you food poisoning if you dont eat it up quickly 😔 better to cook as and when you need it. Dont want you to get ill. I take my hate off to you as i couldn't go all week without a cup of tea and no basics like a tin of beans etc. Beans and pulse are full of protein. Lentil dahl is a cheap meal and you could make your flat breads to go with it..
@@TheBudgetFoodie dried red lentils are really cheap. I made some delicious red lentil and carrot patties a few weeks ago. So easy to make and great with salads or in burgers 😋
@@TheBudgetFoodie when me and my friend got a flat together in early 2000s we liked going out on a weekend so we used to make tuna pasta sweetcorn to take to work and then mince stew and home made puds for coming home some times had corn beef ash and it cost us hardly owt and a loaf of bread great days lol
@@TheBudgetFoodie born from a Irish father that’s what we had most days for tea was no pizza or shit in our house except me mum she was a funny eater just had beans on toast or a bacon sandwich lol happy days when my kids come to mine I always have a mice stew on for are tea….your a really lovely person and I like watching your content x
Hows the work going lady r i was yelling at the screen telling you not to eat that cucumber lol. I think that the problem with this weeks challenge is the nutrition or rather lack of it ??? I think that on weeks u want to reign in the cost then it may be a idea on a couple of nights to have a cheap range ready meal and add steamed veg or salad on the side not ideal either every night but a couple of times wouldnt hurt its a difficult one trying to tick off all the boxes something always has to give thats just life px
@@TheBudgetFoodie food should fuel your body and make you feel good if it doesnt then its indicative of something being not quite right . Take it from someone who knows only too well. The last thing u need is to become il youll end up spending more on paracetamol lol just go feed yourself with something you love and you know is good for the body and soul to heck with the challenge it doesnt mean you failed it means you learnt some value lessons px
@@TheBudgetFoodie I understand your boredom with batch cooking for one but perhaps instead of storing some of your creations in the fridge you could freeze the odd portion, different each day and have a freezer week - for free! Since there’d be no food action for the following week we could follow you to your clubs, work etc or is that too intrusive?
Learning proper food storage and preparation is where you may be going wrong. The cucumber should only be sliced as it is consumed. The fresh herbs needs to be washed before being added to your meals. Moldy onion- slice away the off bits and dice, put in freezer, can use later. Potatoes, clean and slice off the off bits, you can prep these in a bunch of ways like par boil them and then freeze (so they don't oxidize) or cook completely then freeze. Or cook completely in the oven and then refrigerate.
Some great tips I learn from xx
I live by myself and I try not to waste anything. I, too, freeze onions and garlic. Sometimes I have to buy a small bag of onions- one I cook fresh, the others I chop and freeze. Garlic just needs to be peeled before freezing.
You really are a legend, it's great how your so positive, and have done magnificently in the pound a day challenge.
And all those other bits go b in the garden to compost.
Also, knowing what order to eat things in (e.g. cheese and mayo) which is trial and error for next time.
One of the best budget video series I have seen in a long time . Creative and engaging - 😁
Wow, thanks! Xx
She is doing it to show it can be done if you really have no choice don't knock her she did amazing
Thank you x
Aw, I'm sorry you had a stressful day. When you asked beany if he was enjoying his dreamies, I half expected him to push you one across with his paw 😊 you're doing a fantastic job with the budget 👍 don't lose heart ❤️
Thank you xxx
Now that is the face of a cat who says "Yes she does this every morning." xD
Haha that made me laugh out loud xx
You really inspire me with saving your little bits and then using to make something entirely different!
Inspiring!
My cat (Stevens) is sending you both love and positivity. You got this! Loving this series, the ups, the downs, the caterpillars. Peace
Cat Steven’s!!!! Brilliant name x
I think you’re doing brilliantly Rechenda. You’ve produced so many meals out of such little ingredients. You’re a busy lady, but if you ever have spare time beetroot ( the leaves too) and peas and courgette can easily be grown in your back yard. One courgette plant just keeps on giving, you can’t eat them fast enough! They make lovely courgette fritters. If you ever see any greens reduced at the supermarket or veg, chuck them in a soup or stew, which can be frozen, I know you’d probably do this anyway and it’s hit or miss sometimes. But I love your Chanel and you’re doing so well. Xx
Oh really that is fab as I absolutely love courgettes!! Will give it a go xx thanks for following meeee xx
Sending you love and positive energy from the Netherlands!! You are a beautiful and powerful woman! You go girl!!
Thank you so much!! Xxxx
Cucumber can be made into a soup. Historically, all “salad” was cooked because it was much more bitter than the produce we have today. Lettuce, cucumber and peas make a lovely summer soup.
I had no idea! Great tip x
Love your sense of humour. Your vision with food is great. Making the best of everything you have.
I also love the fact you are an animal lover… especially cats 🐈 ❤
Thank you! I am obsessed with my cat lol xx
@@TheBudgetFoodie Mad cat lady here-I understand. my little boy shares my bed.
Years ago in the 1980's when I was really skint, i lived on red lentil curry and basmati rice. I eat it for 3 days at a time. I've always had porridge for breakfast, sometimes eggs. If you can, try get some tins in. I always have tomatoes, baked beans, chick peas and kidney beans. I shop in Lidl, they often have £1.50 veg boxes, I also go to a community pantry where things are half price. Markets are good for fruit and veg, if you go often enough, at the end of the day, they'll often give you leftover stuff. We grow a lot of veg as well. I wouldn't worry about caterpillars on your veg, just wash it well. I love your cat. We have two gorgeous black and white boys, I talk to them like that too.
Sounds yummy to be fair x
@BudgetFoodieUK it was ok. I was vegetarian at the time. I eat a lot of lentil soup in the Winter.
The caterpillar egg fried rice has me laughing though😂 I'm so sorry but it's devastating but hilarious.
I only found your channel recently and you have inspired me to challenge myself to 25 Euros a week for the month of August. I have spending almost €100 a week which is absolutely disgraceful and unsustainable. 😢
Welcome aboard! Do it!!! Xx
@@TheBudgetFoodie I have to. But you have made seem less daunting. Thank you!
Cucumber goes off really fast once you've cut it up, if you leave most of it whole and only cut it as you want it it will last much longer. My son eats a lot of cucumber and we learned this the hard way!
Thanks to your videos I have had a go at making shortbread today, many thanks for the inspiration 😊
Oh no what a fail 😢😢😢❤️
Ooh how did the shortbread turn out? X
Really good thanks, I might try basic pastry next!
God, so relatable. Forced all nighters and still going to work is awful. Later this week you Will harvest the dopamine from pulling through and managing the challenges of life, work and budgetting. 💪🌻
I hope so xx
I am so glad I am not the only one that sings to her cat! She also likes a good dance around!
This is a fun game to play when I have bits and bobs left in the fridge but dont want to go grocery shopping yet
Yes love that x
I hate going off to work and leaving my tabby boy Zack the cat. I can't wait to get home and see him ❤ I hate cooking with a passion so to see how versatile you are with a tight budget and recipes gives me some hope for myself!! Although I'll pass on the caterpillar recipe thank you very much 😂
Haha yes no caterpillars this end either xx
Don't be too hard on yourself, you've done really well so far! And yes I get where you are coming from with no margin for error. I did this challenge for two weeks in 2017 to raise money for the Trussell Trust and many were recommending I get lentils. Well that's all well and good but I have never cooked with lentils before, what if I got it wrong? What a disaster both wasting precious food and money to buy it. So I decided against it in the end.
Oh wow how did you get on with your two week challenge? X
@@TheBudgetFoodie It was hard going! this was during December so got invited to fuddles at work etc. I contributed to but could not eat from. Like you I only availed myself of things that were available through work so lunch or hot drink we got as part of working an open day etc. I did it but lost 4 kilos in the space of two weeks. If I had to do it for longer I would have to think long and hard about getting enough calcium and iron in my diet. It's certainly something you do to survive, not to live
Since you asked...LOL...I was thinking a few videos ago when you said you had £20 for petrol and £20 for fun, that you should have used less fun money and more food money. This has been really interesting to watch, but painful as well at the lack of good nutrition. Good food is medicine! Dried beans are a great source of protein and fiber. The foraging you did for berries and greens was brilliant! Sending snuggles to Jack!
Jack says hi! Yeah can’t wait for this challenge to be over lol but learning a lot
Ohhhh! I think I may have missed the part about this being a challenge. I thought it had to do with cutting back to pay your tax bill. Whew! Glad this is a short-term thing! LOL
Still got the tax bill to pay eeeek due last day of July
Dried beans are definitely the way to go.
Id have bought a jar of coffee with the fun money :P
Really enjoy you content, thank you. Lard is awesome. Fried bread in lard, oh my. You could have used an egg in those bean burger as a binder. Salt, don't buy table salt, 1.65???? Buy,, b and m, pink himalayan 1 pound a jar. Worth it. Love the cat, cats have exceptional hearing, that kissing 100 decibels, gonna make him deaf. X
Cucumber,, remove skin and the soggy middle. Pickle mmm
Glad you enjoying it xx lard is fab! Oh my poor cat 🐈⬛ I didn’t realise xxx
Mayonnaise, no egg white. X. Amazing tenacity. You go girl.
Ahhh xx
I think you're doing really well. I remember doing a food cupboard and freezer eat it up challenge and I went three weeks without having to buy anything. Yes, I had to restock, but it felt so good clearing out the old to make room for the new, and I saved money by not wasting anything. I'm currently doing something similar, eating up the last few remaining items, so I can stick to a keto/carnivore diet.
P.S. You crack me up with Jack, I was exactly the same with my PaddyWaddyBaby and MarmaLadyBaby, they're up in Heaven now but they (and all my other furbabies) were everything to me, can't wait to see them again in the pie in the sky!
Oh wow that’s really good! What a great challenge idea
Sorry to hear about your fur babies passing
I've learned the hard way that proper fresh food storage makes a world of difference. There were many times that I would Google "how to store ..." whatever had just come home in my shopping bag. Things don't go south as much anymore. Unfortunately, prepping for an entire week at once has never worked for me. Some sentive veg always ends up going off before it is consumed. Three/four days is the max with really sensitive things prepped at the time of consumption. You are so right about the quality! It lasts a lot longer when it is fresher and higher quality. But, oh boy, do you ever pay for that extra time. 😅
Absolutely agree with everything you’ve just said x
Watch atomic shrimp. He does budget food challenges and has some really great ideas for cooking. Keep going, you are doing amazing!
I'll check it out!
When I'm strapped for cash it's soups, veggie bakes and savoury rice. Onion and potatoes fried is nice too...
Excellent suggestions! Soups and egg bakes are my go to's when the food budget is tight.
Yes defo xx
A cabbage would come in really handy. Coleslaw, as veg in fried rice or even as a wrap
Bless you! Really feel for you today! One amazing thing i have done and found for another time is you can regrow celery you cut the bulbous end off and put it in water then when it grows roots and the leaves regrow if you plant it in soil you get loads of free celery i believe you can do the same with spring onions too
And pak Choi 🥬
Oh wow! Xx
@@cressidacrumble7857 ooh exciting that one's new to me!
If you do an omlette with the egg pop the wrap ontop they adhere then flip bit easier to manage maybe?
Just to say blackberries are out in full force
Oooh I’d better get back out thrrr x
I love the cat kisses!! 😽
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You got it right WW2 rations. Lard and dripping was used as dripping was homemade from roast meat and lard not always available.
Fresh herbs 🪴 I grow in garden so a freebie👍and always fresh and inspected before use.
There is zero margin for error with a tight food budget, read up on storage and batch cooking the leftovers.
Great video and fun to watch ✔️🇦🇺
Thank you yes sooo true xx
I love ALL of your videos. Sorry about your fried rice and the dang caterpillar. Lol. I love my cats the same way, I talk to them like I’m talking to a baby human. Keep being awesome! ❤
Thank you! Long live cats xx
Rewatching as part of my catch up… you’re not strange! I love my cat like she’s my actual child. You’re not alone, and not at all weird 😹
Haha I treat my cat like a little human xx
@@TheBudgetFoodie same 😽
Bless you I did feel for you when you was sooo tired and had to go through the night .and I feel your pain about missing you beautiful Jack x
Omg I am so dying now zzzz
Nice job utilizing what you have on hand,looks and sounds tasty. Best of luck on that presentation. Remember, you can do it always look forward to your post.
Thank you! X
Good luck with presentation
Thank you xx
I always keep a cheap tin meal in for emergencies. Or a home made spag bol in the freezer for those emergency days. It may seem like an extra expense but it always comes in handy.
Brill idea x
Eating lard reminds me of being a kid in the 1970s. Everything was fried in it because you just couldn't buy veg oils. Funny thing was people were a lot thinner than today even with frying everything in lard.
Hmmm interesting!! I love lard haha x
yes that is because frying in animal fats is healthier than frying in "vegetable" (aka seed) oils. Our governments tout the seed oils as "heart healthy" but they actually are the opposite. I gave the seed oils up 6 years ago and have never looked back - lot a ton of weight and my second belly, I am also no longer pre-diabetic. I have friends that followed my lead and are also reaping the benefits!
Oh wow this is an amazing health turnaround! Blinking seed oils x
@@picking4profit I agree, I'm currently trying to stick to a carnivore diet but keep cheating then getting back on the wagon. I will buy some lard in my next shop, I remember it well growing up. I have an autoimmune disease I'm trying to reverse, also pre-diabetic.
Totally get it I saw some videos about that diet helping for such things xx I was doing keto for a while until mum died of kidney failure and that put me right off! X
It’s very difficult and beige, opposite to your Keto trial. I think it makes you get inventive though, my advice would be - keep pantry basics flour, oil, rice, pasta , oats, tin stuff, frozen fruit veg and meat and lots of spices. It’s a big outlay but then u can just use it when u are skint.
Yes so true have some basics in will help x
Have you heard of ' the bread and butter thing' ..its really good . They distribute overstock all over the country from large supermarket chains . For £8 you get a bag full each of cupboard ,fresh, fridge . 3 bags or more ..
I will check it out
You should only cut off the cucumber as you eat it and cook the rice as you go. I was told this in food handling course. You are doing great you should have at least allowed yourself to add some seasoning you had at home.
Oh noooo 😢😢😢
I have only just recently discovered your channel and i binged watched everything in less than 24 hrs 😂. Just an idea you can buy lunch bag type cooler bags which are insulated to keep food cool on the go. Pop in one of them cooler blocks from the freezer and your food should stay fresh for longer. Great content thoughly enjoying 🤗
Omg fabulous and thank you! Xx great tip too xx
I liked the breakfast song 🎶
Haha thank you!,
You’ve got this you’re a strong woman!
Thank you x
Always wrap your Cucumber in foil when in the fridge, it will last you longer.
Your absolutely right if I'm living on a budget I buy avocados and bread but I mix the avocado with mayonnaise and Worcestershire sauce and buy porridge for the mornings
Sounds delish
Thank you Rechenda(You Needed a Jack Fix that's why you were getting with drawl symptoms lol) not many days to go now but your doing great go on olio to see if you can get anything just to tide you over or if there is a food pantry near you its a place where people place things for free thinking be you be strong .xx
I know Gail not long now xx Jack cuddles sort everything out x
Welcome to my life. Single mom of two small kiddies on benefits of course. Every week is a fight to get in the nutrients needed and the energy level is bad. More cleaning, as more prep needs to be done, but less energy. Need time to learn how to cook properly but there's just no time. Need good tools in the kitchen but can't afford them. Margin of error is practically non existent. Life gets very frustrating and tiring. In the end you get sick and then heal up, lose money of course and try again...
Oh Natalia sending much love to you and your little family xx single mums are incredible xxx
@@TheBudgetFoodie Thanks so much Rechenda. I love your positivity, good luck with your channel.
Thank you xxx
You could have blended the cucumber in a smoothie or juiced it before it went a bit funny. Unfortunately you can't freeze cucumber.
Why not use your £20 fun budget to get coffee, bit of choc , pasta, cheese, beans, cereal, banana etc. Cheap but filling and quick to prepare. You're being very hard on yourself❤
I’m doing a little challenge this week but will have more wriggle room on food budget next week and I cannot wait lol x
Well done ❤. I would have given up by now, ordered a pizza and a coffee.
Haha thank you x
I used to live on a mixture of brown rice, some seasonal veg, tinned tomatoes and stock cubes. I cooked a big pot for the week and lunched on it every day, super cheap and easier than having to cook separate things and making them interesting. Your pasties looked great though! I was a bit confused why you had no salt and pepper tbh even on a budget 🤣 In my area we have a community fridge where they give away food that’s going to landfill which is brilliant, don’t know what we’d do without it, although they’re probably going to have to close soon as they’re losing their hall 😢.
They are losing their hall?! Noooo xx
Try spraying /dripping a little water over your flatbread/wraps before putting in oven /microwave, game changer x
Great tip! Xx will try x
I have really enjoyed your videos this week. I think you are on to something posting a daily diary. Well done x
Thank you so much! So you think I should continue them?
If it not too much work for you I think you should continue with the daily videos. I think your format really works. I also follow BeFree BeFrugal and Frugal Queen in France. I enjoy all 3 channels for different reasons. Personally I still think videos that are up to 13 minutes long are the most effective as I am less likely to watch if it’s much longer than that.
Ahhh that is really useful feedback actually! Xx
You’re not alone about cat feelings, we all speak to them like you do, lol
Omg I’m cat mad xx
Salad greens grow quickly and can be harvested as needed with the rest of the plant continuing to grow. Some people grow assorted lettuce in pots outside their doorstep.
Great tip x
I think it’s doable if you have a vegetable garden where you can grow veg and salads etc.. that way you can keep your vitamins etc up, spending on thing like dried pulses and dairy which are filling and cheaper. Otherwise you have the issues that you are dealing with - poor quality fresh food! Good luck with the presentation I’m sure you’ll smash it!
Yes definitely need lettuce etc and thank you xx fingers crossed it goes well x
My son and I went blackberry picking yesterday and made our first jelly jam! Inspired by you! He loved it (he's only 9) and can't wait to try it on toast! Also I've signed up to Olio so looking forward to using that 😃
Oh wow I feel honoured! How did it go? He like the jam? X
@@TheBudgetFoodie he loved it! 😍
Yay x
Another great video. Hope you aren’t too tired to do your presentation.x
Thank you xx
Bed at 8pm???!!! OMG sooooooo early!
I know Linda I’m a mad woman xx
I think this type of budget is doable across a longer scale with maybe a 6 week rotation of planned shops, with stuff rolling over on to the next week and building a small larder of staples over time :)
Defo x
@@TheBudgetFoodie It'd be really interesting to see if ever you felt up to a more long term challenge. I don't think anyones really done it before!
Hiya, My parent live downstairs from me and they are 84 and 81 and get through 3-4 packs of lard a week. I dont really fry stuff, but I use it on occasion. It's fine, and if you even consider some of the opinion about other oils, it might be one of the best ways to fry. It does have a taste I guess, different to say olive oil, but it is very economical, and you can use it in baking too. My Gran taught me to make doughnut and it had a heap of the stuff in the recipe from her Wartime cookbook !
Wartime cookbook how magical!!
@@TheBudgetFoodie I shall have to write a sample easy recipe with lard for you to try!
Yes please!
I think you are doing amazingly well. I can't do it at all. My fortnightly food bill is around £120 for 3 adults and including cat food for 3 ( soon to be 4) cats. That's just food, no alcohol or treats.
Thank you xx I think that’s good going considering you have so many human and feline mouths to feed xx
Keep on being you ❤ you seem a lovely lady
Oh thank you x
Caterpillars yum extra protien xx
I know hehe x
No your right there is no variety when have a £10 budget but you did very well
Thank you xx scrimping by
Lard is ok I use it for making pastry with marg and flour . Good for cooking Yorkshire puddings . Be careful with mayo and it really shouldn't be heated up it could make you poorly . Oats are cheap so porridge for breakfast and you can make flap jacks for snacks . Good luck and give Jack a stroke from me I can see how well loved he is .
Must get some oats next week xx
@@TheBudgetFoodie can make oat milk too - SO easy....ideally you need something like cheesecloth (or nutmilk straining bags) for straining after blending the oats and water together but could manage with a very fine sieve - use 1 part oats to 3 parts ice cold water. Place the water in the blender first then the oats and blend for 30 seconds only, then strain through the cheesecloth (or nutmilk bags) into a good sized bowl, squeezing the bag/cloth isn't recommended as it can result in a 'slimy' milk (as can overblending) doing a double strain makes the milk even better although means taking more time. Once drained, transfer the milk to a sealed/covered container and keep in the fridge for up to 5 days - probably need to give a shake before each use as homemade milks tend to separate....it's possible to use up some of the oat pulp afterwards too ! google has some ideas :)
I always miss my cats 🐈⬛ Nobby, 🐈 Freddie and Albert the 🐢. When I’m not with them. Freddie shouts at me when I come home if she thinks I’ve been gone too long xxx kiss your Jack and love him as you do, it’s sweet xxx mi mi mi 😆
Aww Helen sending love xx miiiiimiiiiii haha xx
Caterpillar rice 🐛 🍚 eewww... Definitely not on my menu this week! Hehe.
Me neither haha xx
Im like that with my little dog mimi awwww lur fur babies xxx
Yes fur babies are soooooo amazeballs x
Hello gorgeous Rechenda and Mr.Jack! Just had to message and ask more about the caterpillars in the rice 😮😮😮 say what? How? Sending love from me and my three puddy cats Matilda Twinkle toes, Raven Sparkle paws and Basil! 😅
Omg fantastic cat names xx I put herbs from my garden on the egg fried rice and they had green wiggly caterpillars on a bit like worms and I didn’t notice but they were on my last vid 🤮
🫣🫣🫣🫣🫣 added protein! @@TheBudgetFoodie
Hello I do enjoy your videos, amazing at what you can make on such a low amount of money. Have you got room in your garden to plant more food ? But it's a waiting game for them to grow. It's been my first year of growing my own vedge
I could do a few more veg pots out on the patio for sure! Thanks for tuning in Teresa x
Many years ago I had very little money. A friend of mine had said they'd had bacon ribs & cabbage. I'd never had it. I managed to buy a huge rack of bacon ribs for £2.50 & a big bag of spring cabbage for 50p. I already had potatoes to make some mash. I had it for a couple of nights. The bones just slide out of the bacon & it was delicious. I still had loads of meat & the stock it had made, so I bought 2 boxes of dried peas from Home Bargains at 25p each. Soaked them over night & ended up with a huge pan of pea & ham soup. It only cost me £3 for my evening meals that week & I still had loads of soup left that went into the freezer. I also used to do a lot of pasta & peas or pasta & chickpeas etc. Really cheap meals.
Oh wow two excellent ideas there! And healthy x
Still think you are doing amazingly well , we sometimes have reduce food waste group and they get stuff nr sell by date and you can give a donation, can see what you mean about needing green , would a bag of frozen veg help next time , or do you know anyone with an allotment .? You are certainly having to be creative.( mad idea borrow a child and send them into the supermarket they have free fruit for kids in Morrisons ! )
Yes would love some frozen mixed veg next time I’ll try to factor it in xx haha brilliant idea! I need so kids!
Did I miss something? The fried rice has caterpillars?
I accidentally added live caterpillars to an egg fried rice dish yesterday from the herbs on my garden and it was wriggling about in the Tupperware!
Ah right thanks, I went back to yesterday's video and read the comments! That pesky parsley 😲 I applaud your efforts, well done for getting this far
Batch cooking is good idea too.
And freezing the meals for the future
Defo x
You shouldn't never prep salads before you want to eat,as go off when cut up,and with sprouts slice up with nettles and fry in lard ,mixin egg and little milk got scrambled eggs different, breakfast,
Thanks for the tips! Xx
What is your job? You seem to work really hard, just wondering what you do?
I work too hard send help lol! I set up my own marketing company last year and grown it, but still taking a low salary to hire other people. Then we recently lost some clients whilst at the same time having more expensive overheads so I am currently ‘manic laughing’ through it all 😂
Lard is clean
Yes
You sang "Im tired and I want to go home." Is that an actual song or did you make that up? My Grandma used to sing that and cry when she wanted to go home at the end of her life. Ive always wondered if it's a real song. 😢 I hope you aren't that tired. Tomorrow's a new day for you!
Yeah it’s an old song I think! See en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Show_Me_the_Way_to_Go_Home
Your food choices were great but maybe you need to freeze some stuff or shop twice a week to maximise freshness.I know this makes it harder but you are eating healthy,fresh food rather than processed food which is so much better for you but harder to keep for a week.
Great idea!
I wonder if tipping the whole seasoning packet into a salt shaker or old spice jar would make it easier to distribute? Just a thought... ❤
Great idea x
@@TheBudgetFoodie love your videos. Big love to Mr Jack x
Jack says hi x
You definitely need to be a bit more careful about the raw egg and cooked rice. Rice can give you food poisoning if you dont eat it up quickly 😔 better to cook as and when you need it. Dont want you to get ill. I take my hate off to you as i couldn't go all week without a cup of tea and no basics like a tin of beans etc. Beans and pulse are full of protein. Lentil dahl is a cheap meal and you could make your flat breads to go with it..
Omg I would love some lentils right now! X
@@TheBudgetFoodie dried red lentils are really cheap. I made some delicious red lentil and carrot patties a few weeks ago. So easy to make and great with salads or in burgers 😋
Omg I am getting some next week
The recipe I used for the patties are on a channel called "We cook vegan"
I’ll check it out xx
Make a big pot of stew and then make homemade puds filling and delicious loaf of bread as well
Ooh that sounds so yummy
@@TheBudgetFoodie when me and my friend got a flat together in early 2000s we liked going out on a weekend so we used to make tuna pasta sweetcorn to take to work and then mince stew and home made puds for coming home some times had corn beef ash and it cost us hardly owt and a loaf of bread great days lol
Lush!! I will try these too x
@@TheBudgetFoodie born from a Irish father that’s what we had most days for tea was no pizza or shit in our house except me mum she was a funny eater just had beans on toast or a bacon sandwich lol happy days when my kids come to mine I always have a mice stew on for are tea….your a really lovely person and I like watching your content x
Thank you James! Glad you are enjoying the vids. Have a great evening
Are you allergic to beanie 😲 cos you keep touching your face after petting him
I did notice that after I watched the episode back too! Really strange! Xx
Hows the work going lady r i was yelling at the screen telling you not to eat that cucumber lol. I think that the problem with this weeks challenge is the nutrition or rather lack of it ??? I think that on weeks u want to reign in the cost then it may be a idea on a couple of nights to have a cheap range ready meal and add steamed veg or salad on the side not ideal either every night but a couple of times wouldnt hurt its a difficult one trying to tick off all the boxes something always has to give thats just life px
I need some nutrients lol 😝
@@TheBudgetFoodie food should fuel your body and make you feel good if it doesnt then its indicative of something being not quite right . Take it from someone who knows only too well. The last thing u need is to become il youll end up spending more on paracetamol lol just go feed yourself with something you love and you know is good for the body and soul to heck with the challenge it doesnt mean you failed it means you learnt some value lessons px
I know but only a few days left on the challenge xx
@@TheBudgetFoodie fsir wnough but i dont really want them finding you in a heap passed out px
I know lady p I’ll try to survive! Only two days to go x
Oh I’m worried about you getting food poisoning with this 😮
Me too 😂
@@TheBudgetFoodie I understand your boredom with batch cooking for one but perhaps instead of storing some of your creations in the fridge you could freeze the odd portion, different each day and have a freezer week - for free! Since there’d be no food action for the following week we could follow you to your clubs, work etc or is that too intrusive?
Really good idea yes! X
People saying they also interested in stuff other then food content which is interesting
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Love your videos,but NOT the silly sing song ditties,they are SO annoying,please...less of them🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Yeah defo