Jane at the frugal queen in France did a video a while ago about breaking down your monthly food budget down to daily amount then down to an amount for each meal. I found it very interesting.
I was watching the new Channel 5 "Warship" programme last night and they feed the sailors 3 full meals everyday, breakfast, lunch and dinner, (1400 sailors) for a costing of £5 per day per person. That works out at £1.67 per meal. I was awestruck because those plates for lunch alone were stacked high! They also said that for the Sunday roast, they use 50kg parsnips and 50kg of carrots...wow, how they manage those logistics flabbergasts me!!
Our local butcher was selling whole butterfly (boneless) chickens for $5 each last week, marinated or plain. I bought a few, froze two. Cooked one of them for the two men in the family (I don't eat a lot of meat myself) and there were still leftovers. My problem is lack of freezer space for good specials I might see.
I have the same issue. When I find a deal like that, I cook them in a crock pot or roaster for about 8 hrs with onion scraps, celery leaves, a few bay leaves and a good bit of water. Then I pull the meat and pressure can it. Amazing shelf stable ingredient.
Just this week I've been thinking of the cost per portion of some of the meals I've been making. Now, since 2022 I've kept track of every penny I've spent on food, and I can tell you my monthly averages, etc. However, I sometimes get a longing to eat out. It's a great reminder to compare what I would have to pay doing that to what I know I could purchase and cook the food for. The price difference is usually huge, and I just keep needing to remind myself of how much better it is for my family!
I love costing meals, its a hobby of mine. We have one or two more costly night time meals each week, the rest are inexpensive and carefully costed out to balance the weekly budget. Its like a game for me and keeps my brain and maths skills sharp. 😊
Great idea's Karen. I hear in the news inflation is going up, food prices have started to rise again and oil prices in Europe are going up. Heating and did grid is rising too soon. All in the news today.
A tip from 'past me'. I made a massive chilli in the slow cooker and froze half of it. Last night i was going out and so left the lad ( in his 30s - at home due to relationship break up) sweet jacket potatoes, chilli from the freezer and cheese. I threw a quick but healthy cake in the oven alongside the potatoes. 15 mins prep = 1 cake for the week + meal for hungry lad and me. Thank you 'past me'! Im trying to get me a list of very easy meals with minimum prep, that are still ' cook from scratch' - suggestions, folks? One way of looking at cost for this meal = £0.00 as all the ingredients came from shopping 2 weeks/1 month ago! But even working it out as if i had gone and bought the ingredients, i think it would come out at about £1.25 per portion, max.
I bet one ginormous motivation comes from "present you" feeling ever so grateful JUST NOW to "past you" and the work "past you" put in to make the present bliss possible. There's gotta be some trick to have potentially unmotivated you remember that bliss in its full glory to get unmotivated you to turn into "can't wait to provide for blissful present you!😊😊😊
Lasagna ( buy the noodles that do not need to be cooked) , pulled pork made in a slow cooker, different types of chili ie a turkey chili a meatless one etc, all types of soups which can be made as a whole meal by adding some cheese and bread when you serve it, stuffed peppers stuffed with a mixture of ground meat and rice, make a roasted turkey and then completely remove all the meat and put in different containers to add to things like soup or to make turkey salad sandwiches to eat with the soup, then make a broth with the carcass and some root vegetables. Mini crustless quiches. Curries. Lots of ideas to help u out.
I wouldn't take the time personally to do all of that work of figuring out how much each item costs. I already know from experience how much things cost generally and can buy groceries that are more inexpensive to make a complete meal without figuring out how much I spent. I save money that way.
Just wondering if anyone on here has an electric meat slicer, and if they are worth the investing in? Love this channel and its no nonsense sound advice.....thanks
My mum's dish was quiche, I don't even attempt them ... I cheat, got a Morrison's market street cheese and onion quiche coming on tomorrow's delivery... I do all my own coleslaw and pasta salads/potato salads... My son likes a sandwich at lunchtime, he likes to make up a plate x lol x I find the home made sides a great inexpensive, healthyish, filler x lol x Fruits one of our biggest expenses, peaches, nectarines and the rest, I try keep a good supply for the boy, keeps him off the sweeties x lol x
I've made them, but like I mentioned, not a patch on mum's xxx my boy likes his pasties and sausage rolls, they've shot up in price so I've been having a go at my own... Cheese and onion and potato, corned beef and onion and potato... Twice as big as the bakers and equally as tasty xxx
There are many RUclips videos showing how to make it Anything you want to grow Can Creat There are thousands and thousands of RUclips videos to teach you
So so easy...i just ate a WHOLE packet of tuc cheese sandwich biscuits..hence why I dont buy them anymore..bought 2 to take on hols for snacks in a la-de-dah kind of way...well that was an epic fail!!!! I feel sick, happy and guilty all at the same time...😮😅
Jane at the frugal queen in France did a video a while ago about breaking down your monthly food budget down to daily amount then down to an amount for each meal. I found it very interesting.
I was watching the new Channel 5 "Warship" programme last night and they feed the sailors 3 full meals everyday, breakfast, lunch and dinner, (1400 sailors) for a costing of £5 per day per person. That works out at £1.67 per meal. I was awestruck because those plates for lunch alone were stacked high! They also said that for the Sunday roast, they use 50kg parsnips and 50kg of carrots...wow, how they manage those logistics flabbergasts me!!
Would the galley kitchen there be getting their produce on reduced wholesale prices I wonder? Not the retail prices we pay. Just a thought.
@@KD-uh8zw yes, likely true actually. Even so... incredible logistics!!
Yes absolutely! 😊
A timely reminder! Thank you.
Our local butcher was selling whole butterfly (boneless) chickens for $5 each last week, marinated or plain. I bought a few, froze two. Cooked one of them for the two men in the family (I don't eat a lot of meat myself) and there were still leftovers. My problem is lack of freezer space for good specials I might see.
I have the same issue. When I find a deal like that, I cook them in a crock pot or roaster for about 8 hrs with onion scraps, celery leaves, a few bay leaves and a good bit of water. Then I pull the meat and pressure can it. Amazing shelf stable ingredient.
Just this week I've been thinking of the cost per portion of some of the meals I've been making. Now, since 2022 I've kept track of every penny I've spent on food, and I can tell you my monthly averages, etc. However, I sometimes get a longing to eat out. It's a great reminder to compare what I would have to pay doing that to what I know I could purchase and cook the food for. The price difference is usually huge, and I just keep needing to remind myself of how much better it is for my family!
I love costing meals, its a hobby of mine.
We have one or two more costly night time meals each week, the rest are inexpensive and carefully costed out to balance the weekly budget.
Its like a game for me and keeps my brain and maths skills sharp. 😊
Sorry - heating and electric going up too.
Great idea's Karen. I hear in the news inflation is going up, food prices have started to rise again and oil prices in Europe are going up. Heating and did grid is rising too soon. All in the news today.
Yes being very wise. As far as going through what you have and buying things that can go with multiple meals
A tip from 'past me'. I made a massive chilli in the slow cooker and froze half of it. Last night i was going out and so left the lad ( in his 30s - at home due to relationship break up) sweet jacket potatoes, chilli from the freezer and cheese. I threw a quick but healthy cake in the oven alongside the potatoes. 15 mins prep = 1 cake for the week + meal for hungry lad and me. Thank you 'past me'! Im trying to get me a list of very easy meals with minimum prep, that are still ' cook from scratch' - suggestions, folks?
One way of looking at cost for this meal = £0.00 as all the ingredients came from shopping 2 weeks/1 month ago! But even working it out as if i had gone and bought the ingredients, i think it would come out at about £1.25 per portion, max.
I bet one ginormous motivation comes from "present you" feeling ever so grateful JUST NOW to "past you" and the work "past you" put in to make the present bliss possible.
There's gotta be some trick to have potentially unmotivated you remember that bliss in its full glory to get unmotivated you to turn into "can't wait to provide for blissful present you!😊😊😊
Lasagna ( buy the noodles that do not need to be cooked) , pulled pork made in a slow cooker, different types of chili ie a turkey chili a meatless one etc, all types of soups which can be made as a whole meal by adding some cheese and bread when you serve it, stuffed peppers stuffed with a mixture of ground meat and rice, make a roasted turkey and then completely remove all the meat and put in different containers to add to things like soup or to make turkey salad sandwiches to eat with the soup, then make a broth with the carcass and some root vegetables. Mini crustless quiches. Curries. Lots of ideas to help u out.
I wouldn't take the time personally to do all of that work of figuring out how much each item costs. I already know from experience how much things cost generally and can buy groceries that are more inexpensive to make a complete meal without figuring out how much I spent. I save money that way.
❤ so true
Good evening to you, thank you.
Just wondering if anyone on here has an electric meat slicer, and if they are worth the investing in? Love this channel and its no nonsense sound advice.....thanks
I got one a few months ago. I probably use it once a month to slice ham etc for sandwiches. I love that I can now do wafer thin ham
My mum's dish was quiche, I don't even attempt them ... I cheat, got a Morrison's market street cheese and onion quiche coming on tomorrow's delivery... I do all my own coleslaw and pasta salads/potato salads... My son likes a sandwich at lunchtime, he likes to make up a plate x lol x I find the home made sides a great inexpensive, healthyish, filler x lol x Fruits one of our biggest expenses, peaches, nectarines and the rest, I try keep a good supply for the boy, keeps him off the sweeties x lol x
Quiches are very easy to make, I cheat by buying a savoury pastry base.
@@denisemeredith2436I make crustless ones. Sometimes our hens are very generous with the eggs and waste not, etc.
I've made them, but like I mentioned, not a patch on mum's xxx my boy likes his pasties and sausage rolls, they've shot up in price so I've been having a go at my own... Cheese and onion and potato, corned beef and onion and potato... Twice as big as the bakers and equally as tasty xxx
How do you cost meals? I’d like to do that but don’t know how.
Do you have a video on making mayonnaise I know it’s a stupid question Karen
Not a stupid question. Yes she does. Go to the video catalog.
There are many RUclips videos showing how to make it
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Hi Lisa, this is the recipe I use, it's really quick and easy - ruclips.net/video/fq_dIarYsJY/видео.html
It's so easy to get into eating convenience foods.
It really isn’t…
@@Jess-k6q 🤣🤣🤣 bless your heart
So so easy...i just ate a WHOLE packet of tuc cheese sandwich biscuits..hence why I dont buy them anymore..bought 2 to take on hols for snacks in a la-de-dah kind of way...well that was an epic fail!!!! I feel sick, happy and guilty all at the same time...😮😅
@@witcherwoo8938 I feel your pain..
morning all, just bk on line after another 24 hr ban again
Life’s to short for things like this.Costing every meal,oh for goodness sake,just have some egg and chips.
Karen you are doing great i think your stresding yourself by over complicating things px