This menu wouldn’t have been possible if we didn’t have a store cupboard filled with essentials.įor instance, we have herbs and spice we use to make our own flavouring for fajitas and as a rub for the pork chops, as well as spices for the lasagne and Bolognese. Dinnerĭay 1: Pork chops with new potatoes and roasted vegetablesĭay 2: Chicken fajitas with wraps and flavoured riceĭay 3: Lasagne with tomato and mozzarella saladĭay 4: Sausages with baked potatoes and beansĭay 5: Pizza and any leftover ham and mozzarella as additional toppingsĭay 6: Spaghetti Bolognese with a side saladĭay 7: Slow cooker garlic and butter chicken with roasted baby potatoes and vegetables At the weekend we’ll have a treat of scrambled eggs, apart from Skint Mum who’ll no doubt prefer a fried egg! LunchesĪ bit more pick and mix, we can have a variety of the following: sandwiches or wraps with either cheese, ham and salad, yoghurt, fruit, carrot sticks, sultanas, boiled egg. Here’s what is on the meal plan: BreakfastĬereal or toast. Here is the printable shopping list if you wanted to use this in the supermarket yourself. Total spend – £39.84 plus £1 for the delivery charge (please note, these prices are correct at the time of publishing and I don’t know whether Tesco will put them up or down in the future) This is what I bought to see us through a week: What follows is a list of the items I bought, a printable shopping list, the meal plan and, lastly, my top tips for reducing food waste. Well, I’m certainly not one to shy away from a challenge so I gladly accepted. ![]() The challenge was to do a £40 shop and waste as little food as possible. Not only is it costing us hard earned money, it’s bad for the environment too.ĪO.com are also concerned about this and recently got in contact to set me a challenge and raise awareness at the same time. Each year households up and down the country throw away seven million tonnes of food, with the majority of it which could have been eaten. It’s all well and good cutting your supermarket spend but if you don’t use the food wisely and some of it goes to waste, you’re just throwing money in the trash.įood waste in the UK is a major issue. With this meal plan and shopping list you can feed a family for just £40 per week, plus if you follow these tips you will have less food waste too.
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