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Cooking on a budget

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  • 29-08-2012 5:31pm
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    mood
    Registered Users Posts: 4,264 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I am trying to budget and cut down on my food bill among others. I'm looking for cheap but HEALTHY recipes (low in saturated fat and salt etc).

    Can anyone point me in the right direction?

    P.S. I cook for one but don't mind freezing some of a meal to be use at a future date.


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    areyawell
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    the oul spuds, cabbage and a chop. Cant go wrong
    Noodles with stir fried vegetables
    Chicken curry with rice
    Spaghetti Bolognase

    I dunno what meals you have been cooking previously but the above should only cost 2 euro or less a day for one person


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    vibe666
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    the first thing you need to do is see where you are buying your food from, it will have a big impact on your food costs, regardless of what you are actually cooking and eating.

    We saved a fortune by switching our weekly shop from Tesco/Dunnes/Superquinn to Aldi and Lidl for most of it with a few speciality items got from Tesco online and having it delivered to save the bother of actually going there.

    I'd say we're doing about 80% in Aldi and 10% each in Lidl and Tesco online and saving atleast at 100 quid a week just doing this, if not more. And imho most of the food is actually jus at as good and in many cases better than what we were originally getting from Tesco etc.


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    mood
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    I know those shops can be cheaper. However, i always have to go to Dunnes as well for thinks Aldi/Lidl don't stock. I find this a real pain!


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    mood
    Registered Users Posts: 4,264 ✭✭✭mood


    areyawell wrote: »
    the oul spuds, cabbage and a chop. Cant go wrong
    Noodles with stir fried vegetables
    Chicken curry with rice
    Spaghetti Bolognase

    I dunno what meals you have been cooking previously but the above should only cost 2 euro or less a day for one person

    Thanks for the suggestions. However, I'm looking for healthier options and actual recipes.


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    FizzleSticks
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    mood
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    As a thin person I won't be lowering my carb intake as I don't want to loose weight. I always choose brown carbs. With my family history a low saturated fat and salt diet is seriously recommend.


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    Tipperary animal lover
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    Have a look at net mums web site, some great tips


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    mood
    Registered Users Posts: 4,264 ✭✭✭mood


    Tipperary animal lover wrote: »
    Have a look at net mums web site, some great tips

    Great. They have a 'budget meals' section. I'll have a look through this.


    http://www.netmums.com/family-food/guide-to-cooking-on-a-budget


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    Faith
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,657 Mod ✭✭✭✭Faith


    Please use the search function. There are a large number of threads on this issue already, including the following:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=50662457

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054856196

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=67018625

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=59416031


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