The food I had bought did last until the bitter end and we had a scrumptious toad in the hole with potatoes and carrots and beans and I was going to take a photo but it was gone in a flash so I shall just show you someone else's because I love toad in the hole.
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| A toad in a hole,lol. |
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| That's better! |
What I missed most while doing the challenge was fruit, and my digestive system is a little worse for wear ( I won't go into any more detail than that) and I have also managed to put on weight (arghhhhh) even though I was eating on such a low budget, I think the lack of fruit and the reliance on carbohydrates has made me blow up like a balloon. I also really missed the ability to drink anything other than water, although I know this sounds spoilt as there are so many on this planet that would kill for just that.
It has shown me that we were spending far more than was necessary on food and drink so I have come out the other end of this experiment with something usefull from that point of view.
I would like to say thank you to Voie de Vie who also shared her week of extreme frugal eating with us and for all of you who have followed me on my little experiment. Right now, I'm off to raid the fruit basket. My family will be thankful and I can stop worrying about this,lol.
6 comments:
i think my previous comment has been lost due to the blogger problems. I wanted to say that I tried the challenge, but overspent - I did the shopping in Morrisons and i already had a fairly full freezer. It has shown me that I can do better in terms of reducing the bill. Also I would not be able to buy meat - we would all be veggie if I had only £21 each week! you have done really well x
OhMyBob - lol at the great pictorals! I can't wait to get my hands on some fruit as well - but I need to actually go and get it. I should have been smart and had something delivered today as a treat, but didn't.
This was a really useful and rewarding experiment, and I am so thrilled to have done it alongside you and your family. I give them a lot of credit and kudos!
I'm so impressed that you did this! Even though I wimped out of taking the challenge myself, it did make me think hard about the price of different foods. I knew meat was expensive - I went to the butcher's at the beginning of the week and spent £21 for two of us - that's blown the budget out of the water just on meat, but I didn't realise how hard it is to eat healthy food on such a tight budget.
Thanks for the education :-)
hey mumma troll: where've you been? I'm missing your posts xxx FMx
Well done you for completing your week, despite my enthusiasm, as several rather major things have been happening I just couldn't commit to participating, I agree, I think the lack of fruit would finish me off too! x
hey there!!!
oh i loved toad in the hole:)but have not had it for about 2 years now....mmmmmm
hope you're doing great!
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