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By *naswingdress OP   Woman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Saving for Christmas or other things, spin off of sorts.

What are your thrifty meal tips? Repurposing things, leftovers, stretching expensive ingredients, etc?

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By *isaB45Woman
over a year ago

Fabville

Go veggie..

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

Add a tin of kidney beans to a chilli or a tin of chickpeas to a curry to make double the quantity for 35p extra.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Batch cook and freeze

Bulk things out with beans and extra veggies

And take dinner leftovers as lunch the next day

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By *heLaserGuyMan
over a year ago

Coventry

You can get a medium chicken from Aldi for £2.49. Roast it, strip it and use the meat for a variety of dinners. Boil the carcass to make a top soup x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Saving for Christmas or other things, spin off of sorts.

What are your thrifty meal tips? Repurposing things, leftovers, stretching expensive ingredients, etc? "

Slow cooker whole chicken, full dinner on Sunday, make stock from bones, skin, celery, onion carrot and bay leaf in slow cooker, salad Tuesday, soup from stock and leftover meat Thursday (feeds our family of 4 for 3 meals for less than £5!)

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By *naswingdress OP   Woman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)


"Add a tin of kidney beans to a chilli or a tin of chickpeas to a curry to make double the quantity for 35p extra. "

Beans and lentils are big on my list, too.

That and a whole chicken, you can make that stretch for ages. Roast, salad/stew, homemade chicken stock for soup.

And don't be afraid of less desirable cuts of meat.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

But that’s blown if you’re a vegetarian sorry!

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

If you only have a tiny portion of something left over use it as the topping for a jacket potato or to fill a Yorkshire Pudding for a complete extra meal.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By *naswingdress OP   Woman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)


"But that’s blown if you’re a vegetarian sorry!"

I can only speak to what I know, I'm sure vegetarians have other tips.

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds


" I'm sure vegetarians have other tips. "

Asparagus tips ?

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By *naswingdress OP   Woman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)


" I'm sure vegetarians have other tips.

Asparagus tips ?"

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By *den-Valley-coupleCouple
over a year ago

Cumbria

Mussels 3 for 10 at famerfood low fat high protein better frozen than fresh..

Make your own lunch...

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By *naswingdress OP   Woman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Frozen veggies are just fine and don't wilt or start growing things.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Make your own bread it tastes great too

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By *irth.Minge.FireMan
over a year ago

Seen in far off places

Don't order dessert - opt for an after dinner coffee instead

Order the house red and not a bottle of the usual Chateauneuf Du Pape

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By *isaB45Woman
over a year ago

Fabville


"But that’s blown if you’re a vegetarian sorry!"

I'm not veggie, but some meats are expensive.

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds


"Don't order dessert - opt for an after dinner coffee instead

Order the house red and not a bottle of the usual Chateauneuf Du Pape

Take a small bit of hard plastic to secrete in your meal so you can complain and don't have to pay for it.

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By *naswingdress OP   Woman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Nurse your drink when out or ask for tap water or both. Take a bottle of water with you when out and about, you'll save a fortune.

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch


"But that’s blown if you’re a vegetarian sorry!

I'm not veggie, but some meats are expensive."

They can be but for the lad and I, we pick from the 3 for £10, good variety and more than one meal in each choice. For £20 I can feed us, meat/fish wise, for two weeks (if not longer) with a completely different meal choice each night. Break it down and put it in the freezer and think outside the box, ie just because it looks like a loin chop or a sausage doesn’t mean that’s how it has to be served.

The only expensive thing I’ll buy is a joint to roast, but again this can be adapted into so many other meals

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By *rAitchMan
over a year ago

Diagonally Parked in a Parallel Universe

Get a job like mine.

Most week nights are spent staying in an hotel somewhere, with evening meal and breakfast included. At breakfast I take an apple and a banana to have for my lunch.

On days where I'm not staying out and have to drive home I grab a bite to eat and put the receipt on my expenses.

Friday evenings I eat at my parents' house and sometimes on Sunday evenings, too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Batch cook, buying larger packs of meat usually costs less per lb, look under the price on the shelf label and it tells you price per 100g and compare products.

Stretch out with extra water, tin tomatoes, frozen veg. My spag bol has up to 9 different veg in it.

Freeze in portions slightly smaller than you would usually have, that stretches it further and helps you eat a few less calories per meal.

Swap brands to shop own or value ones, sometimes the quality is the same.

I food shop online and have it delivered, that way I'm not tempted to buy stuff that looks nice, or new products off the shelves.

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