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Serpantine · 28 May 2011 at 17:53

I Spend too much money on food, so yea i enjoy it but to be fair i'm 2 mins walk from a big tesco so £2 meal deals are good, Veg Pots with Bernard mathews turkey mixed in are brilliant.

Chicken and Egg fried rice always good. Chicken wraps etc are good

BlackDragon · 28 May 2011 at 17:56

For the past few months I have been buying the big tins of soup that Heinz do, and dipping Kingsmill/Hovis seed sensation bread into it. Easy, quick to make, and reasonably healthy and nutritious.

J1234 · 28 May 2011 at 18:19

Make it all at home and bring it in.

Van Hellseek · 28 May 2011 at 20:04

Greggs oval bites atm. Although I'm hoping to switch to home made stuff soon. When I can be bothered.

Yeah, I'm sure it will be soon.

vicisthebest · 28 May 2011 at 20:13

Me and the fella on a diet at the moment. So not enjoying food I eat anywhere

In fact no I'm lying, got some nice meals coming up this week. In an effort to make interesting yet healthy meals though I find we're spending a FORTUNE on shopping.

I just totally derailed the thread :S sorry!

pooley · 28 May 2011 at 20:14

Justin said:
Make it all at home and bring it in.

Rob_J · 28 May 2011 at 21:07

vicisthebest said:
Me and the fella on a diet at the moment. So not enjoying food I eat anywhere

In fact no I'm lying, got some nice meals coming up this week. In an effort to make interesting yet healthy meals though I find we're spending a FORTUNE on shopping.

I just totally derailed the thread :S sorry!

Thats the point me and the missus make, to make interesting and healthy meals you really do need to shop around or take out a serious loan.

vicisthebest · 28 May 2011 at 21:18

Rob_J said:
Thats the point me and the missus make, to make interesting and healthy meals you really do need to shop around or take out a serious loan.

I know, what is it with supermarkets? I can buy 48 bags of crisps for £3 or 4 nectarines? Buy 1 get 2 free on pizzas, butter, sausage rolls... but if you want 2 small pieces of salmon it's £6.50? Grr! :mad:

Rob_J · 28 May 2011 at 22:07

Supermarkets cater for the 'quick and easy fast foods', that's where they earn their huge profits and we earn our even huger arses.

TheEnosFam · 28 May 2011 at 22:15

Just is not fair. Have to be rich just to eat healthy.

Rob_J · 28 May 2011 at 22:25

Me and Mrs J decided to try the Slimming World diet again, we looked at the books and then ended up dropping £45 of fruit alone, never again ... I remember a time when fruit was cheap and tasted of fruit lol.

iraiguana · 28 May 2011 at 22:29

Just eat a more balanced meals then 'healthy' is less of a cost based problem.

Seasonal fruit and veg will ensure prices are not too outrageous as well.

Rob_J · 28 May 2011 at 22:34

That's what we plan to do (says he with a bowl of jelly beans on his desk)

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Anyway, back on topic ... for work I usually eat whatever's in the fridge (my fridge that is).

churchhawk · 29 May 2011 at 13:03

Sandwiches for lunch and usually a bag of crisps and a kit Kat for tea break.

I used to go to the Kentucky quite bit but Ive cut that out now, just make food at home and take it in.

-BA- · 29 May 2011 at 14:07

Justin said:
Make it all at home and bring it in.

This. Home-made chilli, stroganoff, sandwiches, tortillas, pasta salads, salads. Whichever takes my fancy really.

Randomface74 · 29 May 2011 at 14:09

I nip over to Tesco and get a 74p ready meal and a bread roll. I've done it every day for about a month, and lost about a stone. Starting to get bored now tho.

-BA- · 29 May 2011 at 14:10

billysielu said:
I nip over to Tesco and get a 74p ready meal and a bread roll. I've done it every day for about a month, and lost about a stone. Starting to get bored now tho.

Might be worth getting your blood pressure checked though

. Ready meals are packed full of salt.

Randomface74 · 29 May 2011 at 14:14

-BA- said:
Might be worth getting your blood pressure checked though . Ready meals are packed full of salt.

Trying to get some variation - but finding that everything is either genetically modified, completely fake, full of salt, fat, sugar, calories, etc...

The only thing in the supermarket that's not full of junk is the fruit+veg+meat. And only the fruit can be prepped/eaten during a lunch break.

Easy to see why everyone's fat/unhealthy

Psycho Sonny · 29 May 2011 at 14:58

some stuff is expensive others is not, you just need to clue yourself up.

i find if you want to eat healthily and cheaply, you really have to go vegetarian. people complaining about the price of salmon, etc is ridiculous, what did you expect king prawns for £1?

carrots can be had for extremely cheap, i mean like 2.5kg for £1. now with carrots you can do a lot of stuff, soup, juice, salad, sabjee (indian food), mix veg, etc.

decent meat (low fat) is expensive and so are some vegetables when out of season and some even in season so you really do need to clue yourself up.

expensive vegetables are usually cauliflour and mushrooms.

peppers, carrots, onions, tomatoes and potatoes are cheap.

i can think of some really cheap meals of the top of my head.

pasta with fresh pepper and onions, etc.

baked potato with tuna and sweetcorn, or baked beans.

soup (any kind you want).

rice and veg curry.

home made french bread style pizza (use less cheese and more sauce and toppings)