Comments for How Cheap Can I Eat? http://www.pimpthatsnack.com/eat One man's mission Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:46:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on The End by Josh http://www.pimpthatsnack.com/eat/2008/08/01/the-end/#comment-266 Josh Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:00:28 +0000 http://www.pimpthatsnack.com/eat/?p=41#comment-266 Well done, but it's not as hard as it looks. I'm a student in the UK and i regularly spend around £15 a week. The initial shop was maybe 30 for the raw materials, but i've had salmon, steak, good sausages and so on and it hasn't hurt my budget. You can live well on cheap bread, good meat, pasta and vegetables. I'm not a massive milk drinker - i'll just drink the pint there and then. I'm proud to say i've never wasted money on a ready-meal, from scratch tastes better and is generally cheaper. Learning how to cook good, wholesome food is something that can make you a lot of friends. Well done, but it’s not as hard as it looks.

I’m a student in the UK and i regularly spend around £15 a week. The initial shop was maybe 30 for the raw materials, but i’ve had salmon, steak, good sausages and so on and it hasn’t hurt my budget. You can live well on cheap bread, good meat, pasta and vegetables. I’m not a massive milk drinker - i’ll just drink the pint there and then.

I’m proud to say i’ve never wasted money on a ready-meal, from scratch tastes better and is generally cheaper. Learning how to cook good, wholesome food is something that can make you a lot of friends.

]]> Comment on The End by elle http://www.pimpthatsnack.com/eat/2008/08/01/the-end/#comment-179 elle Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:52:42 +0000 http://www.pimpthatsnack.com/eat/?p=41#comment-179 I'm not sure how I stumbled across this but it looks like you did really well! I eat for about £20 a week and cook pretty much my meals from scratch. Maybe it's because I'm vegetarian but I noticed you were lacking in fruit & veg a bit. Still, well done :) I’m not sure how I stumbled across this but it looks like you did really well! I eat for about £20 a week and cook pretty much my meals from scratch. Maybe it’s because I’m vegetarian but I noticed you were lacking in fruit & veg a bit. Still, well done :)

]]> Comment on The End by Christine http://www.pimpthatsnack.com/eat/2008/08/01/the-end/#comment-136 Christine Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:02:22 +0000 http://www.pimpthatsnack.com/eat/?p=41#comment-136 I spend £100 a week on food for 4 people, and cook meals from scratch. £75 for a month is NOT a lot! I'm dead impressed :) I spend £100 a week on food for 4 people, and cook meals from scratch. £75 for a month is NOT a lot! I’m dead impressed :)

]]> Comment on The End by Tyler & Andy http://www.pimpthatsnack.com/eat/2008/08/01/the-end/#comment-121 Tyler & Andy Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:32:36 +0000 http://www.pimpthatsnack.com/eat/?p=41#comment-121 Me and my flatmates are students without jobs out of term time, surviving on very little funs, our monthly budget for food is roughly £23 a month for two.... value bake beans on value bread toast, potatoes tea bags milk sugar, garlic, butter, onions, chopped tomatoes, value mince, rice & pasta. our menus consist of: baked beans on toast x 20 baked potato & beans x10 potato wedges x 2 garlic bread x 4 bread & butter x 1 loaf raw oxo cube snack x 16 home made chili con carne x 6 sausage bolognese x 4 sausage sandwich x 10 This isn't very nutritious or varied. My flatmate and i have lost lots of weight and our stool motions are irregular (every 4/5 days) cups of tea x 90. Chocolate from nothing... 1 part value coco powder 1 part sugar 2 part milk + microwave Any suggestions for next month. We have a combined budget of around £50 Me and my flatmates are students without jobs out of term time, surviving on very little funs, our monthly budget for food is roughly £23 a month for two…. value bake beans on value bread toast, potatoes tea bags milk sugar, garlic, butter, onions, chopped tomatoes, value mince, rice & pasta.

our menus consist of:

baked beans on toast x 20
baked potato & beans x10
potato wedges x 2
garlic bread x 4
bread & butter x 1 loaf
raw oxo cube snack x 16
home made chili con carne x 6
sausage bolognese x 4
sausage sandwich x 10

This isn’t very nutritious or varied. My flatmate and i have lost lots of weight and our stool motions are irregular (every 4/5 days)
cups of tea x 90.

Chocolate from nothing…

1 part value coco powder
1 part sugar
2 part milk
+ microwave

Any suggestions for next month. We have a combined budget of around £50

]]> Comment on The End by jehan http://www.pimpthatsnack.com/eat/2008/08/01/the-end/#comment-116 jehan Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:54:09 +0000 http://www.pimpthatsnack.com/eat/?p=41#comment-116 "I honestly don’t think I’ll ever buy a prepackaged ready meal again" good luck! i manage to make most things from scratch (including pasta, and pasta sauce) but I keep jello packets around, and a few packets of ramen for after those really long days of work... “I honestly don’t think I’ll ever buy a prepackaged ready meal again”

good luck! i manage to make most things from scratch (including pasta, and pasta sauce) but I keep jello packets around, and a few packets of ramen for after those really long days of work…

]]> Comment on The End by Richard "Tricky" Duncan http://www.pimpthatsnack.com/eat/2008/08/01/the-end/#comment-115 Richard "Tricky" Duncan Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:19:36 +0000 http://www.pimpthatsnack.com/eat/?p=41#comment-115 What is this? Cheap eating competition? First I've heard of it... What is this?
Cheap eating competition?

First I’ve heard of it…

]]> Comment on The End by Dawn http://www.pimpthatsnack.com/eat/2008/08/01/the-end/#comment-114 Dawn Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:21:24 +0000 http://www.pimpthatsnack.com/eat/?p=41#comment-114 Well done! I'm really glad you got under your target. £75 for a month's food is NOT a lot of money in today's world; my family of 4 easily spends at least that per week on food and mum makes all our meals from scratch! So go you! :D Well done! I’m really glad you got under your target. £75 for a month’s food is NOT a lot of money in today’s world; my family of 4 easily spends at least that per week on food and mum makes all our meals from scratch! So go you! :D

]]> Comment on Nearing the end by Richard "Tricky" Duncan http://www.pimpthatsnack.com/eat/2008/07/28/nearing-the-end/#comment-113 Richard "Tricky" Duncan Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:12:01 +0000 http://www.pimpthatsnack.com/eat/?p=40#comment-113 THE END OF THE WORLD* IS HERE! *By world I mean your Cheap-Eating project. What's the grand total spent? £72 or something, of your alotted £75? THE END OF THE WORLD* IS HERE!

*By world I mean your Cheap-Eating project.
What’s the grand total spent? £72 or something, of your alotted £75?

]]> Comment on Nearing the end by Vixxie http://www.pimpthatsnack.com/eat/2008/07/28/nearing-the-end/#comment-112 Vixxie Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:52:50 +0000 http://www.pimpthatsnack.com/eat/?p=40#comment-112 Wow, I only found this the other day but I've read your whole tale now and I'm amazed! I thin kthis is fantastic and I hope one day I'll try something like this. The way you've documented it all too is great! This whole little project is really inspiring in a "Let's all do our bit and see what we can really do" kind of thing. A great project too! I'm only 14 and my parents are constantly arguing over shopping - my mum overspends waaay too much and my dad never buys enough. So now I'm looking at all the reciepts and trying to devise the perfect shop! ;) Wish me luck! And I'm glad that you didn't find this too bad, I bet it was a real shock at first. Is there something that you miss in particular or is everything pretty good? Well done for coming so far! Vixxie. P.S I'm doing LOADS of links on my blog, and somewhere in there is yours! ;) Wow,
I only found this the other day but I’ve read your whole tale now and I’m amazed! I thin kthis is fantastic and I hope one day I’ll try something like this. The way you’ve documented it all too is great!
This whole little project is really inspiring in a “Let’s all do our bit and see what we can really do” kind of thing. A great project too!
I’m only 14 and my parents are constantly arguing over shopping - my mum overspends waaay too much and my dad never buys enough. So now I’m looking at all the reciepts and trying to devise the perfect shop! ;) Wish me luck!
And I’m glad that you didn’t find this too bad, I bet it was a real shock at first. Is there something that you miss in particular or is everything pretty good?
Well done for coming so far!
Vixxie.
P.S I’m doing LOADS of links on my blog, and somewhere in there is yours! ;)

]]> Comment on Nearing the end by Dudley http://www.pimpthatsnack.com/eat/2008/07/28/nearing-the-end/#comment-106 Dudley Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:47:04 +0000 http://www.pimpthatsnack.com/eat/?p=40#comment-106 But there wasn't nearly enough pie. But there wasn’t nearly enough pie.

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