Eating on a budget
Budgeting Remember: it is often a lot cheaper to cook meals from scratch yourself than buying ready-made or take away meals. For example: l A homemade cheese, tomato and ham sandwich using 2 slices of wholemeal bread costs 48p, but the same sandwich in a supermarket would cost £2.30, saving you £1.82.
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You could make your own ‘meal deal; with the same type of sandwich, an apple and a drink of cold tap water for only 68p per person. A similar meal deal in a supermarket would cost £3.00. You would save £2.30 per person by making your own.
l Scrambled egg on toast costs only 22p per serving.
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A homemade cottage pie made with minced beef and served with cooked mixed frozen vegetables costs 50p per serving. A supermarket own brand equivalent ready meal, served with cooked mixed frozen vegetables, costs £1.24 per serving. You would save 74p per person by making your own.
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A hot baked potato served with a small tin of tuna fish costs 98p per serving. You can lower the cost even more if you replace the tuna fish with baked beans. That would cost only 26p per person.
There are many more meal ideas too, but the list gives you a few ideas.
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