Day 3 - Mixing it up
Over half way in my 'live below the line' challenge now. It's been a good day all round, not felt too hungry, although getting some peas out the freezer earlier I spied some Ben and Jerry's ice cream, and then it started waving at me. Luckily I managed to peel myself away from the freezer pretty quickly.
Todays menu...
Breakfast - Porridge with water and a spoon of sugar - 6p
(Vast improvement on the sultanas and the sweetener)
Snack - Banana - 15p
Lunch - Spicy butternut squash soup - 31p
(Luckily I'm not bored of this yet)
Snack - an apple - 5p
Dinner - Tuna Kedgeree - 42p
This was probably my best dinner this week so far and I'm feeling full up from it too. It made 2 portions, so I have another portion for tomorrow, although I did have to stop myself from demolishing both portions at the time.
It was really simple to make and didn't use many ingredients - this is how I made it:
Ingredients (for 2 portions)
1/2 an onion - 5p
125g rice - 5p
240ml water
Sprinkle of stock powder (optional)
1 tin of tuna - 49p
1 egg (hardboiled) - 15p
100g frozen peas - 10p
1 - Chop up the onion (I used a red onion) and fry until it goes soft.
2 - Add the rice, stir in with the onion and then add the water.
3 - Bring to the boil and then turn the heat down, put the lid on and leave to cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally so it doesn't stick. I also added a bit more water (about another 200ml as it dried out, but it's up to you what consistency you want your rice).
4 - I added a sprinkle of stock powder just to add to the taste and some seasoning.
5 - Add the peas and cook for another couple of minutes, until the rice has soaked up all the water.
6 - Chop up the boiled egg and add this and the drained tin of tuna and mix in.
Total spend = 99p
So far, this week has shown me just how frivolous I can be with food; how I waste so much that I don't deem to be edible and throw things out that I haven't eaten before they've gone bad. I can't believe how little I have spent this week and how I have still managed to feed myself 3 decent meals a day. I am not normally this organised. Living below the line you have to plan ahead what you are going to eat, and make use of every item of food you have in the cupboards and fridge. You can't afford to waste food.
My ethics have also been highlighted this week. Some of my purchasing choices are not based on cost - for example, I could have saved money on eggs if I'd have bought caged hen eggs, but I only wanted to buy free range, meaning I had to pay more. In everyday life I try and buy Fairtrade products when I can, but living below the line you don't always have the luxury of choice.
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