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I've set myself a challenge to live for £2 ($2.50) or less/day with 3 varied and healthy meals using meal prep
The idea is 2 different style wraps/burritos for lunches, 2 different frozen meals for dinner and Overnight Oats/Muesli for breakfast.
Breakfasts:
65g Oats with a spoonful of almonds, hazelnuts and dried cranberries, I'll add milk the night before.
Lunches:
Wrap 1- Turkey with Blanched Almonds, Diced Red Onion, Bell Pepper and topped with Grated Cheese
Wrap 2- Tuna in Greek Yogurt & Dijon Mustard with Spinach, Sweetcorn, Peas
Dinners:
Turkey in Couscous with Butter, Cauliflower & Peas w/ Lemon, Basil & Garlic
Chicken & Lentils with Onion, Carrot & Celery
Duck with Sweet & White Potato Mash, Onion Gravy, Broccoli & Broad Beans
My total here comes in at £53.21 (about $66) or £1.78/day, what can I change/add to make it better? Do you think these quantities are enough for 1 months worth of meals?
If this thread goes well I'll order and take pics of the results the day after tomorrow.
Also general meal prep thread. What are your meal prep recipes and tips?
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>meal prep
>challenge
god I fucking hate hipster memes so fucking much
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>>8300266
I have no idea why you'd do a "meal prep challenge", but I frequently feed two people breakfast, lunch and dinner for food cost under $5. Just make a lot of vegan meals involving beans, vegetable and grains. Your food cost drops to nearly nothing.
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>>8300334
I would, but I work out too much not to include some lean meats.
I'm also trying to keep them fairly exciting for the price
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>>8300368
Still just adding a bunch of vegan meals to your diet lowers food cost like fuck. And beans are an OK protein source. For variety there's the entire world of Indian and Middle Eastern cooking. Tons of inexpensive but flavorful dishes in those cuisines. The only downside is the prep time many of them require.
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Where the fuck is the baked beans?
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>>8300468
Beans for breakfast make you fart and shit for the rest of the day
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I don't really pay attention to what I make but I spend about £50 - £70 a month.
I buy bread only when discounted - otherwise I make it. Wraps and baps are pretty expensive so I make those.
Dairy is expensive so I don't generally buy that unless its yoghurt. There are also expensive vegetables that I generally don't buy like baby spinach, bell peppers, and I don't generally buy nuts either. Basically, if something comes up as more than £1 on my receipt, I ask myself if I really want it.
Duck frequently goes on sale so I don't buy it at full price (game in general goes pretty cheap at Waitrose).
Also, frozen is usually cheaper than fresh so I'll check the frozen prices first if it's tolerable (e.g. not broccoli but maybe chicken).
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