A student has shared the tips which she says enables her to food shop for the equivalent of just £1 a day.
Poppy Barr, 23, decided to challenge herself to spend as little as possible on her weekly food shop, and says she managed to survive on just £5 for five days. Poppy says she managed to keep in the limit by getting creative with her meals, reports Mirror Online.
"The premise of my challenge was relatively simple," Poppy told money-saving website Vogo.
"I wanted to save as much money as I could while wasting as little food as possible, spending only £5 in the process.
"I decided that as much as I needed to be economical, I also wanted to make meals that tasted good and gave me some nutritional value, which is why I picked up the stock cubes for flavour and soya milk, which is fortified with vitamins."
She added: "For the most part, I was pretty happy with my choices! I stayed with own brand items as these were a lot cheaper than the more well-known brands. This reduced my costs significantly.
"I even attempted a homemade pizza one night using blended oats and water for a base, pasta sauce and frozen veg – honestly not as bad as it sounds!
"I also made homemade cookies that were pretty successful using a mashed banana, peanut butter and oats, which helped satisfy my cravings for snacks throughout the day."
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She added: "Overall, I found the week challenging but in ways that I didn't expect. I'd recommend shopping around for the best deals.
"I'd rely on cheap staples such as pasta, and planning meticulously for the week – there is no way I would've had enough food for over 5 days if I hadn't put so much thought into my meals beforehand."
Shopping list:
- Oats: 75p
- Spaghetti: 20p
- White bread: 37p
- Pasta sauce: 39p
- Soya milk: 59p
- 2 bananas: 20p
- Vegetable stock cubes: 36p
- Peanut butter: 70p
- Butter beans: 36p
- Baked beans: 29p
- Frozen mixed veg: 79p
- Total: £5
