I’ve seen a few post regarding struggling to make food last, so I’d thought I’d share a couple of things I do. It may help someone or give you some ideas.
when making spaghetti bolognese, chilli or cottage pie (mince based dishes) I add oats (just cheap basic oats) 1/4 of the mince weight. The oats soak up the flavours and you wouldn’t even know you’d added the oats…. but it can make add extra 3 portions to be frozen in f you make a large batch!
soup – grab a 55p stew bag of veg boil it all up add a nob of butter and blend with salt and pepper. This will make 4 lunches for me and the little one – just add bread
or use the 55p stew bag with an oxo, meat and some pearl barley this really bulks out the meal to stretch it.
left over roast vegetables meat and vegetables that need to be used, add a tin of tomatoes, oxo, some curry powder and when it’s cooked add a spoonful of natural Greek yogurt stir it in and serve!
a massive pot of Greek yogurt is so much cheaper than buying single pots for your little one and you can mash bananas and other fruit in or add a spoonful of honey honey etc.
hope someone finds this useful 😉
