Guest guest Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Belt tightening is about to happen (well apart from holiday week and even that might be curtailed a bit), OH is about to go onto SSP (aka bugger all money), luckily we have savings of a decent amount (even after paying the deposit on a mortgage), but time to start thinking about healthy, low fat, store cupboard foods! Stage one was to check what we had in the fridge and freezer and we will move on from there (I can see a heck of a lot of dried pulses being used!), this is not what we need at the moment - but it is happening and there is not much we can do about it! We do not plan on letting it get us down though (and it may not happen if other things come to fruition) - hmm time to start checking Rose Elliott and Cranks cookbooks! The Dragon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 We are really trying to cut back our grocery bills right now. Dried pulses, as you say. The cheapest possible produce; I am thinking more potatoes and cabbage, less fruit. Good luck! Pam On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 9:49 AM, The Dragon <dragonsteeluk wrote: > Belt tightening is about to happen (well apart from holiday week and > even that might be curtailed a bit), OH is about to go onto SSP (aka > bugger all money), luckily we have savings of a decent amount (even > after paying the deposit on a mortgage), but time to start thinking > about healthy, low fat, store cupboard foods! > > Stage one was to check what we had in the fridge and freezer and we > will move on from there (I can see a heck of a lot of dried pulses > being used!), this is not what we need at the moment - but it is > happening and there is not much we can do about it! > > We do not plan on letting it get us down though (and it may not happen > if other things come to fruition) - hmm time to start checking Rose > Elliott and Cranks cookbooks! > > The Dragon > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 OH is about to go onto SSP (akabugger all money), Can you explain what you mean? ~Amanda~ " UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not. " (The Lorax by Dr. Suess) : dragonsteeluk: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:49:25 +0000 Oh bother!!! Belt tightening is about to happen (well apart from holiday week andeven that might be curtailed a bit), OH is about to go onto SSP (akabugger all money), luckily we have savings of a decent amount (evenafter paying the deposit on a mortgage), but time to start thinkingabout healthy, low fat, store cupboard foods!Stage one was to check what we had in the fridge and freezer and wewill move on from there (I can see a heck of a lot of dried pulsesbeing used!), this is not what we need at the moment - but it ishappening and there is not much we can do about it!We do not plan on letting it get us down though (and it may not happenif other things come to fruition) - hmm time to start checking RoseElliott and Cranks cookbooks!The Dragon _______________ The other season of giving begins 6/24/08. Check out the i’m Talkathon. http://www.imtalkathon.com?source=TXT_EML_WLH_SeasonOfGiving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Hi! I am new here. I'm kind of in the same boat - trying to save money due to both daughters being at Uni and costing us a fortune! Chick peas are a staple round here - and soup too. Veggies tend to be higher in vitamins and minerals than fruits anyway so healthwise it's good to go more the veg way. Fruit tastes sooo good though! Take care everyone! pdw <pdworkman wrote: We are really trying to cut back our grocery bills right now. Dried pulses, as you say. The cheapest possible produce; I am thinking more potatoes and cabbage, less fruit. Good luck! Pam On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 9:49 AM, The Dragon <dragonsteeluk wrote: > Belt tightening is about to happen (well apart from holiday week and > even that might be curtailed a bit), OH is about to go onto SSP (aka > bugger all money), luckily we have savings of a decent amount (even > after paying the deposit on a mortgage), but time to start thinking > about healthy, low fat, store cupboard foods! > > Stage one was to check what we had in the fridge and freezer and we > will move on from there (I can see a heck of a lot of dried pulses > being used!), this is not what we need at the moment - but it is > happening and there is not much we can do about it! > > We do not plan on letting it get us down though (and it may not happen > if other things come to fruition) - hmm time to start checking Rose > Elliott and Cranks cookbooks! > > The Dragon > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 , amanda sears <kissesmomof4 wrote: > > > OH is about to go onto SSP (akabugger all money), > > Can you explain what you mean? > > > ~Amanda~ > " UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not. " > (The Lorax by Dr. Suess) SSP = statutory sick pay - because he has been off work with stress for so long (caused by work) they are no longer prepared to pay full salary and so he is going down from £2,000 a month to £200 a month until he is back at work - this is the money that the Government over here decided is enough to live on The Dragon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Dear folks You are all thinking for one reason or other for changing the eating habits. Change them since you must do it for healthy life. In India we eat 100% fresh vegetables and packed and frozen food is heard only 10 years ago. 90+ percent of people even today eat fresh fruit and drink fresh milk (not pasturized). Friuts are eaten in solid form and not in the form of juices. You can go to the weekly market and pick up vegs. for 10 days. and be done. Eat everyting in fresh form. eat as many veg. as possibel with the skin. Eat plenty of leavy vegetables.  I shall volunteer to provide some recipes which taste uninversally good to eat and can be prepared in less than 10 mts. best m.s.sastry --- On Mon, 30/6/08, Moi <pufff wrote: Moi <pufff Re: Oh bother!!! Monday, 30 June, 2008, 11:22 PM Hi! I am new here. I'm kind of in the same boat - trying to save money due to both daughters being at Uni and costing us a fortune! Chick peas are a staple round here - and soup too. Veggies tend to be higher in vitamins and minerals than fruits anyway so healthwise it's good to go more the veg way. Fruit tastes sooo good though! Take care everyone! pdw <pdworkman (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote: We are really trying to cut back our grocery bills right now. Dried pulses, as you say. The cheapest possible produce; I am thinking more potatoes and cabbage, less fruit. Good luck! Pam On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 9:49 AM, The Dragon <dragonsteeluk@ .co. uk> wrote: > Belt tightening is about to happen (well apart from holiday week and > even that might be curtailed a bit), OH is about to go onto SSP (aka > bugger all money), luckily we have savings of a decent amount (even > after paying the deposit on a mortgage), but time to start thinking > about healthy, low fat, store cupboard foods! > > Stage one was to check what we had in the fridge and freezer and we > will move on from there (I can see a heck of a lot of dried pulses > being used!), this is not what we need at the moment - but it is > happening and there is not much we can do about it! > > We do not plan on letting it get us down though (and it may not happen > if other things come to fruition) - hmm time to start checking Rose > Elliott and Cranks cookbooks! > > The Dragon > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 M.S.Sastry, I would love some of those recipes. Wanting to get more and more whole foods in any way I can. And, the quicker, the better Cassie " life's a garden, dig it! " Sent from my iPhone On Jul 1, 2008, at 1:00 AM, sankar sastry <shankarsastry wrote: Dear folks You are all thinking for one reason or other for changing the eating habits. Change them since you must do it for healthy life. In India we eat 100% fresh vegetables and packed and frozen food is heard only 10 years ago. 90+ percent of people even today eat fresh fruit and drink fresh milk (not pasturized). Friuts are eaten in solid form and not in the form of juices. You can go to the weekly market and pick up vegs. for 10 days. and be done. Eat everyting in fresh form. eat as many veg. as possibel with the skin. Eat plenty of leavy vegetables. I shall volunteer to provide some recipes which taste uninversally good to eat and can be prepared in less than 10 mts. best m.s.sastry --- On Mon, 30/6/08, Moi <pufff wrote: Moi <pufff Re: Oh bother!!! Monday, 30 June, 2008, 11:22 PM Hi! I am new here. I'm kind of in the same boat - trying to save money due to both daughters being at Uni and costing us a fortune! Chick peas are a staple round here - and soup too. Veggies tend to be higher in vitamins and minerals than fruits anyway so healthwise it's good to go more the veg way. Fruit tastes sooo good though! Take care everyone! pdw <pdworkman (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote: We are really trying to cut back our grocery bills right now. Dried pulses, as you say. The cheapest possible produce; I am thinking more potatoes and cabbage, less fruit. Good luck! Pam On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 9:49 AM, The Dragon <dragonsteeluk@ .co. uk> wrote: > Belt tightening is about to happen (well apart from holiday week and > even that might be curtailed a bit), OH is about to go onto SSP (aka > bugger all money), luckily we have savings of a decent amount (even > after paying the deposit on a mortgage), but time to start thinking > about healthy, low fat, store cupboard foods! > > Stage one was to check what we had in the fridge and freezer and we > will move on from there (I can see a heck of a lot of dried pulses > being used!), this is not what we need at the moment - but it is > happening and there is not much we can do about it! > > We do not plan on letting it get us down though (and it may not happen > if other things come to fruition) - hmm time to start checking Rose > Elliott and Cranks cookbooks! > > The Dragon > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Dear M.S. Sastry, Thanks so much for your post. I am not surprised to learn that more than 90 per cent of people in India today eat fresh fruit and drink fresh milk. Somehow, in the west, we have come far away from what we instinctively know is good for us to eat and towards what we call 'convenience' foods, making ourselves ill on foods that our grandmothers and greatgrandmothers would not have recognized and would not have eaten willingly. Much of this is due to the greed of the companies producing these packaged foods, and they have managed to persuade the public that they don't have time to prepare meals from fresh ingredients. In our household we don't eat so-called convenience foods except for (and there's always an 'except for' these days, isn't there!) canned tomatoes occasionally, canned coconut milk, and frozen peas and baby corn (for when they're not available fresh) - also frozen berries. (I think that's all, except for some noodles.) I make my own 'convenience' foods from fresh ingredients and freeze these soups, stews, pasta dishes, etc., until needed. I even make my own wholewheat or rye bread. It works for me. But you see I have a lot of time for this - I don't have half a dozen children and a husband to look after PLUS a job, as some people do. I used more canned and frozen vegetables when my son was still at home and before my husband and I retired - but we still avoided packaged foods. NOW, if you could please send some of those ten-minute recipes along to this group, I think everyone would be very very grateful! That would be a truly generous gift to us - and I especially would love to see recipes from you! Not only that, but you will be helping everyone to better physical AND better economic health! Love and hugs, Pat (Co-owner with Cindi) > In India we eat 100% fresh vegetables and packed and frozen > food is heard only 10 years ago. 90+ percent of people > even today eat fresh fruit and drink fresh milk (not > pasturized). > Friuts are eaten in solid form and not in the form of > juices. > You can go to the weekly market and pick up vegs. for 10 > days. and be done. Eat everyting in fresh form. eat as many > veg. as possibel with the skin. Eat plenty of leavy > vegetables. > > I shall volunteer to provide some recipes which taste > uninversally good to eat and can be prepared in less than > 10 mts. > best > m.s.sastry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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