
How to eat well on a budget
Eating well shouldn’t be difficult or expensive. Grabbing a healthy lunch should be as easy as grabbing a coffee. But with food inflation increasing from 1.5% in November to 1.8% in December, it can feel like fresh food is too expensive. With a lack of access to decent food, people can often turn to unhealthy options that are cheaper but worst for your wellbeing. Here’s what you can do to have a healthy meal without breaking the bank.
Bulk Cooking
Double up your ingredients and cook a big batch of dinner. Buying in bulk is cheaper than singular items, plus you can freeze the leftovers and have them for dinner next week.Freeze Your Scraps
While you’re cutting up veggies, herbs, and all the bits during your meal prep, save all the offcuts and pop them into a zip log bag and freeze. Once frozen, you can add them to stews and soups or boil them for a homemade stock.Explore Your Cupboard
That’s right, go on a deep dive into the depths of your cupboards. You never know what you might find. Is there an odd tin of something you never quite knew how to use? Give it a Google and find a recipe for it! We also have ingredients sat in our cupboards that we also forget are there. Save a few quid and make something new.