Feed your family for $50 a week!

[*Chels*]

Easy slice-

Tin of corn kernels
2 carrots.,2 zuchinni grated
Diced onion
And any other veges you have leftover -ie diced celery,capsicum,spinach etc
200g bacon diced
6 eggs
1/2 cup of SR flour

I just make it from heart now,I make a huge batch with a whole carton of eggs,.so I can freeze down leftovers for DH to take to work

Basic biscuits
500g butter
5 cups SR flour
1 cup sugar
380g tin condensed milk
cream butter and sugar,mix in flour and c/milk,bake for 10 mins
This would cost under $5 and make soooo many biscuits!

Jam drops
1 cup softened butter
1/2 cup sugae
2 cups PLAIN flour
Jam of ur choice

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy,fold in flour.Push hole into biscuit and fill with jam.Bake for 15 mins

Fruit slice
380g condensed milk
375g tinned fruit
1 cup SR flour
1 cup coconut
Bake for 40 mins

Cheap iceblocks-
Blend up some watermelon and tinned pineapple in blender.Tip into iceblock trays (which are cheap as at shops!) and freeze

Or blend 2 cups yoghurt,2 cups frozen fruit (rasp,bluebeeries etc) cup milk and freeze

[august]

Does anyone know if Aldi stocks....

1- 'rennet free' cheese
2-Free range eggs
3- Gelatine free yogurt
4- Any vegetarian burgers or vegie mince??

Also how much is Aldi bread and milk ?

[brogeybear]

Mmmmm... Jam Drops! Thanks, I was planning on baking cookies tomorrow, now I know exactly what.

As for the basic cookies - well if only *drool* The condensed milk itself would cost us $7 and 5 cups of flour another $7 LOL - (GF, DF) so not so cheap for us hahahaha.

[brogeybear]

I know the have so called free range eggs, am fairly sure they have no non rennet cheese or veg mince, but I *think* they may have some vege burgers.

[august]

Easy slice-

Tin of corn kernels
2 carrots.,2 zuchinni grated
Diced onion
And any other veges you have leftover -ie diced celery,capsicum,spinach etc
200g bacon diced
6 eggs
1/2 cup of SR flour

I make a similar recipe to this its great, I use 5 eggs though and no corn or bacon, we call it 'zuchinni slice' and add garlic, 1 cup grated tasty cheese and sliced tomato on top before baking.

[august]

I use left over puff pastry and make PIZZA SCROLLS for the kids lunch boxes.
Just spread tomato paste and grated cheese over pastry and roll into a log and slice into 1 cm rounds , place on baking tray and bake.

You can add other finely chopped vegies like capsicum , sundried tomatoes or bacon if you like.

You can also make cheese and vegemite scrolls, or Nutella scrolls the same way.

[2girls&1angelboy]

Can anyone help me with some cheap school lunch food.

[august]

I'd love to buy bread with no preservitives but they are so expensive. Might have to try and make my own I think.

Cassie do you have a GET FRESH store near you ?
I found today that they sell 'Baker bobs' bread for 99 cents a loaf and it has no preservatives.

[*Chels*]

Aldi does stock free range eggs,think they are around $4.70?
Also 3l of milk is $3.09 and light is $3.69
White bread is $1.09 a loaf,multi grain is $1.79,cant remember the number but it doesnt contian that nasty preseritive

Also anotehr idea is making a casserole in slow cooker,and freeze leftovers.You can wrap it in puff pastry to make a wee parcel,and there is another meal.I do this all the time with leftovers!

Chicken Pie
2 sheets puff pastry(more if u want bigger)
1 chicken breast
200g bacon
2 cups of mixed veges
1 litre chicken stock(i buy in powered in tin and it lasts forever!!for $2)
60 ml cream

cook chix and bacon,add veges
throw in tablespoon of plain flour to thicken.add stock slowly and bring to boil.add in cream and stir.
throw in dish with pastry(cover top with pastry too,but poke in a few holes with fork to let steam out) and cook for around 40 mins or until crispy and golden!

you can also double up and freeze leftovers for when you feel lazy.
Filo is another option-under $3 and will spread over a few meals and healtheir than puff pastry

[*Chels*]

Can anyone help me with some cheap school lunch food.

For kindy I do-
2-3 pieces fruit (in season)
Canned corn or pineapple in little containers (whatever you dont use,you can freeze)
Sometimes I send a whole avacado (I get a bag for $2-3
Muesli bar - 8 pack for $1.90 from ALDI
sandwich usually ham and mayo (buy deli ham on special and freeze into small bags
Homemade muffins-

I do them bulk to freeze down,and make them from sight (been baking for years so never measure lol)
1kg SR flour
2 bananas mashed
cup choc chips
1/3 cup oil
cinnamon'
cup sugar
2 eggs
milk to mix (I add as I go but dont overmix or muffins will be tough!)
you can freeze old bananas u dont use to make muffins and cakes

Savoury-
1kg SR flour
1/3 cup oil
2 eggs
milk to mix
corn kernels,grated carrot,zucchinni,cheese and ham

Buy 1kg yoghurt ($3.80 at aldi) and put in plastic conatiners

Buy rice crackers,or crackers and cut up some cheese and put in bags