So today is the first day of my challenge. I’m feeling quite good about it at the minute, not sure how that will change throughout the week though! 


Breakfast – 10.15am:

• 50g porridge = 4p
• 1/2 pint tap water = free
• 1/3 banana = 4p
• TOTAL = 8p

I usually always make porridge with milk, or half milk half water, but today I had to make it all with water. I am going to be honest, I couldn’t finish it. Towards the end the taste of water was just too much and I started feeling sick. 1/3 of a banana doesn’t really mask the taste that much. Already I have realised just how lucky we are to be able to afford milk! (I’ve cut the rest of the banana up and frozen it, to take out as & when during the week).

Breakfast

Breakfast

Lunch – 1.50pm:

•  2 slices brown bread = 4p
• 10g cheese spread = 4p
• TOTAL = 8p

Today’s lunch wasn’t too bad. It’s something like what I’d normally have anyway. Except I’d be using more expensive cheese spread! Hasn’t really filled me up though and I could do with a bag of crisps or something!

Lunch

Just worked out the cost of meals throughout the week though, and I can fit snacks into my daily budget, from the food which I’ve bought within my £5 – for example a piece of chicken, or a slice of toast, either with cheese spread or dry – I need to make the spread last throughout the week!

Snack – 4.40pm

• 1 slice brown bread = 2p
• TOTAL = 2p

I had to have something to eat, I had a headache coming on and felt so hungry! So just a slice of bread it was, to keep me going until dinner. 

Dinner – 7.15pm

• 1/2 tin tomatoes = 16p
• 100g pasta =  6p
• 2 chicken portions = 34p
• dash of pepper = 1p
• TOTAL = 57p

I was so much looking forward to this, and it was yummy! I’m so glad I bought pepper in my budget, as it gave it a bit of flavour, which I needed!

Dinner

TOTAL for the day = 75p