Thrifty mum-of-three reveals how she feeds her family for only 97p a head
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A THRIFTY mum-of-three has revealed how she feeds her family for only 97p a head by bulk buying her ingredients.
Emma Bradley, 43, from Gloucester, had to reevaluate her budget four years ago when she quit her job as a teacher to spend more time with her children - Erin, 9, Dylan, 15, and Chloe, 19.
Along with looking after her children full-time, the savvy mum-of-three runs the blog where she documents her money-saving hacks.
Emma said that buying ingredients in bulk saves her an absolute fortune each week - and even allows her to send her daughter Chloe off to university with meals too.
As well as shopping in high street supermarkets, Emma orders her meat from to stick to her strict budget.
After spending £25 on supermarket essentials, the mum buys £27 worth of meat from the online retailer to cook up eight meal such as spaghetti and meatballs, shepherd's pie and sausage casserole for her family each week.
That said, Emma still bulk-cooks for Chloe so her eldest child can still eat well at university.
She added: "The stuffed jacket potatoes are perfect for this – you can just pop them out of the freezer and heat them up in the microwave if you want a quick meal or snack."
In order to stop her children from racing through the household snacks, Emma also recommended divvying up treats by putting one in their lunchboxes every morning.
She added: "By showing them how to cook healthy meals every day, I hope they’ll be learning about basic nutrition and how to eat a balanced diet as they get older."
Meatball Pasta - serves 4
Meatball Pasta ingredients:
- Pasta - 49p
- Passata - 40p
- Tinned sweetcorn - 39p
- Musclefood meatballs - £2.63 for pack of 20
Total: £3.91, 97p per person
Turkey and mushroom mince with leeky potatoes - serves 4
Turkey and mushroom mince with leeky potatoes ingredients:
- Musclefood Turkey Mince - 64p for 200g
- Chestnut mushrooms - 80p for 250g
- Onions - 85p
- Celery - 65p
- Chicken stock cube - 20p
- Carrots - 15p
- Potatoes - 50p
- Cheddar cheese -40p
- Leeks - £1
- Cream cheese - 30p
Total: £5.49, £1.37 per person
Sausage casserole - serves 4
Sausage casserole ingredients:
- Casserole cooking sauce - £1.70
- Potatoes - 50p
- Musclefood sausages - £1.32 for 8
- Vegetables - £1
Total: £4.52, £1.13 per person
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