Breakfast:
- 1 Linda McCartney veggie sausage [16p]
- 1 slice of toast [4p]
- 1 cup of tea [2p]
For lunch,
- 1/2 PBJ [11p]
- Popcorn [2p]
- 1/8th of an under-ripe peach [1p]
- Banana [9p]
- 1 cracker with peanut butter and horseradish [5p]
Dinner,
- Value pasta [20p]
- Broccoli [22p]
- Mushrooms [38p]
- Carrots [4p]
- Home-sprouted sprouts [5p]
- Wild garlic [foraged for free]
- Oil [5p]
Later in the day,
- Herbal tea [3p]
- 1 digestive biscuit [2p]
I thought this challenge was going to be a doddle, but after going over by 3p the first day and wanting to snack and have tea all Monday and Tuesday, I started to worry that it would be kind of tricky. It wasn't easy, but I'm really glad I did it. I didn't realise how often I snacked during the day and I'm going to make an effort to keep track of what I eat from now on. And, of course, it put my lifestyle, frugal, though it may be, into perspective. The £1/day food-budget for the Live Below the Line challenge -- the £1/day that had me pacing the kitchen, frustrated at having to stop snacking and curb my veggie intake, the budget that had me silently cursing my husband for throwing out a used teabag -- represents the what people below the severe poverty line have to spend per day on everything.
Congrats!!!! I am on my last day today. (since I skipped Wednesday) Today will be hardest for me since it's saturday and both hubby and child are home.
ReplyDeleteCongrats again!!!