[Paace]

To give that overfed bunch £500 for food was just completely 0TT and wasteful . Again they can't do simple addition and calculated by more then a £100 over.

[polish1]

Originally Posted by Paace

To give that overfed bunch £500 for food was just completely 0TT and wasteful . Again they can't do simple addition and calculated by more then a £100 over.

There is 15 or so of them in there How much do you spend on your shopping weekly?

[NorthernPenguin]

Give me some of that budget, I'm tired of having to hunt out my next meal like its a game of hide and seek with the tins of beans, also how much crap do they wanna buy?

[redex]

Originally Posted by Paace

To give that overfed bunch £500 for food was just completely 0TT and wasteful

£4.76 per person per day is OTT?

[bingoes]

Originally Posted by Paace

To give that overfed bunch £500 for food was just completely 0TT and wasteful . Again they can't do simple addition and calculated by more then a £100 over.

£31.25 each on food/drink/etc etc for a week a waste ? seems not enough to me

[hisdogspot]

I spend about £200 on four of us every week ... and that's not extravagent, it's an ASDA shop, not Marks and Spencer

Their 'looxury' budget is shite !

[threecheeses]

Originally Posted by bingoes

£31.25 each on food/drink/etc etc for a week a waste ? seems not enough to me

Only 15 of them now

[threecheeses]

Originally Posted by hisdogspot

I spend about £200 on four of us every week ... and that's not extravagent, it's an ASDA shop, not Marks and Spencer

Their 'looxury' budget is shite !

Wow!! I would easily get a luxury shop at that cost

[polish1]

Originally Posted by hisdogspot

I spend about £200 on four of us every week ... and that's not extravagent, it's an ASDA shop, not Marks and Spencer

Their 'looxury' budget is shite !

I shop in Lidl, I would be in heavan

[bingoes]

Originally Posted by threecheeses

Only 15 of them now

Well Becky is eating for two you know

OK then £33.33 each per week - less the 24 plus hours that Chris was in the house ... where is my calculator

[threecheeses]

Fair point

[hisdogspot]

Originally Posted by threecheeses

Wow!! I would easily get a luxury shop at that cost

Depends how you define luxury I suppose

... I feel embarrassed now, and I don't know why

I'm not extravagent at all

[threecheeses]

Originally Posted by hisdogspot

Depends how you define luxury I suppose

... I feel embarrassed now, and I don't know why

I'm not extravagent at all

No need to be, just invite us round for dinner

[xMsStunnahxx]

Yet some of them still aren't happy hahaa

[WhatJoeThinks]

Originally Posted by hisdogspot

Depends how you define luxury I suppose

... I feel embarrassed now, and I don't know why

I'm not extravagent at all

Or is it just that you aren't in charge of the shopping? The price of food has climbed so much in the past 12 months that I now find myself retrospectively calculating how much I've spent/eaten per day and I've made a concerted effort to bring the price down. I now eat on average £5/day, eat very healthily and certainly never go hungry. I can now add to the pleasure of cooking for myself every day the pleasure of doing it on a budget. £4.76/day is just right, IMO.

[WhatJoeThinks]

Oops! Sorry hisdogspot, I meant to quote the OP.

[green855]

I spend £60 twice a week on 5 people lol

[Ms Ann Thrope]

The prices that are charged by BB for the food do not necessarily reflect the real cost of the items. They tend to price luxury items higher and basic nutrition lower, so there's no knowing how much they 'ought' to be spending per person per day.

[Enidan]

When I'm on a budget I spend £6.80 per day on food for two people. That's breakfast, lunch and dinner. It can be done but it's a struggle to eat fresh, quality meat and fresh fruit and veg on that budget. If I put at bit aside each day I am able to get a cheap bottle of plonk at the end of the week.
The HMs can't take advantage of BOGOFS and others offers which help keep costs down if they also want booze, fags and junk such as chocolate and biscuits, £5.00 a day is not luxurious.

Well it is if you compare it to £1.00 a day, this also can also be done if you meal plan, know your prices and are a creative cook.

[WhatJoeThinks]

Originally Posted by Enidan

When I'm on a budget I spend £6.80 per day on food for two people. That's breakfast, lunch and dinner. It can be done but it's a struggle to eat fresh, quality meat and fresh fruit and veg on that budget. If I put at bit aside each day I be able to get a cheap bottle of plonk at the end of the week.
The HMs can't take advantage of BOGOFS and others offers which help keep costs down if they also want booze, fags and junk such as chocolate and biscuits, £5.00 a day is not luxurious.

Well it is if you compare it to £1.00 a day, is also can also be done if you meal plan and know and are a creative cook.

I disagree about the vegetables. If you're willing to cook meals from fresh ingredients it works out much cheaper than using processed ingredients because vegetables are so affordable. Even bell peppers (one of my favourites), which can cost 80p each, are cheap considering the mileage involved, and a bag of 7 oranges often only costs £1. How that's possible I've no idea. Meat on the other hand is quite expensive, but a small amount goes a long way, nutritionally speaking. It's actually quite healthy to only eat a few ounces of meat per day anyway, unless you're a teenager. A healthy adult need only eat meat a couple of times per week.

[wonkeydonkey]

Originally Posted by xMsStunnahxx

Yet some of them still aren't happy hahaa

Why they didn't put basic foods at the top and treats lower down I can't imagine. I would have been cross to see that mountain of biscuits and half the dinner ingredients crossed off.

[Ms Ann Thrope]

Originally Posted by wonkeydonkey

Why they didn't put basic foods at the top and treats lower down I can't imagine. I would have been cross to see that mountain of biscuits and half the dinner ingredients crossed off.

I don't think they could muster a teaspoon of common sense between them, except of course for Benedict who will keep his mouth shut rather than draw attention to the fact that he is the only proper adult in a houseful of kidults, and wishes he could be a kidult fuh evah.

[Gusto Brunt]

Yeah, someone's a dunce when it comes to maths.

I would have thought it was pretty easy to give £31 each for everyone to spend. That's how I'd have done it.

[treetree]

thought Luke A was chef surely this should count when meal planning/ shopping if he ordered that for a restaurant kitchen he was running he'd be bust in a week

[treetree]

Originally Posted by Gusto Brunt

Yeah, someone's a dunce when it comes to maths.

I would have thought it was pretty easy to give £31 each for everyone to spend. That's how I'd have done it.

maybe that's how they should do it give everyone 30 odd quid and say - whats yours is yours and u get what u want - however if u then take anyone else s your up for eviction