7 May- 12 May. - time to Live off £1 a day for food
This is part of
Live Below the Line
I did this in 2011 too, and you can see what I ate then here:
http://rainforest-save.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/1-day-for-food.html
The picture on the right is from last year
I have chosen the same diet, more or less, this year - and it is interesting to see how prices have changed. The Potatoes that last year cost me £1-00 for 2.5Kilo have gone up to £1-39. However I was fortunate in seeing a "remaindered" bag for 59p.
The Coop Lentils have gone up from £1-00 to £1-20.
Fortunately the Booths Porridge has gone down 5p
So far I have spent £4-68 of my budget - that leaves me with 32p for "eating out" over the next three and a half days - i.e. accepting cups of tea from friends at 10p a cup.
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I am grateful for friends who are sponsoring me.
You can sponsor me online -
https://www.livebelowtheline.com/me/judi
One person has sponsored me on the web page - Thank you Margaret!!!
Last night some friends at Speakers Club sponsored me
Several people have sponsored me at church;
Some people from CEL sponsored me
Thank you to all!!
Item 2011 2012
Porridge 750g (Booths Quick Oat) £0.95 90
1st 500g bag lentils (Coop) £1-00 each £1-20 each
2nd 500g bag lentils (Coop) £1-00 each £1-20 each
Potatoes - 2.5 k £1.00 59
portion of butter £0.30 0.30
2 tblspoons brown sugar 0.10 0.10
portion of salt 0.10 0.10
1/20th bottle Cool Earth coffee 0.15 0.10
portion of barbecue.chili flavouring 0.10
portion of nutmeg (2011 only) 0.10
1/2 a fudge bar given to me (2011only) 0.15
2 cups of tea given to me (2011only) 0.10
1 slice white bread given (2011 only) 0.10
1 large crisp after Speakers club (2012) 0.4p
1 (old) clementine 0.15
