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godluvsatrier
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Okay so its nearly the end of the month and once again i have run out of money and therefore out of fresh food and therefore also healthy food. Needless to say I have resorted to the staples in my cupboard, tinned beans and chocolate biscuits... lots of biscuits (I rarely buy them in but kindly relatives and friends tend to want to feed me up with them!). Every month I reah this stage (having eaten so well and healthily thus far) and ruin it all with chocolate biscuits. tonight ive eaten so many i feel ill!!!
But what id like to know from you guys is this - has anybody got any suggestionsfor triathlon friendly healthy food i can buy in my monthly shop whih wil last till then end?? I only shop once a month because after that theres no spare cash so i cant keep poppingup the grocers for fresh produce. im not training for long distances so have no right to gorge myself on biscuits for satisfaction!! Please!! any help is appreciated.
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But what id like to know from you guys is this - has anybody got any suggestionsfor triathlon friendly healthy food i can buy in my monthly shop whih wil last till then end?? I only shop once a month because after that theres no spare cash so i cant keep poppingup the grocers for fresh produce. im not training for long distances so have no right to gorge myself on biscuits for satisfaction!! Please!! any help is appreciated.
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Tinned stuff that I keep in are ravioli & tinned beans to make a quick bean stew.
Energy food is cheap - pasta / rice / spuds / bread / oats etc - make sure you have these for your training and decent protein amounts too. It's a shame the protein part can be expensive! But that's where supplements come in!
Food log it is...
johnashton - i honestly wish i couldshop twice a month but i really cant afford that, past the first week there's nothig left so need to get in stuff that's going to last me. but i like the bean stew idea. and using an online shopping thing, then can keep track of what im buying!
thanks x
If you do one shop - plenty of staples as mentioned above but fill your freezer full of frozen veg for your fibre and vits etc.
I drink a lot of milk for protien (don't know if it is "complete" protien?) and you can get UHT so can get tonnes at once!
Pulses: Lentils, chickpeas, beans of all sorts are also cheap and healthy - good protein and carbs. Just have to soak over night, then boil for at least 10 mins to get rid of toxins... You can get a pressure cooker if you want to speed things up - but some of the lentils/peas you don't need to soak over night, and only take a bit to boil.
Market: If you have a city or town where you live with a market, you can get lots of cheap (seasonal) veg there.
Chickpeas, and onion, some spices and a bit of oil make a nice tasty and really cheap dinner! Especially if you are hungry.
It's meat and cheese and ready meals that are the really expensive things.
We alywas have numerous tins of heinz beans and plenty of pasta, spagetti and rice in stock, spuds galore and lots of veg ... only thing with the veg is if you want fresh then you have to buy weekly.
you could split your shop into two weekly and literally just stash half what you would have spent in the safe until the second weekly shop ... got to be strong and not spend it before though.
i actually have a tin of chikpeas but didnt know what to do with them - will try your idea. must say everyone's suggestions are fab!! i suppose i could put a tenner away at my parents for later in the month to get in fresh stuff.
oh and of course porridge!! I should have thought of that. has anyone tried UHT milk? or does soya keep for longer maybe than ordinary milk?
as pointed out bulking out carbs are fairly cheap & store well, but really you need to find a good market or green grocer that you can top up weekly with fresh produce, it is a rare day anything green or fruity comes from a supermarket in our house & whilst protein is more expensive, we need less so that balances the cost out...supplements are a very expensive way of buying protein, compare a kilo of chicken with a kilo of over processed milk powder given a fancy name for relative cost.
You can get long life or 'fresh' soy milk, keeps OK.
I shopped yesterday for the whole week, fresh stuff only & have a mountain of fruit, apples, pears, black grapes, mango, pineapple, melon, kiwi, nectarines, plums, bananas,sharon fruit, satsumas & figs, plus purple sprouting, beetroot, red cabbage, tomatoes, cucumber, radish, chinese leaves & peppers a whole fresh sea bass, salmon & cod steaks & a pork joint for Sunday (lunch for the rest of the week)..all for about £40. Some of that fruit will last into next week, so a smaller shop then.
We will supermarket shop on Sat & that will be milk, juice & store cupboard stuff.
UHT milk keeps for ages, it doesn't quite taste like 'real' milk but it's fine for porridge, cereal, adding to hot drinks and that kind of thing
Jacket potatoes are an excellant source of carbs.
Pasta and brown rice are cheap and easy to cook as is cous cous.
Someone has mentioned tin tomatoes, they go with bloody everything, and help to give taste to bland foods.
I shop once a week and only spend 30 quid, but i have all the fruit and veg i need + chicken/tinned fish and pork ( loin).
If you make a list it really can be done.
good luck mate,
I wasn't in the reading mood so skipped some of the posts so excuse me if I repeat anyone.
Some of the essentials i'd recommend include...
pasta/rice etc (as previously mentioned) for your carbs, preferably brown as its slower releasing so should prevent any energy highs and troughs throughout the day.
eggs as really good a as a source of protein as they contain all the essential amino acids!
Someone mentioned frozen fruit and veg. excellent idea especially when you only get one shop a month
If you're getting meat try to include chicken or turkey rather than just red meats
How does your bread last you the month by the way? haha
What about picking up a bottle of herbs/spices each time you shop, they last for years and can help liven up bland food. Paprika, crushed chillis, saffron (all red, and therefore "go faster") basil, herbes de provence etc and so on...
An egg has 100 calories roughly and its all in the yolk, dont eat that bit if your wanting to lose some lbs
Dont eat bread, its got loads of salt and sugar in it, so has little or nio benefit.
wheatgerm bread is the one you want if you must make a sarnie.
OR
Brown pitta breads.
But if your not wanting to watch the weight eat what you like
thanks for all the great replies!! I'm loving the idea of gettin a tub of herbs/spices each shop so i can eventualy get up a good stock. also the soy milk or uht idea - am going to see what its like!!
im seriously goig to buy in loads of tinned tomatoes and pasta, am thinking pasta bake!! i guess there's loads i could do with that.
any more ideas def come foward with them, am writing a list in time for pay day so i can get the essentials delivered for a good tri-packed month!!
x
For carbs, I have porridge, (brown) pasta and cous cous in the cupboard (which are all dry and therefore don't go off). As a lot of the other guys have mentioned already, keep plenty of spices in the cupboard to keep it interesting, and I also have a couple of squeezy tubes of herbs in the fridge that keep for weeks.
All I need to buy then is fresh fruit, veg and soy milk which doesn't take long -15 mins quick shop a week and I'm sorted. I reckon its also a good idea to make bigger batches of things like stew, curry, soup, pasta sauce etc. and freeze it into individual portions - use freezer bags or old takeaway (ahem) containers. Good for when you've been out all day at work or training and want something quickly - stops the temptation to reach for the quick fix biscuit option
scibby - i didnt realise pesto kept so long, thats one reason i didnt used to buy it but next time i buy stuff im going to pck myself up a jar!!
wow, there's so may good ideas on here, it's fab!! i'm feelin next month i'll be eating very well indeed x