Cooking on a budget – 4 week workshop
Cooking on a budget means preparing nutritious and satisfying meals while keeping food costs as low as possible. It involves making thoughtful choices about ingredients, planning meals ahead, and reducing waste — all without sacrificing flavour or health.
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🥦 What “Cooking on a Budget” Really Means
- Shopping
- Buying in bulk or on special offer
- How to choose cheaper and fresher fruit and veg, own brand or value products
- Planning meals before shopping to avoid impulse buys
- Affordable Ingredients
- Using budget staples like pasta, rice, beans, lentils, eggs, tinned tomatoes, frozen veg
- Stretching more expensive items (like meat) by combining with vegetables or grains
- Swapping costly ingredients for low-cost alternatives
- Cooking Techniques
- Using methods that save energy and time, such as slow cooking or one-pot meals
- Preparing meals that require minimal ingredients but deliver great taste
