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Jonnyboy

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Posted: Tue May 17, 11 9:26 pm Post subject: The Sainsbury's ï¿½50 starvation diet.
monday - 1523 calories tuesday - 1535 calories wednesday - 1520 calories thursday - 1587 calories You get my drift, it might be only ï¿½50 quid, but it needs to be topped up with snacks to hit your daily calorie intake, and it's quite high on the carbs if you ask me, despite the claim that it is nutritionally balanced. Anyone think it will catch on?

Behemoth

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Posted: Tue May 17, 11 9:33 pm Post subject:
A bit thin on details but what wine would you recommend with it?

Jonnyboy

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Posted: Tue May 17, 11 9:35 pm Post subject:
vimto

jamanda
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Posted: Tue May 17, 11 9:38 pm Post subject:
Certainly low on calories for a man. Is it on their Website? I think ï¿½50 is a lot for one person for a week (assuming you have normal in the store cupboard.)

Chickem

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Posted: Tue May 17, 11 9:41 pm Post subject:

Jamanda wrote:

Certainly low on calories for a man. Is it on their Website? I think ï¿½50 is a lot for one person for a week (assuming you have normal in the store cupboard.)

I gather its for a family of 4.....i think i'll pass

Behemoth

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Posted: Tue May 17, 11 9:42 pm Post subject:

Jonnyboy wrote:

vimto

A confusion of vowels.

jamanda
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Posted: Tue May 17, 11 9:44 pm Post subject:
That's not a lot then. And you couldn't feed a teenager or physically hard working adult on those calories. Just had a look on their website - what a load of nonsense.

jamanda
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Posted: Tue May 17, 11 9:57 pm Post subject:
There's a challenge though - devise a week's menu for four for ï¿½50 that would fill you up and not lead to scurvy or rickets.

bagpuss

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Posted: Tue May 17, 11 10:14 pm Post subject:

Jamanda wrote:

There's a challenge though - devise a week's menu for four for ï¿½50 that would fill you up and not lead to scurvy or rickets.

I suspect its a cunning marketing ploy in that people will buy all the stuff (including the store cupboard ingredients) to be able to make the menu and spend another ï¿½50 on snacks that are in no way healthy so sainsburys makes money

Rob R

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Posted: Wed May 18, 11 7:03 am Post subject:

Jamanda wrote:

There's a challenge though - devise a week's menu for four for ï¿½50 that would fill you up and not lead to scurvy or rickets.

I do one, it comes in beef, pork or lamb flavour...

Jonnyboy

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Posted: Wed May 18, 11 7:12 am Post subject:

Jamanda wrote:

There's a challenge though - devise a week's menu for four for ï¿½50 that would fill you up and not lead to scurvy or rickets.

I think it's doable, would probabaly have to use tinned fish & fruit though, plus pulses, dried beans. The usual stuff resourceful people buy!

sally_in_wales
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Posted: Wed May 18, 11 7:49 am Post subject:
ok, so we need 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 7 dinners and some snacks, Downsizer style but assuming you have to buy the ingredients, and all coming in at ï¿½50 for 4 people. Should be fun to see what we come up with Porridge gets my vote as one of the breakfast options, its cheap. filling and easily tweaked to suit different tastes and calorie needs.

Barefoot Andrew
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Posted: Wed May 18, 11 7:52 am Post subject:
Porridge is vile! Yes, I know many will wonder what on earth is the matter with me... A.

sally_in_wales
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Posted: Wed May 18, 11 7:56 am Post subject:

Barefoot Andrew wrote:

Porridge is vile! Yes, I know many will wonder what on earth is the matter with me...

fortunately you get options for breakfast on the DS version of this, so even though you are clearly mad, you could have something else instead

Rob R

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Posted: Wed May 18, 11 7:58 am Post subject:
Smoked haddock

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