Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
Food budget for one
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="SuZir" data-source="post: 683505" data-attributes="member: 14557"><p>I have no idea about food cost in US (I know that cheaper than here, but everywhere is cheaper than here), but some things to consider:</p><p></p><p>- It is always more expensive to cook for one than it is to cook for bigger group per person.</p><p>- what kind of opportunities she has to cook and store food? For example is a freezer size a limitation?</p><p>- How expensive are the shops she has access to? Doesn't help, if some place sells some item really cheap, if she can't get to that store.</p><p>- One can save lots of money by buying in bulk, freezing and using later, cooking four or five meals at the time and freezing and using the left overs, using seasonal products and being good at using sales. Problem is; one needs to be reasonable cook and very good at planning and have good executive skills. If I remember correctly, your daughter was one of the kids of ours, whose executive skills and not her strongest point.</p><p></p><p>So, when considering the budget, consider what she actually can and can't do and do not plan a budget for 'martha stewart' or even yourself.</p><p></p><p>Depending how much she knows and how good she is at planning, it could maybe be even more useful to break the budgeting to smaller pieces. Come up with ten affordable meals she likes and knows how to cook, make a weekly menu based on those and then look how much that costs are and help her figure out how she needs to shop to make it work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SuZir, post: 683505, member: 14557"] I have no idea about food cost in US (I know that cheaper than here, but everywhere is cheaper than here), but some things to consider: - It is always more expensive to cook for one than it is to cook for bigger group per person. - what kind of opportunities she has to cook and store food? For example is a freezer size a limitation? - How expensive are the shops she has access to? Doesn't help, if some place sells some item really cheap, if she can't get to that store. - One can save lots of money by buying in bulk, freezing and using later, cooking four or five meals at the time and freezing and using the left overs, using seasonal products and being good at using sales. Problem is; one needs to be reasonable cook and very good at planning and have good executive skills. If I remember correctly, your daughter was one of the kids of ours, whose executive skills and not her strongest point. So, when considering the budget, consider what she actually can and can't do and do not plan a budget for 'martha stewart' or even yourself. Depending how much she knows and how good she is at planning, it could maybe be even more useful to break the budgeting to smaller pieces. Come up with ten affordable meals she likes and knows how to cook, make a weekly menu based on those and then look how much that costs are and help her figure out how she needs to shop to make it work. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
Food budget for one
Top