Feed a Family of Four for a Week on €50

By Deb on September 17th, 2008

Am I mad? Maybe.

You’ve probably been living in a hole if you haven’t heard of the fabulous Lidl Eats blog by now. Kate is showing Ireland how they can eat well and dispel their ill-placed brand loyalty by looking no further than their local Lidl. She features Lidl products, incredible recipes and thought-provoking posts.

Early on in the blog, Kate decided to do a €50 challenge to see if she could feed two people on €50 a week. I was especially amazed at how well she did, as they eat low-carb which automatically adds quite a bit of expense to any budget. Not only did she succeed, but she posted some wonderfully creative recipes and thoughts throughout the week.

We purchased a new (ok old, a 2000) car this month and as such, things are very tight until pay day on the 28th, so I thought, why not keep things tight and try to survive on our own €50 challenge next week. So that is what I am going to do.

Next week I will attempt to feed our family of four on a mere €50. I don’t eat low-carb (although maybe I should) so there will be lots of pizza, pasta and home made breads. I will post a meal plan on Monday and a few thoughts throughout.

I will not be limiting myself to Lidl. Indeed most of my meat is already in the freezer. I stocked up on Sulmeat’s incredible chicken fillet deal earlier this week and have plenty of mince to keep me going. Of course I will include said cost in the €50. I will shop around accordingly to get the best deals I can.

If there are any other bloggers out there who want to join in, let me know and I will add links accordingly. I am fairly sure I can do this and look forward to the learning opportunities! In the meantime I will be planning menus and testing bread recipes! See you Monday!