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What does a girl who spends 100 rubles a day eat on food?
She eats both pizza and risotto, but manages to save a decent amount at the same time.
Chelsea Angeles, 21, moved to London a year ago to study at a local university. Only soon did Chelsea realize that the prices of living in the British capital were too high. I had to cut spending, including food costs. After reviewing her diet, the girl figured out how to eat only 1 British pound per day. (104 rubles at the time of preparation of the text).
The student did not have to starve. Is that from time to time deny yourself meat dishes.
“I don’t go on diets, but now I only eat vegetarian food several times a week,” Chelsea told the portal. “I save a lot of money on meat, which is usually the biggest expense in the grocery store.”
However, due to forced savings, you often have to eat monotonous food. And it’s so easy to break loose and waste your entire budget in a supermarket or restaurant. Therefore, the student turned on all her imagination and came up with new delicious recipes that fit into her daily limit.
“My favorite recipes are quick, simple and include only a few ingredients that can be used for several dishes, which not only saves money, but also space in the kitchen,” says the British.
Please note that Chelsea took into account prices in London stores. We adapted her recipes taking into account the prices in Russian supermarkets, and the price per serving changed slightly.
Soy risotto
Ingredients:
half a red onion, 50 g – 2,5 rubles. (1 kg – 50 rubles);
soy meat with chicken flavor, 30 g – 18 rubles (soy meat with chicken flavor “Your Health”, 100 g – 60 rubles);
arborio or carnaroli rice, 85 g – 16,3 rubles. (rice for risotto Auchan arborio, 500 g – 96 rubles);
a cube of vegetable broth – 4,6 rubles. (Gallina Blanca vegetable broth, 8 cubes – 37 rubles);
tomato paste, 70 g – 27 rubles (Nova tomato paste, 70 g – 27 rubles);
butter, 10 g – 8 rubles (butter “Ekomilk” 82,5%, 100 g – 80 rubles);
Cheddar cheese, 10 g – 8,8 rubles. (cheese “La Paulina Cheddar” 48%, 200 g – 177 rubles).
Fry the onion until brown. Add soybeans and fry until golden brown. Pour a cube of vegetable broth with 180 ml of boiling water. Fry the rice for 2 minutes, then add the tomato paste and slowly pour in the broth. Fry until the broth is completely absorbed for 12-15 minutes, stirring constantly. Add butter and cheese to the finished dish. “
Total
Chelsea spent 0,75 pounds on a serving, or 78 rubles. In our supermarkets, such a dish will cost 85,2 rubles.
Spaghetti with cheese and tomato paste
Ingredients:
spaghetti, 100 g – 7,8 rubles. (Auchan spaghetti 500 g – 39 rubles);
tomato paste, 30 g – 11,5 rubles;
cheese, 10 g – 8,8 rubles.
I love using leftover pasta and cheese as a spaghetti sauce. This is a delicious lunch or light dinner that takes less than five minutes to prepare. Just heat the sauce on the stove and pour over the cooked spaghetti. “
Total:
Chelsea spent 18 pence (RUB 18,7) on the serving. We would have such a dish would cost 28,1 rub.
Sweet pepper with rice
Ingredients:
basmati rice or long-grain rice, 70 g – 7,8 rubles. (long-grain rice “Mistral” orient white, 900 g – 101 rubles);
mix of peppers, 80 g – 13 rubles (sweet frozen peppers “4 seasons” 400 g – 65 rubles);
half an onion, 50 g – 2,5 rubles;
tomato ketchup, 80 g – 12,6 rubles. (tomato ketchup “Maheev”, 500 g – 79 rubles);
hot sauce (optional), 30 g – 4,8 rubles (spicy sauce “Bamboo stalk” Super chili, 280 g – 45 rubles).
This is a very simple dish that will take no more than 10 minutes to cook. Boil rice until tender. While boiling, fry the peppers and onions until brown. Add ketchup with hot sauce and stir. We fry for another minute until cooked. “
Total
Chelsea spent £ 0,64 on the serving. In our stores, such a dish would cost 40,7 rub.
Mushroom pizza without dough
Ingredients
2 large flat mushrooms or portobello mushroom, 100 g – 85 rubles (mushrooms Portobella mushrooms, National Mushroom Company, 350 g – 298 rubles);
tomato paste, 25 g – 9,6 rubles;
cheese, 10 g – 8,8 rubles;
mix of peppers, 40 g – 6,5 rubles.
I love good pizza, but for a long time I could not find a good and less high-calorie alternative. This recipe perfectly satisfied my pizza cravings, and most importantly, fit into my budget.
Spread the tomato puree over the inner surface of the mushroom. Add cheese and pepper. We bake in the oven for 10 minutes. “
Total
Chelsea spent 0,79 pounds on the serving. In our stores, this dish would cost 109,9 rubles.
However, Chelsea is far from the most economical hostess. Accountant Kei Hashimoto from New York manages to survive on 900 rubles a month! True, her food cannot be called appetizing. And the lifestyle in general is also not very attractive. But Kay managed to save money for an apartment in one of the most expensive cities in the world.