With prices rising, feeding a family is getting more expensive by the week, so seeking out tips on how to make your income stretch further can often be a productive pastime. One savvy mum has gained a massive 572k internet following after posting her ideas for feeding a family for about £20 quid a week. She has now shared how she cooked 100 meals for her family from just 57p per portion.
Lorna Cooper has built her tips on first hand experience. The mum to four says that she's amassed her knowledge over the years and grown her Facebook community (Feed Your Family) to share tips on how to make healthy, home cooked food on a budget.
The 46-year-old prepared a range of meals, bulking up the dishes by using things like lentils, beans and vegetables. She says she became a savvy shopper and cooker nine years ago when a back injury forced her to stop working, resulting in her and John being forced to make their food shops go further. In her latest money stretching advice, the now published author used a meat hamper to show just what could be accomplished. Lorna used MuscleFood’s £59 Value Hamper to cook 25 hearty dishes over five weeks with each dish serving herself, her husband John and two children.
