EAT WELL FOR LESS - thur bbc1 8pm

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Hope this is a new series

Let’s see if each family does the usual of no no no that’s horrible and their usual brand 😂😂😂

£21k a year????? Bloody hell!

I spend £50 a week for dd and I, even if I use that as a base it would be £6500 per year in my house! And actually probably less as economy of scale would make it cheaper too. Wtf!

When I heard the guys say they thought they could SAVE them £200 a week I knew it'd be high but omg!

I know its huge isn't it, I'm still stunned at the takeaway cost

Just checked that's DOUBLE my total INCOME per week.

Am I the only one thinking I hope the dad weaning off the Coke is being medically advised on?

I stopped caffeine to ttc and hadn't realised how much I was having (strong black coffee at work, filter coffee) and I felt SO ill I went to Dr not knowing what was wrong. Dr sussed it and I was advised to go back to having some caffeine but he gave me a structured way of doing it so I didn't suffer the withdrawal - and I wasn't having as much as this guy!

I’ve got this on, a bit behind. I was stunned at the spending. It makes me feel good for lazy freezer meals instead of take aways. I’m not sure that was the desired egfect

Caffeine withdrawal isn’t dangerous graph, it just doesn’t feel great for a few days.

I hope so Graphista

How have they never cooked before?

That's an awful lot of spaghetti

tipping all that water in on top of the chorizo made me wince, boiled sausage ugh.

I've heard of ham and coke but not ginger beer

Looks quite nice

Are all those kids hers? did she start at 12

12,000 a year they can save, bloody hell that's huge

I know Fluffycloud I was thinking that when yet another son popped up, she looks brilliant.

I love the look of that daal and naan.

it's a huge saving and the older sons looked really proud to be cooking too.

Always say needs a family who spend 50/60 and then save

Obv takeaways are costly

The average family doesn’t spend that kind of money

Made me snort when the dad said "but if I was unhealthy surely it would show".

The man looked terrible

Caffeine withdrawal may not yet be recognised as dangerous, but it has a significant effect on the heart.

In addition as a joiner he's likely using power tools, possibly up ladders etc so from that perspective symptoms like dizziness, lack of concentration, nausea & vomiting, muscle cramps could prove dangerous.

Certainly when I was experiencing it, I had palpitations, extreme dizziness and fainted a couple times. Not just a case of 'not feeling great for a few days' it depends of course also on how much you've been consuming.

There seems quite an age spread with the kids, eldest seems early 20's, youngest 7-9? She doesn't look old enough to be mum to eldest!

Greenegg - yea, not only overweight, but also looked tired and possibly anaemic? Didn't look too healthy at all.

I hope the sons and dad continue to do a share of the cooking.

I think the sons were just surprised they could have a decent steak meal for less than their takeaways and will probably live on it now.

The amount of money may have been vast but this was the first time I recognised the patterns from people I knew - all the takeaways (especially with adult children still living with parents), and people who drink mindboggling amounts of cola through the working day. So it was really interesting to see how they approached it. (The other sort of food high spenders I'd recognise most would be Waitrose ready meals, Dorset Cereals etc. The people who just buy middle of the road branded everything are a bit of a mystery to me IRL.)

I sometimes don't like the interludes but actually found it fascinating to see how the vinegar was made. And the people were really enthusiastic about it. My favourite episode of all series!

Re the spacing of kids, it just looks like the mum probably had a surprise late kid when she thought she'd finished having children years earlier. She's made a very good choice of haircut - if she hadn't I don't think people would be saying things like "did she start when she was 12", as she just seems like someone of 45ish or more who's looked after herself well without actually doing botox etc.

I know there are 4 wage earners in the family but £400 a week!! Where do they find these families?

It just amazes me that so many families don't have a clue how much they spend on food. Ok if you are a millionaire but none of them are. think of what you could spend all that wasted money on.

Obv they always use rich families

To even be able to afford to spend 400 a week on food

The steak sarnie looked nice

As did the chorizo pasta

It was a 4-income family so a decent amount will be coming in.
I love watching it cos I’m
Nosey but it pees me off when they say ‘use sugar free’ as it’s usually full of sweeteners. No, use plain yoghurt with fruit! Or lower fat without the added extra sugar. But it’s not a nutrition prog, it’s a save money prog!
The amount of cola was astonishing. I prob drink a couple of diet cokes a month 😆

E2 tonight

Conveinience food crisps chocolate cake microwave meals

I am kicking myself for not watching this programme from the beginning - it is pretty compulsive viewing. It is just so funny, the way they state the obvious, as previous posters have said.

I was utterly gobsmacked when it turned out that one of the sons in last week’s episode actually worked in catering - but couldn’t/wouldn’t cook at home!

It's OK SDTG it's very repetitive. Keep on with this series and you get the jist.

The only change I can see this series is that they've changed the voice-over. It user to be Liza Tarbuck.

I think not cooking by cheffy types is common, probably because they work long hours and don't want to cook outside work. My little brother is quite a talented chef who works in fancy hotels. Outside work he lives on takeaway pizza and kebabs. The most complicated thing he has cooked for himself recently is a bacon sandwich.