EAT WELL FOR LESS - JAN 2020 - WED 8pm bbc

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Yah it’s back. Tho we know they spend silly money so can save some

Still need to have a family whose budget is 50/80 a week

Plus

That’s not my usual brand. It’s horrible. Bland etc

Oh. That is my brand. Erm 😳😳😊😊

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

But I love this programme

8th JAN - JAMES and rianna have 2 children - 3&1.

1yr born 11w early so family been in hospital lots living off convenience foods and spending silly money

Delia buttermilk scones very light: www.deliaonline.com/recipes/meals-and-courses/afternoon-tea/buttermilk-scones-with-west-country-clotted-cream-and-raspberry-butter

Handle the dough as little as possible. I make it in a food processor, then just quickly shape with hands and press out to cut.

I don't understand why they had Rianna make that pink sloppy breakfast dish with chia seeds. I'm not surprised she didn't like it. She was just starting out trying new things. Why not keep it simple with something like porridge with fresh fruit on top. So glad she gave things a try. It really annoys me when people say they don't like something but have never tried it.

Agree re the porrigey chia seed thing and the rocket. She only eats bland food. Rocket is quite spicy. Why not just give her some iceberg lettuce? They seem to have chucked stuff in just so she could say no to it. The vegetable thing she did was good.

I thought the same about the rocket as well. Why not plain lettuce, just to get her started. Some of these things are just an acquired taste.

I was really impressed by the simple pizza bases as recipes I've used have always involved leaving the dough to prove.

I've never heard of making dough with yoghurt!

Yep the rocket and breakfast pink thing not suprised she said no. And celery

All acquired tastes

I think that the foods that they get the participants to try are split between ones that are genuinely intended to get them to try something they might like, and things the producers are pretty sure they won't like, but bung in there because it is good TV.

Jamie Oliver was the same with his programme about changing school dinners - some of the dishes he introduced were too far away from what the kids were used to, and there was little chance they were going to like them, whereas if he had made healthier versions of the things they did like, there was a much better chance of them liking the new foods.

@Graphista - I use the scone recipe from the Penguin cookbook -

8 oz self raising flour
1tsp salt (I don't always bother with this if I use salted butter)
1-2oz butter or margarine (I use butter, and generally only 1oz)
Approx quarter pint milk.

Rub in the fat to the flour - you can do this with a quick blitz in the food processor.

Quickly add the liquid and mix in using a knife. Toss the mixture lightly. Add enough to make a soft dough.

Pat the dough out gently - don't knead it or over work it.

Cut out, brush the top with beaten egg or milk, and bake in a hot oven (180 degrees/gas mark 7-8) for 10-12 minutes.

For sweet scones, add 1oz of sugar to the flour before you rub in the fat. Add dried fruit - sultanas for example, or glace cherries - after rubbing in the fat. When I make cherry scones, I glaze the top with egg or milk, and then sprinkle on demerara sugar.

For cheese scones, add grated cheddar after rubbing in the fat. The recipe says 2oz - I add a lot more than that - the scones tend to slump somewhat because they lack structural integrity, but they taste delicious. I also add wholegrain mustard with the milk. I sprinkle some cheddar on top after glazing.

Lovely family but had to smile when I noticed the difference in the size of her lips for the bulk of the programme

I liked the couple and understand why they had got into the habit of eating convenience food.

I didn't understand though why the woman didn't know what a cauliflower was or why she had never tasted carrots, honey, pineapple and the whole load of other foods.

Why did her mum not ever give her those foods to try?

I make oat bread with yougurt, it's so easy,

Tub of natural yogurt 500mls
Bag of porridge oats
Teaspoon of baking powder

Empty yogurt in a bowl
Fill empty pot with oats and add to yogurt, repeat once more
Add baking powder
Mix all together
Pour into loaf tin and oven at 180, can take up to forty minutes depending on the oven.

It's really tasty

My favourite show!!!!

Thanks for the scones tips - stuff to try when I get back to baking. Weirdly if I do fruit scones they work but plain or cheese ones - bricks!

I agree some of the foods are strong/unusual tastes and not almost universally liked in uk.

They’re foods I love - rocket, celery, olives I’ve never tried chia seeds yet they’re quite expensive and hard to get here.

Dd doesn’t like any of those foods so as well as the food phobia I wonder if she is a super taster too?

Foods taste more strongly to dd I think she’s a super taster.

Why did her mum not ever give her those foods to try?

Goodness knows. She'd never had strawberries or grapes. What kid doesn't love them? 🤷‍♀️

In case anyone else wants to try it too here is the pizza recipe from last night:
www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.realitytitbit.com/bbc/eat-well-for-less-pizza-base-recipe-and-coking-guidelines/amp

Mine do proper cooking in school and learn basics, I think most secondary schools do now in years 7-9 even though it's only a term each year (it's on a DT rotation!). We've had some great meals brought home!