I have read numerous articles recently where people on low budgets have commented online / in the media that because they don't have much money, they have to feed their kids things like frozen pizzas, cheap ready meals, etc etc, because they "can't afford" home cooked food.
I fail to see how it's the case, and have over the last week decided to look at the cost per portion of what I'm buying/making.
Last meal, serves 4 -
Whole chicken, medium £4
2 x leeks £80p
3 carrots £30p
10 potatoes (£1.20)
Total cost £6.30. Fed four, so just over £1.50 per portion for a healthy roast.
Tonight
1 x courgette (half used) so 40p worth
1 x can chopped tomato 30p
1 x can kidney beans 30p
1 x can butter beans 30p
1 x red pepper 33p
1 x onion 25p
Rice, and a few spices, say £1 worth used.
£2.88 in total for the most delicious home made, slow cooked chilli, serves 4 generously, nice wholesome meal for 72p per head, and took no more than 5 minutes to prepare and chuck in the slow cooker.
I can only conclude that it's either laziness, or lack of knowledge / don't want to know / "too hard"