How I live off £10 a week at Aldi

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11 ай бұрын

Looking to cut the cost of your weekly food shop? One student shares her weekly £10 food shop at Aldi as well as her meal plan.
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With the cost of living crisis still ongoing, we're all doing what we can to save money. If you're having a tight month, or you want to cut the cost of your supermarket shop, this video could be helpful. One student is sharing how she survives on £10 a week at Aldi, as well as the meal plan she uses to make the most of her bargain ingredients.
Aldi is great if you're on a budget, but you still need to be careful as prices have gone up even there. Everything included in this shopping list is excellent value, and there are some great budget meal ideas if you're trying to cut down on how much you spend on food.
What do you think? Could you do this one week out of the month to save money? Let us know in the comments!
Thanks for watching
Tom ⚡

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@NattyRose 9 ай бұрын

When I was a student back in 2012 I would buy spaghetti which was 15p at the time, I would get the mushroom cream soup and sausages pack and make a big pot of creamy pasta with sausage! That would be my dinner for pretty much a week as I would make sure to freeze it in little container. I would also have banana and black coffe for breakfast and I would buy a big tub of potato salad from Iceland and frozen veg and rice. Lunch would be potato salad or veg and rice with a fried egg. Was super boring at times but I survived and it would be less than £40 a month on food since I would sometimes get fruit and salads to help

@rubberband05 10 ай бұрын

Even more amazing is that the price of potatoes and mixed vegetables has since gone down at Aldi so (as of mid-September 2023) the total price is now down by 12p to £9.96

@zinc327 21 күн бұрын

I’d switch the hoops for beans, as this diet is relatively low on protein, bean would help feeling fuller, and better for those who’re active

@LaidOutBare 3 ай бұрын

If she goes to Lidl, you can get a box of vegetables for £1.50 all odd shapes, but nothing wrong with them. The box is massive

@hazelwilson7825 2 ай бұрын

@@KatzikiKiroit’s a mixture of fruit and veg but it’s near the end of its life so you have to batch cook it up and / or freeze it. I haven’t seen any over the past few months, I can only presume they still do it.

@VampireJack10 2 ай бұрын

@@KatzikiKiro It's best to be at Lidl for opening time for the boxes - I buy them on a regular basis and not a lot gets wasted, just usually a few carrots if there are a load in the box. My last box I bought a couple of days ago had 2 punnets of strawberries AND a punnet of grapes, alongside a couple of baking potatoes, 4 decent bell peppers (only 1 was green), some tangerines, a couple of bananas, a nice big red apple, a head of lettuce and a couple of other items I don't seem to recall at the moment. For 1.50. Bargain. As I'm vegan they are IDEAL for me. At the end of the day you could just use the fruit and veg for cheap smoothies.

@StuWright 19 күн бұрын

@@hazelwilson7825 ye it`ll help u lose weight too, when you throw it up

@nadjahorvat-marcovic1370 10 ай бұрын

They do tofu for 99p a block, and soya milk for 50p a litre for anyone veggie/vegan/with allergies looking for some low budget replacements x

@DanKeatis 2 ай бұрын

Excellent cheap and cruelty-free protein source!

@VampireJack10 2 ай бұрын

The tofu (especially the smoked) is really good stuff - doesn't need pressing either, straight to go. The 50p Soy milk they've only just recently started stocking at my local store, but I find it excellent.

@mrxsatyr8459 7 ай бұрын

from someone who works at Aldi i see people spend less than £100 regularly and have a full trolley telling me that’s their monthly shop. It’s amazing what you can get, i tend to meal plan for when i’m at work and just buying from Aldi i can get 4 meals for less than a £1 each. Shop around people!!

@CosmicSeeker69 4 ай бұрын

You can - BUT you're NOT getting nutrition - just empty calories

@adrianwandering2675 5 ай бұрын

Not enough fruit! Good call on bananas - cheap fruit for what you get. Possibly a frozen bag of mixed (often 'imperfect' ones are cheaper) berries, take some out the night before and have with the porridge. Frozen fruit is cheaper, less likely to waste and often fresher than 'fresh'. Oh, cheap baked beans would be healthier than spag hoops, whack some tarragon and paprika in and the cheap ones'll taste great!

@tjfSIM Ай бұрын

Love all these handy budget tips - I spend far too much on food and this kind of thing is really handy.

@workinprogresssince1974 2 ай бұрын

You can eat for less if you buy discounts in other supermarkets, but you have to be able to put in the work, and lots of people can't because of their schedules or don't have the right supermarkets in easy reach. I love the food save challenge! It stops me wasting food and gives me a better appreciation of home cooking. :)

@Chirpingcherub 5 ай бұрын

The cheapest food shop I ever did was in 2020 and got a weekly food shop for £8 I was so proud of myself now my budget is £20 which is great

@HisaLight2mypath Күн бұрын

Well that's brilliant

@mimidee100 11 ай бұрын

Great meal plan on end of month budget.I myself am a big fan of Aldi and lidles for great prices and shop there almost all the time now as prices still rising in alot of shops.Thanks for sharing ❤

@duggy92 9 ай бұрын

So I’ve technically done a £10 at Asda before. I think it was a little over but still under £11. I don’t have the receipts but I’ll need to do this again as it was around 3 - 4 months ago since I last shopped there (I now work in a food retail shop so I get more for less with a discount). If I remember the list it was: Spaghetti 4 Pack of potatoes Pasta x 2 Cheese (Asda brand) Beans Carrots (if they do the stew pack with a parsnip and onions then get that as that’s usually under £1) 2 tins of tuna (cheap ones) Bread Noodle packs (Asda brand) Bananas Sausages The great thing about Pasta is the amount of cheap dishes you can make with it. I was in a struggle for a whole month only having £30 for food for an entire month and found some cheap pasta dishes from aldi that you can make yourself. 1 bag of pasta is enough to make 3 meals if you know the amount. As well as rice is a good shout. It was a horrible month for me but looking up some tips on stews, pasta and rice dishes saved me the worries and £30 was just enough to go through it but I also did have other stuff in my flat as well for breakfast and ingredients. If I didn’t have any of them then it would’ve been impossible.

@CosmicSeeker69 4 ай бұрын

Spaghetti CARBS 4 Pack of potatoes CARBS Pasta x 2 CARBS Cheese (Asda brand) (Poor) PROTEIN (Cows milk isn't properly digested in the human body - Goats and sheep's is however better - BUT far more expensive) Beans CARBS Carrots VITAMINS and FIBRE 2 tins of tuna (cheap ones) (poor) PROTEIN (I say poor bc in cheap tinned fish all the essential oils for brain function are removed to be sold at a premium. Then the remaining flesh is repacked in brine or a cheaper oil leaving nothing like the inferred heath benefits) Bread CARBS Noodle packs (Asda brand) CARBS Bananas COMPLEX PROTEIN with extremely helpful POTASSIUM and MAGNISIUM But a high CARB content that promotes Blood sugar spikes Sausages ABOUT AS NUTRITIOUS as the floor sweepings of a Butchers shop (although they taste great!) ALSO implicated in Bowel cancer. So, for a young woman's body this is existing with virtually NOTHING to support her brain ((No amino acids etc ) and NO IRON to support her monthly cycle - a subject that is never addressed in nutritional circles. The Iron issue could easily be solved by swapping junk sausages for fresh lambs liver..

@smithy4121 11 ай бұрын

It's not bad health wise and she does fantastic to get it for a tenner although if you can eat it, baked beans are probably a bit healthier than spaghetti hoops being a protein (I don't like spaghetti hoops though so I may be biased). I would probably just buy 4 pints of milk myself for 20p more just check the date of it will last a week. I'd probably spend a little more and get some cheese but when you're really strapped for cash that's not always possible. If you have a small freezer you could buy a big block once a month grate it all and freeze it to use with your omelette etc. Just some thoughts. I have also found in the long term batch cooking works out cheaper and a bit more variety again if you have freezer space but it does mean buying a few weeks worth of a lot of the food at once though. Good on you for keeping your head on straight Mia.

@sonialeaning2065 7 ай бұрын

Good point about the milk.

@LaidOutBare 3 ай бұрын

Us British love baked beans

@LaidOutBare 3 ай бұрын

I buy milk cheap in my local shop just as it’s about to go off in about a day or two and I freeze it. I buy pint size cartons they fit in my freezer so just defrost the day you need it

@smithy4121 3 ай бұрын

check out olio too. They have free food on there to save good food going to land fill. Its not good in all areas but worth checking if it is in yours

@burlhorse61 24 күн бұрын

@@LaidOutBare cant stand anything in tomato sauce tbh-i buy in bulk any freeze stuff

@andysutton2361 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for putting this out folks- I'll be following it too when budgets are tight :)

@jasminescloset2021 9 ай бұрын

oooh i love this meal plan, only bit i would change is x12 eggs instead of 6 but i might use these meal plan when needed. thanks for sharing❤ pls can u do more meal plan/food budget reviews like this🙌🏽

@hxjdjdn6236 3 ай бұрын

This used to be my life, I made pennies stretch so far and I never felt I eat something awful- in comparison to some "save your money ready meals" I have tried recently. Now I have given in to convenience and other personal stuff makes me avoid spending time on cooking and shopping-I spend way more money on food than I have ever imagined!! This video gave me an inspiration ❤

@ginasta7575 9 ай бұрын

omg I do the same for uni, I don't plan on working for my first year so I'm only relying on student finance and it's the lowest amount too. But Aldi is a life saver

@juneingram1130 8 ай бұрын

brilliant suggestions

@jaswinderoresajo9193 11 ай бұрын

Yes it's great!! Have you tried mixed frozen fruit?! To mix into your porridge plus honey. That way, you get your fiber into your diet as well. 🍓 🍑 🍓 🍑 👍👍

@lindc1070 8 ай бұрын

A few bananas would do that too.

@silvermoonuk Ай бұрын

Some ppl may be able to live on cheap products. But if you on a specialised diet, such as gluten free or lactose free diet, you sadly have to pay extra for your food. Some of the products shown in her meal list are crap food or sausages that are probadly bulked with dodgy ingredients.

@lilacscentedfushias1852 3 ай бұрын

I’m feeling lucky I don’t need to do this, apart from the honey, that I love to smell but not taste, the vegetables as I’m allergic to everything else. People like her should be employed to teach people how to cook & meal plan on such a low budget. My neighbour was complaining about not having enough money, neither of the couple work, yet they have about 3 takeaways a week. Their favourite is a fancy, but very close burger place, you’re talking £10+ for a burger, just plain, bit of salad, no cheese or extras, also NO chips! They’re separate and also very expensive. The drinks, milkshakes and desserts are also ridiculously priced. In the opposite direction another place has a 1/4 lb burger, salad & chips for £4!

@rosemariemichel7050 9 ай бұрын

In the USA 5 lbs of potatoes are $4.27 (American dollars)

@pacificblu9662 6 ай бұрын

In California, one of the most expensive states, the equivalent in groceries would have been more in the range of $30-$40, if you're lucky

@aussiezx3017 4 ай бұрын

for 5lb is 2.2kg will cost you $4.90 australia you all get so cheap were u are.

@WookieWarriorz 2 ай бұрын

@@aussiezx3017 jesus man a 2.5kg bag of potatos in the uk can be as cheap as 89p im not even joking. Maybe about £1.30 in tesco.

@poshnpourcooking 8 ай бұрын

The is amazing, spreading the love xxx❤

@denisebd1000 3 ай бұрын

Awesome when I was in college in the late 90’s I ate on $20 a week! It can be done and be nutritious!

@jupiterthesun3217 6 ай бұрын

Spirulina, which is a blue green algae has protein and many essential minerals and it’s cheap and it has more antioxidants than blueberries and for a vegan person like me it is a life saver but it has to be from a reputable source otherwise it can be a bit unclean and possibly toxic .

@jaswinderoresajo9193 11 ай бұрын

Yummmmmmmy!!! Baked beans and some cheese too will go down as a treat!!

@japangrl 8 ай бұрын

76p for honey? we're getting raked in the USA on honey. there's literally nothing anywhere that's real honey for under $5 for like 8oz.

@skeppsica 8 ай бұрын

Do you think you get real honey for 76p? 😂

@CosmicSeeker69 4 ай бұрын

we're getting raked in the USA on honey - NO You're getting raked on EVERYTHING. I came out to Mt Shasta in '17 and the prices are (like most things in your country) absolutely insane compared to the UK/ Europe. And finally - that's NOT honey - it's sweetener syrup with 0.000003% real honey just for the label.

@jaswinderoresajo9193 11 ай бұрын

Well done Mia! ❤❤❤❤

@Ukisgreat Ай бұрын

I single own house. Weekly sonetimes 10,11,13 a week. No tins. Fresh bread brown, onions for soup,full cream milk, cheese, eggs, ham omelette. Teabsgs last 3 to 4 weeks. Growing potatoes, cheery tomatoes. Discounts. Peppers for veg. No cooking of veg

@zappergamer 25 күн бұрын

this isvery useful as im tryig to save moneyn for holidayas

@DavidOwen-yk2cf 10 ай бұрын

I love Aldi too, I used to shop at Iceland as I used to swear by there and their prices, not any longer. Aldi is so much better prices and quality

@CosmicSeeker69 4 ай бұрын

ICELAND is an absolute RIP OFF for ANYTHING other than their core frozen products.. (oh, and their huge pork pies) ALL of the condiments are way way cheaper elsewhere

@jackedwards8123 9 ай бұрын

£1.08, just over a tenner! 2:33 🤣

@abidashah4943 10 ай бұрын

Very good ideas for one person 👍. Not for childten who eat variety food for dinner lunches ❤😊smartum going to try yhease .saw it on u tube 🎉❤❤❤

@Srindal4657 Күн бұрын

- Lemon porridge - Potatoes as a base, mix with your choice of other vegetables and choose a meat for both lunch and dinner. Really, that's all you need to survive. If you control your portions, you can get that to a very cheap level.

@fruitygarlic3601 Күн бұрын

You would be better off getting lentils, milk, and eggs to have more diverse sources of protein, with money to spare for produce -- but even then you might be slightly deficient if you exercise or have a demanding job.

@cherylparkinson6136 6 ай бұрын

She could add porridge oats to her yoghurt & honey too

@user-uc4ey9iz6l 3 ай бұрын

I am always buying my basic things like bread butter and some meat for breakfast. I cook in the afternoon what i buy that week and then dinner time a sandwich or a bowl of musli with fruit

@juliegeorge8533 9 ай бұрын

you can always make oatmilk if you have a blender.

@helenshack2838 8 ай бұрын

Unheard of to buy that amount of food for 10£ in Canada after converting your money into Canadian dollars which is $ 16.80 in todays currency. The same amount of food in our currency would be at least $35-40 We don’t have groceries as cheap as yours especially for dairy products , eggs and bread. Honey alone could be 5$. A loaf of bread is 3$ minimum. Fruits and veg are also quite expensive.

@sonialeaning2065 7 ай бұрын

That’s very interesting. But are wages higher in Canada? Just wondering.

@helenshack2838 7 ай бұрын

@@sonialeaning2065 We have minimum wage enforced in Canada which is $15.55 per hour for now. Our taxes are high but we have free healthcare. Those on welfare can get free basic dental care and free prescription meds. In addition all seniors over 65 can get free prescriptions as well.

@sonialeaning2065 7 ай бұрын

@@helenshack2838 Thank you. We have the same benefits here in the Uk but the minimum wage is £10.42 (for people over 23) so that suggests wages are about 50% higher in Canada?

@JoshuaHancock-zk2tx 4 ай бұрын

⁠@@sonialeaning206515.55 in Canadian Dollars is like 9 quid here. Our living wage is going to convert to about 19.5 CAD after it’s updated in 2 months. Don’t know where you got 50% from

@WookieWarriorz 2 ай бұрын

@@sonialeaning2065 £10.42 per hour in canadian dollars is about 17 CAD, we get paid more for minimum wage in the uk and our food is cheaper.

@Imblu95 2 ай бұрын

god damn 8 months ago and it was so cheap compared to today

@knightveg 4 ай бұрын

Tesco's at the moment are doing their healthy meals which are 85p not the greatest meals but when you're budget they do

@lauraweiss7875 8 ай бұрын

Good for her, but, Dude, maybe you need to pay her more!

@Habiba1983 6 ай бұрын

England is cheaper than Türkiye😮. Well done girl.

@donnamcevoyelleray6144 2 ай бұрын

She also needs to go to iceland 10 items for £10. Last me 2 weeks.

@tomfitz-tm6tz 5 күн бұрын

Aldi isn't that cheap now...some items are cheaper in Waitrose !!!

@winegumally 4 ай бұрын

Was the honey free?

@michaelfebers7796 8 ай бұрын

good mealplans but i defo fit in a red meat dinner at least once a week, but apart from that pretty damn good.

@MarxistAudiobooks 9 ай бұрын

It's a crying shame anyone should have to live like this. We have an abundance of food that is wasted every year, while people skim and save to get by. The free hand of the market and capitalism have failed to allocate resources efficiently. We need democratic ownership of the means of production and the institution of central planning to ensure no one need starve when there is food on the shelf. Only by managing society collectively and democratically from the bottom up can we resolve the manufactured crises of scarcity that plague our society in food, fuel, and housing.

@pixelfu623 6 ай бұрын

Stop proselytising.

@Miss_Kisa94 6 ай бұрын

Live like this? She was eating pretty good. There was dairy, protein, carbs and vegetables. She had a nice meal plan. You're acting like she was forced to go behind the grocery store and dig in the trash for scraps.

@chrislyne377 4 ай бұрын

It's interference in the market (tariffs, government grants, subsidies, carbon taxes etc) that have caused the cost of living to skyrocket in the first place

@knightveg 4 ай бұрын

@@Miss_Kisa94what hell are talk about Britain isn't a third world country she's living off a very limited supply of food, And she's already said that the prices are going up imagine that she can't even afford this type of food I suppose you're the type of person who can spend £200 on shopping and don't even notice

@Miss_Kisa94 4 ай бұрын

@@knightveg clearly it's not a third world country 🙄 food is actually cheap there. I don't even know what you're angry about. Also I'm American I don't use pounds. I spend about $50 for 2 weeks of food. Don't get pissy at me because you don't know how to properly spend your money. It's easy to eat healthy on a limited budget. She also said she doesn't do this every week. It literally said that MULTIPLE TIMES in the video.

@solo_ult_me33 7 ай бұрын

Do people just not eat a lot beacuse that would last me 3 days max

@knightveg 4 ай бұрын

The 3 classes poverty in Britain I fall in the two categories 1) £28 for food for a month 2) a little bit more money £50 after paid my friend and my bills

@solo_ult_me33 4 ай бұрын

@@knightveg that wasn't 3 classes and if u only have £28 for food a month it's what you are spending it on that the reason

@WookieWarriorz 2 ай бұрын

@@solo_ult_me33 yea man people are crazy on how wasteful they are these days. I make like 25k per year and i live comfortable as fuck, i dont even look at prices and my total expenses to live monthly including rent and car is less than £1600 per month. I got on maybe 5-6 holidays a year mostly weekends and to europe.

@thejollyguitarist1785 4 ай бұрын

£10 is quite a lot

@whyarewehere3893 6 ай бұрын

Im on £13? A week. I can easily go less than that

@HisaLight2mypath Күн бұрын

How do you do it any tips please I'm about to go through this myself Maybe God will deliver me out of it but it's better to prepare

@whyarewehere3893 6 сағат бұрын

@@HisaLight2mypath by skimping. If you don’t drive it can be difficult to shop around. A lot of shops do £1 frozen meals if you don’t want to work too hard. (Iceland & asda). It depends on your requirements. I get a 1kg bag of frozen veg and it lasts me 2 weeks I could probably push 4 easily. Bag of 20 sausages from asda is £1.60 I forgot and can’t be bothered to grab my receipt. Beans and rice puddings are cheap. I wouldn’t get asdas cheap rice pudding. Tesco is better. Just have a look about online for who has what. Trolley uk is decent. I can’t send links because youtube

@theprettydead1577 3 ай бұрын

Careful with their cheap versions, usually higher in sugar or salt then the bigger brands, just a shame less healthy can be cheaper

@zappergamer 25 күн бұрын

okay so food: £11 travel: £15 not bad

@nax1807 3 ай бұрын

some more fruit and veg would go well instead of biscuits etc, higher in fibre and keeps you fuller for longer.

@roula79v.5 6 ай бұрын

Honey for 75 cent???????

@joda444 5 ай бұрын

It's not real honey, literally just syrup and sugar which you can see in the ingredients

@fedupbin 9 ай бұрын

At point 2.35, you say everything comes to £1.08p, but the figure says £10.08???

@thelittlesthobo7100 5 ай бұрын

When I was a student I lived on packet noodles 😂 with 2 hot dogs. That’s all I ate each day. I could afford a little more but was just very lazy about eating. Oh to be young again eh

@CosmicSeeker69 4 ай бұрын

well at least you won't need a pension

@lilacscentedfushias1852 3 ай бұрын

ASDA…be careful, often the essentials range is more expensive than the ordinary Asda brand. You have to look at the price per kilo or 100g and really take the time to do it, don’t just click on the essentials as it’s not always cheaper. To me that seems like cheating people who have a tight budget. It’s making me want to look at the strawberries in the order that came today to prove my point

@lilacscentedfushias1852 3 ай бұрын

I think this is a scam to convince people they’re getting a bargain when they aren’t. Essentials strawberries £7.44 a kilo Ordinary Asda £5.83 a kilo The prices etc 227g JUST ESSENTIALS by ASDA Strawberries Asda essentials, now £1.69 (£7.44/kg) Bog standard Asda range 600g now £3.50 (£5.83/kg)

@Christisrisen1324 9 ай бұрын

This is good, but not ideal for all of the nutrients you will need for a whole week.

@CosmicSeeker69 4 ай бұрын

exactly Chloe! Where are all the essential FRESH veggies?

@digitalT83 3 ай бұрын

yeah its ok when you're 5'4, couldnt get by on that little the point is the same I guess

@susiegray8968 8 ай бұрын

I don't know anything about the currency differences between the U. S. and England but I don't think $10.00 would by that much here..

@brandiblair9398 7 ай бұрын

You would have to make some adjustments for sure because produce is much cheaper in the UK than US. Sub the jacket potatoes for a 2 lb bag of rice, add a 1 lb bag of lentils for protein, a few cans of tomato sauce.... that would be a good start. Realistically in the US, I would aim for $15 and ir would be challenging to do it at just one store.

@Mike_5 8 ай бұрын

Students drink Wheelie Bin juice

@Chris-rt5mr 4 ай бұрын

I just do a 150-200 pound shop which last me a full month especially as it's only me

@denisebaker1584 3 ай бұрын

Can’t believe your doing this. Taking advantage of other people s videos

@ndorotadiwa507 7 ай бұрын

They eat better in jail I recon

@HisaLight2mypath Күн бұрын

Yeah that's true but look they're freedom is taken away

@robertcalleja2348 4 ай бұрын

I would be seven stone if I eat that diet for a month

@deanmadnut2614 5 ай бұрын

Nobody should have to live like this, makes me sick

@andyfry745 Ай бұрын

Hilarious 😆 I can’t live on £500 a week….I’m not sacrificing my black arabica bean coffee each day

@jellokween1680 3 ай бұрын

When I see the rich and political figures that are so despicable live on ten pounds a week I will agree until then this is appalling.Why dont you put the poor in the food banks next great day out 😢

@spunkychops7484 Ай бұрын

Rip of Tory Britain 😂😂😂😂😂

@HisaLight2mypath Күн бұрын

Not anymore it's labour now

@jellokween1680 3 ай бұрын

A poached egg for lunch very fancy😂I suppose this is what toxic positive shit is all about.

@menshealthforwealth2368 4 ай бұрын

This is okay If you weigh 50 pounds 😢

@Ghoul_Boi 3 ай бұрын

Not enough food. You're supposed to have three meals and three snacks each day - bare minimum. I completely get doing this if you absolutely have to, but nobody should be advocating this type of diet

@megurineluka2767 2 ай бұрын

I eat a lot less than that

@fruitygarlic3601 Күн бұрын

Three meals and snacks every day are not essential; that's just a construct of modern Western living. It's about the macronutrients and micronutrients you get in, and when you meet those needs you _probably_ also have enough calories. This girl's diet is an issue because she is undernourished by the ingredients, not because of the portions she eats.