Mum writes up 87p-a-day meal plans for people struggling to afford food
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA kind-hearted mum is battling the cost of living crisis by writing meal plans so struggling parents can feed a family of four for less than £4 a day.
Samantha White, from Leicester, became concerned at seeing people saying they had 'no money' and concocted an entire weekly plan of meals budgeted at 87p per day per person.
The 31-year-old posts the budget meal plans on Facebook every week where she says she is inundated with messages from grateful people who have come to rely on her ideas. READ MORE:DWP could be monitoring your private life without consent if you're on Universal Credit, PIP or State Pension However Samantha, who runs a playgroup, admits that she doesn't follow the plans herself as she opts for branded items and doesn't even budget when shopping for her own family - though confesses she should.
The weekly suggested shopping lists include whole chickens for £2.66, packets of mince for £1.79, 20 sausages for just a £1 and spaghetti for just 20p.
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