When will supermarkets cater for the ...

[Raffles]

...Saddos, like me, who live on their own and can't find food in sizes that suit us, at a reasonable price.

Thought I'd get adventurous today with some flatbreads, chicken, lettuce, tomatoes etc. Got it home to discover that the flatbreads are only good for one day, once opened, the lettuce not much more... so I guess I'll just go back to Weetabix 

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Wrap bread in clingfilm. Be OK for a couple of days. Lettuce, revive in very cold water

[Chrissie]

Pop the unused bread in the freezer & buy a rabbit to feed the lettuce to

Problem solved

[Raffles]

Feb 23, 2016 21:21:10 GMT Chrissie said:

Pop the unused bread in the freezer & buy a rabbit to feed the lettuce to

Problem solved

Can I eat the rabbit? 

[Greg]

Feb 23, 2016 21:09:44 GMT Raffles said:

...Saddos, like me, who live on their own and can't find food in sizes that suit us, at a reasonable price.

Thought I'd get adventurous today with some flatbreads, chicken, lettuce, tomatoes etc. Got it home to discover that the flatbreads are only good for one day, once opened, the lettuce not much more... so I guess I'll just go back to Weetabix 

Surely with your discount you're only paying for half of it anyway 

The urge was too great 

[Bob]

Feb 23, 2016 21:09:44 GMT Raffles said:

...Saddos, like me, who live on their own and can't find food in sizes that suit us, at a reasonable price.

Thought I'd get adventurous today with some flatbreads, chicken, lettuce, tomatoes etc. Got it home to discover that the flatbreads are only good for one day, once opened, the lettuce not much more... so I guess I'll just go back to Weetabix 

It's not much better for an aged couple, all the bags of mixed salad are normally enough to feed the five thousand, almost impossible to get half a cucumber these days, and don't get me started on 2 for 1 offers - why not sell at 1/2 price instead, they might even sell more and it not get wasted.

[Chrissie]

Feb 23, 2016 21:23:28 GMT Raffles said:

Feb 23, 2016 21:21:10 GMT Chrissie said:

Pop the unused bread in the freezer & buy a rabbit to feed the lettuce to

Problem solved

Can I eat the rabbit? 

Noooo0!

[Raffles]

Feb 23, 2016 21:26:27 GMT Greg said:

Feb 23, 2016 21:09:44 GMT Raffles said:

...Saddos, like me, who live on their own and can't find food in sizes that suit us, at a reasonable price.

Thought I'd get adventurous today with some flatbreads, chicken, lettuce, tomatoes etc. Got it home to discover that the flatbreads are only good for one day, once opened, the lettuce not much more... so I guess I'll just go back to Weetabix 

Surely with your discount you're only paying for half of it anyway 

The urge was too great 

Not quite... it still ****** me off that they all assume their customers are a family with 2.4 kids... there is such a market out there for the rest of us.

If I had any brains, I'd look for a 'crowdfunding' site to fund my 'Meals for saddos' 

[phatfil]

Aye freeze bread and revive it under the grill frozen sliced bread is also great for making sandwiches the bread will thaw over a few hours keeping any salad and fillings cool. (just ensure you freeze the loaf sealed to avoid excess moisture.

consider getting a canner, i cook up a large chilli or curry or spag boll and fill jam jars with it and steam in a pressure canner @135c 15psi for a while before storing on the shelf for upto 3 months. i want a single helping i have a jam jar full, am feeding a friend too 2, jam jars full..

if the supermarkets do aim and package foodstuffs for singletons the price premium will be ridiculous.

[*-SARIN-*]

Don't buy from supermarkets, the fruit and veg is chilled throughout the supply chain, hits the shop floor and instantly starts to go off (bananas are the worst). If you buy from farm shops / the side of the road you will find that it'll last longer. Flatbread - make them yourself, super easy.

[phtumshk]

What sends me postal about super markets is baking potatoes.
Well not so much the baking potatoes but the regular bags of potatoes.
If you want to make chips the potatoes in the regular bags are tiny, for decent chips you have to pay nearly double for the 'baking potatoes'.

[nanotm]

Feb 23, 2016 21:35:16 GMT phatfil said:

Aye freeze bread and revive it under the grill frozen sliced bread is also great for making sandwiches the bread will thaw over a few hours keeping any salad and fillings cool. (just ensure you freeze the loaf sealed to avoid excess moisture.

consider getting a canner, i cook up a large chilli or curry or spag boll and fill jam jars with it and steam in a pressure canner @135c 15psi for a while before storing on the shelf for upto 3 months. i want a single helping i have a jam jar full, am feeding a friend too 2, jam jars full..

if the supermarkets do aim and package foodstuffs for singletons the price premium will be ridiculous.

zip seal bags work well if you have a freezer and tend to be better than Tupperware for not leaving loads of dead space.

we batch cook (family of 6) and let the food go cold then double bag it write on the label and shove in the freezer for later use (because its cheaper to buy large packets of perishables like mushrooms peppers and onions)

for the lettuce it should keep for a week without any problems in the fridge

the supermarket stuff isn't that great but if your making salads then buy the lettuce /cucmber etc chop it as soon as you get home shove in portion sized airtight container with the lemon based dressing and it should keep in the fridge for a week, of course that means your eating it every day .....

your only other real option is find someone to share your place with and then you will consume twice as much

btw for lettuce we did grow our own in a couple of windows boxes (years ago before we had kids and lived in a flat) and just tore off what we needed day to day leaving the rest growing, fresh salad leaves all year round doing that and cheap as chips too

[flavourtank]

Feb 23, 2016 21:09:44 GMT Raffles said:

...Saddos, like me, who live on their own and can't find food in sizes that suit us, at a reasonable price.

Thought I'd get adventurous today with some flatbreads, chicken, lettuce, tomatoes etc. Got it home to discover that the flatbreads are only good for one day, once opened, the lettuce not much more... so I guess I'll just go back to Weetabix 

www.oakhousefoods.co.uk/meals-on-wheels-uk?gclid=Cj0KEQiAxrW2BRCFidKbqKyq1YEBEiQAnMDWxoquWTbrW14MDr7GtLysjdNKs4Wj_SfQ1TXBgeVpLDAaAlUm8P8HAQ

[Lee]

Feb 23, 2016 21:28:20 GMT Chrissie said:

Feb 23, 2016 21:23:28 GMT Raffles said:

Can I eat the rabbit? 

Noooo0!

The nicer they look, the nicer they taste

Kebab or stew?

[mikedidthis]

My father in law has a great trick for lettuce. Stick a folded paper towel in the bag with the lettuce.

Sounds mental, but works a treat.