Comments on: Is home economics alive?

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:12:24 +0000

Sounds a fascinating show – but frightening too!

It’s always so much nicer to prepare one’s own food and that’s often my favourite part – particularly with salads and vegetables (but I end up eating half before anything makes it to the plate at the moment!). I am so grateful for our home economics classes at school and still have my little recipe book we made – it has all the basic essential recipes for good home cooking.

By: Domestic Executive

Domestic Executive — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:09:54 +0000

In reply to Ruta M. Ruta, it will make your hair stand on end then for episode. These people spent 17,000 GBP on food and the trailer for episode 3 they spend 21,000 GBP. It seems that its the ready meals and processed food that costs. JT

By: Ruta M

Ruta M — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:19:07 +0000

Must give that show a watch. I can’t even imagine spending Â£130 a week on food never mind being able to save that much from my food bill. I chose to stay at home when the boys were little and there were times when we were quite hard up. I still don’t see why I shouldn’t save money food shopping and I know when and where all the reduced food items occur in the various supermarkets. Sommerfields is the best regularily taking 70% off fresh foods at the end of the day. We also have a local independent supermarket which often has short or out of code items at very low prices which I buy, cook and freeze. At least my boys know how to cook using fresh cheap ingredients. We still do some cooking at school teaching the children to make fresh fruit salads, vegetable soups and pizzas as well as the usual cakes and biscuits.