Survival Shopping in Oz with OL, on $35 budget for 2wks with coffee, bacon, icecream!

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Explanation: As I said above i would be adding to this thread ... so ...

1 person [carnivore only] 5 days on $10 [$2 per day.]

1 x Roast chicken [stuffed] costs $10

2 breasts [each cut in half.]
2 legs and thighs
2 wings
stuffing [make croutons in oven for soup]
skin and scraps and parsons nose and neck goes to whoever butchers the chicken into peices
carcass bones [for soup stock]

10+ meals total [8 meals of breast, leg and thigh, wings, 1 meal scraps and skin, 1+ meal soup] = 2 meals per day

For $2.50 more [+50c per day] can have ...

1x loaf of bread [20 slices] $1.60

1x packet of french onion soup $0.45

1 x brown onion $0.45

total cost $12.50 [$2.50 per day]

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8 person two course meal = Chicken and Coleslaw sandwich and Chicken with onion and carrot soup.


2 breasts [each cut in half]
2 legs and thighs
2 wings
stuffing [make croutons in oven for soup]
skin and scraps and parsons nose and neck goes to whoever butchers the chicken into peices
carcass bones [for soup stock]

feeds 8 [2meals each = 1/2 breast [feeds 4], wings + legs and thighs [feeds 4 more], soup [feeds 8]] + butcher [1meal = skin and scraps etc.]

cost $10 per roast chicken at Woolworths. [Must be gotten in store. not available online [or prices werent]]

cost per head = $1.25 [excludes butchers meal]
 
8 x $2.50 = $20 - $10 = $10 remaining.

$4.50 400g Coleslaw tub = 1 x 50g coleslaw scoops per head [8people]

$1.60 White sandwich bread loaf [20 slices = 2 slices each = 16 slices + 4 slices baked in oven to make soup croutons]

$1.40 500g table spread [31g per slice of bread per head]

subtotal $17.50

Soup materials ...

french onion soup packet $0.45

large brown onion $0.45

large carrot $0.40

Noodles 5 pack chicken flavored $1

Total $19.80 saves 20c

Cost per head $2.50 x 8 = $20

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1 person [omnivore] 5days $10 [$2 per day]

1 x 5 pack noodles [beef or chicken] [1 meal per day] $1

1 x white bread sandwich loaf [20slices] $1.60

1 x 500g table spread [25g per slice] $1.40

1 x 425g tuna [springwater or oil] $3

1 x 500g peanut butter [crunch or smooth] $2.40

1 x brown onion $0.45

subtotal $9.85 saving 15c

For just $2.50 more [+50c per day] can have ...

1 x 2kg white sugar $1.80 [makes a lot of toffee]

1 x french onion soup packet $0.45

1x large carrot $0.40

Total: $12.50
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1 person 2day $4 [$2 per day]

2 x 95g tuna [various flavors] 90c each $1.80

1 x 100g jarlsberg cheese slices/shaved [8slices] $22/kg $2.20 [from the deli]

subtotal $4

For +50c per day extra [+$1] can have ...

1 x 250g traditional cracker $1

Or

1 x 125g Plain Water Cracker $0.95

Or

1 x 100g Rice Cracker Seaweed $0.90

Total $5

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100 people on $2 per head [$200]

10x Market Value Thin Sausage 1.8kg $110 [$11 each] 24 sausages per pack =240 sausages

2x 2ltr BBQ sauce $5.25 each $10.50 280 servings

2x 2lt tomato suace $4 each $8 280 servings

2x 220g honey mustard $2.75 each + 2x 280g bbq mustard $3.50 each $12.50 140 servings

4 x 2kg brown onions $5 each $20

2 x 1kg table spread $1.60 each $3.20

13 x loafs of sandwich bread [20+slices each] 260 slices of bread $20.80

running subtotal $185

3 x iceberg lettuce $3.50 each $10.50

1 x 770g mayonaise jar $3

1 x stock cubes [7per packet] makes 14liters $1

1 x french onion soup mix makes 2lt $0.45

subtotal: $199.95 saving 5c

Feeds and army of 100+ people. 1 to 2 meals each.

For +50c per head extra [+$50] can get ...

10 x 10pk icecreams [100icecreams] $3 each $30

20 x 1.25lt soft drinks [100 cups [250ml] of drink] $0.85 each $17

6 x soup packets $0.45 each $2.70

Total $249.70 saves 30c

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Personal Disclosure: From 1 person to 100+ I can feed them all for $2 per head.

Taking account for inflation allows much better meals and its better to buy over a longer period of time offering far more variety.

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