Value Range foods compared

[jansman]

You’ll be able to use Waitrose now! https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... -livingYou

[jennyjj01]

You’ll be able to use Waitrose now! https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... -of-living

Link fixed
https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... -of-living

I look forward to price checking their fois grois against Harvey Nichols range.

But seriously. Well done Waitrose for getting free advertising by dropping the price of stuff your customers probably don't buy.
an average 14% drop isn't bad

Best value UK supermarket for own-brand products named as Waitrose beats Tesco and Morrisons

How? They have 42 items in their everyday range. Far more than the others.
https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/shop/brow ... d_partners
Their 'Essential Baked Beans' are 55p.
Their Essentials White Bread is 85p
Essentials 10% fat mince is £7.10/kg

If you know someone that shops Waitrose, don't let on about Lidl

[steptoe]

You’ll be able to use Waitrose now! https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... -of-living

Link fixed
https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... -of-living

I look forward to price checking their fois grois against Harvey Nichols range.

But seriously. Well done Waitrose for getting free advertising by dropping the price of stuff your customers probably don't buy.
an average 14% drop isn't bad

Best value UK supermarket for own-brand products named as Waitrose beats Tesco and Morrisons

How? They have 42 items in their everyday range. Far more than the others.
https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/shop/brow ... d_partners
Their 'Essential Baked Beans' are 55p.
Their Essentials White Bread is 85p
Essentials 10% fat mince is £7.10/kg

If you know someone that shops Waitrose, don't let on about Lidl

LOL jen my sister in law use to plead poverty to us for years and had us stocking up their cupboard each visit to us only to find out years later they use to shop at waitrose lol .

On the note of waitrose they use to do the potato and bacon and onion in the foil packs like sainsburys then stopped it i rang to ask why and got told well we found that it was a food not suitable for our class of customer lol , i did reply judge now a man by the gold card in his wallet he his probably as poor as the rest of us ,the lady just hung up lol

[jennyjj01]

It's Noodle Doodle Time.....

A recent new feature of my extended pantry is the humble nest of noodles. I've found them to be a handy and quick carb source and key to the simple meal Noodles in Broth with sweetcorn. AKA Birds Nest Soup.

Not nearly as cheap as pasta or rice, but nice to have for a bit of variety. Dead easy and quick to cook.

So I figured, shop around and see what's available on the cheap.

BBE Dates were each just over a year out, but in a cool dry place, probably shelf stable for maybe 4 years.
Doesn't lend itself to vac bagging because fragile. Recommend plastic tub with Silica Gel bags.

Candidate 1: Blue Dragon Medium Egg Noodles: Pack of 6 Nests.
£1.25 in Iceland : 300g : Total Calories 1044 : £4.17 per kg : £1.20 per 1000 Calories : EGG
UPSIDE: Premium brand and noticeably excellent flavour.

Candidate 2: ASDA Just Essentials Noodles : Pack of 4 Nests.
75p in Iceland : 250g : Total Calories 936 : £3.00 per kg : 77p per 1000 Calories : NO EGG
DOWNSIDE: NO EGG. No Flavour.
UPSIDE: Cheap per unit.

Candidate 3: Home Bargains Yum Su Instant Noodles, Special Chicken Flavour : Pact of 6 Nests.
£1.15 in Home Bargain : 420g : Total Calories 2064 : £2.74 per kg : £0.55 per 1000 Calories : EGG
BONUS: Nests individually wrapped
BONUS: Chicken Flavour in optional sachets

Candidate 4: ALDI Asia Specialities Medium Egg Noodles: 3 Nests.
89p in ALDI : 250g : Total Calories 906 : £3.56 per kg : 98p per 1000 Calories : EGG
DOWNSIDE: Tangled nests. Not portioned too well. Just a minor niggle..

Ranking:
1 : Candidate 3: Home Bargains Yum Su Instant Noodles HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE THE REST.
Lowest price per kg or per 1000kCal AND individually wrapped with optional flavour sachets.

2: Candidate 4: ALDI Asia Specialities Medium Egg Noodles
Only slightly dearer than ASDA's offering, but with egg, much superior.

3: Candidate 2: ASDA Just Essentials Noodles
Cheapest option, but totally lacked flavour. This is Calories for Calories sake. You might as well just buy spaghetti.

4: Candidate 1: Blue Dragon Medium Egg Noodles
This IS a great product and I prefer it for flavour over the other three. But it's quality does not merit it's premium price.

Bear in mind that you can survive a day on 1000Calories, so even the dearest option would keep you alive for £1.20 at current prices.

Serving suggestions:
As is, soaked a few minutes in boiling water with a sprinkle of chicken oxo, or some dissolved chicken stock.
OR
Whack it in a wok with a bit of fresh veg and bean sprouts and soy sauce for a super cheap chinese meal.

FootNote:
LIDL do a similar offering to ALDI's
Tesco have Blue Dragon at £1 per pack, so cheaper than Iceland.
Tesco also have individual portion noodles in their Hearty Food Co. brand at 32p / 100g so on par with ASDA's offering

[Frnc]

Nong Shim are delicious, but they are loaded with tons of salt so I can't eat them anymore. Ironically the doc wants me to take vitamin D supplements, which I read can cause kidney stones.

[jansman]

Nong Shim are delicious, but they are loaded with tons of salt so I can't eat them anymore. Ironically the doc wants me to take vitamin D supplements, which I read can cause kidney stones.

My wife takes Vitamin D and has to ( for years). It makes her feel better. You read it can cause kidney stones- please don’t worry.

Something advised to me by both doctors and MacMillan nurses about my terminal brain cancer:

DON’T use the internet to read about medical issues! Ask a doctor instead!

[Frnc]

Nong Shim are delicious, but they are loaded with tons of salt so I can't eat them anymore. Ironically the doc wants me to take vitamin D supplements, which I read can cause kidney stones.

My wife takes Vitamin D and has to ( for years). It makes her feel better. You read it can cause kidney stones- please don’t worry.

Something advised to me by both doctors and MacMillan nurses about my terminal brain cancer:

DON’T use the internet to read about medical issues! Ask a doctor instead!

A lot of the research is free to read on the net. I only use authoritative sources. Most of the time you can only read the abstract, but that's usually enough. Regarding kidney stones and vitamin D, the picture is a bit unclear. In fact the UK government have a web page which says "withdrawn" but it's still up there, I think maybe because it was published for Covid. It says:

" Vitamin D supplements: how to take them safely"

"This guidance was withdrawn on 1 April 2022
This page has been withdrawn because it’s no longer current. Read more about living safely with coronavirus (COVID-19)."

"People who should not opt in

If you are one of the following groups or have any of the following medical conditions, you should not opt in through this process and you should speak to your GP or healthcare professional at your next appointment. There are some groups who need to be particularly careful ....people with high vitamin D levels, kidney stones ....."

https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... hem-safely

[jansman]

Nong Shim are delicious, but they are loaded with tons of salt so I can't eat them anymore. Ironically the doc wants me to take vitamin D supplements, which I read can cause kidney stones.

My wife takes Vitamin D and has to ( for years). It makes her feel better. You read it can cause kidney stones- please don’t worry.

Something advised to me by both doctors and MacMillan nurses about my terminal brain cancer:

DON’T use the internet to read about medical issues! Ask a doctor instead!

A lot of the research is free to read on the net. I only use authoritative sources. Most of the time you can only read the abstract, but that's usually enough. Regarding kidney stones and vitamin D, the picture is a bit unclear. In fact the UK government have a web page which says "withdrawn" but it's still up there, I think maybe because it was published for Covid. It says:

" Vitamin D supplements: how to take them safely"

"This guidance was withdrawn on 1 April 2022
This page has been withdrawn because it’s no longer current. Read more about living safely with coronavirus (COVID-19)."

"People who should not opt in

If you are one of the following groups or have any of the following medical conditions, you should not opt in through this process and you should speak to your GP or healthcare professional at your next appointment. There are some groups who need to be particularly careful ....people with high vitamin D levels, kidney stones ....."

https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... hem-safely

It’s personal.Leave it with you.

[steptoe]

My wife takes Vitamin D and has to ( for years). It makes her feel better. You read it can cause kidney stones- please don’t worry.

Something advised to me by both doctors and MacMillan nurses about my terminal brain cancer:

DON’T use the internet to read about medical issues! Ask a doctor instead!

A lot of the research is free to read on the net. I only use authoritative sources. Most of the time you can only read the abstract, but that's usually enough. Regarding kidney stones and vitamin D, the picture is a bit unclear. In fact the UK government have a web page which says "withdrawn" but it's still up there, I think maybe because it was published for Covid. It says:

" Vitamin D supplements: how to take them safely"

"This guidance was withdrawn on 1 April 2022
This page has been withdrawn because it’s no longer current. Read more about living safely with coronavirus (COVID-19)."

"People who should not opt in

If you are one of the following groups or have any of the following medical conditions, you should not opt in through this process and you should speak to your GP or healthcare professional at your next appointment. There are some groups who need to be particularly careful ....people with high vitamin D levels, kidney stones ....."

https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... hem-safely

It’s personal.Leave it with you.

I fully agree with jansamn here do not use the internet to look up illnesses and treatments , you will first off be scared stiff i once had a G/F whos mum had the doctors encylopedia forgive the spelling and if you cough sneezed or said i got a ache she would have you with green parrot monkey illness lol , or have you thinking by the end of the chat you had just hours to live .

My wife also has been taking Vit D for well over 20 years and in the mild doseages it does more good than harm , Vit D is a major thing and lacking it can make you unwell a little top up is not going to harm you and again don't read up on the net unless you are qualified to do so , my illnesses if i read up on them would have me ordering a coffin tomorrow if you get me , just listen to the doc and i know some say docs get it wrong but over a Vit D issue nothing mush to get wrong , and causing stones hmmm i would think you would have to be on a max dose they have to tell you all the possible side effect these days , lol if i read all mine i would never take the meds , as long as your not allergic or have a reaction to a med then go with it .

Good luck and as i said my wife takes a small dose every day and well never had a stone , she might have thrown a few at me over the years on the allotment lol "Oi is that tea brewed yet " "Oi can you move the wheelbarrow you left it in my way"

[steptoe]

It's Noodle Doodle Time.....

Dear Food Taster lol

Could you please look at gluten free rice noodles next week as i can not have gluten lol but on a footnote , In a SHTF world i guess anything would be better than nothing mind you as long at they came with a side order of pain meds and you can put up with the smell from me i guess i would be ok lol.

I can say most of the value food range we have tried are good but the wife and i are grateful of your hard work and your families taste buds assulting lol ..

I can say the tinned chicken the small tins you can get are nice for on crackers and i will try and check as we got some from morrisons and some from farm foods and i forget which but one was not as nice they look the same tin wise but they are not in taste and texture .

On a sidenote jen have you tried the tinned chicken in breadcrumbs for you "gluten free for us" i wonder if they could be cut in 6 nice slices and dipped in egg and breadcrumb and lightly fried for in a bun with lettuce and trimmings you know where i am going with this idea , wife hates beef so thinking i can do her a KFC rip off idea