I do love Lidl bakery - delicious doughnuts 🍩 wherever I can, I buy organic fruit and vegetables, the produce tastes better to me. I hope you and Beanie have a great 2025, Rechenda 🖤🐈🌸
I love a charity shop. People are mad to buy stuff brand new if they can get what they want in a charity shop. Lots of junk in them, but also good stuff too. Less waste too.
I agree with you on the single ingredient food and not needing organic at least for most foods. They can’t guarantee that the food is completely free of anything that may come from other surroundings fields for example. And organic farms can still use some chemicals on their lands and foods. Also they technically are not allowed to add anything to their food so for example they can’t add calcium to non dairy milk so you’d be buying expensive milk substitute and end up with a calcium deficiency. And it’s not as environmentally friendly as one would hope, considering how much water is used for the farming etc and finally it couldn’t sustain the whole world population.. I studied this for many years.. if one wants the organic food, for whatever reason, by all means go for it! But we shouldn’t feel bad if we cannot afford it and we certainly don’t need more food/nutrition/health inequalities and feelings of guilt if we can’t feed our families the most expensive organic food.. maybe 1-2 people family on a budget could buy organic Waitrose but I doubt that budget would stretch for more people/kids in the household.. sorry to go on and on but the cost of food and consequent health inequalities is a big deal for most people I work with and myself included. Thank you for the video. I always feel happy to see a new one from you. Your voice is my ASMR! 💓
I hope you and your partner had a super chilled christmas.wishing you both a belated happy new year 🎉! I agree with you rechenda that single food is fine.positivity peace and love ♥️
I live in the central Europe, not in the UK, and on a budget. I definitely buy organic bananas (but we don't eat bananas much), flour, oil, dried red kidney beans (because I want my 5 year old to eat beans and these are delicious), millet (superfood, baby!) and oat flakes if possible. Honey from local farmers only. Fruits and vegetables occasionally and most of the times for my kid. I cook from scatch, but simple meals.
You can only label foods as organic if your farm has certified by registered associations so deffo not a con lol just depends on if you think the benefits are worth the extra price
I’m with you on the single ingredient food. Being vegan, fake meats are very processed so I do try to have tofu, rather than the meat substitutes. I do make my own seitan though which is pure gluten (obtained by soaking flour in water to extract it) made into a dough with stock and spices, kneaded into shape, braised in stock and then roasted or fried. Of course treat days are a thing! But I try to eat clean where I can. Not totally sold on organic, but I will be growing my own veg this year 😊
I buy organic carrots, mushrooms, broccoli and bananas from Lidl, I am trying to get more organic when i see it as i have Long covid so i need to eat as well as i can. Great video.
Trying to make healthier choices in life when it comes to meals. That Chazza seems quite pricey. Our Aldi (where I do the bulk of my shopping has been a bit desolate since Christmas too). I don't buy organic as I tend to peel everything in the most part. I am trying to avoid processed food mainly and up my water intake (again not in a plastic bottle).
Totally agree with you Rechenda...I prefer aldi than lidl...went to aldi yesterday afternoon it was absolutely packed, still had alot on the shelves tho ...and all the tills were open 👍..wish I had 3/400 pound to spend on any type of food lol😅...unfortunately my 20.00 a week has to do 😅 x
Op shopping used to be budget friendly, not anymore! Your groceries seem to be cheaper there than here in Australia! Is boyfriend camera shy or are you inching him in bit by bit?
I do love Lidl bakery - delicious doughnuts 🍩 wherever I can, I buy organic fruit and vegetables, the produce tastes better to me. I hope you and Beanie have a great 2025, Rechenda 🖤🐈🌸
So good! You too!
I love a charity shop. People are mad to buy stuff brand new if they can get what they want in a charity shop. Lots of junk in them, but also good stuff too. Less waste too.
Definitely x
And it's FUN. I feel like I'm housing a few more orphans❣️🤣.
( I've fostered 11 kids, so...)
I love the little showcase of the products that your boyfriend is doing to the camera! Best of luck to you two 🥰
Thank you!! 😊
I agree with you on the single ingredient food and not needing organic at least for most foods. They can’t guarantee that the food is completely free of anything that may come from other surroundings fields for example. And organic farms can still use some chemicals on their lands and foods. Also they technically are not allowed to add anything to their food so for example they can’t add calcium to non dairy milk so you’d be buying expensive milk substitute and end up with a calcium deficiency. And it’s not as environmentally friendly as one would hope, considering how much water is used for the farming etc and finally it couldn’t sustain the whole world population..
I studied this for many years.. if one wants the organic food, for whatever reason, by all means go for it! But we shouldn’t feel bad if we cannot afford it and we certainly don’t need more food/nutrition/health inequalities and feelings of guilt if we can’t feed our families the most expensive organic food.. maybe 1-2 people family on a budget could buy organic Waitrose but I doubt that budget would stretch for more people/kids in the household..
sorry to go on and on but the cost of food and consequent health inequalities is a big deal for most people I work with and myself included.
Thank you for the video. I always feel happy to see a new one from you. Your voice is my ASMR! 💓
I love what you have said here sooo true xx asmr! Wow! X
Going home ,it's could 🧊 🥶🤪can't wait to get me pj's on and it's hot chocolate time,,,got pot noodle for me tea,mmmmmmmmm. Delish😅xx
Get cosy!
I hope you and your partner had a super chilled christmas.wishing you both a belated happy new year 🎉! I agree with you rechenda that single food is fine.positivity peace and love ♥️
On me coffeeeee break hi ❤😂😅🎉x
Agree with you the op shop was a bit pricey.
Post Christmas 🎄 all the shelves appear to be a empty and tired looking 😊
Nice video 👍🇦🇺☃️
They are a bit sparse xx
Im going lidl on sunday,,,,,makeing cornbeef stew for sunday 🍽 hope your well ☃️ ☺️ say hi to meme 🐈 😻 and your boyfriend,,,,
Delicious! They say hi x
I live in the central Europe, not in the UK, and on a budget. I definitely buy organic bananas (but we don't eat bananas much), flour, oil, dried red kidney beans (because I want my 5 year old to eat beans and these are delicious), millet (superfood, baby!) and oat flakes if possible. Honey from local farmers only. Fruits and vegetables occasionally and most of the times for my kid. I cook from scatch, but simple meals.
Interesting!
Happy new year! Our lidl in Swindon is so rubbish! But if I venture further to Chippenham, there's a great lidl and it's fantastic!
They are so hit and miss x
My farmer friends reckons most "organic food" isn't and people are being conned. I never buy organic for that reason.
You can only label foods as organic if your farm has certified by registered associations so deffo not a con lol just depends on if you think the benefits are worth the extra price
I see it a bit differently.. the shop isn't overstocked. I'd rather see a few gaps on the shelves than loads being binned
That’s true
I’m with you on the single ingredient food. Being vegan, fake meats are very processed so I do try to have tofu, rather than the meat substitutes. I do make my own seitan though which is pure gluten (obtained by soaking flour in water to extract it) made into a dough with stock and spices, kneaded into shape, braised in stock and then roasted or fried. Of course treat days are a thing! But I try to eat clean where I can. Not totally sold on organic, but I will be growing my own veg this year 😊
I’ve made seitan before it’s amazing xx
Wot you cooking today,,,,,something nice 😋 🍽 🥗 🥣 🍴
😋
I buy organic carrots, mushrooms, broccoli and bananas from Lidl, I am trying to get more organic when i see it as i have Long covid so i need to eat as well as i can. Great video.
Wonderful! Although sorry to hear about your long covid xx
@@TheBudgetFoodie thanks i catch covid every year then get long covid
For a sec I thought you were going to tell us that the only organic yoga teacher had passed away at a young age due to their diet.
No xx
Trying to make healthier choices in life when it comes to meals. That Chazza seems quite pricey. Our Aldi (where I do the bulk of my shopping has been a bit desolate since Christmas too). I don't buy organic as I tend to peel everything in the most part. I am trying to avoid processed food mainly and up my water intake (again not in a plastic bottle).
Good plan x
Totally agree with you Rechenda...I prefer aldi than lidl...went to aldi yesterday afternoon it was absolutely packed, still had alot on the shelves tho ...and all the tills were open 👍..wish I had 3/400 pound to spend on any type of food lol😅...unfortunately my 20.00 a week has to do 😅 x
Oh wow! I need to try Aldi
All our veg we grow is organic. I don't buy organic food in supermarkets.
Good plan
That'll learn you to go to the Heartsease! lol
It was Fakenham
@ oops sorry my bad!
Charity shops are so expensive now its ridiculous x
Yes crazy x
Mb was here
Op shopping used to be budget friendly, not anymore! Your groceries seem to be cheaper there than here in Australia! Is boyfriend camera shy or are you inching him in bit by bit?
He is not really one for being on camera x
Do you live with your boyfriend now? Rather than in your big new house? All of your videos seem to be at his!
I spend a lot of time there but currently still have my house, which is occupied by my gay housemate Tom