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The Love British Food website suggests that you ‘make “Buy British” the new motto for your shopping! Not only is British food normally fresher, filling your body with all the right minerals and nutrients to look and feel great, it is also potentially cheaper, allowing you to save those few extra pounds for pints down the pub!’ They say that ‘the right kind of food can boost your energy and keep stress levels down – so instead of junk food why not try cooking a home-made meal?’

Love British Food tips

Buy in season and buy British because this way you’ll pay less – you will be saving on imported food as well as buying a product that is in abundance at the time. You can find British goods at places like Morrisons, Waitrose, Asda, Aldi and The Co-operative but then, don’t forget your local Community Food Co-op and smaller shops that may possibly be cheaper.

Love British Food budget shopping tips

Love British Food suggests shopping often so that you find good buys – like end of day special deals. Other tips include buying a few loose ingredients rather than pre-packed ingredients (which may cost more ) – and to keep it in mind that King Edward potatoes are good for everything from mash to fries.

When it comes to fresh fruit, try freezing it in airtight bags to use at a later date if you think it is going to expire – chop it up before you wrap it and freeze it. As for meat, they suggest you ‘buy joints or full carcasses of meat and use all of it imaginatively. Buy a whole chicken rather than chicken breasts – use the bones to make stock for soups and the left-over meat in sandwiches, curries and stews. And remember, the brown chicken meat is as delicious as the white.’

Use your leftovers

‘Make sure you use up your leftovers! That stale loaf of bread could be used to make bread and butter pudding, that leftover mash could make lemon cake, that beef from your Sunday roast could be used to make cottage pie and that leftover roast potato can make gnocchi,’ says Love British Food. You will find some great recipes for leftovers from BBC Good Food here.

For more tips from Love British Food on how to ‘Buy British’ ‑ click here.

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