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Fast food
is the easiest solution, and often inevitable. So if you are
tempted to spend your last fiver on a curry, pizza or fish 'n'
chips, which is the best bet for your money?
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| Pizza
is a relatively cheap alternative. |
Our Nottingham
nutritionist suggests a frozen pizza from the grocery store as that's
probably one of the cheapest and most nutritious meals available.
But a homemade curry using leftover meat with a tinned sauce
is also a quick and easy solution.
Other student
meals that can done in a hurry but still for little money include
chili con carne with rice, or tinned ravioli, meatballs, stews
served with potatoes.
If you
want to use leftovers, try a stir fry, adding different meat,
such as turkey, pork or mince.
For breakfast,
which is the most important meal of the day, try high-fibre
cereals, such as Weetabix, Branflakes or Shredded Wheat. Wholemeal
or granary toast as opposed to white, spread with Marmite, jam,
marmalade or peanut butter.
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| Fruit
at the market is usually cheaper than in supermarkets. |
Eat as much
fresh fruit as you can as it is probably the healthiest food
around. When buying fruit and vegetables, make sure to buy those
that are in season or from the market as they are cheaper.
One final
bit of free advice, most of popular products are available in
both branded and supermarkets own brands - choose the supermarkets
own brands as they are considerable cheaper and often taste
just as good.
|
Drinks |
Calories |
 |
|
| 1
pint of sweet cider |
239
|
|
|
| 1
pint of dry cider |
204
|
|
|
1
pint of draught bitter
|
175
|
|
|
|
1 pint of mild bitter |
142 |
|
|
| 1
glass of sweet white wine |
107
|
|
|
| 1
bottle of lager |
80 |
|
|
| 1
glass of red wine |
78
|
|
|
| 1
glass of dry white wine |
75 |
|
|
|
1 pub measure of vodka |
53
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As far as
drinking goes, remember the number of calories in cider and
beer is much higher than in wine or spirits, so if you are worried
about your weight, keep that in mind.
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