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Add mashed banana to porridge
Stirring a ripe mashed banana through cooked porridge adds sweetness. No need for brown sugar or golden syrup on top.
Freezing cheese
You can freeze cheese. It's best to grate hard cheeses, such as cheddar or parmesan, before freezing. You can also freeze leftover cream cheese, cottage cheese, ricotta and feta cheese.
Child-sized portions
Children are smaller than adults so don't need to eat adult-sized portions.
Meal planning
Planning your evening meals for the week is a great way to save money at the supermarket as you only buy what you need.
Make breadcrumbs
Instead of throwing away stale bread, grate it (or put in a blender) to make breadcrumbs. Then store your breadcrumbs in a plastic bag in the freezer and use in recipes (no need to defrost first).
Frozen or canned vegetables
Canned or frozen vegetables are just as good as fresh. That's because frozen and canned fruits and vegetables are processed soon after picking and are very high in vitamins.
Scrubbing vegetables
Scrubbing vegetables rather than peeling helps retain the nutients found close to the skin.
Home made snacks
Snacks don't need to come in packets. The best snacks can be the ones you prepare yourself. Snacks made at home can be tasty, low-cost, healthy and easy to prepare.
Herbs add flavour
Use your favourite herbs (fresh or dried) to add extra flavour to recipes. Finely grated lemon skin (zest) also adds a nice tang to vegetables or meat.
Healthy foods aren't always expensive
Eating healthy doesn't have to cost a lot. There are many foods really good for you and your family to eat, such as rice, pasta, oats and wheat biscuits, that are good value for money.
Vege and fruit markets
You can save money by buying fruit and vegetables from a weekend market near you.
fizzy drink 16 tsp sugar
A 600ml bottle of fizzy drink contains 16 teaspoons of sugar. Make water your drink of choice.
Energy drink 9 tsp sugar
A 350ml bottle of energy drink contains 9 teaspoons of sugar. Make water your drink of choice.
fruit juice 10 tsp sugar
A 350ml bottle of fruit juice contains 10 teaspoons of sugar. That's the same amount of sugar as 25 jelly beans. Make water your drink of choice.