Household Budget Battles Knock Rice Off The Menu

4 months ago 09th Jul 15:03

Jasmine continued, “Buying locally-grown food where you can means you’ll be supporting local farmers and saving on the rapidly increasing costs associated with transporting food from other countries – not to mention out-of-town shopping centres.”

"Bringing certain foods such as potatoes back into our diet will certainly cut down on family food bills. Baked potatoes are a great way to feed a family on a budget and they really fill you up. I have them at least once a week with a topping and salad. Mashed potato is also a great way of making a meal go further which is why it's in great British staples like shepherd's pie and fish pie. If families replace some meals that were rice or pasta-based with potatoes then their food budgets will go further."

Simon Rimmer, the BBC's Something for the Weekend chef, who is currently touring the country with the Potato Council, answering Mum's kitchen dilemmas and serving up mealtime solutions commented: "With the current credit crunch, a staple home-grown crop like potatoes is, as it was to our grandparents, so important. A bag of potatoes offers such tremendous value and so many options."

Since their introduction to the British plate in the late 1600s, potatoes have played a continual role as one of the nation’s favourite staple foods. Good value for money, quick and easy to cook, and providing a wealth of essential nutrients, British potatoes are the ultimate taste sensation that have stood the test of culinary time, visit www.britishpotatoes.co.uk to find out more.

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