Food & Drink Archives • Mum on a Budget

Keto crisps: where to buy in the UK

11/12/202011/12/2020Food & Drink, Uncategorized

I wanted to share with you my favourite brand of Keto crisps. Keto crisps are hard to come by in the UK – there are substitutes, such as pork scratchings and Cheesies but sometimes you just

Keto Margarita Recipe: super simple, only 3 ingredients

17/05/202024/11/2020Food & Drink

I would describe myself as a frozen margarita fanatic. Before I book a Mexican restaurant, I always check their menu to make sure I can scratch my frozen margarita itch. On a hot sunny day,

MyProtein Referral Code

15/05/202011/12/2020Food & Drink, Saving Money

Looking for a Myprotein referral code? Simply sign up using this link or manually input NICOLA-RSZ on the registration page and you will receive 3 months free next day delivery when you spend £35 on

Free Costa Coffee on 31 March 2020

03/03/202003/03/2020Food & Drink, Saving Money

After the success of its inaugural Free Coffee Day last year, Costa Coffee are running another Free Coffee Day on Tuesday 31 March 2020. You can collect your free coffee (or whatever your favourite hot

Subscription Boxes for Foodies (…that are actually affordable!)

22/10/201909/11/2019Food & Drink

It used to be that if you had a foodie in your life and you were looking to buy them a gift, you would buy them a hamper. Don’t get me wrong, the wine and

Free Costa Coffee on October 1st

24/09/201924/09/2019Food & Drink, Saving Money

To celebrate International Coffee Day on Tuesday October 1st 2019, Costa are giving away free coffee via their Costa Express machines (the type you get in supermarkets and petrol stations). Please note: Some stores will

Bringing the Restaurant Experience Home – Hosting on a Budget

22/09/201923/09/2019Food & Drink

It’s good to socialise with friends and loved ones, but at times the cost of going out for a meal can cause certain anxieties around trying to stick to a very strict budget to cover

Low Carb Cauliflower Soup Recipe

17/01/201917/01/2019Food & Drinkketo, low carb, recipe

Low carb cauliflower soup is a staple lunch in our home. My recipe makes enough soup for 5 portions, so it’s great for batch cooking. This is a staple lunch in our home, I make

Freezing Sandwiches: My #1 Lunchbox Hack to Save Time and Money

09/01/201913/03/2020Food & Drinkfood

I’ll be honest: making sandwiches for lunchboxes, to take on outings or simply to have for lunch at some is one of the necessary parts of parenting that I’m not a big fan of, but

Keto Chinese Chicken Curry (cheap, easy & low carb/calorie/syn)

21/07/201806/03/2020Food & Drinkdiet, keto, low calorie, slimming world

I am currently following a keto diet (i.e. I keep things as low carb as possible – always under 20g a day). I am looking forward to sharing with you some of my favourite cheap