The Rules!

Of course, there are rules...just to keep me on track and to stop me wavering, but as usual I signed up without reading them first.
This makes it a whole lot harder.

• For five days I can spend no more than £1 a day on food and drink.
• This means I have a total of £5 with which to buy all ingredients for my meals.
• The full cost of all the items I consume must be included in my budget. This means budgeting for whole packets of food items such as rice, pasta, noodles and eggs etc.
• For items such as salt, pepper, herbs and spices, simply work out the cost of each item per gram and budget shopping proportionally. Separate items before the challenge so there’s no need to be digging around in cupboards.
• I can’t grab a cheeky snack from the cupboard unless I include the cost of buying the item new in my budget.
• I can use food sourced from my garden as long as I can account for the price of production! (I think dandelions are free to produce, but I'm not sure I want to eat them).
• No combination of meals on any given day can exceed the £1 spending limit. This is a challenge to eat creatively and to be enjoyed – I mustn't at any point deprive myself of three meals a day.
• I cannot accept ‘donated’ food from family or friends, but monetary donations towards my fundraising goals are acceptable, and encouraged!
• I am allowed to drink tap water.
• Thankfully, I don't smoke, but I'm seriously worried about my tea habit.