Bulk buying tinned tuna and mackerel - where?
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Hi all.
I'm on a health kickstart at the moment, eating 1500 calories a day - at least half what I'm used to! I'm also pretty skint!
I'm not eating much meat, or carbs unlike I am used to, but have been eating (among plenty of poached eggs, low calorie strict portion size ready meals, and enough veg to sink a ship!) a tin of tuna a day, and a tin of mackerel.
I'm finding at c.200 calories a pop, they make a great snack, or with rabbit food, a good lunch, and are helping keep my cravings for fatty cuts of meat and carbs at bay.
I can't for the life of me find anywhere online though to order the more interesting varieties of mackerel, eg. princes mexican mackerel, indian mackerel and hot chilli mackerel in packs of 10+ - any ideas? I can't keep paying £1.40 a tin every day, but it's the one thing i'm really enjoying.
...and some cheap pole/line caught tuna wouldn't go a miss either.
Thanks,
Matt
I'm on a health kickstart at the moment, eating 1500 calories a day - at least half what I'm used to! I'm also pretty skint!
I'm not eating much meat, or carbs unlike I am used to, but have been eating (among plenty of poached eggs, low calorie strict portion size ready meals, and enough veg to sink a ship!) a tin of tuna a day, and a tin of mackerel.
I'm finding at c.200 calories a pop, they make a great snack, or with rabbit food, a good lunch, and are helping keep my cravings for fatty cuts of meat and carbs at bay.
I can't for the life of me find anywhere online though to order the more interesting varieties of mackerel, eg. princes mexican mackerel, indian mackerel and hot chilli mackerel in packs of 10+ - any ideas? I can't keep paying £1.40 a tin every day, but it's the one thing i'm really enjoying.
...and some cheap pole/line caught tuna wouldn't go a miss either.
Thanks,
Matt
Edited by 13aines on Tuesday 4th February 00:36
s started it at 50p about two years back (like they did their eggs) then slowly hiked the prices up. How anything can justify a near 100% price increase I do know know. ASDA currently sell 3 packs of John West sandwich tuna (chunks and flakes mixed) for £2 which works out as cheap as i can find it anywhere else.
Next cheapest is Aldi at about £2.79 for a 4 pack
Tesco currently have John West plain tinned mackeral at £1 a tin
Also, if you dont mind eating it, Tesco have big bags of frozen Quorn at half price which i find a decent thing to have in. Chucked into a tin of chopped tomato's with plenty of 'erbs and spices etc it aint half bad and a cheap way to get your protein in with next to no calories. Big bags of frozen spinach are also a cheap and healthy way of bulking out a meal.
Next cheapest is Aldi at about £2.79 for a 4 pack
Tesco currently have John West plain tinned mackeral at £1 a tin
Also, if you dont mind eating it, Tesco have big bags of frozen Quorn at half price which i find a decent thing to have in. Chucked into a tin of chopped tomato's with plenty of 'erbs and spices etc it aint half bad and a cheap way to get your protein in with next to no calories. Big bags of frozen spinach are also a cheap and healthy way of bulking out a meal.
13aines said:
I can't for the life of me find anywhere online though to order the more interesting varieties of mackerel, eg. princes mexican mackerel, indian mackerel and hot chilli mackerel in packs of 10+ - any ideas? I can't keep paying £1.40 a tin every day, but it's the one thing i'm really enjoying.
If you're trying to work on a budget then it doesn't make sense to pay extra for the spices/veg things to already be added. I bought a couple of salmon kebabs yesterday but they were the same price per kg as salmon fillets - so you're paying salmon prices for wooden sticks, onions and peppers. Not good value at all.You're doing the same - over paying for relatively cheap ingredients that you could easily add yourself.
I went through this quest a while back.
Concerning canned Mackerel, best and tastiest I found was the Princes mackerel in tomato sauce. Untill the past week or two, Tesco was selling it at a £1 a go. Its now back up to £1.40 , but no doubt somebody will have it at a £ again, then do what I did , clear the shelf, I've around 5 dozen cans stashed , so no prob for me on the price factor.
As for Tuna, the biggest prob I found was finding anything with any flavour. None of the basics offerings were any good , I assume because the process has smashed it up badly. After faffing around a while , I only found the likes of Princes and John West type offerings much cop, then not brilliant. I have found one line that I really like though , thats Tesco's finest Albacore (In spring water) . Bloody expensive though,over £3 at top price and about £2.40 or so on promo. Flavoursome though, I suppose a case of getting what you pay for.
Just a final thought, if you have a local Heron, check them out for the Princes Mackerel, pretty sure they had them at £1 a pop as well.
Concerning canned Mackerel, best and tastiest I found was the Princes mackerel in tomato sauce. Untill the past week or two, Tesco was selling it at a £1 a go. Its now back up to £1.40 , but no doubt somebody will have it at a £ again, then do what I did , clear the shelf, I've around 5 dozen cans stashed , so no prob for me on the price factor.
As for Tuna, the biggest prob I found was finding anything with any flavour. None of the basics offerings were any good , I assume because the process has smashed it up badly. After faffing around a while , I only found the likes of Princes and John West type offerings much cop, then not brilliant. I have found one line that I really like though , thats Tesco's finest Albacore (In spring water) . Bloody expensive though,over £3 at top price and about £2.40 or so on promo. Flavoursome though, I suppose a case of getting what you pay for.
Just a final thought, if you have a local Heron, check them out for the Princes Mackerel, pretty sure they had them at £1 a pop as well.
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