On April 5th i tried to live on £53.00 for a week ..for food only and i did it by buying lots of things for €1......€1cornflakes for breakfast 7 days and toast i still have some left..biscuits for 10am tea..25cents a packet 4packets i still have some left..Lunch was a €1 salad with €1 a packet  8 slices of cookedham ..I have eggs at 12 for €1..milk at 35 cents a litre..the point is i have €10 over..today and still have food in the fridge..so it does work out over 7 days