Total calories

2 loaves bread = 3552 (yes we did eat the crusts!)
milk = 1408
porridge = 2858
digestives = 3832
pasta = 1038
pasta sauce = 145
cheese = 1835
creamed coconut = 665
sweetcorn = 320
soup = 272
beans = 944
jam = 984
split peas = 260
rice pudding = 1660
custard = 608
rice = 256
270g margarine = 1632
500g carrots = 205
5 small onions = 140
apples = 1325
bananas = 1470
courgette = 16
olive oil = 199

total = 25624

average per person per day = 1830

The ratio was probably something like 1900 : 1750 (him : me) as he ate more biscuits and porridge and a bit more bread. Neither of us are very active so the daily targets of 2500 and 2000 are probably a bit high for us. I would guess that 2300 and 1800 are more appropriate. So I'm happy with 1750 for me, especially as I'm towards the higher end of a normal weight for my height (BMI of 23.1) and I didn't feel hungry. However 1900 isn't really enough for an adult male who needs not to lose weight (BMI of 19.5) so I think we probably failed in this respect.

It's Over!

We've now successfully completed our £15 week. Here are my conclusions:

1. I was a bit hungry on a few evenings. Nothing unmanageble but I think some of the dinners were a bit small (e.g. beans & sausages on toast would be better with a can each)
2. Rice pudding 5 times a week is too much! However there are other options for desserts (tinned fruit, yogurts, chocolate mousse, custard, homemade crumbles, ice cream) that are nearly as cheap and mean that we can eat slightly less than normal for our main course.
   
3. Neither of us particularly liked the dahl, but it might be possible to improve it or vary it a bit with some different ingredients.
4. Everything else was fine. The 25p pasta sauce was surprisingly good, as were the digestive biscuits and the beans on toast.
   

I hope we're going to keep some of these changes, especially having porridge for breakfast, eating more vegetarian dinners and meal planning a bit more. In recent months our grocery spending has been about £280 a month and if we can cut that down even to £200 I will be happy.