In Tuesday’s episode of the popular TVNZ 1 consumer show, the Binns were left speechless when their weekly food budget was revealed to have ballooned to $804.
Eat Well For Less hosts Ganesh Raj and Mike Van de Elzen called their food spending “outrageous” and criticised their lack of planning and reliance on takeaways to feed the family. “That’s a lot … I think that total was definitely more than we were expecting,” says Alex, who works in IT and is described in the show as a super-snacker . Angela, who works in finance, admits: “Budget has never been an issue for us”.
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Ganesh Raj and Mike Van de Elzen return for a new season of Eat Well For Less NZ.
REVIEW: “How can you say that with a straight face?” For all the potential economic, culinary and nutritional advice the first series of
Eat Well For Less offered, this is what I took away from it. A beautifully timed one-liner, delivered with panache by the lifestyle series’ co-host Ganesh Raj. While I had some reservations about the series, especially the New Zealand-version’s sponsorship by a certain supermarket chain, it’s easy to see why it was the second-most watched TVNZ1 show (behind only the Election “leader’s debate”).
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Ganesh Raj and Mike Van de Elzen return for a new season of Eat Well For Less NZ.
What would it take for you to make smarter choices when it comes to supermarket shopping? If you had more money and more time would you buy healthier food items with the intention of creating delicious meals at home? I would. Or at least I think I would. I have fantasies of creating beautiful salads with fancy cheeses, exotic dressings, hard-to-find grains, expensive nuts and char-grilled vegetables. However, it turns out having more cash to spend on food is no guarantee you will make sensible choices for the sake of your health and your wallet.
Six top Kiwi chefs share their favourite family Christmas recipe
10 Dec, 2020 07:00 PM
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Stuck for what to cook this Christmas? Take inspiration from New Zealand s finest chefs. Photos / Getty Images
Stuck for what to cook this Christmas? Take inspiration from New Zealand s finest chefs. Photos / Getty Images
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Stuck for what to cook for your family this Christmas? Six Kiwi chefs have you covered.
Fancy a day of cricket rounders and a couple of beers in the backyard? Why not try Des Harris mouthwatering BBQ oysters?
Perhaps you would prefer a champagne brunch complete with grazing table and salmon gravlax from Sean Connolly?