(6 December 2012, 18:32)Geordie_Rob Wrote: Following on from the recent naughty tesco post regarding same products for way cheaper in different packaging & different sections of the store, I decided to go exploring in my local store.
I came across a 375g bag of dried soya mince. In my eyes it's basically freeze dried quorn type mince.
I don't know if their are many veggies on here (I'm certainly not) or, if like my mrs, doesn't like beef mince but at just over a quid a bag (think it was £1.40 or something) I thought I would give it a go.
When soaked it really bulks up & will easily last a few meals. Only downside is BB date of July next year. Well that & it's got no cow parts in it 
Most importantly though, I was able to make what was (in my eyes) a good, tasty meal that was very filling.
I used it to make a cheap, crude attempt at spag bol.
Tin of chopped toms - 30p or so
Onion - about 10p
Couple of carrots - about 15p
Stock cubes - pennies each
Tomato purée - 40p
A handful of soya mince - about 30p
Spaghetti - about 20p (didn't use a full pack)
For £1.50 or so, there was easily enough to feed 4 of us & the dog ate her share of leftovers aswell. It normally wouldve cost us that for the jar of sauce alone.
If anyone is like me and prepping on a budget (I suspect most, if not all of us) then I would recommend giving this soya mince a go if there is a tesco near you.
Thanks for this post Geordie_Rob,
I eat a lot of meat, but recently went over to Soya Mince in a big way, again because it is very cheap and can be used for many meals, not to mention the health benefits.
I tend to make a stock up and soak the soya mince in it for about 15 minutes before putting it into a meal.
Tofu is another soya product and is great as cut cubes in a stir fry.
Soy beans is the raw form and can be formed into many different foods. It can even be fermented with a pro-biotic to form a weird looking but very healthy food called Tempeh.
The wife and I will be putting together an article about 'Peasant Foods' of the world and their practical use for preppers. Throughout history ordinary people have survived and thrived on very basic cheap foods that store well, fill empty bellies and can be used in many different ways.
Soy and Rice are the king and queen of the Southern Hemisphere and feds billions of people from cradle to grave so the people at that end of the world must know a thing or too!
We buy soya mince and bag it up in Mylar Bags with oxygen absorbers to give it a longer shelf life.
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