My large bowl of tagliatelle with red onion, leeks, avocado, walnuts and spinach.
Oxfam in the North contacted me to help spread the word on a new Oxfam campaign called Live Below the Line. It challenges people to live below the extreme poverty line, on less than £1 a day, for 5 days from 29 April to 3 May.
More than 1.4 billion people worldwide, over 20 times the population of the UK, live in extreme poverty. Live Below the Line will raise awareness of the daily challenges faced by people living in poverty, push forward the campaign for change and raise money for Oxfam’s life changing work.
The registration link for anyone that wishes to get involved. Personally I don't see this as much of a challenge in the UK- 50p a day would be but a £1 is easy. But I imagine a lot of people buy more expensive food than me and buy lunch at work rather than making their own etc.
As a part-time vegan and full-time vegetarian I do eat as cheaply and ethically as possible, in the main. Enough tasty and nutritional food for 5 days for £5 is actually easily achievable for everyone in the UK without having to think too hard, as follows:
The registration link for anyone that wishes to get involved. Personally I don't see this as much of a challenge in the UK- 50p a day would be but a £1 is easy. But I imagine a lot of people buy more expensive food than me and buy lunch at work rather than making their own etc.
As a part-time vegan and full-time vegetarian I do eat as cheaply and ethically as possible, in the main. Enough tasty and nutritional food for 5 days for £5 is actually easily achievable for everyone in the UK without having to think too hard, as follows:
Breakfasts of muesli and apple juice.
Three lunches of home baked bread with houmous, sunflower seeds and salad. Two lunches of home made soup and home baked rolls. Fruit.
Main course, three nights of tagliatelle with red onion, leeks, avocado, walnuts and spinach. Two nights of a vegetable chilli (onion plus whatever vegetables are on offer, tin of kidney beans, green and red lentils).
Tap water to drink, plus coffee, tea, tomato and orange juice.Three lunches of home baked bread with houmous, sunflower seeds and salad. Two lunches of home made soup and home baked rolls. Fruit.
Main course, three nights of tagliatelle with red onion, leeks, avocado, walnuts and spinach. Two nights of a vegetable chilli (onion plus whatever vegetables are on offer, tin of kidney beans, green and red lentils).
Enjoy!
I suddenly got hungry!
ReplyDeleteOXFAM should make a recipe book, and sell it.
Anyway, I am always looking in to OXFAM shops when I go to England.
Vintage and other good finds, plus even cards have been brought back to Stavanger.
hmmm spinach, I like a lot and seeing this image, you certainly gave me ideas of meals here, thanks a lot!
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious!
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Interesting Chrissy, you made it look so easy..not so sure, would that be equivalent to $2.00? Maybe if I had all the basics to start with, but that could be the main problem for most under the breadline oui. Perth is one of the most expensive cities in the world, that alone makes it harder.
ReplyDeleteYes, I see what you mean Grace. I think it is a challenge for those in the third World whatever local rates of exchange- which is the point Oxfam are trying to make. Their local equivalent of £5 also has to pay for energy, heating, transport, housing, education, clothes, etc. Oxfam may have hit on a good way of discussing, campaigning and raising awareness and funds?
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