£40-£45 bulking diet

Didn't want to hijack the £20 bulking diet, but from readin it some think it's doable on £20.  (I personally don't think it possible or realistic, though perhaps given the weight of the op...)

Anyways, it got me thinking about how much I spend on food.  It was quite the downer.

For me, this would be quite the cut back (budget-wise) on a bulking diet.  If you'd like to have a crack at writing me one, it'd be great.  I'm not entirely sure it's possible, so where as I've put £40ish, feel free to go beyond this though £40 is the target.

Good luck.

Cheers

EDIT: as a side note, I'm 17st and on copious amounts of gear so I'm looking at 4000kcal+ and about 200g+ of protien

(I'll get about 200-400g Protien and about 1000-2000kcal from powder in addition)

Write yourself a sensible list of all the basics that you want and then make sure to shop around.

For me i buy the following as staples and then vary it up a bit;

Chicken Breasts £3.40 a kilo (25breasts for £16.99 at Makro)
Oats 60p a kilo (Somerfield/Asda/etc.)
Milk £1 for 4pints (Iceland)
Frozen veg ~£1 a kilo (Iceland)
Rice/Pasta/CousCous - all bought in bulk from the likes of Makro/Bookers/Ethnic Supermarkets or Specialist stores
Large Eggs £0.10p each (bought from local farmshops as a tray of 25/30)

I tend to buy all spreads/sauces/oils/tins when on offer and buy as many as i can within reason. Olive oil can be expensive but buy on offer and it's fine. Same with tins of tomatoes or anything else.

The key is to roughly plan ahead - i certainly can't be arsed to plan out every meal in advance carefully shopping for exactly what i need, i just try and look at what's on offer and have a rough plan.

It's a routine you'll get into.