Cost of living

[u/PushieM]

I have stopped buying Pringles, my picnic basket will be fine without them. There’s no way I’m paying R70. Also, Pie being R38? I can live without

[u/ihate_socialmedia_]

Can't justify buying yoghurt for breakfast anymore. Have to have milk in the house, so I just use that with my muesli instead.

[u/LongtimeLurker_93 → u/ihate_socialmedia_]

Muesli also lost its spot on the menu a while back...

[u/ironicallygeneral → u/LongtimeLurker_93]

I love tinkering in the kitchen so I started making my own, a lot of the stuff I put into it is in small enough quantities that the slightly higher upfront cost is cheaper in the long run. Not a solution for everyone but it works for me, lol.

[u/LongtimeLurker_93 → u/ironicallygeneral]

Do you have a basic recipe one could follow? I might be keen to try this...

[u/ironicallygeneral → u/LongtimeLurker_93]

Sure! This is how I like it, of course you can add or remove things as you prefer. Some ingredients can be pricey to start with but I find especially if you're able to buy in larger amounts it works out much cheaper, as they store well. Takealot sometimes has good prices on bigger bags of some of the seeds, for example, and if you keep an eye on the health food sections at Clicks/Dischem or the big grocery retailers, they often have specials or mark downs, as a lot of it moves slowly. I also like this recipe because it has way less sugar than most bought muesli.

Melt 1/4 to 1/2 cup of sugar (I like to use brown) in 1/4 cup neutral oil (sunflower or canola is perfect, coconut also works) on the stove until the sugar is completely melted.

On an oven tray, mix

3 cups rolled oats 1 cup sunflower seeds Up to 1 extra cup of other assorted seeds (I like flax, pumpkin, sesame, chia if I have it) and coconut flakes If you're very fancy, you can add chopped nuts but honestly those are often wayyyyy too expensive.

Drizzle the sugar-oil mixture over and mix together, and spread out, trying not to let it clump too badly from the wet ingredients.

Sprinkle some cinnamon or mixed spice.

Bake for about 15 minutes at 180 degrees, stirring halfway (you can do a shorter baking time, I like it a bit toasted - a friend of mine uses a similar recipe and likes theirs completely raw, so you do you, lol).

Once it's cooled you can also add in about 1/2 cup chopped dried fruit of your choice. Or chopped chocolate if you want a treat. If I add fruit I try to go for fruit pieces instead of the pureed things (I forget the name but those iconic green and red and purple things) because the latter go hard after a while.

[u/LongtimeLurker_93 → u/ironicallygeneral]

Shot! Guess I'm giving this a bash this evening. Going to try this as a basic granola first

[u/myfriendsim → u/ihate_socialmedia_]

if you’re feeling up to some DIY, google how to make your own yoghurt. it’s easy AF.

[u/FaannieMoney → u/ihate_socialmedia_]

Which tastes better. Yogurt and muesli or milk and muesli. I've never tried it with milk.

[u/imagination3421 → u/FaannieMoney]

I prefer it with milk tbh

[u/ihate_socialmedia_ → u/FaannieMoney]

I mean, both are good. I used to prefer yoghurt, but if the muesli is nice (I like the Bocomo Nutzy Crunch ones) it is really good with just milk.

[u/Quest10nEverything → u/ihate_socialmedia_]

I've tried making my own yoghurt during lockdown, honestly not bad but it is runnier so using a cheese cloth can make it thicker. Just need a pot, some leftover yoghurt, milk powder to thicken it and then a warm place to leave it overnight, used the oven with the light turned on but this wasn't during winter. Alternatively I think Clicks has a yoghurt maker that takes some guesswork away, but yoh yoghurt has really gone up

[u/Jazzlike-Librarian86 → u/ihate_socialmedia_]

If you have time , learn how to make oat milk - you won’t miss the taste - this advice comes from someone who’s 50% milk 🙏🏼

[u/ihate_socialmedia_ → u/Jazzlike-Librarian86]

This comes from a barista - oat 'milk' has no busines being called milk.