A Week On Farmfoods DAY 7

[@vengbanana]

'serves one' mike: "But how much is a portion" the whole thing mike, the whole thing

[@rubensalsa8128]

its because the back said per 100g, and it serves one so he had to multiply by 3.5 cos it was 350g but he was confused by how much it weighed i guess, he didnt see.

[@vengbanana]

@@rubensalsa8128 well i thought he would realise he just had to times the amount by 3.5 but apparently not

[@rubensalsa8128]

@@vengbanana you'd be surprised, even mike who has done a lot of measurements of stuff screws up often, the average person is really bad with portion sizes and being able to extrapolate how healthy/unhealthy something really is, that's why we need to change the law requirements so companies have to put "per 350g" and not have the consumer either 1) not make the consumer calculate the calories in a serving or 2) making the meal upon first glance seem healthier than it is in actuality.

[@labourerplop5034]

RubenTheRat its so annoying the per 100 grams

[@AWriterWandering]

Labourer Plop In it’s defense, the 100g measurement does make it easier to measure different foods against each other. Personally I like when products have both.

[@emem8577]

£56.48 is a lot for a week, I wouldn't say it's a "poor persons" meal choice, maybe lazy but not poor.

[@Beany2007FTW]

I tend to agree with this. I'm reasonably well paid, but have financial commitments that mean I'm spending about £15-20/wk on food at the moment (although to be fair, I've never been a breakfast person and I rarely lunch). Aldis fresh meat is good, cheap sides (50p/pack microwave rice, sod all wrong with it either) and they have dirt cheap pizza for when you want to be a bit slobby.

[@jkd91]

The thing i feel mike doesnt take note of is the fact that total cvost is how much he has spent ( i assume) for all the food, while he clearly doesn't eat the whole lot such as the Indian selection, im sure if he tried to work out roughly how much he ate per item and the cost it would work out cheaper, still not necessarily cheap though.

[@princessses2892]

he would ha ve a lot of stuff left over. Those battered sausage things had lots in the pack..

[@Wnations95]

IIRC it's similar to his iceland week... Which was immediately followed by a budget week to show folks didn't inherently have to survive off frozen ready meals

[@1.21gigawatts2]

I pay half of that and am able to afford fresh fruit, vegetables and meats.

[@DASSAMWASHERELP]

"Obviously i didn't have the whole 70 pieces" *Pathetic*

[@jacquidorrington8200]

My cat was asleep in her cat cave. Soon as Basil started meowing she was out like a shop watching the vid. Think Basil has an admirer lol

[@Martynde]

It’s “like a shot”. I hope that was a typo.

[@Ben42]

The reveal of the Scottish favourites has to be one of the funniest things in any of your videos. Perfection

[@marka4204]

I've never understood those that say you are making fun of poor people when you slag the meals off because even though what you buy is cheap it is far cheaper to cook at home from scratch and make healthy food than it is to eat that crap , the people that feed that stuff to their children arent poor they are just lazy or dont know how to cook. I've just made chilli con carne with rice and flatbreads from scratch and it probably cost me about £2.50 altogether and there is enough left for another meal so £1.25 a meal , that's cheaper than most things you have been eating on this week on. I get certain things from Farmfoods and some is good , those bacon hash browns are definitely nice.

[@inflinirator]

poor people do shop at farm foods, though

[@KatKaleen]

I don't answer to that as harshly. When I chatted about cooking with my older co-workers as an apprentice, my co-apprentice just said: "Why should I learn to cook? Everything comes in cans and jars!" It's not their fault, they just never experienced cooking as fun.

[@tameshrew469]

I agree it's not disrespectful to say you don't like the food but not everyone who feeds their kids that is lazy.

[@KatKaleen]

I remember the early 90's when ramen noodles were a treat we had to do chores for... back when they were actually good.

[@kiraworthington]

People who feed their children that are lazy wow aren't you or self-righteous piece of crap never considering that people who might feed their children must have the choice of feed my children that or I don't get to feed my child anything ever thought of that when you self-righteous piece of crap ever thought about those who are working over 40 hours a week busting their ass trying to make ends meet and they've got to feed their children and sometimes the best they can do is a cheap ass really salty food that you don't think they wouldn't prefer to cook for their children that they would love it if they could cook fresh wholesome meals for their child every day you self-righteous piece of poop how dare you you need to take a good long look in the mirror and think about what you said how dare you you sit there and say I don't see that you're making fun of poor people know he's not making fun of poor people but you just did you just dissed every poor person on the planet who's working their ass off and has to feed their family something and so yes they're going to buy those ready-meals yes they're going to buy those things that are probably not as good as fresh no dud dork munch but versus no food you need to rethink yourself there because you are wrong you are wrong you're wrong if the choices cheap food no food every parent from the planet that's going to pick cheap food versus not feeding their child do you not dis those who are working their asses off and doing their best and trying to make sure their children and family have some kind of meal on the table how dare you you are the reason people look at poor people like there's something wrong with them being poor is not a disease there's nothing wrong with them they're fine decent human beings who are trying their best and the sit there and say that people who feed that to their kids are just lazy you are the problem you're one of those people who sit there and do that because they make less than this they must be lazy if they're shopping there and feed their kids that I'm thoroughly disgusted by you oh and don't bother responding back to me because I'm not going to read anything that you're going to say because nothing you say is going to make up for the fact that you're a thoroughly disgusting piece of snot how dare you call hard-working people lazy because they're giving that to their children

[@jazzblackwell6142]

I have never been to a Farm Foods store and have never had interest in one but this week when I've been watching these videos I've had four Farm Foods flyers through my door in five days. If am getting Black Mirror'd by Mike and Farm Foods am gonny be fumin.

[@e.a.spikol6229]

My Scottish mother-in-law makes the BEST mac n'cheese. Though Hagan says it's because of heavy immigration of Italians to Scotland after The War.

[@mgthestrange9098]

Yes, i believe that this is the case.

[@PhoenixHealing]

Hail Hagan?

[@SpiceisRice]

Macaroni and cheese is a British combination, created in Britain when the elite first began to travel and brought pasta back to England. It far pre dates both world wars.

[@SpiceisRice]

@@mgthestrange9098 not at all. It predates both world wars considerably. It was created by brits when pasta was first brought back to Britain.

[@laurapender4762]

Sausage casserole for breakfast then pulls out hash brown bacon bites to have with his Indian dinner???? Errrrr helloooo

[@michaelmuirhead1734]

Hope you will do a week on Aldi or a week on Lidl

[@adamfarrell5033]

i agree

[@mgthestrange9098]

I don’t know about down south but Farmfoods are well known for selling whole slabs of Irn Bru for about a fiver. Also, macaroni cheese is very popular here in Scotland, we put it in pies for heaven’s sake! BTw, I think that too much salt would bugger your kidneys rather than your liver. I’ve been on dialysis and had a kidney transplant so know a little about it. It would be interesting if you invested in a blood pressure monitor and checked it before and after A week on.

[@jodiestewart93]

Do a week on greggs that should be fun try the new vegan sausage thing

[@martinedingivan]

I'm poor and don't think ur taking the pss ur informing us wats good and wats not

[@harrygates4831]

Mike, you do so many great vids about foods you are trying for a week and that you wouldn’t normally eat, for one week can we have a day in the life of ‘What Mike Jeavons Normally Eats’ ???

[@danielcolman7897]

I don't think you're making fun of anyone I have to buy certain stuff cheaper sometimes it's part of life I love your videos they are amazing keep the good work up look forward to another week 👍👍👍

[@jjarry]

If you notice the price of most them items like say for a ready meal most of them was £2 that £6 a day just on 3 meals. This just show you them meals are rip off for same price you buy 3 meals and have quality food and still have change left over.

[@themusicalsandwich5853]

sausage and bean casserole for breakfast honestly mike xD

[@wh0586]

This week has ensured me that I'll never eat from Farm Foods

[@SuperSkullSplitter]

A week on Scottish!

[@drunkenhobo8020]

So a week on Buckfast, self-loathing and occasional sectarianism?

[@wh0586]

@@drunkenhobo8020 no, lots of heroin

[@mathieuleader8601]

I always remember the farmfoods advert with the polar bear family then the ones with the Hoff talk about polar opposites

[@kayliveslife4772]

Hi mike have really enjoyed watching the week on farmfoods . After watching you have the Billy’s mac and cheese pizza I had to go find me one haha. Haven’t stepped foot in farmfoods for many years. It’s sitting waiting in the freezer for when I fancy it ( possibly after some beer one evening ) I also saw the fudge cake you had to but resisted getting it ... but only because I was worried it wouldn’t fit in the freezer 😂 great work 😁👍

[@tonyjones9442]

I have that problem too as only have a larder fridge - you know the type, has a freezer box at top. I find a lot of frozen food is okay for a week in the fridge including chips. I would have just eaten the cake first - to save space.

[@kayliveslife4772]

@tony jones getting the cake and eating it sounds like a much better idea , I am regretting that decision now lol

[@kayliveslife4772]

@tiger Davies , hi tiger 👋, ahh yeah I love them guys 😊

[@tonyjones9442]

@@kayliveslife4772 my philosophy is one cake = 1 slice. Also some of those farm food cakes are nice microwaved.

[@kayliveslife4772]

@tony jones I think I am going to have to take another trip down there. They had carrot cake in their freezers to 😋

[@gemmac1655]

Can you do a week on self isolation in light of the coronavirus? You get 24 hours notice to stock up on whatever you can find then doors shut and you can't do anything else for seven days?

[@noodlebom3925]

i love watching your videos such a chilled guy trying the shit i look at in store but dare not waste my money on

[@dawesbiker]

£56.48 is cheap? For one person? May as well go to Waitrose... I'm going to assume there was enough there for Grace, but she doesn't like Macaroni or kebab meat!

[@rubensalsa8128]

a lot of the things he bought he could use over and over again, it wasnt just one serving like the indian platter for eg. didnt cook all 70 pieces.

[@dawesbiker]

@@rubensalsa8128 This is true. However the were no vegetables (other than potatoes), no drinks, very few desserts and no condiments or snacks. So it's not really a weeks worth of food for that price, But hey you could do a mini Indian and Chinese buffet for you friends on a friday night!!

[@morgenergy4074]

Farmfoods is a decent place to get certain foods for cheap. Avoid the ready meal/microwave stuff (as you should everywhere else) and you’re alright! Their 3 for £4 own brand range of potato products is good, can mix and match between a variety and they last ages. Often offer unique stuff too. It sounds like a faff but we typically go to different shops for different things to save the money. Might go to Farmfoods for this, Asda or Tesco for that; but the amount you can get for your money from here is insane. Had like 3 or 4 bags worth of stuff for about £14 recently, can’t get that sorta value anywhere else. They even do vouchers to get money off your shop, but I find it difficult to spend the amount necessary to even use them. It’s that affordable.

[@philipareed]

Both Morrisons and Iceland sold 'Potato and bacon crunchies' for years but both stores now show them as 'currently unavailable'.

[@fiskrond9212]

equally horrendous offerings are also available in Tesco... they also taste mainly of salt but you pay more.

[@doctorjones300]

2:46 For a second I thought that was a rumbling stomach.

[@TheDoozintiger]

Irn bru for the win. Do a week in Scottish food.

[@ArnettLinn]

Day 7! You are the king. You should do a full cheat day with all bad food after these and tape it. Love the channel!

[@denisehuston2573]

Cheat day after ready meals would be a huge salad, I assume.

[@Emma-ll5wv]

A week on dehydrated camping food!

[@mgthestrange9098]

Or space food like dried ice cream etc.

[@kinagrill]

A week on POOR PEOPLE'S food.... since there's people thinking Mike was making fun of poor people.

[@philc3912]

Random coincidental fact - Farmfoods and Barrs (Irn Bru) both have their HQ's in my home town Cumbernauld

[@joannegray5138]

Of course "McAroni" cheese is Scottish 😋

[@pipvilday904]

Do 24 hours eating at Wetherspoons

[@sallyhobbit1956]

I wish, now off limits :-(

[@markc5999]

For some reason this appear in my recommend videos so I decide to watch it and am I missing something? If buy cheap pies, ready meals, frozen chips etc from any supermarket are they not all bad? Farmfoods stocks plenty of staple food items to cook from scratch, like frozen chicken breast, mince meat, stewing beef etc along with fresh and frozen veg, and store cupboard items like tinned tomatoes and pasta. If you wanted a healthy, balanced diet on a budget you can certainly do at farmfoods like you can from any UK supermarket, just requires you cook rather than reheat rubbish. Like I said this is the first time I have seen one of your videos so if I have missed the point then sorry but it does come across a bit unfair on farmfoods to me.

[@AWriterWandering]

Salt is cheap and enhances shelf life. That’s why there’s so much of it in budget foods.

[@mgthestrange9098]

I’ve never understood why there’s so much in frozen food when freezing is a method of preservation. 😕

[@AWriterWandering]

@@mgthestrange9098 For flavor mostly. Not only is salt objectively cheaper, but you also have to factor in the fact that the reheating process actually causes a lot of the flavor compounds to break down. Now you could compensate by adding more seasonings before hand... or you can just use salt, which won’t break down (its a mineral after all) and has the effect of enhancing other flavors. Another factor is just that our culture is just so used to consume lots and lots of sodium. To the point that things often taste “wrong” without the addition of salt.

[@NOTEETHTHUMBSUP]

I understand the irony of taking the Mick of the food. But I myself live next to the Scottish Border and things like the “Scottish Mac and Cheese” & “Mac & Cheese Pie” are very much a Cuisine Aimed at Scottish people. In relation to the pie you get haggis pie, scotch pie and even chicken curry pie in the same type of pastry case. Even with packets Mac n cheese you make yourself is branded with tartan themes. It maybe odd those type of items being available down where your based Mike. But in Scotland and the borders it is very much the norm.

[@mgthestrange9098]

I think there used to be lasagne pies too.

[@LatinoAaron]

Cool week on Mike. Keep em coming me ol' mucker!

[@redblaze2613]

Farmfoods used to do excellent stir frys, the ones in the bags. Wonder if they still do it? 🤔

[@jessemanchesterpaul2624]

A week on Waitrose? Poundland? Aldi? Lidl? Just a couple of suggestions... have a strange attraction to you're videos.. I enjoy them makes me want to go out and buy what you brought

[@Kakascrot]

Mac and Cheese pies are quite popular in Scotland.

[@CookieTowerDefence]

*pauses 0 seconds into video* Wait, you were doing a week on again and it's already day 7? Where have I been? KZbin gone and goofed not promoting this!

[@ryanh361]

Basil needs his own channel

[@Richardstevens1234]

Your not going to die from extra salt for 1 week unless you keep using salt for a long time get real just drink more liquids and if your that worried get a health check

[@tomgraham6071]

Farm Foods looks rank to me. Now I understand why so many old people don't want it, even though they stack your fridge for you. I'd rather live on cereal. It'd probably be healthier!

[@spa-town1937]

Puzzled by the labelling on the Indian platter, only the pakora had any fat in the ingredients, although they all have a high fat content. So obviously that will mean they are fried before freezing m, but surely the fat they are fried in should be declared somewhere otherwise how would you know if it was something you were allergic, or morally opposed, to?

[@MrAshtute]

I agree with many of ur comments but i do think if you had the same meals again but cooked in an oven they would be better (maybe still crap.. But a bit better than microwaving them)

[@AisuRoma]

Have you ever eaten american baked beans? I'd recommend bush's maple cured bacon. I wish their vegetarian options were as good as that one.

[@jessie4114]

Tater tots are in the UK they are called oven crunchies here. I now need to go and buy some tomorrow, so nice.

[@jessie4114]

@ddoggsta I havent had them in years but according to google you can get them from morrisons they are called potato crunchies

[@hannayoung9657]

I hoping for a week on Hello Fresh

[@drunkenhobo8020]

I'm surprised he's not been sponsored yet.

[@noot-noot-pingu-noot-noot]

Is hello fresh available in the UK?

[@mydirtyfeet]

pingu It is in the Netherlands, so I would be surprised if it wasn’t in the UK. Would be interested to see it! Do they have any breakfast meals though?

[@noot-noot-pingu-noot-noot]

@@mydirtyfeet They post all their recipes on their website, and I couldn't find any breakfast meals, the only thing that was close was the flatbread recipes

[@hannayoung9657]

@@mydirtyfeet He could do my Musli and hello fresh, it would be fun to see him cook food properly.

[@DisneyMarkUK]

Hi Mike. Do you think you will actually buy any of it again? Cheers

[@chrisprentice9835]

Morrisons have sold the hash browns with bacon in then for a few years now. Totally agree thier good

[@ShiftyMoses]

dunno if you have a Jack Fultons or Fultons Foods near you mate but they have a lot of near date stuff and huge bags of catering surplus things, i got a big pack of 6 SFC style chicken fillets for about 2.99 once, I can get a good 2 to 3 weeks shopping for around 30 quid most times and a lot of it is branded too

[@BenevoIence]

The baldbeard combo is looking good on you Mike

[@alvstar84]

Those Hash Browns with bacon have always been around, Iceland do them but I think so do most supermarkets

[@heidigruber98]

Macaroni cheese actually is a Scottish thing, you get macaroni pies in every good Scottish bakery!

[@sophiemountford958]

Macaroni cheese is originally Italian

[@davidrobbie2920]

@@sophiemountford958 its actually english

[@sophiemountford958]

@@davidrobbie2920 its Italian, do your research

[@73fug]

@@sophiemountford958 Wrong you do your research English Origin en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaroni_and_cheese

[@swanningabout]

@@73fug boom!

[@kjh789az]

We challenge you to do a week cooking and eating like a normal person. First challenge - ascertain what's 'normal'. Good luck.

[@bilaalmiah8322]

I like the new look mike, looks good. :)

[@brownieboy6651]

Interesting week Mike! From a new subbie 👍

[@gamingpeach]

You'll never take our mac n cheese!!!!

[@Themis33]

Hahahha if you were taking the mick out "poor people" you should do a week on food bank. 😂😂😂😂

[@CAKirk]

If you haven't already done a week on survival food with a 25 year shelf life, that would be interesting.

[@RoyStantz]

Mike, please put all your old Shameful Sequels episodes up on either Dailymotion or Vimeo.

[@timothynaish4629]

Farmfoods XL Schnitzel as recommended GREAT . Can you please do as Week on Aldi and Lidl ??? GREAT REVIEWS.

[@smithysfitness361]

Can you do a week on the carnival diet plz

[@FormerRuling]

Two things: UK doesn't have Tater Tots? Shame. Also, what wattage are microwaves over there? Every meal you had this week you said took three times as long as it would in an American microwave. If you cooked something for 15 minutes in my microwave itd just be a pile of burnt ash lol

[@bernierose719]

Dam I used to watch mikes videos years ago he looks a totally different person

[@siversc]

You do like having mac and cheese, its almost a week on mac and chees

[@Rainbowofthefallen]

Can you do a week on home cooking ( having to cook everything from scratch) ? ❤️

[@hashtag_thisguy]

People who eat this aren't necessarily poor, You can eat well for 8 quid a day.

[@HorrorViolet]

You never seen white beans before? 😂

[@nks80]

A week on pot noodles please Mike

[@SouthernGospelLady]

What is an Irn Bru???

[@bettiebluebelle3396]

It's just a fizzy drink

[@iana6713]

Scotland's other national drink - the non-alcoholic kind.

[@samneal123]

Hi Mike, love the vids! Week on Greggs please :)

[@clareginn5419]

Week on hearty food and Stockwell from Tesco

[@Angrykitty19]

I don't think this was fair to Farmfoods - I know you wanted some naff meals in there for entertainment value but they do sell frozen vegetables (which are really handy) and fruit. Also for a treat I sometimes get their wedges and chips which are really nice. £50 for a week of food isn't really living on a budget, I spend about £20 per week on food usually and I'm (fortunately) not really restricted to a small budget.

[@SigEpBlue]

5:03 No, I think you're making a good point. It's cheap, shitty, nutritionally-worthless food, and NO ONE should be eating it all the time.

[@J-CG]

Moved to Glasgow from Manchester like 3 months ago and have seen Macaroni pies in shops but have yet to try one...... Get Irn Bru from McDonald's though every time!

[@yroppoor]

i dont understand farmfoods do some ok food but not alot lol salt city

[@nicolashankaradasan5470]

Basil meowing cute

[@suzobot5350]

I can't face mac and cheese after being forcefed macaroni in a milk pudding regularly as a kid

[@kingjames4886]

hows the book comin breh?

[@ip9111]

You do realise baked beans are white without the tomato sauce?

[@rohenasherry7456]

Hi sweetie some of that doesn't taste very good you better off cooking the food yourself sometimes I got to do it it's difficult for me disabled get some of that food awful oh and I love you a little baby he's so cute black I love the way you meow thank you for the lovely videos I hope you can understand me I hope the word came out okay take care of yourself God bless you guys thank you so much

[@MrStephen182]

He did a series of videos years ago where he showed that cooking fresh food is cheaper and healthier for you than buying frozen food if your low on money. He eats all this crap food for 7 days because it' s an easy way to pay the bills as it makes him money on youtube as no one else really does this type of video and he likes to be different.

[@snowysnowyriver]

8.8%....not 8.8 grams! Helps to read the label properly!

[@gamebot2519]

The Picken chicken in farm is honestly the best thing they sell as good as kfc chicken

[@TheRealG-Man]

Love the vids Mike

[@jakeso7737]

You should try 7 days on decent healthy food! Oh wait that would leave no entertainment for us.

[@steveneggleston6663]

A week on home cooking

[@ceesmith]

Mike you are dedicated to say the least. This Farmfoods output is junk though, even the tasty ones. £1.59 for that disgusting mess of a breakfast, when we can have 2 free range eggs, wholemeal toast and low fat spread for about 50p - and that breakfast will see us through our whole lives. I realise this isn't a comparison channel.

[@drunkenhobo8020]

That breakfast sounds awful. My breakfast only costs me 17p - a bag of crisps.

[@ceesmith]

@@drunkenhobo8020 Nah man you cannot live like that. You need a balance and eggs and toast will give you that.

[@drunkenhobo8020]

Crisps are a perfect breakfast - long-chain complex carbohydrates, fats and salt. Healthier than the majority of cereal on the market! Eggs taste like farts and brown bread tastes like white bread with all of the flavour replaced by cardboard. Low-fat spread tastes like someone forgot to buy butter. More power to you if you can handle that, but not me.

[@ceesmith]

@@drunkenhobo8020 Eggs are proven to be about the most cost effective and nutritious way to keep you going. Whether you think they taste like fart or I think they are delicious, does not matter. Likewise wholemeal bread. You can choose 50/50 if you like. Full fat butter is the worst thing you can eat (outside of rubbish processed fats) and getting used to half fat, low fat and low cholesterol spread will help your health.

[@drunkenhobo8020]

50/50 bread somehow manages to taste worse than normal brown bread! I think the British are the only ones to put any value in brown bread - go to France and they have delicious pastries for breakfast. Butter isn't the worst thing you can eat. I have some ghee in the cupboard - that's far worse! Drinking some delicious full-fat milk now before I go to bed.

[@lucymadden3330]

Irons Bru w Scott's drink can't take that away fea us aha

[@PeeJay7290]

We bought macaroni cheese pies today. This is your fault!

[@kalodner666]

Buying fresh fruit, vegetables and meat for one would be half the price and far healthier. Nothing to do with 'poor people'

[@samhenwood5746]

Farmfoods I don’t think so 😕

[@johnmcneil4822]

Week on Aldi next?

[@robbiejames8144]

please do a week on waitrose essential

[@maxpower6918]

Do 7 days on Fray Bentos?

[@martinbalmforth2665]

Kershaws are crap and permanently on offer at Morries, says a lot about them. At least we do not have Dollar Tree ‘meat products’ here as many make Kershaws look like gourmet cuisine.

[@cobrahacker-mq6rb]

Can't understand the people saying "you can't eat that for breakfast" you can eat anything for breakfast, its called food!!

[@claireross8267]

Macaroni pie is a normal thing in NE Scotland ha