i am fed up with seeing food that costs a lot on tv what about the folks on benefit.Can u have a programme on where the chefs have to make meals form very cheap basic food ---mince sausages -eg .There are 5 of us and we try very hard on what little money we have to eat healthy but varied meals every day

Perhaps it's because it takes a lot more skill to make a superb meal from inexpensive ingredients.

How about a sort of 'Ready, Steady Cook' type programme that limits money instead of time? Say a meal for four at 70p a head or similar. That should sort the 'chefs' from the real cooks.

Most of us have always done meals all our lives on a limited budget. Stretching the food to go further.

It would be good to see them do it on tv though wouldn't it? Take away their prime cuts, as it were, and live like the rest of us. Not that I don't enjoy seeing the elaborate dishes presented, and even cooking them on very special occasions, but it would help if we could have a few menus for midweek meals for a family which don't break the bank and are healthy and different.

And call it 'Meals on a Shoestring'

Sounds a good title to me. Would be well received I think.

Good Food Live doesn't mean expensive food all the time. It should mean every kind of good food, and there is nothing wrong with showing us different dishes with inexpensive ingredients.It is funny that I should spot this post since watching the edition of good Food Live Extra today ( Tues) I was just thinking how expensive it would be to make the dark and white chocolate cheesecake! 600grms of full fat cream cheese to begin with! He seemed to make a huge amount of filling too I think that would have made about 20 of the little dishes he used.Looked nice though.