I'm on benefits and am trying to get a grip on my finances and eating habits by using only very cheap but healthy ingredients.

This morning I went out and bought an economy loaf of wholemeal bread and divided it up into freezer bags, to freeze for the days the ahead and I bought a jar of basics peanut butter to have for breakfast - so that's one meal a day for the week.

However, I am much more stuck for lunch and dinner. My cooking skills are only really basic and I have an additional problem - I am diabetic so having a large dish of pasta or rice would send my sugar levels sky high.

I can buy eggs quite cheaply and my local supermarket does a cheap bag of stir-fried vegetables which could last three days. Apart from that I'm kind of a stuck for ideas.

Does anyone have any simple recipes with not too many ingredients, that perhaps could be cooked in bulk and then divided up and frozen, or would last a few days in the fridge? It doesn't have to be especially tasty, just filling.

My mum bought be a bag of split peas and a bag of green lentils but I am not really sure what to do with them.

Thanks,

Roseblossom