MealPlans WB 11th July 2008

Penny-Pincher!!

Hi Guys!!

I've started the mealplan thread early this week as Im trying to organise myself. Hope this is okay with everyone and may give a few more people to post theirs too. We are going away next Saturday, so I have done a couple days longer than usual.

Our mealplan is as follows:

Wed-Spagbol
Thurs-HM Curry & Rice
Fri-Tacos & Salad
Sat-Ham, New Pots & Salad
Sun-Chicken, Roasties, Veg & Yorkies
Mon-Pizza & Salad (in freezer-I'm in hospital, so just DD & OH)
Tues-Scrambled Egg On Toast (as above)
Wed-Cheese & Pot Pie
Thurs-Shepherds Pie & Veg
Fri-Take-Away

So what are you all having?

PP
xx

Skint_Catt

This week coming I'm mostly eating huge Irish cooked breakfasts and LOTS of seafood! (We're off to tour Southern Ireland for a fortnight on Saturday )

Tomorrow night - Mum & Dads
Friday night - chinese takeaway!

Sorry short but sweet!!

C xxx

angelnikki

Hi everyone :hello:

Thu 10 Jul - egg & chips
Fri 11 Jul - salmon & new pots
Sat 12 Jul - pork meatballs & pasta
Sun 13 Jul - moroccan lamb & cous cous/new pots
Mon 14 Jul - tuna potato salad
Tue 15 Jul - soup (dentist at lunch time - got to have a tooth out arrrgggh:eek: )
Wed 16 Jul - pasta bolognaise/soup again
Thu 17 jul - sweet & sour chicken

Have a good week

Nikki
x

firepoppy

Here is my meal plan. I have all the foods in for the next few days. Might need more veggies, etc at weekend. Also need ricotta cheese for moneybags recipe on Monday

Thursday

Breakfast: cereal.
Lunch: Small chicken pie, grren beans, carrots. Banana
Snack: Small tub fruit, 1 apple.
Tea: 2 eggs, scrambled, on 2 slices wholemeal toast and mushrooms. Fresh fruit salad.
Supper: 1 slice toast with low fat spread and 1 tsp jam. Snmall glass skimmed milk.

Friday

B: 2 slices toast with low fat spread and 1 tsp jam, 100ml orange juice
L: Mushroom risotto. Low sugar jelly.
S: Banana. Small tin fruit.
T: Salmon and pasta salad. Fromage frais.
S: 1 weetabix with 100ml skim milk. Pear.

Saturday

B: 1 scrambled egg on 1 slice toast with low fat spread, 100ml orange juice
L: Herb omelette, mixed salad, new potatoes. Rice pudding
S: Homemade banana milkshake
T: Waldorf salad. 2 clemintines. Yogurt with honey, sultanas and almonds.
Evening: alcopops of some sort.
Bedtime: glass of milk

Sunday

B: cereal and skimmed milk
L: 2 scrambled eggs, 1 slice toast, salad, fromage frais
S: Grapes, small tub pineapple
T: Chicken roulade with steamed veg. Poached stuffed peach.
S: Porridge

Monday (May change if I have to work. Currently day off)

B: 2 slices toast, low fat spread, 1 tsp jam
L: Moneybags (pastry with ricotta cheese in), crisp mixed salad, baked banana suzette.
S: Homemade banana milkshake
T: Nicoise salad. Apple and grapes
S: 1 weetabix and skimmed milk

Tuesday (May change if I have to work. Currently day off)

B: cereal and milk
L: poached salmon parcel. veg. mashed potato. baked apple
S: 1 apple. 1 pear.
T: Baked potato with cream cheese and chives. Jelly.
S: porridge

Rummer

I would really love to meal plan but my OH is having none of it, his view is that it would restrict our lives:mad:. It so appeals to my organised nature though! Anyone else had this issue? Maybe I could plan on the sly:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

angelnikki

Alphie25 just dont tell him then My OH only finds out what we're having when I've finished cooking it. That way I can switch things around if I can't be bothered to do what I had planned and want to do something easier and he's none the wiser and thinks it's what I was gonna do all along.

Nikki
x

poppyoscar_3

Hi all

Well last week I was useless at keeping to the plan (did the right meals but the wrong days!) so this week I'm coming up with 7 main meals that I will have at some point during the week!

1. Chicken thighs in chilli dipping sauce, with red peppers, rice and watercress
2. Sausage and mash with peas Monday night
3. Noodle soup, followed by greek salad Friday night
4. Chick fric with rice and peas Saturday night
5. Pasta penne with mozzarella, basil and tomatoes
6. Spanish omelette (made with leftover bits and pieces from the fridge) Thursday night
7. Chicken casserole with sauté potatoes Sunday night - one in the freezer for next week too

Need to buy very little this week - just fresh fruit and veg, and milk.

I'll see if I'm better at sticking to this kind of plan!:rolleyes:

PO xx

newlywed

Alphie25 wrote: »

I would really love to meal plan but my OH is having none of it, his view is that it would restrict our lives:mad:. It so appeals to my organised nature though! Anyone else had this issue? Maybe I could plan on the sly:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Do one and then just give him an either/or option: either you can have today's meal that's planned, or we can have that tomorrow and have tomorrow's meal today - that's what I do sometimes (assuming it's not something already defrosted and needing to be cooked of course )

Or I do a well I've already defrosted the mince/chicken etc ready for that meal so if we don't have it, it will be wasted

newlywed

Here's mine...

Fri: Moussaka (well another attempt at it anyway )
Sat: Roast chicken
Sun: Chicken cobbler
Mon: Fish pie
Tue: Chilli
Wed: Prawn stirfry
Thur: Turkey curry (from freezer)
Fri: Salmon and veg

winniepooh

Here we go

Friday - potatoe casserole & brocoli
Saturday - Burgers and chips
Sunday - Not sure yet, hubby usually cooks sunday dinner
Monday - Lamb shanks, mash and cabbage
Tuesday - Bubble and squeak with sauages
Weds - Salad ( not sure which kind Yet)
Thurs - Tuna bake & salad

pollyanna24

Alphie25 wrote: »

I would really love to meal plan but my OH is having none of it, his view is that it would restrict our lives:mad:. It so appeals to my organised nature though! Anyone else had this issue? Maybe I could plan on the sly:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I just ignore my bf when he says things alongs these lines. Hey, if I'm the one who's gotta cook, I'll do it my way.

I do give him a little bit of choice. He does come shopping with me (I don't like driving), but I only do one big shop a month. I ask him if there is anything in particular he wants so he feels as though he has some say in it.

Then I make full use of my freezer. I batch cook a lot of the meals we eat, and then let him know what we are having for the next few days. If we don't feel like eating what's on the mealplan, it may get shoved to the next day. Most things keep for a couple of days at least.

My plan on my computer show what I have in my freezer, either as meals already cooked or as the meat they are. I then move them around and choose what I want a few days in advance.

So far, my mealplan is as follows:-

Thur - Spag bol
Fri - hamburgers (must buy rolls)
Sat - Chicken Enchilidas
Sun - Roast Pork

There are things for the rest of the month, but in no particular order. Sat may get scrapped depending on if we have a late lunch or pop out for takeaway. Then we will have it Monday. Chicken should be fine in the fridge till then.