MealPlans WB 20 July 2009

SunnyGirl

Good afternoon It's early I know but I've done a months worth of lunch & dinner meal plans today in an effort to get organised for the summer holidays. All four of my children will be off school/college by Monday :eek: so I'm trying to come up with interesting, reasonably healthy, not too expensive & filling for the boys plans so here's hoping

Monday - Lunch: French Toast & Chopped Nectarines (Aldi's Super 6)
Dinner: HM Pasties, HM Wedges & Beans

Tuesday - Lunch: Leftover Wedges, Beans & Poached Egg
Dinner: Chicken Sweet & Sour with Pea & Onion Rice

Wednesday - Lunch: Sandwich, Salad & Yoghurt
Dinner: HM Chicken Kebabs marinated in BBQ sauce, New
Potatoes & Salad

Thursday - Lunch: HM Soup & Tortilla Wraps with Ham, Grated Carrot &
Salad
Dinner: HM Chicken Curry, Rice & HM Flatbreads

Friday - Lunch: Pitta Pizza's with Salad
Dinner: Sausage Pasta with hidden peppers & courgettes in

Saturday - Lunch: Beans on Toast
Dinner: Spaghetti Bolognese, Salad & Garlic Bread

Sunday - Lunch: HM Pancakes
Dinner: Roast Lemon & Herby Chicken, New Pots & Salad

Snacks are fruit (I fully intend to take full advantage of Aldi's Super Six), cheese & crackers, pate & crackers/toast, HM dips with veggie sticks and the occassional packet of crisps :rolleyes: I'll also make a big batch of Twinks hobnobs and a couple of victoria sandwich cakes.

It's the first time that I've planned lunches so I'm hoping that it's a success & that it'll stop me making 5 different sandwiches :eek:

What is everyone else having this week?

Boodle

Wow Sunny Girl, that menu plan sounds fab!

We have planned:

Breakfasts:
- Toast with rhubarb and ginger jam/HM marmalade/Marmite
- Porridge with blueberries/sultanas and raisins
- Branflakes with sultanas and raisins
All followed by banana or banana smoothie

Lunches:
Friday: Marmite Sandwiches
Saturday: At parents' house
Sunday: Toad in the Hole with veg and steamed potatoes. Followed by Summer Peach Pud with cream.
Monday: Celery Soup
Tuesday: Mature Cheddar and Baby Spinach on Granary
Wednesday: Mature Cheddar and HM Coleslaw Pittas
Thursday: Roasted Veg Pasta Salad

Dinners:
Thursday: Mixed Bean and Sun-dried Tomato Rice with Salad
Friday: Herb-crusted Fish with Lemony Cream Sauce, salad and HM Oven Chips
Saturday: Saag Aloo with Broad Bean and Onion Pilau, and salad
Sunday: Celery Soup and HM rolls. Followed by Weetabix Brownies.
Monday: Smoked Salmon Omelette with salad and HM Oven Chips
Tuesday: Pitta Pizzas, HM Coleslaw and Steamed Potatoes
Wednesday: Pasta Bake with salad

Puds can be fruit, cheese, yoghurt or semolina.

Snacks can be fruit, crackers, carrot, celery or digestives.

SunnyGirl

Boodle wrote: »

Wow Sunny Girl, that menu plan sounds fab!

Sunday: Celery Soup and HM rolls. Followed by Weetabix Brownies.

Thanks Boodle I always think that mine sound boring while everyone elses sound great - I guess thats just how it is

Any chance of a recipe for the celery soup as I have nearly 2 lots to use up. Thanks in advance :T

Boodle

SunnyGirl wrote: »

Thanks Boodle I always think that mine sound boring while everyone elses sound great - I guess thats just how it is

Any chance of a recipe for the celery soup as I have nearly 2 lots to use up. Thanks in advance :T

Not sure it counts as a recipe but this is what I do:

I simmer together plenty of chopped celery (about half a head), 1 large or 2 small chopped onion/s, 1.2 litres of chicken stock (I use only 2 cubes) and 1 slice of bread torn into crumbs for about 15 minutes. I whiz til smooth and add white pepper and salt to taste. We like it drizzled with some extra virgin olive oil. Hope you like it too

Kadeeae

Early is good!

Did really well with last weeks (this week) only had to switch two days around, but all meals stayed as they were......so proud! For next week:

Sun- HM Lasagna / HM Garlic Bread / HM Garden Salad (from our troughs)

Mon- HM Bacon Wrapped Baked Cod w/Rosemary / Broccoli, Peas and Corn
Tue- HM Cheeseburgers w/salad toppings / Chips
Wed- BH Day Off - Probably Sun. Leftovers
Thu- Pork Chops / Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy / Corn and Parsnips
Fri- HM Baked BBQ Chicken / Carrots and Green Beans / Egg Fried Rice
Sat- Jumbo Hot Dogs / Beer Battered Onion Rings


Trying to do less and less of packaged foods, thus keeping track of the HM's Other plans are to make a Peanut Butter Layer Cake and to make up a batch of HM beef burgers to go into the freezer. :-)

Kitchenbunny

Hope you don't mind my posting

Here goes...

Sunday: Main: Baguettes with strips of steak and mushrooms, served with salad
Lunch: Scrambled Eggs

Monday Main: Toad in the Hole
Lunch: Sandwiches

Tuesday Main : At Mum's
Lunch: Sandwiches (probably using the sausages from the Toad)

Wednesday Main: Jacket Potatoes with beans and leftover stuff
Lunch: Sandwiches again

Thursday Main: Balti Chicken with a little spinach stirred in and a shedload of extra veggies, with brown rice
Lunch: OH Sandwiches, me - couscous

Friday Main: Lasagne with Garlic Bread
Lunch: Sandwiches

Saturday Main: Prawns in something spicy
Lunch: Haven't decided yet, it'll probably be a sandwich

There'll be fruit and yoghurts to snack on, as well as a bar of dark chocolate for me in the freezer to have the odd square of... I'm going to try and do some baking soon too.

I love reading other peoples' mealplans as I get all inspired!

Nitha

Sunday - Roast chicken dinner
Monday - Tortolloni and cheese sauce
Tuesday - Pasta bake
Wednesday - H/M pizzas
Thursday - Chicken Rissotto
Friday - Spag bol
Saturday - Corned Beef hash

Lemon_Verbena

Sticking to the meal plan this week has been easy, although I have had to change days round a bit and skipped one day because DH wanted to go out for a meal to celebrate the new job, his treat so not out of my budget Bit nervous about next weeks menu I've planned for cool days menus because of the forecast rain, which may go to pooh if it goes all hot and sunny again, but I guess I can adapt.
Boodle can you post the recipe for the summer peach pudding it sounds yummy?
Sunnygirl I hadn't thought of making wraps for lunches, so thanks for that :T it would ring the changes, I do make different breads in the breadmaker but wraps would be something different and adding grated carrot will help pad them out methinks, and make them healthier, will have to look on here for peoples favourite wrap fillings.

Weekday Breakfasts - Fruit & Cereal or Toast/Crumpets & Jam.

Weekend Breakfasts

Sat 'All In' Omelette & Beans
Sun Bacon Sarnies & OJ

Weekday Lunches - Sandwiches either ham, egg, chicken or tuna or Pasta salad using chicken, salmon or tuna.

Weekend Lunches

Sat Curried Bean & Chicken Baked Potatoes.
Sun Chicken Fajitas & Salad.

Saturday – Sweet & Sour Pork Loins, Egg Fried Rice & Prawn Crackers
Sunday – Ham & Mushroom Quiche, Salad, New Potatoes & HM Waldorf Salad
Monday – Fish Pie, Green Beans & Sweetcorn
Tuesday – Chicken, Bacon & Mango Salad with Herby New Potatoes Wednesday – Chilli Con Carne & Rice (chilli already in freezer)
Thursday – Pork & Apple Sausage, Mash, Veg & Gravy
Friday – Chicken Tikka, Rice & Naan

Treats For Week & Lunchbox Extra's

Black Forest Muffins
Lemon & Sultana Scones
Choc Orange Muffins
Coconut Cake
Oat & Sultana Cookies

elf06

Ok heres this weeks which I am aware isnt the healthiest mealplan in the world Trying desperately to clear out the freezer.........

MONDAY
Lunch - Jacket pot and tuna if home or lunch at work if I am there
Dinner - Steak with HM parsley butter and chips

TUESDAY
Lunch - Chilli and cheese stuffed pitta
Dinner - at work (or HM mince/red wine with macaroni if still off)

WEDNESDAY
Lunch - Vegetable frittata
Dinner - Sausage, mash and vegetables

THURSDAY
Lunch - Leftover sausages (in sarnies maybe or pasta)
Dinner - Dinner at mum and dads

FRIDAY
Lunch - at work
Dinner - Either HM chicken korma, rice and naan (or mince from tues if i dont have it then)

SATURDAY
Lunch and Dinner at mum and dads

SUNDAY
Lunch and Dinner at mum and dads

Ok so think thats it - its a little bit hit and miss as I dont know whether or not I will be back at work (or when I can get to shops)plus got to try and make some room in freezer for the next batch of SC meals.

Happy meal planning guys

misscousinitt

Hi All

Just one glitch this week - had to go and do some work for Mum & Dad on Tues and had forgotten to get the chicken out the freezer for Tarragon Chicken...we went out instead...didn't work out too bad as Dad gave us the money for doing the jobs!!!

Here goes next weeks: (starting last Night)

Thurs: Garlic Sausage & Cheese on Toast (Was at a fundraiser till 9 and OH had sorted himself out!)

Fri: Salmon with Broccoli and Rice (Salmon & broccoli baked on foil parcel with soy, lime and chilli)

Sat: Creamy Tomato and Spinach Gnocchi with Bacon

Sun: Eat at OH's parents

Mon: HM Chilli with wraps and HG salad

Tues: Spicy Seafood Paella

Wed: Chicken Cacciatore with Ciabatta Bread

Everything is homemade from scratch.

Have a good week all.

A

xxx

Kadeeae

Kitchenbunny wrote: »

Hope you don't mind my posting

That's what the thread's here for, and welcome!