Meal Plans-Week Commencing 9th October 2006

dorry_2

EagerLearner wrote:

Hi PP - yes I have fridge, kettle and microwave at work - if you have any ideas for lunches throw 'em over :beer:

In terms of what I said in post above - what I mean is - batch cooking etc and some of the menus I have seen on this post are very low in vitamins and nutrients because they have been cooked for so long.

Things like spag bol, curry, beans on toast, jacket potatoes, sausage and mash, sheperds pie, tuna bakes, pasta - are all cheap, and lovely on occasion... but they give no energy as the nutrients/vitamins/minerals are lower in those foods.
So I'm in a connundrum as I want to save money but the only way to seemingly do that is cook food that is less nutritious (please, no one talk to me about the powers of mung beans!).



Save money, yes, have lower levels of energy for rumpy-pumpy, no

hi el,

this is one of the reasons i have recently bought a steamer from tescos, it helps keep the nutrients in the veg, so we get sufficient vitamins,

love dorry

Penny-Pincher!!

We try and eat a balanced varied diet with all the correct vitamins etc. As Im ill and have no immune system I have to eat well.

I was actually advised by my dietician, rhumy specialist and gastro consultant that good old fashioned meals (meat, spuds and 2 veg) have the best nutrients. I have to write all my food intake into a diary and I always get a big fat tick from mine, although sometimes my meals can be high in fat.

I would assume that a balanced diet would be protein, complex carbs and veg Maybe batch cooking would be fine but add extra vitamins or whatever nutrients you are lacking food wise into the recipe.

I agree that the foods you have stated are cheap but dont agree that they dont give you energy as they lack nutrients/vitamins etc.

Do you eat meat, fish poultry?

When we batch cook, we dont normally use the SC and we make things like:

Spagbol (cook fresh and not in the SC-then portion for freezer)
Chilli (as above)
Chicken Curry (as above)
Roast Dinners (cook fresh and portion into freezer containers)
Shepards Pie (cook fresh and portion for freezer)
Stews (we use the SC for this and portion for the freezer)

Sassers

EagerLearner wrote:

Save money, yes, have lower levels of energy for rumpy-pumpy, no

lol I do know what you mean!!!!:rotfl:

metherer

Hi All.
Just found this thread - don't know how i missed it.

Hubby and I are eating out of the freezer this week as we've prepared a 5 week meal plan but need to empty out before we start it!
So, this week:
Veg Curry and rice
Pork chops, taties and mixed veg
a veggie meal - I have loads of half empty packets, so will use up some of them and make sure i never buy them again!
Fish on Friday - He will have haddock, I will have boil in the bag cod with parsley sauce, with chips and veg.
Tonight he had chilli, I had b.i.t.b cod, and it was with rice and veg.

I promise we will start on better meals once we get the meal planner going..

Breakfast every morning is porridge, he will be on leftover lasagne for most lunches, and I take chicken sandwhiches to work with me.

Metherer
x

gingin_2

Had a food delivery this morning so have full (ish) cupboards and can mealplan.

Tomorrow will be roast beef with roast pasnips, potatoes, carrots, peas and yorkies and gravy.

meal plans to follow but not sure in which order will be

Chilli made from leftover roast beef and rice

Chicken legs with new potatoes and salad and tzatziki

Tuna Pasta bake

Sausage casserole

meatloaf with onion gravy and mash

Hot and sour pork with rice

Have a good and tasty week

shell2001

This week we will be having:-

Sunday - BBQ Chciken Drumsticks, Egg Fried Rice, Corn on Cob

Monday - Roast Beef, Yorkshires, Roast Pots, Carrots, Parsnips, Brocolli, Peas
& Gravy

Tuesday - Beef Curry (using leftovers from Mon) with Rice

Wednesday - Sausage, Egg, HM Chips & Beans

Thursday - Mousakka, Veg & HM Garlic Bread

Friday - HM Steak Pudding, HM Chips, Peas & Gravy

Saturday - Baguettes filled with sausage, onion & Cheese

Puddings will be - Jelly and yoghurt, pancakes, HM Cake. May even try Queenies Chocolate Fudge Pudding.

Have made Black Saturns Malt loaf (yum) and Queenies Everyday Biscuits (which are BLISS!!!!!!). Oh and caramel shortbread so snacks ok too.

Have some soup portions frozen for lunches plus gonna make some more soup up tomorrow.

Peem

OK this week (you know, since posting these meal plans on here, I am sticking to them. Used to plan and then wander off my own sweet way through the week - brill idea PP)

Saturday - Meatballs & pasta
Sunda - chicken & mango casserole w. couscous or rice
Monday - Pizza and garlic bread & salad
Tuesday - Cheese & tomatto risotto
Wednesday - 3 bean chilli
Thursday - fish pie
Friday ?????

flourgirl

Ok here goes for this week

Pork Chops Cauli carrots peas

Chicken Curry & Rice

Liver & Onions (oh fave) potato carrots cauli

Pasta Bolognaise (freezer) & Salad

Chilli & Rice (freezer)

Jacket Potato HM Coleslaw Ham & Salad

Friday is my birthday, so maybe out or a take away :j

Pudz Yogurt, Fruit or HM Cake. I will look for Black Saturns Malt loaf recipie
and maybe try that this week as well.

Lunches will be HM Soup or sandwiches with cooked meat from freezer.

CAFCGirl

This week I shall be mostly eating:

Steak/Vegetable pie and chips (shop bought, I'm still in the researching OS stage)

Potato curry and nan bread

Pasta and dolmio type sauce

Egg fried rice with onion,sausage and sweetcorn (not too sure, bit of an experiment)

Vegetable stew or roasted vegetable medley, havent decided yet!

Sausage sandwich (freezer was defrosted by flatmate so have NOTHING!)

Beans on toast/Spaghetti on toast

Half living off tins this week!
Have to wait till next payday to really stock up my freezer

Penny-Pincher!!

Our meal plan is:

Today: Roast Chicken, roasties, cabbage, yorkies, parsnips & carrots
Monday-Bacon Suet Pudding, Mash and cabbage
Tuesday-Toad In Hole, Cauliflower, roast spuds and carrots
Wednesday-Chicken, mash, carrots and sweetcorn
Thursday-Shepards Pie, carrots and cabbage
Friday-Egg & Chips
Saturday-Wedding

Have a good week this week.

Hugs

PP
xx