Please help Ideas for Dinner Next week, been shopping without menu Plan!

bobsa1

In an effort to get organised today I went shopping and got lots of yummy things, however I didn't menu plan first so fallen at the first hurdle!

You lot are so creative that I'm hopeful you might be able to suggest yummy ideas, second problem is I am doing weight watchers points plan so need to watch what I am cooking for me to eat!

Any help appreciated, I need to feed me and DH, 3 dd's aged 12,9 & 3. Not fussy eaters and will try most things.

I got the following from the butchers;

Large piece of pork- roast pork for sunday but at least half of it will be left

1lb sausages

a large chicken

dozen eggs

sausage meat (given to me by butcher, lovely man, said to make stuffing to go with pork but don't know how):D

Lidl, loads of half price veg incl.

savoy cabbage
potatoes
carrots
sprouts
onions
garlic
mushrooms
brocoli

have usual store cupboard bits and I'm looking for a quick tea on Monday & Tuesday (days I'm at work) and something for Wed & thursday if at all possible (might be asking too much) :rolleyes:

Extra veg available

Many thanks

:beer:

harvey1964

i too am on weigt watchers... and struggling with the points system... i tend to eat a very limited menu cause its hard to count the points.... any meal plans with weight watcher points in would be great....just to get a bit of variety

MATH

Do you not have the booklet with point values for everyday foods and ingredients? They even do a twist 'n' dial thingy where you can calculate the points on ready meals/ processed foods from the calorie and fat gramms info. When I've point counted if eated always eaten a very varried a diet.

Off course I stoped counted once I hit target weight:whistle: :rotfl:

bobsa1

Math you lucky thing!!!

I have a long way to go diet wise (want to loose about 5 stone but lost 8lb in 4 weeks and will keep going!)

I'm really nervous of cooking and working out points so any ideas appreciated.

Trow

harvey1964 wrote:

i too am on weigt watchers... and struggling with the points system... i tend to eat a very limited menu cause its hard to count the points.... any meal plans with weight watcher points in would be great....just to get a bit of variety

If you struggle with points, why not switch to core? It's really simple, you have a huge list of 'free' foods (meat, veg, fruit, pasta, rice etc) that you can eat as much of until you are comfotably full for three meals a day, you can snack on fruit and veg, and have 21 points per week for snacks that aren't fruit/veg, or for other things as part of your meals (eg butter, bread, crisps, sauces - whatever!)

liney

Slimming world is easy to to tot up too.

ka7e

Sun - Roast pork, pots, sprouts, carrots, half the broccoli
Mon - Pork stir-fry, left-over pork cut into strips, sliced cabbage, broccoli, mushrooms, onion. Add a stir-fry or sweet and sour sauce and some cooked noodles.
Tue - Sausage and mash. Grill sausages, rather than fry. Mash with low-fat spread and lots of black pepper! Onion gravy.
Wed - Roast or casseroled chicken.
Thur - Omelettes, cheese and onion for the kids and OH. Mushroom for you?
Fri - Sausagemeat patties. Mix with potato and onion plus egg to bind. Shallow fry in oil. Serve with chips and beans or salad and jacket pot.
Sat - You've used all your food and I've run out of ideas - homemade pizza?

harvey1964

Trow wrote:

If you struggle with points, why not switch to core? It's really simple, you have a huge list of 'free' foods (meat, veg, fruit, pasta, rice etc) that you can eat as much of until you are comfotably full for three meals a day, you can snack on fruit and veg, and have 21 points per week for snacks that aren't fruit/veg, or for other things as part of your meals (eg butter, bread, crisps, sauces - whatever!)

thanks ! Think i'll get the book out and have a look at core .Think i just went with the points system on rejoining weightwatchers as that was familar to me

harvey1964

bobsa1 wrote:

Math you lucky thing!!!

I have a long way to go diet wise (want to loose about 5 stone but lost 8lb in 4 weeks and will keep going!)

I'm really nervous of cooking and working out points so any ideas appreciated.

well done you... i have lost 4lb in seven weeks ......i seem to loose a pound an then put 2 on.....and vice versa....it is hard but keep at it....i have been dieting for 20 years.......

Trow

harvey, if you have any questions about it the weightwatchers forums are great - https://www.weightwatchers.co.uk/community/mbd/index.aspx - there is one specifically for core, and it's SO easy to do.

Some of my meals so far on core have been lemon chicken and rice (allow 1pt for the lemon chicken sauce)
poached fish with hm oven chips and peas
kedgeree
Omlette with mushrooms and bacon
baked potatoes with extra low fat cream cheese and pineapple or beans
chilli and rice
chicken/pork chow mein )(again, allowing 1 pt for the sauce)
lasagne
roast dinners
steak, chips and veg
spaghetti and meatballs

and you hardly have to point anything!