MealPlans WB 1st April 2007

jovichick123

Hi all,

I signed up to the grocery challenge for the first time this month with a budget of £300 for me, boyf and 2 yr old DS... I reckon I should be able to come in well under this but have set it a bit higher as its the first month I have actually tried to pay attention to what I am spending on food!!

Ok, so having resolved to change my ways and actually cut down spending on unnecessary things, here is my first EVER weekly meal plan...

Sunday: Sausage casserole, roast potatoes/mash (depends how lazy I am!), peas

Monday: Haddock, chips and peas

Tuesday: Chicken and Veg Pie (prob with roasties)

Wednesday: Southern Fried Chicken, Chips, Beans/Spaghetti

Thursday: Lasagne (need to buy mince and lasagne sheets)

Friday: Pizza

Saturday: Chicken Pasta (need to buy chicken)

I work part time and normally spend £3-£4 on lunch per day (3 days a week) however, I am not going to do this anymore and have decided to stop being lazy in the eves and make sandwiches the night before

Wish me luck, I will let you all know how I get on next week!

Ta,

Sarah x

jackie_w

Hi There,

This is the first time ive done this, so here goes:-

Sunday - Pork loin chops for DH & me, Frankfurter pasta salad for kids

Monday - Pasta with HM tomato sauce & left over frankfurters

Tuesday - Chicken supreme & taglatelli (sp)

Wednesday - HM macaroni cheese

Thursday - Roast chicken, Roast & mashed Potatoes & mixed veg

Friday - Chicken curry

Saturday - Something with chicken (its all i'll have left in the freezer)


Jackie

Littlemiss-lotsofdebt

Hi guys

I've got an expensive month so next week we're also eating frugally!

Sunday - Sausage Casserole, Mash & Peas
Monday - Sausage, Chips & Beans (OH), HM Veg Pizza (Me)
Tuesday - Ham & Cheese Toasties (OH), Lasagne & Salad (Me)
Wednesday - Pizza, Garlic Bread & Wedges (OH), Fish Pie & Veg (Me)
Thursday - Chicken Curry (OH), Chilli (Me)
Friday - Takeaway
Saturday - Jacket Pots & Bologanise

It looks like I'm creating a lot of work for myself but where we're having different meals I'm using leftovers, plus I'm trying to eat healthily at the moment and OH likes his junk :rolleyes:

Lunches will be wraps, sandwiches, soup or ryvita.

HTH x

Fivenations

Tagliatelle, followed by pot roast chicken
Minestrone
Shepherds Pie
Veggie chilli
Spanish omlette & salad
pizza
Mixed grilled/fried fish - bits and bobs lurking in freezer

balmaiden

Sunday- roast free range chicken,roast pots,parsnips,kale, leeks carrots.
Monday- chicken and leek pie and veg
Tuesday-cold chicken and baked potatos
Wednesday- chicken and veg soup
Thursday- tuna pasta bake
Friday-cornedbeef hash (havent had this for years , I hope I like it better this time round!!)
A lot of chicken meals ,but necessary to justify the cost of free range

lynzpower

Hi all :wave:

We are getting back in to the limiting the shopping thing,wever been buying way too much recently :eek: Everything in this list will be the "use up" option

Sunday- HM chorizo & mushroom pizza with jacket pots
Monday - HM Spag bol from freezer with HM ciabatta
tues - HM Chicken Balti will give the piadines a whirl :T
weds- HM casserole from freezer with HM french loaf
thurs - HM enchiladas ( mix in freezer) & wraps
fri HM chilli ( veggie for me meat for OH) with tortilla chips made from left over wraps from thurs
sat- Chicken breasts from freezer with veg, maybe I'll make white wine sauce & serve with pasta
sun - out as we have in laws coming, we might eat out. if not its likely to be some sort of slowcooked number for ease.

have a good week everyone

tinselfairy

I have the easiest week ahead of me I think I've ever had and seeing as it's not likely to happen again for the longest time I want to savour my lack of cooking!

Mon - Wed- DS is at grandparents and DH is on a late shift so just me to see to, so prob soup and toasted sandwiches
Thu - Vegeburgers, mash and veg
Fri - Tuna lasagne
Sat - Scampi and chips
Sun - At in-laws

happyathome_withmyboys

Hello!
Our week will be:

Breakfasts - porridge for me (tesco value) and HM raspberry puree from the glut last year, Mixed meusli & branflakes for DH and DS1, Lidl weetabix for DS2 (too young for meusli and too old for porridge - too much mess at opposite ends depending on which one he is given!!). Toast from HM bread

Lunch - sandwiches (with lots of lovely ideas from the sandwich spread thread), HM soup, sardines on toast, whatever needs using up

Suppers
Sunday - Roast pork
Monday - Pasta, Feta & peas (thanks to fast food thread)
Tuesday - Baked Potato, chicken livers (found in the bottom of the freezer) cooked in a 'tasty way' - maybe with some wild garlic
Wednesday - Split pea & bockwurst soup, HM bread
Thursday - HM Pizza (dough in the freezer)
Friday - Fish & Chips & HM mushy peas
Saturday - HM Hamburgers

Last week went really well except that the Rabbit Stew & dumplings had to be revised as I had no carrots, swede or potato left so I followed the spirit of the site and used up what I had - which was a butternut squash and a sweet potato. Bl**dy awful stew (although the wee-ones & I ate it!) - but it will make a very interesting pie filling, and as it bulked it out so much there was enough to freeze for that very thing....!
Saturday was supposed to be Gingham's cabbage pie - but by that stage DH was in rebellious mode and insisted on chops from the freezer... so this weeks menu is very much DH in mind.

babychick

well, here goes! my first ever meal planned week!!!:j

Sun - Jacket pots with beans and cheese
Mon - Chicken stir fry with noodles
Tues - Pizza (DH), Chicken & pots (littleys) - no t for me as ww tonight!
Wed - HM Sausage Casserole
Thurs - DH out for tea, cheese on toast for me and kids
Fri - HM fish fingers & chips/mash
Sat - out at parents so will get fed there!

First week of meal planning and first month of grocery challenge so everything already have/in freezer... new freezer coming next week for my batch cooking (currys gift vouchers from leek club!) I'm so excited!!!

clearskies

Hi, as this is my first attempt at the grocery challenge I thought I would be better making a meal plan (and sticking to it!!!) I've also done a bulk cooking so a lot of it is already made and in the freezer. I have to say, it feels great to be this organised so early in the week. What will I do with all the free time I'm going to have this week:rotfl:

Sunday - (Out most of day) HM Soup and Crusty Bread
Monday - Roast Chicken, Potatoes and Veg
Tuesday - HM Beef Stew and Dumplings, Roasties and Veg
Wednesday - Spag Bol, Pasta and Garlic Bread
Thursday - HM Chicken Curry and Rice (From leftover chicken on Monday)
Friday - Lasagne, Roast Pots and Salad
Saturday - Fish, Chips and Mushy Peas

Thanks for all the posts and the fab ideas!