The I will MEAL PLAN and not change my mind thread.....

elsiepac

I'd like to join too please, I make the plans, I just haven't been sticking to them!!!

I have 2 portions of roast carrot soup and 1 portion of LO sweetcorn fritters so that is today and tomorrow's lunch, and tonights tea sorted... after that, I don't know! But I have a couple of new recipe books so will get planning tonight!

LC x

Flat_Eric

Meal plan for the next few days...

Thursday 27th: Breaded chicken, chips, onion rings
Friday 28th: sausages and mash
Saturday 29th: sweet and sour chicken
Sunday 30th: Home made pasties
Monday 31st: casserole
Tuesday 1st:
Wednesday 2nd: (lunch) casserole
evening - party food(?)
Thursday 3rd:
Friday 4th:
Saturday 5th:

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Can't believe how perfect this challenge is for me. I always write out a menu plan for the week but by the time evenings come around I can never be bothered to cook what I've put on the list. Self-discipline is the key!

Flat_Eric

poohspals wrote: »

Can't believe how perfect this challenge is for me. I always write out a menu plan for the week but by the time evenings come around I can never be bothered to cook what I've put on the list. Self-discipline is the key!

I've lost count of the times I've bought something in the morning for dinner that evening only to change my mind ! I have even been known to buy something on my way home from work for dinner but go off the idea by the time I get home.....

Marmite27

Been trying to stick with this all year, some weeks have been better than others!

Mine run Fri to Thu, however are a bit jumbly due to Christmas/NYE.

T 27th HM Lasagne (already in the freezer!) salad and garlic bread.

F 28th Chicken curry & pilau rice, was supposed to have this last week, but OH took me out for fish & chips.

S 29th Cottage pie, cauli/broc/carrot.

M 31st Pork chow mein.

T 1st NYE dinner at my parents.

W 2nd First day back at work since before Christmas, so fish fingers, chips and beans.

T 3rd BE Chargrill in a pitta with mushroom rice & salad.

coldcazzie

coldcazzie wrote: »

I am entering into negotiations with my eldest DD (Squish) over meals/eating, so my plans will have to change somewhat I think.

I shall sit down with Squish and go through our usual meals and report back.

Actually not nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be - we've written down the things we are going to try changing and go from there. Things like swapping chopped toms with passata so the sauce is smooth instead of lumpy to see if that makes a difference. Will see.

coldcazzie

poohspals wrote: »

Can't believe how perfect this challenge is for me. I always write out a menu plan for the week but by the time evenings come around I can never be bothered to cook what I've put on the list. Self-discipline is the key!

I try really hard to plan meals according to what I have going on, and they are quite flexible too. So if I know we're going to be out for a large portion of the day I'll stick something in the slow cooker, or choose something like pasta with hm sauce from the freezer, and I save effortful meals for the days where we have less on.

Flexibility is important because I suck at taking stuff out of the freezer to defrost in time :rotfl:

coldcazzie

Marmite27 wrote: »

T 3rd BE Chargrill in a pitta with mushroom rice & salad.

What's BE chargrill?

ETA: sorry for the posting frenzy lol

Marmite27

coldcazzie wrote: »

What's BE chargrill?

ETA: sorry for the posting frenzy lol

sorry for abbreviating, that's how it goes on the shopping list, just the bird's eye frozen chicken portions, usually switched around to a day where one of us has forgotten to get something out of the freezer as they're cooked from frozen!

coldcazzie

Marmite27 wrote: »

sorry for abbreviating, that's how it goes on the shopping list, just the bird's eye frozen chicken portions, usually switched around to a day where one of us has forgotten to get something out of the freezer as they're cooked from frozen!

No worries and thanks!