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

sonastin

Going to make a slight change to tonights plan. Was supposed to be pork with butternut squash & spuds of some description but I want to use the squash in tomorrow nights veggie curry and I'm not really in the mood for a meat&two-veg type meal. Particularly not with the selection of veg we currently have in. So instead I'm going to use the pork for a stir-fry - fits much better with the veg that need using first. Still on plan with the ingredients, just going to put them together in a slightly different way!

pollys

Still sticking to the plan. I've planned for the next 3 weeks. During half term I'll re-stock the freezer with meals - lasagne, cheese and onion pie, sausage casserole etc.

I have found this month harder to plan, like some others have, but knowing that I have saved money and time is keeping me going.

Pollys

lizalloareds

stuck to last weeks plan

meal plans from tomorrow
fri - sausage, egg & chips, kids will get something else
sat- going out as mum is treating us before we drop her off at the airport
Sun - normally have a roast but having Fajitas and Malteasers cheesecake
Mon - Sweet and sour chicken and rice
Tues- Beef casserole, veg and boiled potatoes
Wed- fish and chips from FR
Thurs-Sausage casserole, veg and mash potatoes

Hillbilly1

Well done everyone!

We are still on track. Even took stuff away with us to a cottage for the weekend so could meal plan there!

chilli and wedges chorixo and prawn chilli and BP paella - in freezer stuffed chk breasts - in freezer risotto - in freezer tuna pasta bake
From Monday, list as above! Have turkey breast mince in freezer for the chilli.

Have kept costs down, stress down, no ready meals or take aways and have lost 7lb since first week of Jan!

All good!

catshark88

Fab thread, may I join too please?

I'm batch cooking rather than doing daily plans and grab a home made ready meal out of the freezer each day. I badly needed inspiration though, which this thread has been super for.

Plan to do a new dish each week too, must try toad in the hole and need to learn how to make potato wedges!

Thanks folks!

judi24

Hi All
Not done this for a while but you guys have given me the inspiration to get planning. I have always only done 1 week at a time but usually just shop in 1 of the big 3 supermarkets. This is out of convenience as I work full time and struggle to go round different shops. Today I have decidded I will go to both Al** and A**a as there is shoppind centre (not my closest) that the 2 are close together. But to save doing same thing next week I thought I would try to plan 2 weeks so I could get the bulk of my grocery shopping today with just fresh fruit veg top up next week. I am also trying to use up freezer/fridge/cupboard stock. I am trying to reduce my grocery budget (currently £100 per week for me and 4 kids - 21, 20,10 amd 8) so here goes:

Mon 4th: slow cooked lamb casserole (lamb from freezer)
Tues 5th: Pasta carbonarra (well sort of low fat version)
Wed: Fish finger butties for 2 kids salmon (from freezer) with stir fry veg and noodles for rest of us
Thurs 7th: slow cooker Sausage casserole with jacket potato
Fri 8th: Chicken supreme with rice
Sat 9th: Chicken fajittas
Sun 10th: Port fillet (in freezer) with peppercorn suace (got several paket of this no idea why as never used it before!) mash and cabbage
Mon 11th: Shepperds pie with veg from freezer
Tues 12th: Potato rosti with bacon eggs suasage and beans
Wed 13th: Leftovers - freezer tea - DD3 out for tea DD1 and 2 and DS will have a variety of feftovers from freezer I will have a ready meal that is in freezer
Thurs 14th: Valantines day - might do something special but not sure what!!!
Friday 15th: home made pizza - not done this for ages will need to find a recipe for base!
Sat 16th: treat night - fish and chips maybe! (naughty I know but normally have take away 1 night at weekend followed by movies/games/tv on my weekends with kids (ex has them 2 weekends in 4) - cutting down takeways to 1 night in month rather than 1 night a week!
Sunday 17th: Roast chicken dinner (although day before DD2's Birthday so might invite mum for dinner and do something a bit more special)

Breakfasts: cereal (got a few boxes to finish off) toast, fruit.
Lunches: got some home made soup in freezer for me, packed lunch for DD3, school dinners for DS and other girls see to themselves (cuppa soups, beans, pasta salads etc)
Snacks: got some biscuits but trying to be healthy so fruit and yogurts mostly

Shopping lists done - now just have to get off couch and go and do the shopiing - really hate food shopping with a passion!

On a different note - anyone got any good ideas for cheese? Got lots of leftover cheese in fridge (brie, cheshire, wensleydale, fetta, halumi!) and not sure how to turn it into meals - any inspiration would be good

Thanks

pollys

We had an "eat-up what's in" tea tonight which was planned for. Taken the sausages out of the freezer for toad in the hole tomorrow. I decided to go shopping today instead of tomorrow. Wrote my list and stuck to it except for a chocolate orange. They were half price so as I had planned on a big bake this afternoon, I made chocolate buns with chocolate on the top and a segment of chocolate orange. Keep the children happy as I'm not buying cakes or biscuits.

Pollys

pollys

Welcome catshark88 it's great here, very supportive. I've found meal planning saves both time and money.

Pollys

whichwhydoIturn

Well, I've discovered a cook from frozen turkey crown in my freezer
It says it feeds 10-12 so after a meal will have loads left , any meal deals will be gratefully received
Thank you
Meal planning going great to date and per made sarnie with a little flask of soup is great for work, my weight and more importantly my purse

Tillytrotter1

Meal planning is what I really need to do and what I really really struggle with, probably out of laziness. You lot really are an inspiration though so I am off to do a stock take of the freezer and cupboards as I have minimal money this week.