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Meal plan week commencing Mon 3 Nov

K9sandFelines
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Couldn't see a thread so thought I would start us off again, being as I can't get back to sleep
I'm having a use up, so alot is from freezer.
M4:
Kids:[STRIKE] Sweet and Sour/Lentil bolognese [/STRIKE](F)
[STRIKE]Me: Jamaican curry (F) and sweet potato[/STRIKE]
T5:
[STRIKE][STRIKE]Kids: LMc Sausage, onion rings, [/STRIKE][/STRIKE]waffles, [STRIKE]peas[/STRIKE] (all in freezer)
... mash instead of waffles
[STRIKE]Me : Gumbo (F) and rice[/STRIKE]
W6:
Kids: [STRIKE]Ravioli[/STRIKE] /LMc Canneloni (F) [STRIKE]baby corn and grated raw carrot[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Me:LMc Canelloni, corn on the cob, green beans (all in freezer)
[/STRIKE]T7:
Kids: [STRIKE]Pizza[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Me: Gruyere escalope, sweetcorn, peas ( all in freezer ) and actifry chips[/STRIKE]
F8:
[STRIKE]Kids: Beans on toast[/STRIKE]
Me: [STRIKE]Ratatouille and pasta[/STRIKE]
S9:
[STRIKE]Kids: Quorn Meatballs (F) and spaghetti or something with noodles[/STRIKE]
Me: Chinese of some sort
S10:
Kids: TBC
Me: TBC
I'm having a use up, so alot is from freezer.
M4:
Kids:[STRIKE] Sweet and Sour/Lentil bolognese [/STRIKE](F)
[STRIKE]Me: Jamaican curry (F) and sweet potato[/STRIKE]
T5:
[STRIKE][STRIKE]Kids: LMc Sausage, onion rings, [/STRIKE][/STRIKE]waffles, [STRIKE]peas[/STRIKE] (all in freezer)
... mash instead of waffles
[STRIKE]Me : Gumbo (F) and rice[/STRIKE]
W6:
Kids: [STRIKE]Ravioli[/STRIKE] /LMc Canneloni (F) [STRIKE]baby corn and grated raw carrot[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Me:LMc Canelloni, corn on the cob, green beans (all in freezer)
[/STRIKE]T7:
Kids: [STRIKE]Pizza[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Me: Gruyere escalope, sweetcorn, peas ( all in freezer ) and actifry chips[/STRIKE]
F8:
[STRIKE]Kids: Beans on toast[/STRIKE]
Me: [STRIKE]Ratatouille and pasta[/STRIKE]
S9:
[STRIKE]Kids: Quorn Meatballs (F) and spaghetti or something with noodles[/STRIKE]
Me: Chinese of some sort
S10:
Kids: TBC
Me: TBC
GC Jan £101.91/£150 Feb £70.96/150 Mar £100.43/150 Apr £108.45 app/150 May £149.70/150 Jun £155.15/150 Jul £134.25/£150 Aug £119.37/£150 £70.91/£150‼️Sep £/£160 Oct (includes food, toiletries and cleaning from 13th to 12th of each month. Soon to be, two person vegan household, with occasional visitors)
Forever learning the art of frugality
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My week starts today:
S - jacket potato, beans & cheese
Sun - boiled bacon, onions & carrots
Mon - bacon & egg gratinee (Delia LO recipe)
Tue - Stirfry of some sort
Wed - Fishcakes, chips & beans
Thurs - Sausages, mash & veg
Fri - Salmon in white wine, boiled pots & green veg
Denise0 -
Thanks for starting us off this week K9. I have been away with work quite a bit over the last couple of weeks so really need to get back into meal planning.
Plan for this week is
Saturday - Chilli, rice and tortilla chips
Sunday - Beef casserole with dumplings (DD), yorkshire puddings (OH) and potatoes
Monday - Sausage and Pasta soup with garlic bread
Tuesday - Sweet and Sour Chicken and Rice
Wednesday - Meat Feast Pasta Bake
Thursday - Paprika Chicken, Potatoes and Veg
Friday - not sure yet
Breakfasts will be fruit, porridge, cereal bars
Lunches will be leftovers, HM soup, pasta, wraps
Tomorrow will make some cakes for the lunch boxes and make some carrot soup, there is already some parsnip soup in the freezer. Will also cook a small ham and roast a chicken for lunches. Have roasted some veg today that can be added to pasta and pesto sauce for lunches as well.0 -
Hi
Sun - Beef, Ale & Mushroom Stew in a giant yorkshire pudding
Mon - LO Beef stew in a jacket potato
Tues - Spinach, tomato & feta spaghetti
Weds - Sticky chicken & HM wedges
Thurs - Chilli & Rice
Fri - HM Chicken Bhuna & Rice
Sat - Out for Father in Law's surprise party, will make bacon & eggs as a brunch.Cat :wave:0 -
Sun, rolls (ham or cheese) and salad
Mon, H/M meatballs or burgers with either wedges or pasta and H/M tomato sauce depending!!
Tues, Chicken noodle soup (H/M)
Wed, Jacket Potatoes and beans & sausage, grated cheese
Thurs, Rest of chicken noodle soup (in late from Brownies)
Fri, Chicken, sweet potato mash and sweetcorn
Sat, Roast dinnerGo hopefully into each new day, enjoy something from every day no matter how small, you never know when it will be your last0 -
I'm doing well now i'm back on the bandwagon. Although mixing around some meals to suit, we have been eating what's planned and wasting nothing
Sat - Bacon, Eggs, Mushroom, Beans and Hash Browns
Sun - Noodle Soup with Dumplings
Mon - Cottage Pie
Tue - Cottage Pie Toasted Sandwiches
Wed - Sausage, Chips and Veg
Thu - Beef Tikka Masala
Fri - HM Granary Pizza (Tuna, Onion and Mushroom & Pepperoni)
Sat - HM Fish, Chips and Mushy Peas
Dessert - Pancakes
Sun - LO Pasta BakeWe spend money we don't have, on things that we don't need, to impress people we don't like. I don't and I'm happy!:dance: Mortgage Free Wannabe :dance:Overpayments Made: £5400 - Interest Saved: £11,550 - Months Saved: 240 -
Hi Chums
Sunday
B cereal,chopped banana
L soup,crispbread philly cheese
D at DDs probably roast lamb and trimmings
Monday
B Porridge
L HM soup,crackers,cheese
D Tuna and sweetcorn salad
Tuesday
B Cereal,chopped fruit
L Hm soup,crispbread and philly with tomato and cucumber
D Not too sure as its quiz night at the pub so whatever they dish up
Wednesday
B Porridge
L HM soup,crackers cheese
D Steamed Salmon and cauliflower with green beans
Thursday
B Cereal and dried fruit
L Scrambled eggs and crispbread
D Ham salad
Friday
B Porridge
L Chicken wrap with salad
D Veggie curry (from freezer) with rice
Saturday
B poached eggs on sliced ham
L Crispbread and salad bits with soft cheese
D Steak,new potato's and runner beans
This is my menu for this week and on it I lose between 1 & 2lbs a week.It seems a bit samey I know but its worked for the past 10 weeks and I have lost almost a stone and a half.I don't eat cakes,biscuits bread or crisps and if I'm peckish I will eat a piece of fruit .I drink at least 2 litres of water a day and have cut right back on tea and coffee.Sunday mornings my eldest DD arrives for her coffee and its our treat of the week a nice big pot of coffee between us.:):):)I have to get my BMI down to 25 so I can have my reconstuction done.I am hoping it will be in the spring.:):):)0 -
I rarely stick exactly to what I plan but this is the general idea for the week:
Sun: roast lamb
Mon: lamb leftovers
Tues: prawn & chickpea curry
Wed: jacket spud
Thurs: salmon risotto
Fri: sausage casserole & wedges
Sat: outCos I don't shine if you don't shine.0 -
Sunday 3rd
Roast lamb, roast potatoes, kale, brussels, carrots and yorkshire puddings with mint sauce and gravy, DD will have lamb style quorn .
Monday 4th
Lamb curry using leftover lamb served with rice I will still have enough to do sliced lamb in gravy
and freeze it for next week
Tuesday 5th
Jacket potatoes and a big pot of chilli in the garden (We have a few friends coming over)
Wednesday 6th
Bacon pasta
Thursday 7th
Meatloaf with potatoes cauliflower, peas and gravy
Friday 8th
Liver and bacon hot pot
Saturday 9th
Cheese omelette with savoury rice and mushrooms
Blessed are the cracked for they are the ones that let in the light
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Not Buying it 2015!0 -
Sun (today)- Mexican Lasagna with avocado salsa
Mon- Prawn Stir-Fry, Rice & prawn crackers
Tues- Toad-in-the-hole, peas
Wed- Fish Pie & veggies
Thurs- Crunchy Garlic Chicken, Potato Wedges, veggies
Fri-Chinese Chicken curry, rice
Sat-Roast Chicken
Sun- Giant Chicken Pasties, salad.0 -
Sunday Roast chicken
Monday Tuna Pasta, chicken in mushroom sauce with brocoli and rice
Tuesday Tuna pasta with added vegetables, chicken fajitas
Wednesday Cous cous with spiced vegetables, chicken curry, rice and dhal
Thursday Pesto pasta, pasta bake made bolognese and also chili for freezing
Friday Pesto pasta, cottage pie parents treating us!
Hoping not to have to buy anything apart from milk this week.MFW 91 op 2014 £410/1000
MFW 91 op 2015 £4051/4000
MFW 91 op 2016 £4040/4000
MFW 91 op 2017 £812/45000
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