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Meal Plan W/B 11/11

Hi everyone,

Not noticed a thread for this so thought I'd start one :)

It's my second week of full time work and I feel much more organised than last week!

Teas
Monday - Jacket Potato, Beans/Tuna and Cheese
Tuesday - Fajitas in Square Wraps
Wednesday - Stuffed Pasta, Sauce
Thursday - Frozen Pizza
Friday - Something Homemade Chinesey?

Lunches
Monday - Chicken Pasta Salad
Tuesday - Roasted Veg Tart with Salad and Brie
Wednesday - Roasted Veg Tart with Salad and Brie
Thursday - Soup, Cheese Pitta Breads
Friday - Chicken and Sweetcorn Pittas

OH will have tuna/chicken pasta salad or sandwiches.

Don't get paid until Friday so working with what we've got, could kill for some salad leaves/fruit though!
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  • happy35
    happy35 Posts: 1,616
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    monday - chicken wings with some kind of marinade, stuffed mushrooms, onion rings, peas and wedges. I will have fish

    Tuesday - cheesey pasta with garlic bread and salad

    wednesday chicken roast dinner, sprouts, turnip and carrot mash, yorkshire puds, peas and roasties. everything but chicken for me

    thursday - chciken and chips, salad. I will have fish

    Lunches will be flavoured rice dishes, soup, sandwiches or leftovers out of the freezer with fruit and yoghurts

    Breakfast cereal or toast

    I have baked flapjacks and a cake today so that will do a few days and will use up what I have here
  • JulieGeorgiana
    JulieGeorgiana Posts: 2,475
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    edited 10 November 2013 at 7:22PM
    Oh, I've done two weeks successfully :)

    Yay!

    I'm sticking to my food budget too, so I'm really pleased :D

    Today we just had Butternut Squash Soup (with a chilli kick) with Warm HM Rolls, followed by dessert of Apple Cinnamon cake (using old eating apples) with custard... Just what you want on a cold evening!

    I'm really enjoying being back on the bandwagon :)

    Mon - Sausages, Wedges & Veg
    Tue - LO Spaghetti & Meatballs with Salad
    Wed - Bockwursten & Egg Fried Pasta
    Thu - Mince & Beans in Pitta Bread
    Fri - Chicken Korma Curry
    Sat - Cheese Toasties, Scrabled Eggs or Omlette
    Sun - HM Pea & Ham Soup with HM Rolls

    Friday is DH Birthday (and babies due date!) so I'll be making HM Onion Bajihis for a starter, and DH wants cupcakes for his cake!

    Due to being uncumbersome in the kitchen, meals are on the easier side Monday - Thursday when I have no help in the kitchen.

    Hoping for another week of being good :)
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  • Soworried
    Soworried Posts: 2,369 Forumite
    edited 11 November 2013 at 10:04AM
    This is what we will be having this week.

    Monday- HM Pizza with HM garlic dough balls
    Tuesday- Kedgeree
    Wednesday- Sweet chilli lime chicken pasta
    Thursday-Pork loin stir fry
    Friday- HM cheese and onion quiche with chips and beans
    Saturday- HM spicy lentil burgers with HM garlic bread
    Sunday- HM curry using what ever is left that needs using with HM egg fried rice and prawn crackers.

    I shouldn't need to buy anything except potatoes and a bag of stirfry. I've been buying MRMs 50p a bag stirfry and it is really good and does the four of us.

    So I should have a minimal spend week.

    Lunches will be chicken sweetcorn soup and left over gammon and yellow split pea soups.

    For snacks I will make cheese biscuits and a batch of flapjacks. There is also a tonne of dried fruit to snack on.
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  • beluga
    beluga Posts: 877 Forumite
    My meal plan for this week:

    M - Gammon and veg fried rice with sweet chili sauce
    T - Pork steaks with mashed sweet potatoes, green beans, carrots and gravy
    W - Soup and sandwiches (out in eve)
    T - Spaghetti with spinach and bacon
    F - Bacon and mushroom risotto
    S - Pulled pork rolls with new potatoes and corn
    S - Fajitas with refried beans and corn

    Lunches will be soup, toasted muffins, beans on toast or tuna sandwiches.
    Breakfasts will be eggs, cereal or toast.
    Fruit and yogurt for snacks.

    Have a good week everyone!
  • lilbert
    lilbert Posts: 641 Forumite
    Mon - Roast pork dinner + trimmings
    Tues - Leftover pork biriyani + naan and chutney
    Weds - slow cooker stuffed cabbage rolls + cous cous
    Thurs - Lasagna + potato wedges
    Fri - Homemade pizza and garlic bread
    Sat&Sun undecided.
    :j
  • Tealady_2
    Tealady_2 Posts: 1,425 Forumite
    My plan for this week started Saturday

    Sat - Ravioli in HM Veg Soup with Garlic Bread

    Sun - Steak (OH) / Gammon (DD and me) with Peppercorn Sauce, Rosti potatoes and veg

    Mon - Pasta Bolognaise (tomato sauce made Sunday for this)

    Tues - Pork Casserole with Dumplings (DD) / Yorksire Puddings (OH)

    Wed - Beef Chowmein

    Thurs - Meatballs and Pasta

    Fri - Chicken Curry, Rice and Naan Bread

    Breakfasts will be fruit, cereal bars or porridge

    Lunches will be Ham or Chicken Wraps, Roast Veg Pasta or Leftovers also some soup in the freezer

    Snacks are HM Chocolate and Orange Cakes, flapjacks or chocolate crispy squares and the fruit bowl is full
  • meal plan for this week -

    Monday - 500kCal day for me, Lunch Ham & Mushroom Omelette for me, Scotch Broth & Oatcakes for OH. Tea - Chicken curry with cauliflower rice for me, stir fry chicken with noodles for OH

    Tuesday - Lunch - Tuna on toast, Tea - Spaghetti bolognese

    Wednesday - 500 Kcal day for me - Lunch - Yellow pea soup, with oatcakes for OH, Tea - sweet chilli prawn stirfry

    Thursday - Lunch - HM steak pasties with pickles, Tea - pork chops with actifry chips, red cabbage

    Friday - Lunch - Falafel in wraps, Tea - chicken chasni / chickpea korma, rice and naan bread

    Saturday - Lunch - pizza, Tea - Hippy Pie / veggie cannelloni

    Sunday - Lunch - french toast with cheese, Tea - roast pork, roast spuds and parsnips

    Breakfasts are porridge, toast, muesli, bagels and brioche rolls

    have a good week everyone
  • Gonzo1987
    Gonzo1987 Posts: 1,208 Forumite
    edited 11 November 2013 at 3:34PM
    Finding meal planning so tough at the moment!

    M - Cheese and onion crisp bakes w/ roast veg
    T - Broccoli, chilli and walnut pasta
    W -Quorn and leek pie w/ Mash
    T - Rice and Bean Enchiladas
    F - OH can pick something up - probably a pizza
    S - a Mexican feast of Chipotle Potato skins, chicken thingys (hah they're in the freezer, and HM potato and spinach empanadas)
    S - Quorn Fillets and veggie side dishes
  • CupOfChai
    CupOfChai Posts: 1,411 Forumite
    I've still been meal planning but not posted in one of these for a while, so go on then:

    Mon - pork & bean casserole with mash & veg
    Tue - bacon and tomato pasta
    Wed - fish, potatoes & veg
    Thu - dahl & rice
    Fri - burgers, chips and sweetcorn
  • joedenise
    joedenise Posts: 18,831
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    My week started yesterday:

    Sun - roast chicken, roast potatoes, roasted veg & cabbage; HM apple muffin
    Mon - DH - HM chicken & mushroom pie, me fried egg. Both served with bubble & squeak & baked beans
    Tue - Steak, mushrooms, onions & either HM chips or jacket potato
    Wed - Coq au vin (already cooked & frozen); mashed potato & veg
    Thurs - Bacon, egg, chips & beans
    Fri - Spag bol (bolognaise sauce already cooked & frozen)
    Sat - Salmon in white wine sauce (James Martin ready meal) served with boiled potatoes & veg

    Denise
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