The 2014 Meal Planning thread...

Jacksmummy

Betterlife, my ds is funny is with food too, so what we do is sit down and menu plan together that way he too has a decision into what I'm going to be cooking on what day, the rule is after its been decided and written down there is no changing one's mind.

I'm sure I've already posted this weeks menu plan somewhere on the board but here it is again.

wed 1st - roast beef, celeriac and potato mash, brussels, carrots, parsnips and yorkies
Thurs 2nd - Beef & mushroom curry with rice ..using LO beef from Sun
Fri 3rd - Jacket potato, cheese & onion rolls (LO from xmas) with beans
Sat 4th - Chilli & rice
Sun 5th - Toad in the hole, with carrots, cabbage and peas
Monday 6th - Chinese pork, egg noodles and rice.
Tues 7th - Beef stew & dumplings (using LO beef)
Weds 8th - Hm pizzas and garlic bread

Breakfasts, porridge, toast or weetabix
Lunches will be any LO from previous day, cheese, ham or tuna salad sandwiches or HM soup.
Snacks, fruit, yoghurt or biscuits

fairy3

Have joined the fiscal fast and on day one so using this time to use up everything in the cupboards and freezers - for four adults who work, go out etc etc I have to meal plan as otherwise it would be chaos.
Meal plan for this week is
Thursday - Chicken noodle soup with prawn crackers
Friday - Baked mackerel with salad
Saturday - Sausage meatballs with pasta and HM sauce
Sunday - Pie of the day with mash and veggies
Monday - Turkey curry with rice and HM pakora's
Tuesday - Spaghetti bolognaise
I think it helps that we have a written menu plan on the fridge so everyone knows what the plan is so stuff which is used for a meal does not go in a sandwich!
Emergency meals for when too knackered to cook are chips and egg or beans on toast with cheese

Flat_Eric

Today I'm planning on having fish fingers and chips for tea :j
Friday, sausage and jackets.
Saturday - unidentified meal from freezer and slimming world chips.

That's all I can think of for now - need to remind myself what is in the freezer and go from there.

beluga

I've done a freezer and cupboard inventory this week, and am trying to eat well and spend as little as possible, so here goes:
W - Chili with wraps, salad, corn and cheese
T - Roast chicken, roast potatoes, parsnips, carrots, sprouts, cauliflower, stuffing and gravy
F - Leftover veg fried up with gravy and chicken
S - Out for lunch so either chicken sandwiches or chicken noodle soup made from Thursday's roast chicken
S - Veg fried rice with bacon
M - Tomato, spinach and bacon pasta bake
T - BBQ marinaded chicken breasts with sweet potato wedges and baked beans

Lunches will be soup, ham sandwiches, bagels, baked potatoes with cottage cheese or beans on toast.

craftykez

Our meal plan this week is running from Wed-Mon. On Monday I plan to go shopping and start a 7 day plan again.

My aim this year is to make less visits to the supermarket, I'm constantly popping in for bread and milk but leaving £20 lighter

W - Cajun chicken, sweet potato mash, sweetcorn salsa
T - Chicken, bacon, avocado salad
F - Chilli (from freezer) with sweet potato wedges
S - BBQ glazed pork tenderloin with pepper rice
S - Moroccan lamb shank with roasted vegetable couscous
M - Chorizo carbonara

Breakfasts will be weetabix/porridge, lunches will be soup/toasted sandwiches

janejustjane

M - Kedgeree
T - HM turkey burgers, rice, salad
W - Beef stew, spuds & sprouts
Th- Chicken cobbler, roast parsnips, sprouts
F - Veggie shepherds pie
S - Chinese prawns/ mushroom/ rice
S - Baked spuds, baked beans, cheese

vexedprune

I'm certainly going to join in. Family been off whilst I was working at Christmas and me being me thought I would get some good stuff to keep them sustained. Most of it got wasted and not savable. I am completely gutted with what I have thrown away and going to be hard line this year. DD is helping me do a complete food inventory tomorrow (she hasn't been told yet) and meal plans for the next few weeks will be done.

mary_hinge

Not one to be left out

Thursday is Cajun chicken with Hm wedges and coleslaw
Friday is beef stew with Yorkshire puds and mash
Saturday is chicken balti with rice and naan
Sunday is beef grills/pork chops toastie smash and vegs
Monday is sausage, hm wedges, egg and beans
Tuesday is BBQ chicken wings/thighs noodles and stirfry veggies
Wednesday is chicken Kiev hm wedges mushy peas


Not that I have a 25kg sack of spuds to use up :rotfl:

Islandmaid

Hi all,

My meal plan for the next week and a bit is

Thursday - chilli and nachoes
Friday - all day breakfast
Sat - pork steaks in peppercorn sauce
Sun - Lamb Kelftico
Mon - chicken fajitas
Tues - coconut prawn curry
Wed - pie and mash (from LO lamb)
Thurs - Burger in baps with HM chips
Friday - fridge raiders surprise

Thank you all so much for your posts, very inspiring

mummyvb

Hello, can I join in please?

I have a double reason for wanting to get back to meal planning- the first is to save money of course, but I am also trying to lose weight and it is so much easier when I have planned what to eat rather than grabbing the first thing that I can lay my hands on.

I have two very full freezers as I like to whoopsie shop and have frozen lots of leftover cooked meats from Christmas too. I would like to free up some space in the freezer so my plans will be based around this.

Items in brackets are my lunches. Everyone else takes a packed lunch during the week and will be eating the remaining Christmas party food, crackers etc for weekend lunches.

Sat- turkey curry, rice
(tomato soup)
Sun- roast chicken, carrots, peas, stuffing, yorkshire puddings
(sweetcorn fritter)
Mon- beef and mixed pepper curry, rice
(leftover turkey curry)
Tues- spaghetti bolognese
(leftover beef curry)
Wed- mini burgers/bean burgers, wedges, baked beans
(leftover spaghetti)
Thurs- chops/herb chicken, new potatoes, sweetcorn
(leftover bean burger with a fried egg)
Fri- fishcakes, mash, mushy peas/baked beans

The only items that I need to buy are eggs, salad, ideally another veg or two for Sunday and potatoes.

I have enough food in the freezer and cupboards to cover packed lunches and breakfasts for the week but may get a bit more fruit later in the week.

This plan is flexible in case of a great whoopsie haul but I tend to freeze anything and everything anyway.

Fingers crossed for a very low grocery spend this week!