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Meal Planning - Wk 31st Oct
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NewShadow
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Happy Halloween everyone! I just checked my planner and realised I was looking at the wrong week. I've free lunch at work on Tuesday, and Friday off.
Plus I can't be bothered to go shopping, so I'm going to try and not spend any money this week.
Monday
Breakfast: Baked oats - 35g oats, 3 tbsp sweetener, 1 egg, 1/2 tub fat free yogurt, cinnamon, diced apple - bake as individual portions for 30ish minutes (and syn the fruit on slimming world). Microwave for 30 seconds before eating.
Lunch:LO Chilli
Dinner: Beef Stirfry - leftover diced beef, peppers, onion, canned bamboo shoots, noodles, ginger, garlic, soy
Tuesday - vegi
Breakfast: Baked oats
Lunch:Free Lunch Buffet :cool:
Dinner: Cauliflower Cheese Bake - Cauliflower, Pasta, Cheese, leek, eggs
Wednesday
Breakfast:Baked oats
Lunch:LO Chilli
Dinner: Salmon Bake - Salmon, Wedges, LO Cauliflower cheese
Thursday - Vegi
Breakfast: Baked oats
Lunch:Baked Potato - Potato, Beans, Cottage cheese
Dinner: Salmon Bake
Friday - leftover or cupboard day. Possibly a curry or frittata
Plus I can't be bothered to go shopping, so I'm going to try and not spend any money this week.
Monday
Breakfast: Baked oats - 35g oats, 3 tbsp sweetener, 1 egg, 1/2 tub fat free yogurt, cinnamon, diced apple - bake as individual portions for 30ish minutes (and syn the fruit on slimming world). Microwave for 30 seconds before eating.
Lunch:LO Chilli
Dinner: Beef Stirfry - leftover diced beef, peppers, onion, canned bamboo shoots, noodles, ginger, garlic, soy
Tuesday - vegi
Breakfast: Baked oats
Lunch:Free Lunch Buffet :cool:
Dinner: Cauliflower Cheese Bake - Cauliflower, Pasta, Cheese, leek, eggs
Wednesday
Breakfast:Baked oats
Lunch:LO Chilli
Dinner: Salmon Bake - Salmon, Wedges, LO Cauliflower cheese
Thursday - Vegi
Breakfast: Baked oats
Lunch:Baked Potato - Potato, Beans, Cottage cheese
Dinner: Salmon Bake
Friday - leftover or cupboard day. Possibly a curry or frittata
That sounds like a classic case of premature extrapolation.
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House Bought July 2020 - 19 years 0 months remaining on term
Next Step: Bathroom renovation booked for January 2021
Goal: Keep the bigger picture in mind...
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Breakfasts will be a mixture of cereal, toast or porridge, depending on what I fancy
Sunday
Beef Brisket, veg and Mash (in slow cooker)
Monday
Lunch - Ham salad sandwich, fruit and a bag of crisps
Dinner - Bacon / Potato / cheese frittata with Salad
Tuesday
Lunch - Chicken Salad / Fruit
Dinner - Jackets stuffed with bacon, mushroom and cheese and salad
Wednesday
Lunch - leftover jacket and salad / fruit
Dinner - Slow cooked Spanish Chicken with rice
Thursday
Lunch - Soup and a bread roll / fruit
Dinner - Pork Chop / Dauphinoise potatoes and leeks
Friday
Lunch - Tuna Sandwich / fruit / packet of crisps
Dinner - Chicken Tikka Marala / Rice / Nan
Saturday
Lunch - Scrambled egg on toast
Dinner - Steak / Mushrooms / peas and sweet potato friesWell Behaved women seldom make history
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Thanks for starting us off.....
Sat: Chicken Curry (with Peshwari Naan)
Sun: Pork Chop Dinner (at Parents)
Mon: Beef Stew with jacket potato
Tues: LO Beef Stew
Weds: Prawn Stir Fry
Thurs: Mushroom Omelette & Baked Beans
Fri: Pizza & Salad
Breakfasts will be Shreddies or Porridge
Lunches taken to work will be HM Soup (FF) Or Ham Thins or Tuna Salad.Cat :wave:0 -
Here,s our list
Sunday - Roast Lamb and all the usual suspects
Monday - chilli with rice
Tuesday - shepherds pie (LO lamb)
Wednesday - onion squash and sage risotto
Thursday - lamb curry - using last of LO lamb and any veg loitering in fridge
Friday - date night i.e I don,t cook
Celariac soup for lunches for me, sandwhiches for them, breakfasts a mix of cereal and toast for the men, I can,t face breakfast when I go to work at 6am - normally digging into soup by 11 thoughNote to self - STOP SPENDING MONEY !!
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Here is our Meal Plan for the following week:
Sat, 31 - Cider-Braised Chicken Traybake with veg and potatoes mashed with garlic and parmesan cheese.
Sun, 1 - LO Cider-Braised Chicken Traybake with veg and potatoes mashed with garlic and parmesan cheese.
Mon, 2 - Baked Aubergine Halves with Rainbow Salad
Tue, 3 - Turkey Schnitzel (F) with Rainbow Salad
Wed, 4 - Pork Loin Sv & Apple sauce with veg and potatoes
Thu, 5 - Braised Poussin (F) with Vegetables
Fri, 6 - Fish (F) Sv & Vegetables in Cheese Sauce
Sat, 7 - Gammon Steak (F) Sv & Vegetables in Cheese Sauce
Sun, 8 - Chateaubriand & TBD
Have a good week everyone.:beer:0 -
Slight change of plan for us and a pizza roll over :rotfl: I may do another swap if mince is requested.
Sat 31st - Macaroni cheese with bacon bits, topped with tomatoes, salad & HM coleslaw
Sun 1st - HM chicken kiev, fondant potatoes, creamy leeks & cabbage, roast baby tomatoes.
Mon 2nd - Pizza night!
Tue 3rd - Soup & Pudding Supper. Bacon, leek & butterbean followed with SC baked cinnamon crumble apples with greek yoghurt.
Wed 4th - Salmon steaks & roast veggies with mash.
Thur 5th - Bean & chorizo chilli burritos with salad and sides.
Fri 6th - Baked herby crumb pollack, potatoes, lemon brocolli, green beans and peas.
Sat 7th - Toad in the hole with onion gravy, kale and carrots.
Breakfasts are porridge / cereal, eggs or yoghurt and fruit.
Work lunches are the above LO soup and a new batch of tomato & lentil, crudites and yoghurty spicy dip. Sandwiches for the hubby.0 -
Mon, 2 - Baked Aubergine Halves with Rainbow Salad
Tue, 3 - Turkey Schnitzel (F) with Rainbow Salad
Have a good week everyone.:beer:
Hi McpPsl I love salad and we eat it often, please can you tell me what rainbow salad is?Well Behaved women seldom make history
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Islandmaid wrote: »breakfasts a mix of cereal and toast for the men, I can,t face breakfast when I go to work at 6am - normally digging into soup by 11 though
I'm the same - start work at 7, so I always take something in a tub to eat at about 8/9 with a cup of tea.That sounds like a classic case of premature extrapolation.
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Sunday 1st November
Breakfast;porridge, made with water sprinkled with a dash of salt and some milk
Elevenses Coffee and a couple of amaretti biscuits
Lunch; carrot and coriander soup,ryvita spread with cream cheese and topped with sliced tomato. an orange
Dinner (at DDs ) Roast lamb ,broccoli,carrots,roast potato's yorkshire pudding. apple crumble spoonful of cream
Monday 2nd November
Breakfast granola cereal,milk. cup of tea
elevenses cup of coffee, banana
Lunch: cheese omelette, an apple
Mid afternoon cup of tea, biscuit
Dinner : left overs from last night's dinner brought home and heated up with some gravy on top. strawberry yogurt
Tuesday
Breakfast Porridge made with water and sprinkled with salt and milk
elevenses coffee and a piece of fruit cake
Lunch Soup with crackers and cream cheese and an orange
Dinner : Unknown as I am at Pub quiz so get fed there
Wednesday 3rd November
Breakfast Weetabix chopped banana,milk
Lunch soup and crackers with cream cheese, Strawberry yogurt
Dinner; cottage pie from the freezer with brussel sprouts
an orange
Thursday 4th November
Dinner :Cheese salad with lettuce tomatoes cucumber beetroot sliced red pepper,onion chutney and red leicester cheese grated, and maybe a small jacket spud
Friday 5th November
Breakfast porridge with salt sprinkled on top and milk
elevenses coffee and amaretti biscuits
Lunch; spanish omelette with diced mushrooms and red pepper and onion an orange
Dinner crusted topped salmon with new potatoes and peas,yogurt
Saturday 6th November
Breakfast Granola cereal with sliced banana on top
Elevenses tea with a couple of digestive biscuits
Lunch : two sausages and a small jacket spud with half a tin of baked beans ,yogurt
Dinner Veggie chilli and rice, yogurt
Most of the stuff I have in the freezer or in stock so very little shopping required this week0 -
Sat
pumpkin soup
dinner out
Sun
cucumber sandwiches and cheese
mushroom pie with green veg and spuds
Mon
mushroom pie with green veggies and spuds
red curry with loads of veggies
Tue
red curry
veggie pie
Wed
veggie pie
ploughmans lunch
Tue
pumpkin soup
pasta with spinach and safron sauce
Fri
pasta with spinach and safron soup
soup - don't know yet which oneFashion on the Ration 2022: 5/66 coupons used: yarn for summer top 5 /
Note to self, don't buy yarn!0 -
mrs_motivated wrote: »Hi McpPsl I love salad and we eat it often, please can you tell me what rainbow salad is?
Hi Mrs Motivated' here is our version of Rainbow salad
400g tin Red Kidney Beans drained
198g tin Sweetcorn drained
1 Red Pepper cut into small dice
1 Green Pepper cut into small dice
1 Orange Pepper cut into small dice
30g Red onion cut into small dice
100g Tomatoes cut into small dice
10g Olive Oil
20ml Cider Vinegar
Mix everything together and enjoy.
Hope this helps:)0
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