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Meal planning - WK 22/2

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NewShadow
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edited 21 February 2016 at 1:25PM in Old style MoneySaving
Morning All,

Just about to pop out for my normal Sunday potter, so I figured I should meal plan to avoid impulse purchases.

This week I shall be mostly eating:

Breakfast - Oats, Yogurt, Fruit

Lunches -
HM veg Soup and roll,
Free lunch at work (I've asked for a meat salad),
HM veg Soup and roll,
HM veg Soup and roll,

Dinner -
chicken casserole x 2
faggots, root veg mash, peas x 2

Shopping list -
bread roll
pears
bananas
coffee
milk
[STRIKE]maybe stirfry veg[/STRIKE]
[strike]peppers (if they're cheap)[/STRIKE]
carrot/swede

EDIT: there was a load of veg packs (diced Potato, carrot, cabbage, onion, swede) reduced to 19p each, so veg soup, veg mash, and chicken casserole will be made.
That sounds like a classic case of premature extrapolation.

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  • beluga
    beluga Posts: 877 Forumite
    I got a load of reduced stuff in C0stc0 so my plan will involve using them up and buying as little as posible!

    Sun - Sliced ham with pineapple, cauliflower cheese

    Mon - Roast pork with mashed carrot and swede, mashed potato, broccoli and gravy (LO cauli cheese for lunch)

    Tues - leftover roast dinner (oatcakes, ham, cheese and pineapple for lunch)

    Wed - Bubble and squeak (at a conference so lunch included)

    Thurs - Stir fried chicken and any leftover veg, noodles and sweet chili sauce (out all day so lunch will be rice cakes and fruit)

    Fri - Tomato and bacon pasta bake with garlic bread (lunch at work event)

    Sat - out for afternoon tea :), LO pasta bake if I'm hungry later on.
  • Thanks for the thread Newshadow....for breakfasts I will be copying you.


    Lunches sandwiches or soup and a hm quiche and salad tomorrow


    Dinners
    Tagliatelli carbonara
    Slow cooker Mediterranean chicken, with rice
    Chicken and leek pie and mash
    Fish cakes with broccoli and cauliflower cheese
    Southern fried chicken, chips and coleslaw
    Well Behaved women seldom make history

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    Reduce, reuse, recycle .
  • Menu's done for the week

    breakfasts cereals,mueseli or oats

    Lunches : HM soup of the week, crackers ,cheese

    Dinner DD's tonight
    Monday bangers and mashand cabbage
    Tuesday Quiz night at the pub (meal comes inclusive of quiz) :)
    Wednesday Pork fillet from freezer and salad
    Thursday spag bol from freezer
    Friday Steamed fish and veg from freezer
    Saturday Cajun chicken from freezer and salad

    No shopping to buy as most of the stuff is from the freezer and freshfruit and veg I bought yesterday
  • Petula
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    Thanks for the new thread NS :)

    Not sure which days will be what so a fairly general week here. Hoping that I find it easier this way and don't beat myself up when I've not had the 'right' dish on the 'right' day!

    Breakfasts:
    Toast/croissants/muffins
    Granola
    Porridge

    Light Meals: (we have supper/main meal sometimes at lunchtime and sometimes at tea time :D)
    Egg & Chips
    Chef's-type salad
    Toasties
    Soup

    Main Meals:
    Lamb chops - veg - gravy
    Mac Cheese - salad
    Sausage Casserole - baguette
    Fish (salmon) cakes - veg
    Stir-fry w/pork and noodles
    Mince & sliced potato bake (not used in a previous week) w/veg

    Treats:
    HM biccies of some sort
  • These are mine for the week :)

    Breakfasts
    Muesli and a piece of fruit.
    Toast and marmite.
    Toast and marmalade.
    Poached/boiled eggs

    Lunches
    Home made soup and roll
    Pita bread with humus
    Pita bread with cheese and salad
    Microwaved leftovers (if there are any)

    Teas
    Sunday: Turkey and mushroom tangle pie, potatoes, roast parsnips, cauliflour, curly kale, sweetcorn. . Apple meringue.
    Monday: As Sunday
    Tuesday: Smoked salmon fillet, new potatoes, green beans (will we EVER finish last year's frozen green beans??) sprouting broccoli, garlic mayo.
    Wednesday: Jacket potato, salmon and sweetcorn with garlic mayo, winter salads, sweet and sour pickled beetroot.
    Thursday: Quorn chilli and rice, salad greens.
    Friday: Fish pie or fishcakes, SW wedges, mushy peas.

    The allotments still full of leeks, kale sand sprouting broccoli so I need to plan in using them more in soups this week.
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