Meal Planning

[Cupcake]

I meal plan but i dont allocate days for meals if that makes sense. Like i'll have a list of 8 or so meals for the week, buy the ingredients for them, then cross them off as we eat them.

I sit down at some stage during the week and plan for the following week, i have a list of things i need to get from the butcher & grocery store. I try to stick to the shopping lists i write out...TRY lol. I actually enjoy grocery shopping tho

[Rouge]

I love meal planning. I now have an awesome place to buy meat from so we'll be set for a while!

Next 7 days will probably go like this:

Tuesday: Sticky Chicken Wingettes w/fried rice
Wednesday: Swedish Meatballs w/curly fries
Thursday: Probably take out as we have to go shopping for Eucharist stuff
Friday: Goat Curry (Kids will eat at T-Ball)
Saturday: Red Lentil & Veg Soup
Sunday: Probably a Roast
Monday: Indian Curry Night (Beef Madras, Butter Chicken, Vegetable Korma)

I hate doing the same stuff over and over again, so I really mix it up. My recipe collection is HUGE!

[Astrid]

I meal plan but i dont allocate days for meals if that makes sense. Like i'll have a list of 8 or so meals for the week, buy the ingredients for them, then cross them off as we eat them.

That is how I am making it work for us. I make sure I have a mix of meals that can be cooked quickly or that need the arvo in the oven. I try to match them to the day that suits, but sometimes plans change, so I need to switch around.

[Catastrophic]

OMG Rouge - can i come to your house for dinner! LoL! they sound fantastic!

I have done up a thing on my computer, which i will print and laminate... a meal plan thingy... and now trying to get a list of reciepes (think i might go annoy Rouge :-P) and then sunday I am going to get the kids to decide what they want for each day :-) And then choose one helper for the night as well... So then the kids get involved with what is cooking... and maybe there might be less food not eaten :-P Can only try!

Rowleen I love your idea's too!!!