Do you do weekly meal plans??

[Blueberry Crumble]

I was wondering how many ladies here do weekly meal plans?? I find it much easier and ends up costing me less in groceries as I do a shop according to what ingredients I need!! Here's my plan for this week-

Thursday- Chicken and vegetable soup

Friday- Homemade pizzas and salad

Saturday- Roast beef/lamb with roast vegetables

Sunday- Vegetarian Lasagne chickpea salad

Monday- Vegetarian lasagne with chickpea salad

Tuesday- Pork chops, baked potato and salad with apple sauce

Wednesday- Chicken and vegetable soup

Feel free to share yours!!

[GummyBear]

I always mean to meal plan. Things run so much smoother when I do.

I even try to plan out lunches (that's where I often fall over and poor DS has the same boring sandwich each day).

My problem is that when I try to plan I go blank! I'm a good cook and can cook lots of different things, but I never know where to start.

So far I have:

Today: Lasagne

Tomorrow: beef casserole.

And I'm stuck for the rest of the week.

Do you have "list" you choose from? How do others do it?

(Sorry to hijack, but I'm very curious...)

[BlessedWithBlue]

I usually have in mind what we can have for dinner when i do the grocery shopping and then i plan the weeks meals based on that.

tonight- tacos
Thurs- Lamb shank casserole
Friday- Quiche and salad
Saturday- Beef stroganoff
Sunday- Beef Teryaki stirfry with hokkien noodles
Mon- Lasagne with chips
Tues- Shepherd's pie

[Kangaskippy]

I found having a basic idea of what sort of meat each night would be, made it easier to shop for the week...

Sunday: Lamb (roast etc)
Monday: Beef (steak with salad or veggies)
Tuesday: Hot chook or pizza night
Wednesday: Fish/Chicken - depending on the night before)
Thursday: Mince (Sheperds pie, burritos etc)
Friday: Chicken (any type then)
Saturday: Free night...what ever everyone feels like

this helps me heaps when shopping...(I usually go on a tuesday so that is the easy nights dinner) it also helps me plan what sort of things I want to cook if I have all the basics available like rice/pasta/salads/sauces etc...

[Renenet]

I do meal plan, it helps heaps with my shopping and if I get called into work that day I know that dinner is organised, mine for this week is/was

Monday: steak, mash potato & veg
Tuesday: roast chicken maryland, roast veg & fresh veg
Wednesday: Tacos (junk food night)
Thursday: Roast pork, mash potatoes & veg


I had a short week this week as I was sick over the weekend, usually I do a Friday - Thursday menu. I had 2 roasts this week as pork was on special ($4.99kg) so were chicken marylands ($3.99kg) we usually have mince twice a week and steak once either diced for casserole something or I marinade (sp??) it.

P.S this is a great thread, I need to do my menu for next week!

[sam's mum]

yep, we sure do. Saturday night is always home made pizza night, the rest is up for grabs.

gummybear - when I decided to start doing it this way I sat down and wrote out a big list of all the dinners that the family likes. that then gave me a basic list to look at if I get stuck when I am doing the weekly meal list.

[M&O]

Yup we definitely do a weekly plan here. Helps moneywise when you make a definite list to go shopping with. Being vegan, hubby and I pretty much cook every meal from scratch so definitely requires some planning.

This week is...

Sunday - Three Bean Chilli with Cornbread and Avocado Salsa
Monday - Vegie Sausages with Mushroom Gravy and Steamed Vegetables
Tuesday - Tamarind Lentils with Brown Rice, Mango Lassi and Poppadums
Wednesday - Vegie Spaghetti Bolagnaise
Thursday - Minestrone Soup
Friday - Tempeh and Brocollini Pasta
and for Saturday - Bean Burgers and Pitas, with Coleslaw, Couscous Salad and a Green Salad.

We have a big list we keep adding to, when we try something new, and refer back to that if we ca'nt remember/decide what we would like to have for the week.

[monkeytoes]

Yep, I sit down on Sunday night and plan our meals for the week and do my shopping list. This week is:

Monday: Chicken snitzel burgers
Tuesday: Lamb curry and rice
Wednesday: Spinach and ricotta pie
Thursday: Lasagne and salad
Friday: (take away night)
Saturday: Coconut fish, wedges and salad
Sunday: Roast beef and veges

I like to try and mix it up so that we are having at least one red meat, chicken, fish and vegetarian meal each week.

[fozzie]

No I don't but I keep saying I'm going to and I really need to i hate trying to decide what to make for dinner each night. That's it i'm starting tomorrow. I shop on a Thursday or Friday. Wish me luck see if I can stick to it.:o

[elissas]

I plan all our meals monthly and do a monthly shop. I get fruit and veg every week or fortnight depending on what it is, and just buy milk at the start of the week for the week ahead.

Date Day Dinner Lunch
8-Jul Tues Chicken Shop Wraps
9-Jul Wed Shep pie Lasagna
10-Jul Thu Fish & Veg Shep Pie
11-Jul Fri Chicken tacos Wraps
12-Jul Sat Satay Sandwiches
13-Jul Sun Chick Noodle Soup Sandwiches
14-Jul Mon Crock Pot - Lamb Soup
15-Jul Tue Tuna Mornay Lamb stew
16-Jul Wed Steak & Veg Tuna Mornay
17-Jul Thu Noel's movie night Wraps
18-Jul Fri Kane's Birthday Satay
19-Jul Sat Mad Burgers Sandwiches
20-Jul Sun Lamb chops & veg Sandwiches
21-Jul Mon Fried Rice Fried Rice
22-Jul Tue Shep Pie Bacon/Lentil Soup
23-Jul Wed Beef Roast Shep Pie
24-Jul Thu Pancakes Roast wraps
25-Jul Fri Minestrone Soup Sandwiches
26-Jul Sat Tuna cheese sauce Soup
27-Jul Sun My Birthday Sandwiches
28-Jul Mon Carbonara Wraps
29-Jul Tue Crock Pot - Beef Carbonara
30-Jul Wed Toasted sandwich Beef stew
31-Jul Thu Fish & veg Wraps
1-Aug Fri Bacon & Lentil Soup Sandwiches
2-Aug Sat Chicken tacos Freezer
3-Aug Sun Stir Fry Chicken Taco
4-Aug Mon Chickpea Casserole Wraps
5-Aug Tue Pumpkin Soup Chickpea Cass
6-Aug Wed Beef & Mushroom Pumpkin Soup
7-Aug Thu Spaghetti Bol Freezer
8-Aug Fri Chicken Drumsticks Spaghetti Bol
9-Aug Sat Meatballs & Risoni Sandwiches

Extra Meals
Vegie soup
Sausages
Lasagna
Chicken Strips
Honey Soy chicken

Snacks
Bacon & Kumara Frittatas
Muffins
Anzac Biscuits
Chicken Mushroom Pastries
Shortbread
Pumpkin Bake
Chicken Rice Rolls
Sushi Rolls
Golden Syrup Slice
Choc Chip Cookies
Banana Cake

[elissas]

Sorry, format not too flash.

[Renenet]

Mine for this week....we are moving on Saturday next week so am going to double Friday/Saturday/Sunday menu and freeze

Friday - Lasagna, Salad
Saturday - Chicken & Veg Soup, Crusty Bread
Sunday- Beef Stroganoff, Pasta, veg
Monday- Buritoes, salad
Tuesday- R.Pork, Veg
Wednesday- Chicken Maryland stuffed with lemon and garlic, m.potatoes, veg
Thurday- Steak, Coleslaw, M.potato
Friday- Lasagna, salad
Saturday- Chicken & Veg soup, Crusty Bread