Friday, 1 May 2015

The first meal plan

I'm very excited to be writing this, the first meal plan to fit with all of our new dietary restrictions!
I am writing one week here but I buy for 2 weeks at a time, for example Sunday night is a broccoli and cashew cream soup we will have that the following Sunday too.
I find it cheaper to shop this way and I get paid this way so it works for us, it may not work for others.
It also fits in with my goal of not spending over $600 a month on groceries.

***drum roll***
We've been waiting and it's here!!!
The plan -
SATURDAY
Breakfast - Raspberry & coconut smoothie
Lunch - Ham and egg cups
Dinner - Garlic mushroom pasta

SUNDAY
Breakfast - Breakfast casserole
Lunch - Moroccan carrot soup
Dinner - Broccoli and cashew soup

MONDAY
Breakfast - Eggs and Soldiers
Lunch - Cashew chicken lettuce wraps
Dinner - Lemon pepper chicken with asparagus and sautéed mushrooms

TUESDAY
Breakfast - Tropical smoothie
Lunch - Moroccan carrot soup
Dinner - Mushroom, asparagus and spinach risotto

WEDNESDAY
Breakfast - Breakfast casserole
Lunch - Tomato, kale and white bean soup
Dinner - Meatloaf, sweet potato mash and corn cobs

THURSDAY
Breakfast - raspberry and coconut smoothie with a piece of fruit
Lunch - Cashew chicken lettuce wraps
Dinner - Chicken fried rice

FRIDAY
Breakfast - eggs and soldiers
Lunch - Tomato, kale and white bean soup
Dinner - Italian meatballs with zucchini spaghetti

Wow look at all that soup! Can you tell we have hit our colder months (and I love soup!!)
It may look a little repetitive here and it will get better I promise, whilst we adapt I'm keeping simple, cooking bulk and hoping it all works out!

A whopping 93 items at checkout (including some nappies/diapers) I was dreading it at this stage thinking I had blown budget horribly!
To my surprise it came to $283 (my budget was $300)
This included delivery since my car is currently out of action. When that is repaired I'll be saving even more by buying my fruit and veg and the green grocers rather than the supermarket.
During the week I will post up some recipe links too.
Enjoy

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