Thinking ahead and meal planning for yourself and your family is a good way to get organised and reduce stress. I include some of my favourite recipes, tips and tricks for meal planning and weekly meal plan guides.
I am on the lookout for some budget-friendly recipes as the cost of feeding teenagers is ridiculous and I’m striving to keep our grocery costs as low as I can. I’ve included some of my budget-friendly recipes in this weeks meal plan.
Taking around 15-20 minutes to decide on your meals and constructing a grocery list takes less time than coming up with a new meal every night and having to do multiple trips during the week to pick up ingredients.
This might inspire you to cook some of these recipes yourself or maybe give you ideas for similar recipes to cook up for your family.
This weekly meal plan was one of my kid’s favourites, giving the family a variety of meals that they all enjoyed.
This weekly meal plan is full of nutritious meals that have been altered for Cass’s two children who have allergies to eggs, nuts and sesame.
Trying something different in this weeks meal plan, I served up Smoked Cod in the style of pasta bake for dinner. It was Ok… Would love to try a recipe from recommendation though.
Melissa says she has always meal planned, however this has become more important since their baby arrived.
I was away last weekend and went to do the weekly meal plan before I left, but hubby stopped me and said “leave it to me, I’ll do the meal plan and the grocery shopping”. I laughed slightly, thinking of the dinners we are going to end up with. This is what he came up with, I’m slightly impressed.
Mal is a first time Mum of a Preppy this year so meal planning has been a must ‘It takes the stress out of worrying what’s for lunch/dinner each day.
Have you fallen into the habit of packing the same things each day for your kids lunchbox? To help you mix it up here are some ideas.
Now that the hustle and bustle of Back to school has eased it’s time to get back into the regular routine and swing of things here on the blog, which includes sharing my weekly family meal plans.
Printable list of After School Snack Ideas for you to put on your fridge or back of your pantry door to help you plan ahead to fill the fridge and pantry, ready to feed your hungry kids.
5 clever and quick ways to jazz up MAGGI 2 minute noodles, easy for the kids to make and is a tasty solution for an after school snack.