Family meal planner
Trying to think what you're going to feed your family can be a recipe for frustration (yours) and culinary boredom (theirs). But planning what you're going to eat can save time and money.
To get you going, we've done a couple of sample week-day meal plans, one for scoff-anything families and one for veggies, based on tried and tested Mumsnet recipes. You can print the sample meal plans and a blank meal planner to fill in your family's favourites, whether it's pizza or pissaladiere. You can also use the planner as the basis for your shopping list.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
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| Lunch | Pasta with egg | Stuffed avocado | Tuna pasties | Louis Armstrong toasties | Eggy bread dippers |
| Evening meal | Cheating chicken and leek pie | Beany sausage casserole | Speedy lasagne | Tasty lamb with apricots | Pasta with smoked fish |
| Pudding | Microwave chocolate cake | Jaffa tarts | Fruit salad lollies (make in advance) | Store cupboard pudding | Watermelon and blueberry banana split |
Sample vegetarian meal planner Print
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
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| Lunch | Vegetarian fajitas | "Frog" soup | Veggie cheese puff | Veg toastie | Spicy courgette fritters |
| Evening meal | Pasta with creamy green sauce | Moroccan vegetable tagine | Posh broccoli | Fab veg chilli | Veg basket risotto |
| Pudding | Lemon freeze (make in advance) | Fast mid-week choc pudding | Peach melba delight | Thai banana pudding | Jamaican crunch pie |
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