Meal planning for 2 adults per week - advice appreciated

[Bizjustgotreal]

Hi there.

Better half and I are trying to get our weekly shop down.

I'm on mat. Leave atm so need to be more budget conscious (esp. as DS is mostly formula fed at about £60 p/w - we never managed to establish BF due to various reasons but I pump to bottle feed him).

I struggle to make a cost effective meal plan for us both. Could you please share your tips, experience and resources?

Thank you!

@ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba

I HAVE to know why the one handed eating. right now I'm imaging him hanging on a trapeze and having sneaky bites between jumps 🤣

(you don't have to reveal what he does. I'm just nosy)

😂😂😂

I find that having a few standard things for 3 days of the week frees up the brain to think of more exciting options on the other days. So maybe spag bol on Monday, fishfingers on Tuesday, chilli (from spag bol base) on Wednesday, then more exciting options for the rest of the week.

Use a single chicken breast in sauce to make it go further. Use yellow split peas or chickpeas in a curry once a week to make a cheap meal.

I always do a roast on Sunday with enough meat to do Monday. Then do a pasta bake, chicken fried rice, salad with the left overs on Monday.

For mince I buy double and freeze some, but could turn it into chilli or lasagne for later in the week. I also make mince roll which only need a small amount of mince leaving enough for pasta bake too.

I try and plan at least one dinner which makes enough for lunch leftovers. Normally curry, chicken traybake, left over roast, bolognaise. Then we have sandwiches half the week and left overs for a change.

A whole chicken is the cheapest way of buying meat.