What is your meal planning style? Any good meal planning tips?

I am trying to get better at meal planning because I always start off strong then get bored / run out of food at the end of the week. For while I have been doing a big cook on Sunday but this week I am trying a basic menu and cook as I go. Hoping that having a plan will make it easier.

My plan (one person) is

  • red lentil curry + coconut rice (3 serves made today)
  • instant pot spag Bol (3 serves made Monday night)
  • a beef stir-fry (X 2 serves) made wed night
  • quick ramen noodles + stock and frozen veg in between

Ideally I would prep veg today but I have been away and am tired and can’t be bothered so will prep as I go.

What other things are people doing?

  • CEOofmyhouse56M
    2·
    5 months ago

    I do things a little differently to others I think. I will go to the fruit & veg shop and butchers (it’s handy that the are next to each other) and buy whatever looks good or cheap for the week. Then I meal plan.

    I always buy an extra meat product like sausages or mince to stick in the freezer. I always have frozen veg and a frozen stirfry mix in there.

    Once every six months, we eat what’s in the freezer so I can defrost it. I do the same with the pantry so I can clean it out.

    For you, I’d recommend batch cooking a soup that you can freeze for those days when you cbf then all you have to do is pick up a nice bread.

    Here’s a website you might like

    https://www.healthyfood.com/healthy-recipes/

    • Eagle
      3·
      5 months ago

      We run similar to you, shop and have a rough idea of a plan from what I’ve bought.