Meal Planning July 9

Meal planning can go a long way to cut down on waste- food, packaging and money. I am horrified at some of the food that we throw out so here is our plan for the week:

Breakfasts: home made bread with honey, smoothies (with swiss chard from garden, sprouts we grow, yoghurt and fruit), steel cut oatmeal, pancakes on Saturday, eggs on Sunday, coffee

Lunches: leftovers, barley with greens and eggs.

Desserts (mainly for Caia): yoghurt, berries.

Saturday- We are having friends over for bbq pizza, salad, and pork tenderloin tacos. (Lunch was simple pb&j buns on a train tour.)

Sunday- We need to pick up fish to go with the baby potatoes and fresh peas (was planned for Friday). Lunch will be tuna sandwiches with celery.

Monday- pasta with home made tomato sauce

Tuesday- lentils and rice with plain yoghurt

Wednesday- BBQ burgers with cucumber/ tomato salad (burgers in freezer). May visit farmers market for fruit and veg for Friday. Add quesadilla for Caia.

Thursday- Frittata with leftover veg, chevre, pancetta and home made bread (in freezer). Caia will eat.

Friday- don't know yet!

Meal planning on Thursday night for Friday/ Saturday shop at farmer's market/ Main Street bike ride/ Costco (following week if necessary). Need to plan Saturday/ Sunday lunch too.

Shopping list:

• buns
• fruit
• mushrooms
• fish
• tomatoes
• cheese
• coffee
• almond milk? soy milk
• milk and yoghurt starter!