Violetwind
Determined
Just wondering how many on here plan ahead for your weekly menu. I don't and can find myself really stuck for ideas sometimes.
I try to plan, i sit down on a sunday with my books and SW mags and pick a selection of meals that look interesting, i write a list of what i need to get in and shop every few days, so the fresh is as fresh as possible. Although i plan it like this i don't allocate a specific day for the meals, just the week ahead, you never know what you might fancy. Any leftovers get put in the freezer for lunches, or when i get the munchies, SW ready meals on tap!
I really do think I should be planning but the issue is I never know what keeps. If I freeze meat and defrost it even if there is left overs I'm afraid to use it the next day especially if its chicken. I've no idea about freezing bread. I do my own home made soup on a monday but end up throwing most of it out on wednesday morning. So wasteful and we are on a really tight budget so it doesn't help that I don't use the freezer right. All tips welcome, thanks
This is the second time ive shopped for my sw diet.. Once last week when i started and today.. And the bill came to 100 quid. I was so shocked.. Bt then realised that our bill used to come to about 50/60 quid anyway and then we would eat out at least 3 times a week which would come up to about 50 quid or more so we're probably saving on the food now.