Shopping List for 1 Week:
6 Dinners, 4-5 Leftovers, 5 Days of Snacks, 5 Days of Breakfast and Lunch for 2 People
Creating this post is something I have been toying with for awhile. I am pretty sure my new friends at university already appreciate how obsessed I am with food. One thing everyone does like to talk about though is how to save money. I have sort of perpetuated this idea that I am the queen of meal plans. I firmly believe that they help you save money. I have tried to encourage my parents to do it as well, but not with too much luck. I appreciate that not everyone is meat-free and not everyone just has to feed just two people. The take home message is still the same though, planning your meals saves time, effort and money. It is so much quicker to cook a meal when everything is already bought and planned out for you. I order all my food online, once a week, making the whole process easier still.
This meal plan is exactly what I ordered and exactly what I cooked last week. I have enjoyed all of these recipes, and so I hope that if this whole list doesn't inspire you that at least one meal will. The great thing about planning out dishes is that you can have a more pricey option one night, say fish, and then have a delicious but cheaper alternative, like the soup, another night. Since I am student, I try to make most of these dishes leftover and tupperware appropriate as well!
Pantry | Fridge | Freezer |
1 loaf of whole grain, seeded bread (800g) | 300g cup mushrooms | 2 x 400g frozen raspberries |
1 bag of clementines | 2 x 500g cod loins | 300g of frozen vegetarian sausages |
500g courgettes | 2 x 4 pint of milk | |
8 crumpets | 150g ball of mozzarella | |
600g carrots | 2 x 500g of parsnips | |
6 mince pies | 12 medium free range eggs | |
600g cherry tomatoes | 250g of butter | |
3 x 400g tinned tomates | 250g gnocchi | |
350g jar of tomato sauce | ||
500g of risotto rice | ||
500g of whole wheat pasta | ||
1kg of porridge oats | ||
250g soft dates | ||
1 250ml bottle of balsamic glaze |
Meals
Monday: Tomato and mozzarella risotto
Tuesday lunch: Leftover tomato and mozzarella risotto
Tuesday: Tomato and thyme poached cod
Wednesday lunch: Eat at home or buy a sandwich
Wednesday: Gnocchi with egg and sautéed spinach
Thursday lunch: Leftover tomato and thyme poached cod
Thursday: Slow cooked tomato, courgette and mushroom with scones
Friday lunch: Leftover slow cooked tomato, courgette and mushroom with scones
Friday: Spaghetti 'Bolognese'
Saturday: Parsnip soup
Sunday: FOOD ORDER DAY
jar of tomatoes | ball of mozzarella | 1 tbsp of butter | 250g of risotto rice | 1 tsp of balsamic vinegar |
350g jar of tomato sauce | (2 stock cubes) | (salt, pepper, thyme) | (1 yellow onion) | (2 cloves of garlic) |
Tomato and thyme poached cod: Dinner x2, Lunch leftovers x2
500g of cod | 1 tin of tomatoes | (1 tbsp soy sauce) | (1 onion) | (1 garlic clove) | (salt, pepper, thyme) | (couscous) |
Spinach gnocchi with egg: Dinner x2
1 pack of gnocchi, boiled and then sautéed in butter | 2 medium eggs | 1 handful of cherry tomatoes | (sautéed spinach) |
4 crumpets | 1 tin of tomatoes | 300g of mushrooms | 300g of courgette | (150ml of red wine) | (1 onion) |
(2 small cloves of garlic) | (1 stock cube) | (thyme, salt and pepper) | (1 tbsp of flour) | (1 tbsp of fruit jam) | (1 tsp of sugar) |
400g of meat free sausages | 1 tin of tomatoes | 50g of butter | 2 cloves of garlic | 150g of carrot | 150ml of milk |
150ml of red wine | 250g of spaghetti | 1 tbsp of balsamic glaze | (1 onion) | (2 cloves of garlic) | (salt and pepper) |
Parsnip soup*: Dinner x2, Lunch x2
150ml of milk | 1kg of parsnips | 250ml of water | (2 garlic cloves) | (1 onion) | (salt and pepper) |
Breakfast
Eggs with toast |
Snacks/ Dessert
Clementines | Mince pies |
Additional Lunches
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