There’s only one way to test a system – and that’s by trying it. The merits of planning are well-known and I do believe in them. However, since I have to try it to see that it works and know how to improve it, I might as well get on with the testing.
The new system has a theme for each main meal, for example “simple meat dish”/”egg”, which I stick to, but are still under review.
Breakfasts are chosen for the whole week, one no-prep for weekdays, one cooked/prepared for the weekend.
Lunches are a ‘lunchbox’, whether they are taken out of the house or not, and contain proteins, carbs, fruit, and a dessert. This stays the same the whole week.
My snacks are as before – one carb, one fruit and one dairy. Generally they stay the same the whole week.
However, there are some deviations this week, because of an activity I’m doing 2-8 to 6-8. Lunch and a snack or two is provided for a small charge. I was hoping to plan in 5-a-day fruit and vegetables, but tried to be too clever and plan all the “eat a rainbow” – it was too much. For now, I’ll just observe the portions the menu gives me. 3 dairy a day has never been a problem for me, especially since I have started to drink milk.
Breakfast: rice cakes with cream cheese on the weekdays; sweetcorn pancakes on the weekend.
Lunchbox (Wednesday to Friday) : bread roll, pate, cheese piece, crisps (from halls leftovers), raspberries, cookies, sparkling water.
Snacks (until Friday) : cookies, nectarine, fromage frais;
Snacks (Saturday onwards) : nectarine, ice cream;
Wednesday: rice with lardons (from a packet of veg+rice); raspberry basket.
4 of 5-a-day
Thursday: egg pasta and lardons; melon and raspberry salad.
4 of 5-a-day
Friday: my herb-crusted salmon; cookies and ice-cream dessert.
2 of 5-a-day
Saturday: couscous salad; fruit sundae.
5 of 5-a-day
Sunday: tomato pasta; nectarine gratin.
5 of 5-a-day
Monday: pasta salad; cookies and ice-cream dessert.
3 of 5-a-day
Tuesday: salmon and lentils; fruit sundae.
4 of 5-a-day
Bought the ingredients and components at £16, but I’ll need a little money for the provided meals – not a bad price.
So, let the testing commence; let the cooking commence; and let the eating commence!
5 responses so far ↓
Maninas // 29 July 2008 at 3:14 pm |
wow – how very organised! i’m impressed!
can we have a recipe for those corn pancakes?
Ta!
lilletia // 31 May 2009 at 12:18 pm |
Quick recipe for corn pancakes:
Take one quantity of batter (use your favourite recipe or follow instuctions from batter mix packet. My favourite is Barney D’s from bbcgoodfood.com)
Drain and add one regular size can of sweetcorn.
Mix well. Ladle out pancakes, making sure sweetcorn is in the serving, frying as normal.
Hope this helps!
lilletia // 30 July 2008 at 10:11 am |
Corn pancakes recipe coming very soon
Sarah // 30 July 2008 at 8:00 pm |
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lilletia // 31 May 2009 at 12:13 pm |
I cannot endorse this product. It’s far better to menu plan yourself, folks!