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feed a family of 4 for (just over) £100 a month
Meal Plan One
This nutrition article should also answer some of your questions about your family’s diet.
If you are following the meal plan fully, you will need to make a batch of 4 loaves, 10 times over the month. That’s a total of 40 loaves, which I know is a lot! But they are on the small side and there is lots to help you in the bread making post.
Make a batch whenever you need them, each family will vary on how much they use. It’s best to get ahead and store your bread, sliced and wrapped, in the freezer. Slices defrost very quickly, and they stay fresh when stored that way
Allow the loaves to cool and firm up, then slice, wrap and freeze, ready for when you need them. I’ve found bread slices best on the following day
| Monday Breakfast | |
| Lunch | |
| Dinner | |
| Tuesday Breakfast | porridge |
| Lunch | tangy bean pate sandwiches |
| Dinner | spanish omelette |
| Wednesday Breakfast | apple curd on toast |
| Lunch | houmous sandwich |
| Dinner | pasta carbonara |
| Thursday Breakfast | porridge |
| Lunch | nut butter on toast |
| Dinner | onion tart |
| Friday Breakfast | apple curd on toast |
| Lunch | tangy bean pate sandwiches |
| Dinner | risi e bisi |
| Saturday Breakfast | porridge |
| Lunch | spicy pea soup |
| Dinner | home made pizza |
| Sunday Breakfast | pancakes |
| Lunch | roast chicken dinner |
| Dinner | potato & onion soup |
| Snacks 2 batches | homemade bread |
| 1 cake | carrot cake |
| 1 batch | savoury scones |
| 1 batch | raisin scones |
| 1 batch | savoury bites |
| Extras | |
| 1 jar, for 2 weeks | mayonnaise |
| to last all month | lemon cordial |
| once you have made all your carrot cakes, use the saved carcasses to make this marmalade | marmalade |
| Shopping List for Meal Plan 1, Week 1 | 2019 Needed at the till |
|---|---|
| Fresh | |
| 800g Butternut Squash | 80p |
| 4kg Brown Onions | £2.40 |
| 4kg White Potatoes | £2 |
| 2kg Carrots | £1.10 |
| 7 Oranges | £1.15 |
| 1 x 4 pk Lemons | 79p |
| 2g x Bramley cooking apples 1.3 kg used freeze 400g | £3.20 |
| Meat, Fish & Poultry | |
| 1 x Smartprice Whole Medium Chicken (Approx 1.8Kg) | £3.28 |
| 1 x 600g Smartprice Smoked Cooking Bacon Pieces | 86p |
| Dairy | |
| 1 x Whole Fresh Milk 6 Pints (3.41L) | £1.48 |
| 1 x Cooks Value Medium Eggs (30) | £3.25 |
| 1kg x Seriously Strong Cheddar | £3.58 |
| 2 x 200g Grana Padano, freeze 120g | £4 |
| 2 x Lard (250g) | 78p |
| Tin, Jars & Cooking | |
| 2 x Vegetable Oil (3L) | £5.96 |
| 1 x Colman’s Mustard Powder (57g) | £1.35 |
| 1 x Dijon mustard 185g | £0.37 |
| 1 x Coarse grain mustard 165g | £0.34 |
| 1 x Rajah Chilli Powder (100g) | 65p |
| 1 x Rajah Garam Masala (100g) | 65p |
| 2 x Rajah Garlic Powder (100g) | £2 |
| 4 x Smartprice Peeled Plum Tomatoes in Tomato Juice | £1.12 |
| 1 x Tomato Puree (142g) | 34p |
| 1 x Smartprice Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce | 22p |
| 1 x smart price malt vinegar | 21p |
| Packets & Cereals | |
| 1 x Smartprice Pasta Shapes (500g) | 29p |
| 3 x Smartprice Self Raising Flour (1.5Kg) | £1.35 |
| 3 x Leo Dried Peas with Steeping Tablet (250g) | £1.35 |
| 1 x Long Grain Rice (1Kg) | 45p |
| 1 x Thomas Allinson Dried Active Yeast (125g) | £1 |
| 3 x Strong White Bread Flour (1.5Kg) | £1.92 |
| 2kg Silver Spoon Granulated Sugar | £1.28 |
| Asda chicken stock cubes (12) | 39p |
| 2 x 150g Pumpkin Seeds | £1.80 |
| 1 x Chick Peas (500g) | £1.15 |
| 2 x 200g Smartprice Salted Peanuts | 96p |
| 1 x Ready Oats (750g) | £1.27 |
| 1 x Smartprice Porridge Oats (1Kg) | 75p |
| 1kg Smartprice Raisins | £2.80 |
| Frozen | |
| 1 x Smartprice Peas (907g) | 68p |
| Total | £59.32 |
| Monday Breakfast | porridge |
| Lunch | houmous sandwich |
| Dinner | bacon onion pudding |
| Tuesday Breakfast | apple curd on toast |
| Lunch | tangy bean pate sandwiches |
| Dinner | chilli |
| Wednesday Breakfast | porridge |
| Lunch | houmous sandwich |
| Dinner | pasta alfredo |
| Thursday Breakfast | apple curd on toast |
| Lunch | nut butter on toast |
| Dinner | risi e bisi |
| Friday Breakfast | porridge |
| Lunch | tangy bean pate sandwiches |
| Dinner | cottage pie |
| Saturday Breakfast | nut butter on toast |
| Lunch | green pea soup |
| Dinner | home made pizza |
| Sunday Breakfast | porridge |
| Lunch | chicken & onion pie |
| Snacks 2 batches | homemade bread |
| savoury scones | |
| raisin biscuits | |
| carrot cake |
| Shopping List for Meal Plan 1, Week 2 | 2019 Needed at the till |
|---|---|
| Fresh | |
| 2kg onions | £1.20 |
| 1kg carrots | 55p |
| 4kg potatoes | £2 |
| Dairy | |
| 250g lard | 39p |
| 6 pints milk | £1.48 |
| Meat, Fish & Poultry | |
| 2x 500g Asda Smartprice British Beef Mince. Freeze 200g | £3.18 |
| 600g cooking bacon | 86p |
| Packets & Cereals | |
| 2 x 1.5kg strong white bread flour | £1.28 |
| 1 kg raisins | £2.80 |
| 1.5kg self raising flour | 45p |
| 750g ready oats | £1.27 |
| 4 x Leo dried peas, 250g per pack | £1.80 |
| 2 x 500g pasta shapes | 58p |
| 1kg rice | 45p |
| Tins, Jars & Cooking | |
| 6 x 400g tins plum tomatoes | £1.68 |
| 400g tin red kidney beans | 30p |
| Frozen | |
| 907g peas | 68p |
| Total | £21.59 |
| Monday Breakfast | nut butter on toast |
| Lunch | houmous sandwich |
| Dinner | bacon onion pudding |
| Tuesday Breakfast | porridge |
| Lunch | tangy bean pate sandwiches |
| Dinner | pasta alfredo |
| Wednesday Breakfast | apple curd on toast |
| Lunch | houmous sandwich |
| Dinner | bean curry |
| Thursday Breakfast | porridge |
| Lunch | apple curd on toast |
| Dinner | pasta amatriciana |
| Friday Breakfast | apple curd on toast |
| Lunch | tangy bean pate sandwiches |
| Dinner | chilli |
| Saturday Breakfast | porridge |
| Lunch | spicy pea soup |
| Dinner | home made pizza |
| Sunday Breakfast | nut butter on toast |
| Lunch | roast chicken dinner |
| Dinner | butternut squash risotto |
| Snacks 3 batches | homemade bread |
| savoury scones | |
| raisin biscuits | |
| carrot cake | |
| raisin scones | |
| savoury bites | |
| Extras | |
| 1 jar, for 2 weeks | mayonnaise |
| Shopping List for Meal Plan 1, Week 3 | 2019 Needed at the till |
|---|---|
| Fresh | |
| 2kg onions | £1.20 |
| 1kg carrots | 55p |
| 4kg potatoes | £2 |
| Dairy | |
| 500g lard | 78p |
| Meat, Fish & Poultry | |
| 500g beef mince | £1.59 |
| Packets & Cereals | |
| 3 x 1.5kg strong white bread flour | £1.92 |
| 2kg raisins | £2.80 |
| 1.5kg self raising flour | 45p |
| 750g ready oats | £1.27 |
| 1 x 250g Leo dried peas | 45p |
| 1kg pasta shapes | 58p |
| 1kg rice | 45p |
| 125g dried yeast | £1 |
| 1kg porridge oats | 75p |
| 2 x 200g salted peanuts | 96p |
| Tins, Jars & Cooking | |
| 7 x 400g plum tomatoes | £1.96 |
| 2 x 400g red kidney beans | 60p |
| 142g tomato puree | 34p |
| 2 x 420g baked beans | 44p |
| Frozen | |
| 907g peas | 68p |
| Total | £20.77 |
| Monday Breakfast | porridge |
| Lunch | houmous sandwich |
| Dinner | risi e bisi |
| Tuesday Breakfast | apple curd on toast |
| Lunch | nut butter on toast |
| Dinner | veggie burgers |
| Wednesday Breakfast | porridge |
| Lunch | houmous sandwich |
| Dinner | pasta carbonara |
| Thursday Breakfast | apple curd on toast |
| Lunch | lunchtime pate |
| Dinner | spanish omelette |
| Friday Breakfast | porridge |
| Lunch | houmous sandwich |
| Dinner | bean curry |
| Saturday Breakfast | breakfast pancakes |
| Lunch | potato and onion soup |
| Dinner | onion tart |
| Sunday Breakfast | porridge |
| Lunch | spicy pea soup |
| Dinner | chicken & onion pie |
| Snacks 3 batches | homemade bread |
| carrot cake | |
| 2 batches | tomato scones |
| 2 batches | raisin scones |
| savoury scones |
| Shopping List for Meal Plan 1, Week Four | 2019 Needed at the till |
|---|---|
| Fresh | |
| 2kg onion | £1.20 |
| 1kg carrots | 55p |
| 2kg potatoes | £1 |
| 4 lemons | 79p |
| Dairy | |
| 500g lard | 78p |
| Meat, Fish & Poultry | |
| 500g pigs liver | £1 |
| Packets & Cereals | |
| 2 x 1.5kg bread flour | £1.28 |
| 2 x 750g ready oats | £2.54 |
| 1kg raisins | £2.80 |
| 500g pasta shapes | 29p |
| 1kg rice | 45p |
| Tins, Jars & Cooking | |
| 4 x 400g cans red kidney beans | £1.20 |
| 2 x 400g baked beans | 44p |
| Frozen | |
| 907g peas | 68p |
| Total | £16.00 |
| Monday Breakfast | apple curd on toast |
| Lunch | lunchtime pate |
| Dinner | veggie burgers |
| Tuesday Breakfast | porridge |
| Lunch | houmous sandwich |
| Dinner | cottage pie |
| Wednesday Breakfast | apple curd on toast |
| Lunch | lunchtime pate |
| Dinner | cottage pie |
| Thursday Breakfast | porridge |
| Lunch | apple curd on toast |
| Dinner | pasta amatriciana |
| Friday Breakfast | |
| Lunch | |
| Dinner | |
| Saturday Breakfast | |
| Lunch | |
| Dinner | |
| Sunday Breakfast | |
| Lunch | |
| Dinner |
No shopping required this week, the remaining items to the end of the month were bought last week.
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