OUR FAMILY MEAL PLAN FOR WEEK OF 31/12/18 - £62

I took an unintentional blogging break.  Eldest was poorly, then GCSE mocks happened for 15yo, we had a plumbing issue, house inspection, our younger two were poorly, 15yo was tripped up and badly hurt her knee, and I'm into week 7 of my cold, then Christmas happened.

The Christmas holidays were such a relief!  All our children were absolutely exhausted and in need of a good break from routine.  The last week or so of term was a real slog.  It's been a much needed restful time, with several PJ days, and intermittent hibernation.

It's back to routine this week, from midweek onwards, so that means packed lunches and dinners to fit around after school and evening events.

Breakfasts will be cereal and milk or porridge with fruit compote, depending on the morning, and I'll make wholemeal no knead fruit bread at the weekend for toast and probably a batch of pancakes.

Lunches before work and school start midweek will be Broccoli and Potato Soup, and Spiced Carrot and Parsnip Soup both from the freezer.  Packed lunches will be Quick Vegetable Tagine, using mixed beans instead of chickpeas, served warm in flasks accompanied by Caramelised Onion and Cheddar Swirls instead of couscous, with a baked treat and piece of fruit for afters.  Weekend lunches will be Slow Cooker French Onion Soup and Mixed Vegetable Soup with homemade wholemeal bread rolls.

Snacks will be popcorn, vegetable peeling crisps, fresh fruit and homemade yoghurt.

Dinners

Chana Masala

Slow Cooker Hoppin' John

Roast Chicken with Roast Vegetables and steamed greens

Chicken Noodle Bowls

Roast Vegetable Frittata

Homemade Pizzas

Hot Dogs with Sweet Potato Wedges

Shopping List

42 items: £62.28

Packets and Cereals

1x   ASDA Smartprice Wheat Bisks (24x18g)                                             74p

1x   ASDA Strong White Bread Flour (1.5Kg)                                              69p

2x   ASDA Wholemeal Bread Flour (1.5Kg)                                                 £1.38

1x   ASDA Smartprice Self Raising Flour (1.5Kg)                                        45p

1x   Silver Spoon Granulated Sugar (500g)                                                 54p

1x   ASDA Smartprice Sultanas (500g)                                                       £1.00

1x   ASDA Easy Cook Long Grain Brown Rice (1Kg)                                  £1.09

1x   ASDA Egg Noodles Medium (250g)                                                     59p

1x   TRS Black Eye Beans (500g)                                                              £1.19

1x   Tropical Sun Popcorn (500g)                                                               69p

1x   ASDA Scottish Porridge Oats (1Kg)                                                    89p

Tins, Jars and Cooking

5x   ASDA Smartprice Chopped Tomatoes in Tomato Juice (400g)              £1.40

2x   ASDA Chick Peas in Water (400g)                                                      66p

1x   ASDA Double Concentrated Tomato Puree (200g)                                37p

2x   ASDA Mexican Style Bean Mix in Water (400g)                                   £1.30

Dairy and Eggs

2x   ASDA Semi Skimmed Milk 6 Pints (3.41L)                                           £2.96

1x   ASDA British Whole Milk 6 Pints (3.41L)                                              £1.48

1x   ASDA Free Range Mixed Weight Eggs (15)                                         £2.00

1x   ASDA Mature Cheddar Cheese - Light (750g)                                      £3.65

Fruit and Vegetables

2x   ASDA Grower's Selection British Spring Greens (500g)                        £1.24

20   ASDA Grower's Selection Bananas by Weight (200g)                           £3.00

2x   ASDA Grower's Selection Carrots (1Kg)                                              £1.30

1     ASDA Grower's Selection Butternut Squash by Weight (1.3Kg)            97.3p

2x   ASDA Grower's Selection Courgettes (3)                                             £2.40

1x   ASDA Grower's Selection Garlic (3)                                                     50p

2x   ASDA Grower's Selection Sweet Potatoes (1Kg)                                  £2.00

1x   ASDA Grower's Selection Ginger (125g)                                              45p

4x   ASDA Farm Stores Pears (500g)                                                         £2.36

4x   ASDA Farm Stores Apples (500g)                                                       £2.36

1x   ASDA Grower's Selection British Parsnips (500g)                                54p

2x   ASDA Grower's Selection Plums (750g)                                               £3.30

2x   ASDA Farm Stores Kiwis (6)                                                               £1.80

2x   ASDA Farm Stores Brown Onions (1Kg)                                              £1.50

1x   ASDA Farm Stores White Potatoes (2.5Kg)                                         £1.25

3x   ASDA Farm Stores Mixed Peppers (3)                                                 £2.97

2x   ASDA Grower's Selection Sweetclems (800g)                                      £2.00

Frozen

1x   ASDA Smartprice Broccoli (1Kg)                                                         90p

1x   ASDA Smartprice Peas (1Kg)                                                              72p

1x   ASDA Frozen for Freshness Sweetcorn (1Kg)                                      95p

1x   ASDA Frozen for Freshness Berry Medley (1Kg)                                  £2.75

Meat, Fish and Poultry

1x   ASDA Butcher's Selection Whole Chicken (1.6Kg)                               £3.28

1x   ASDA Farm Stores Cooking Bacon (600g)                                           67p

Prices and special offers reflect those of the online grocery website, My Supermarket, and are correct as of 30th December 2018. Prices may vary in different in-store locations. 

We purchased our shopping online from Asda, via My Supermarket and the cost of our groceries was £62.28. Had we shopped elsewhere our shopping list would've cost:

£76.35 from Tesco

£77.27 from Sainsburys

£88.53 from Waitrose

£92.72 from Ocado

My lovely blogging buddy Ciara from My Fussy Eater has created a fab Meal Planning Facebook Group so we can inspire each other. She also has a book out which you can order here. 

And Katykicker has a Meal Planning Linky full of fabulous Meal Planning posts with lots of tasty ideas.