Meal Planning - last weeks shop and meals.

Hiya!! Last week went by in a whirl of appointments, pity parties and shopping trips.
At the beginning of the week, I had the idea to start meal planning again.
I often feel overwhelmed by the time evening comes and when it's a really off day I find it hard to get on with day-to-day stuff. Thinking about what to cook often falls into that category. Having meal ideas already lined up helps so much.
It also helps to quash the million "whats for dinner " questions if I actually write them up on our menu board lol.

I went to pick up a few bits on Monday and the store was offering free delivery with an over £20 spend. I just had to shop and they would pack and deliver, whooooop whoooooppp 😊
That was great for my back/hands as I normally have to lug the groceries home I end up having to leave heavier items behind and often miss out on special offers etc.
Sooooo I did a bigger shop and concentrated on only buying dinner items. I found that it really helped my anxiety and stress levels and also kept me on budget as I wasn't just picking up items willy nilly.

I was meaning to come home, show the dinner items and then plan out the meals for the week, but.... life happened and each day my intention to post went out the window and then it was Saturday... so yeah...

I decided that I would still post last weeks shop and meals as it can be a reminder for future meals of what worked really well, which meals went down a treat and for shopping inspiration etc.

Hopefully it will at least be interesting for you too lol. I will be browsing other blogs to get meal planning inspiration, motivation and tips.




Ok, enough chatter and onto the actual post.😌


Items;
 meat:
Chicken thighs x2
Beef Cubes x2
Chicken Wings
Fajita Kit - bbq x2
Chicken Cubes
Tuna Pack (4 cans)

 Veg:
Spinach
Mixed Vegetables
Shredded Lettuce x2
Tomatoes (6pk)
Cucumber

 Dairy:
Red Leicester Cheese block

 Sides:
Potato Wedges
Sweet Potato Wedges

 Misc:
Olives
Pickled Onion




Meals; - my meals are in ()

 Monday:

Chicken Fajitas with Wedges {using chicken chunks}
(Mixed veg wrap and sweet potato wedges)
 - well received, the chicken flavour was well liked

 Tuesday:
Chicken Wings and Pasta Cheese
(veggie pasta stew - soup thickened too much lol)
 - well received


 Wednesday:





Stewed Beef with Rice
( Sweet Potato, Spinach and mixed veg with rice - chopped the wedges)
 - fave meal of the week for family. Beef was a hit. Seconds requested also request for next week.

 Thursday:
Peri/Thai Chicken with Mashed Potatoes.
(Chick Pea, Spinach and veg pilaf)

 Friday:
Tuna Mayo with Rice

 Saturday:
Store Bought Southern chicken and Pizza
(Chick Pea, Spinach and veg pilaf)

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I'll be doing a meal planning post for this week tomorrow as I'm still deciding.

Please let me know if you have a meal planning blog or know of any.