Sample Meal Plan

Eating real,  quality food doesn't have to be expensive. In fact, it can actually be cheaper (and so much tastier in my opinion!).

My shopping budget for a family of 2 adults and 2 children is $150 per week.  This includes all meals & snacks including meat & produce. Almost no preservatives or additives and organic where possible.

Here is a sample meal plan for our family for this week:

BREAKFAST
Me:
Homemade muslei

Dad & Kids:
Weetbix & milk
+ Toast & eggs on weekends

LUNCH
Me:
Salad leaves with bacon, walnuts & lemon
Vegetable stir fry with almonds
Scrambled eggs/omelette with spinach

Dad:
Chicken & salad or peanut butter sandwiches
Leftover dinners

Kids:
Peanut butter, jam or honey on bread or toast
Mini Pizzas

DINNERS
Cauliflower 'Alfredo' with wholemeal fettuccini
Chicken with Lentils & Chorizo with green salad
Calamari with Herb & Chilli spiked quinoa stuffing with green salad
Chicken & Mushroom Pie with homemade pastry & steamed veges (2 nights)
Kangaroo mince hamburgers on homemade wholemeal breadrolls with corn on the cob(2 nights)

SNACKS (all homemade)
Crunchy baked chickpeas
Honey Spiced Trail Mix
Raw vegetable sticks
Bliss balls
Roasted Vegetable Chips
Fruit

Kids:
Wholemeal Cinnamon Rolls
Muslei Bars
Chocolate Crepes
Choc Chip Oatmeal Cookies
Fruit
Crackers

It does seem like a lot of cooking, but none of it is very time consuming - in fact a lot only takes 5 mins and cooks itself while I am off doing other things. Most of my dinners can be done in under 30 mins.

Hope this provides some inspiration!