![]() ![]() The ‘adapt it’ tips show you how to change up the recipe to enhance the nutritional content or change ingredients to suit your dietary needs. Whichever way we plan it, as moms with lots of kids we know there’s a lot of food to shop for, haul home, plan out, cook up, and serve. Then there’s monthly meal planning where you plan out a month of meals at one time. A good guide is to aim to have fish once or twice a week, chicken with the skin removed once or twice a week, lean red meat twice a week, one egg-based meal, and one vegetarian meal. There’s bi-weekly meal planning in which you plan out your family’s meals for the next 14 days. Varying the type of protein in your evening meals can help you get a good balance of nutrients. These recipes are based on current nutritional guidelines. Protein balance based on nutrition guidelines recommendations These ingredients are all marked with a * so you know not to use all of the ingredient in one meal. Some ingredients will be used across more than one meal in a week. If you view these recipes online and click ‘shop for ingredients’ the products added to your cart will reflect what’s available at your local store at the time – this may vary from week to week. Before going shopping check you have the staple ingredients and check your fridge, freezer and pantry as you may already have some of the ingredients on the list. The pantry staples lists other ingredients you will need but are likely to have in your fridge or pantry already. Meal Plans Using a weekly meal plan is the best way to cook healthier for your family, save money, and time My free weekly meal plans all include a grocery shopping list and tons of easy meal planning ideas. The shopping list tells you the ingredients to buy for the week. For some meals you may have leftovers and the recipe will tell you whether they’re suitable for freezing or are best eaten the next day. All the shopping list ingredients you buy should be used by the end of the week. The meals are designed to be zero food waste. If there’s an ingredient you or your family doesn’t like, swap it with one you’ll all enjoy and avoid waste. We've also given you tips on how most of the main ingredients can easily be swapped to suit your dietary preferences. The recipes in this meal planner are designed for spring as they use seasonal produce but can be made at any time of the year with seasonal substitutions. Meal planning makes grocery shopping and weeknight dinners less hectic, and we could all use a little less stress in our lives. Any substitutions or alterations may affect the overall cost, as can seasonality and availability of items at your local store. These meals are budgeted to cost under $100 (not including the staple items). About the Love Food Hate Waste weekly meal plans *Under $100 ![]()
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