Anyone else doing this?

[samy23]

I already meal plan, but from next month im trying to plan out what types of meals I want in the weekly plan from a huge list I've got, like which types of meals and how often -whether weekly, monthly or occasionally etc, then rotating them.

So far I've decided I think I want to be having:

-Pizza meal once a week -it's popular, you can make all different types/toppings, and it's easy to eat on a movie night!

-Rice meal once a week -such as Indian style meal, Chinese style meal, Stir Fry with rice, Gumbo, Jambalaya, Paella, chilli over rice.

-Pasta meal once a week -Spag Bol, pasta bake, chicken tetrazzini, fettucine alfredo, goulash with noodles/other pasta, stir fry with noodles, tagliatelle pasta dish.

-Fish meal once a week -not sure which fish meals yet.

-Fast-Food meal (healthier home-made versions) once a week -beef/chicken burgers, hot dogs, burritos, enchiladas, fajitas, quesadillas.

The other 2 days im still trying to decide which meals to include and rotate. Anyone else doing this? What are your usual types of meals in the week?

[ollyoxenfree]

I'm not quite that organized about it. Generally, I try to have
-3 vegetarian meals,
-1 red meat,
-1 chicken,
-2 other (often seafood, but may repeat veg., red meat or poultry)

Risotto and pasta are very popular with the kids, so they appear regularly - pasta probably twice a week, and risotto probably every other week.

Soup/stew and salad are also regular menu items. I like warm salads - e.g. hot thai chicken or beef over shredded greens and sprouts - that are filling for a main at dinner.

[samy23]

Originally Posted by ollyoxenfree

I'm not quite that organized about it. Generally, I try to have
-3 vegetarian meals,
-1 red meat,
-1 chicken,
-2 other (often seafood, but may repeat veg., red meat or poultry)

Risotto and pasta are very popular with the kids, so they appear regularly - pasta probably twice a week, and risotto probably every other week.

Soup/stew and salad are also regular menu items. I like warm salads - e.g. hot thai chicken or beef over shredded greens and sprouts - that are filling for a main at dinner.

Oh yeah, if we want vegetarian some days, the pizza and pasta meals could easily be made vegetarian.

[Grace and Granola]

I have been in a meal planning slump and I really like your idea! I think I might try it to help inspire me in a more structured way.

How about:

Soup/Salad night depending on the season
Breakfast for dinner night
crockpot night
leftover night
mexican night - a regular occurrence in our rotation

[Storm Bride]

I like your idea, and will probably do something like that at some point. However, I'm about to start a weekly rotation - the same meal every Monday, every Tuesday, etc. DH is okay with it. DS1 will eat anything put in front of him. DD1 and ds2 are picky or not, and it seems to have little or nothing to do with what's actually on the plate.

I'm just having a really hard time staying on top of meals right now, and I think this will get us through for a while. We can make Saturday or Sunday into a a "free meal" day.