As I have documented hundreds of menu plans on the blog, I can go back to a similar time of year and copy weekly menu plans and easily build a monthly plan in minutes. These plans are four to five years old and as such even come with the shopping lists I created in my now obsolete menu planning app – I loved that functionality!
There are some meals in this month’s plan that I haven’t cooked in some time so that will be a nice change and there are plenty of kids favourites in the meals as they helped create these menu plans back then.
If you are after more information on the process I use for menu planning, you can find it in this menu planning post. It also has a free template you can download.
June Seasonal Fruit And Vegetables
It is always great to have a look at what fruit and veggies are in season and think about this when you are menu planning. Lots of my meals are pretty versatile – curries, meat and veg etc so I can choose veggies that are going to be in season. Not only will this mean they will taste better, but it is generally cheaper to buy in season too!
Fruits:
apples – bonza – braeburn – cox’s orange pippins – fuji – gala – golden delicious – granny smith – jonagold – jonathan – lady williams – mutso – pink lady – red delicious – snow – sundowner, custard apple, grapefruit, kiwifruit, lemons, limes, mandarin – ellendale, melons -champagne, nashi, nuts – chestnut – hazelnut – walnut, oranges – navel, pears – beurre bosc – josephine – packham, persimmon, pomelo, quince, rhubarb.
Vegetables:
asian greens – bok choy – choy sum – gai laan – wonga bok, avocados – fuerte – sharwill, beetroot, broccoli, brussels sprout, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, fennel, garlic, ginger, horseradish, jerusalem artichokes, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, okra, olives, onions, parsnip, peas, potato, pumpkin, shallot, silverbeet, spinach, swede, sweet potato, turnip, witlof.
You can see a full list of seasonal fruit and veg here.
Weekly food prep ideas
To make my weekdays easier for many years I have spent time in the kitchen on the weekends prepping and cooking food for the week. During the school term I share photos and links of the recipes I cook up during my weekly food prep sessions on Facebook using the hashtag #pwkweeklyprep which you can see here.
Even if you don’t want to do the extensive type of food prep I do, it is so beneficial to at least make a couple of things to make your life easier during the week. If you would like to get into the meal prep thing, but do not quite know where to start, check out my short e-course Meal Prep Primer.
Meal Prep Primer teaches you my process and gives you three weeks of plans to follow to help you establish the habit. It has helped 100s of women make their week days easier by doing some meal prep on the weekend.
No Bake Lemon and Coconut Balls
Choc banana muffins (gluten free)
Menu planning ideas for June
Each plan this month even has its own shopping list – yay! If you are going to use them, make sure when you print them out you write the date or week number on them. As I have recycled them from various old monthly menu plans, the dates on the shopping lists will be all over the palce.
Week Commencing 31st May 2021 |
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| Mon |  | Slow cooker roast lamb |
| Tue |  | Mexibake |
| Wed |   | Slow cooker chicken satay (gluten free) Cauliflower rice |
| Thu |  | Moroccan minted beef |
| Fri |  | Home made hamburgers and salad |
| Sat |  | Sweet chilli chicken wraps |
| Sun |  | Chicken wings, baked potatoes and steamed corn |
| Shopping List | Weekly menu plan shopping list | |
Week Commencing 14th June 2021 |
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| Mon |  | Chicken, cashew and ginger stir fry |
| Tue | | Mexibake |
| Wed |  | Sang choy bow |
| Thu |  | Sausages, veg and crispy mashed potato mounds |
| Fri | | Chicken wings, baked potatoes and steamed corn |
| Sat |  | Sushi |
| Sun |  | Chicken schnitzel and vegetables |
| Shopping List | Weekly menu plan shopping list | |
