Planning really does set you up for a better chance of success. Taking the time each week or month to plan what the family will eat can save you time, money, and stress, help you eat better and enjoy meal time more. If you are new here and new to menu planning I have plenty of free resources that can help you!
- The Planning With Kids Menu Planning Process – this includes free templates you can download and use. These templates also have space to get the family involved and help with the menu planning process
- My weekly food prep process – weekly food prep sessions can make your week days so much easier. This post shows you the process I use to prep and cook food for the kids and me.
- Tips for meal prepping veggies – Meal prepping veggies doesn’t even have to be a completely separate activity on it own. When you are preparing meals on Saturday and Sunday, think about what you need for the following week and cut up extra veggies as you are going.
- Weekend meals that will make your week days easier – Make your weekdays easier, by being smart about the meals you cook on the weekend. These are some meals that work super well as they feed the family for dinner and then you can use the left overs for lunches!
- Lunch box ideas you can freeze – 21 ideas for recipes you can bake to have a stash of lunch box items in the freezer for the kids’ school lunches.
- 21 savoury kids’ lunch box recipes – tried and well tested these are some of the most popular on the blog.
Don’t be overwhelmed by the concept of monthly menu planning. It is much easier and quicker than it sounds. And you can always just take the concepts I share and scale them back to a week to start with until you feel more comfortable planning for longer periods of time. You can even use my plans below and tweak them to suit your family!
Weekly Menu Plans for the Month of May
| Day | Week Commencing 8th May |
| Mon | Slow cooker butter chicken |
| Tue | Zucchini and Spaghetti Bolognese |
| Wed | Homemade pasties |
| Thu | Homemade pizzas |
| Fri | Fried rice |
| Sat | Homemade Tacos |
| Sun | Easy Roast Chicken and Veg |
| Day | Week Commencing 15th May |
| Mon | Moroccan minted beef |
| Tue | Slow cooker chicken satay (gluten free) |
| Wed | Mexibake |
| Thu | Pasta with chicken and baby spinach |
| Fri | Home made hamburgers and salad |
| Sat | Sweet chilli chicken wraps |
| Sun | Chicken schnitzel and vegetables |
| Day | Week Commencing 22nd May |
| Mon | Chicken lasagne |
| Tue | Slow cooker honey sesame chicken (gluten free) |
| Wed | Homemade pasties |
| Thu | Slow cooker chicken satay (gluten free)Green veggies |
| Fri | Fried rice |
| Sat | Homemade Tacos |
| Sun | Baked falafel and Veg |