WEEKLY SHOPPING LIST: Meal Plan 1, Everyday Classics All 21 recipes, one portion each (the chilli, traybake, curry and pork make 2). Tick off what you already have at home. MEAT AND FISH [ ] Lean beef mince (5% fat): 1 pack, 500 g (Mon 250 g (chilli), Sat 150 g (burger). 100 g spare) [ ] Lean beef steak (sirloin or rump): 150 g (Thu (stir-fry)) [ ] Skinless boneless chicken thighs: 4 thighs, about 450 g (Tue (traybake, 2 portions)) [ ] Salmon fillet: 1 fillet, about 130 g (Fri (baked salmon)) [ ] Pork tenderloin: 1, about 350 g (Sun (roast, 2 portions)) [ ] Tuna in spring water: 1 tin, about 145 g (Mon (salad)) FRUIT AND VEGETABLES [ ] Bananas: 2 (Mon (porridge), Thu (pancakes)) [ ] Apples: 3 (Fri (toast), Sun (baked oats, roast)) [ ] Lemons: 2 (Half each on Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat) [ ] Baby spinach: 2 bags, about 225 g in all (Tue 40 g, Wed 15 g + 80 g, Thu 40 g, Sat 20 g, Sun 30 g. Open the second bag on Thursday) [ ] Carrots: 6 (Tue 2, Wed 1, Fri 1, Sun 2) [ ] Onions (brown): 3 (Mon (chilli), Wed (curry), Fri (soup, small)) [ ] Red onions: 3 (Tue 1, Sun 1, and one for the quarters on Mon and Sat) [ ] Garlic: 1 head (7 cloves) (Mon 2, Wed 2, Thu 1, Fri 1, Sat 1) [ ] Fresh root ginger: 1 small piece (1 cm) (Thu (stir-fry)) [ ] Broccoli: 2 heads (1 small, 1 medium) (Tue 200 g, Thu 150 g. Half of the second head is spare) [ ] Baby or new potatoes: 1 bag, 750 g (Tue 400 g, Fri 200 g) [ ] Sweet potatoes: 2 medium (Tue (stuffed potato), Sat (wedges)) [ ] Parsnips: 2 (Sun (roast)) [ ] Cucumber: 1 (Wed 80 g, Sat 100 g) [ ] Cherry tomatoes: 1 small punnet, 100 g (Sat (salad)) [ ] Tomato: 1 (Sat (burger), half used) [ ] Green beans: 100 g (Fri (salmon)) [ ] Mushrooms (button or chestnut): 1 small punnet, 80 g (Sun (omelette)) DAIRY AND EGGS [ ] Eggs: 1 box of 10 (9 needed: Tue 2, Thu 2, Sat 2, Sun 1 + 2) [ ] Semi-skimmed milk: 500 ml (Mon 200 ml, Sun 150 ml) [ ] Plain Greek-style yoghurt: 1 small pot, 150 g (Wed (breakfast)) [ ] Feta cheese: 1 small block (Sat 40 g) [ ] Hummus: 1 small tub (Wed 60 g) BREAD AND BAKERY [ ] Wholemeal bread: 1 small loaf (5 slices: Tue 2, Fri 2, Sat 1) [ ] Wholemeal tortilla wraps: 1 pack (Wed (1 wrap)) [ ] Wholemeal burger buns: 1 pack (Sat (1 bun)) FROZEN [ ] Mixed berries: 1 small bag, 100 g or more (Wed (breakfast)) TINS, JARS AND BOTTLES [ ] Chopped tomatoes (400 g tin): 3 tins (Mon 1, Wed 1, Sat half) [ ] Kidney beans (400 g tin): 1 tin (Mon (chilli)) [ ] Chickpeas (400 g tin): 2 tins (Wed 1, Sat half, Sun half) [ ] Cannellini beans (400 g tin): 1 tin (Mon half) [ ] Peanut butter: 1 jar (Fri 30 g) [ ] Reduced-salt soy sauce: 1 small bottle (Thu 1.5 tbsp) DRY GOODS [ ] Porridge oats: 1 bag (150 g: Mon 40 g, Wed 20 g, Thu 40 g, Sun 50 g) [ ] Brown basmati rice: 1 bag (180 g: Mon, Wed and Thu, 60 g each) [ ] Red split lentils: 1 small bag (Fri 50 g) [ ] Reduced-salt vegetable stock cubes: 1 small box (Fri, half a cube) CUPBOARD CHECK (probably at home) [ ] Olive oil: about 165 ml (11 tbsp) over the week [ ] Salt and black pepper: used in most recipes [ ] Ground cinnamon: 1 tsp (Mon, Sun) [ ] Mild chilli powder: 1 tsp (Mon) [ ] Ground cumin: 1.5 tsp (Mon, Fri) [ ] Smoked paprika: 3 tsp (Tue, Sat) [ ] Medium curry powder: 1 tbsp (Wed) [ ] Dried oregano: 1/2 tsp (Sat) [ ] Dried thyme: 1 tsp (Sun) EQUIPMENT [ ] Baking paper (Fri, Sat) [ ] Kitchen foil (Sun) [ ] A large roasting tin (Tue, Sun) [ ] A small ovenproof dish or ramekin, about 350 ml (Sun) [ ] A frying pan with a lid (Sat) [ ] 2 or 3 shallow containers with lids and a few freezer bags (batch portions and leftovers) IF YOU SHOP ONCE: freeze raw meat and fish on the day you buy it, and defrost it in the fridge overnight. Chicken thighs: needed Tue, take out of the freezer on Mon evening Beef steak: needed Thu, take out of the freezer on Wed evening Salmon fillet: needed Fri, take out of the freezer on Thu evening Pork tenderloin: needed Sun (dinner), take out of the freezer on Sat evening Beef mince (150 g, frozen on Monday): needed Sat, take out of the freezer on Fri evening Mince: use 250 g on Monday, freeze the rest at once. Never refreeze raw meat that has defrosted. LEFTOVERS TO USE UP - Half a tin of cannellini beans (Monday): use within 2 days, or freeze in a small bag. - Half a tin of chopped tomatoes (Saturday): use within 2 days, or freeze it. - Half the second head of broccoli (Thursday): swap it for the green beans on Friday. - Feta, hummus and the second bag of spinach: keep chilled and use within the date on the pack. - Spare bread, wraps and buns: freeze in a bag and take out what you need. - Chilli (Mon), traybake (Tue), curry (Wed) and pork (Sun) each make a second portion; the recipes say where it goes.