SHOPPING LIST: Red Lentil and Carrot Soup (1 portion)
Meal Plan 3, Monday lunch (budget, vegetarian)

[ ] 60 g dried red split lentils (buy a bag; dinner and Saturday use more)
[ ] 2 carrots (about 200 g)
[ ] 1 small onion
[ ] Reduced-salt vegetable stock cubes (you need half a cube)
[ ] Olive oil (1 tsp)
[ ] Ground cumin (1/2 tsp)
[ ] Black pepper

Cupboard check: stock cubes, olive oil, cumin and pepper are probably already at home.
Tip: rinse the lentils well before cooking.