Let’s meal plan together for a week of breakfasts, lunches, and dinners on a budget! 🌟 Welcome back to The Whole Home, I’m Kezia, mum of 3 and meal planning LOVER because of what it’s done for our spending and peace over the lsat decade.
Grab a pen and paper and we can plan a week of easy budget friendly meals together!
I’m not going to tell you what to eat cos that won’t keep you on budget (but you can pull from our choices – I’m sharing my plan for the week.) Instead, I’m guiding you through my process I use to meal plan every week to feed our family of 5 on a below average budget. The practice of planning is the top thing that keeps us on budget with our food, so I’m taking you through my step by step weekly process.
We’ll also talk about snacks, budgeting for weird weeks, and all the ways meal planning keeps us on budget without even changing up what we eat.
As a mum of three, I know how challenging it can be to feed a family on a budget, especially when you’re trying to keep things healthy and simple. After a long summer, we’re finally getting back into our routine, and I’m here to share my step-by-step weekly meal planning process that keeps our grocery spending at just £125 per week!
🌟 SECTIONS +TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Welcome Back!
1:24 Why Meal Plan?
2:26 Doing it as a family
3:00 Step 1: Building the Meal Plan
5:48 Step 3: Regular meals
8:10 Step 4: Using everything
10:48 Filling in the gaps
13:43 Protein on a budget
19:31 Snacking
20:49 You did it! + Further watching
🌟 FOOD CHOICES
Organic Chicken Carcasses (UK):
Budget Protein Ideas Blog:
🌟 MASTER MEAL LIST
Bean and rice bowls with roasted veg
Bean and grain bowls cabbage slaw
Chicken taco soup with homemade tortillas chips
Chicken + veggie soup with homemade broth
Nachos with veggies and/or meat
Blended squash or carrot soup
Mac and cheese with veg or meat
Pasta bake with red sauce and veggies (and/or meat)
Fried Eggs on toast
Fried eggs on roasted veggies
Pizza
Pizza rolls
Tacos (with beans and shredded cabbage slaw and any other extras)
Shredded meat on tacos or in sandwiches with slaw
Breakfast sandwiches on homemade rolls
Beef Stroganoff
Quiche with veggies/beans/meat
Quesadillas
Homemade naan style flatbread, rice and curry
Stir Fry Veggies with (egg fried) rice
Lasagne (usually beef and lentil)
Bolognese Pasta
Pesto pasta (usually with broccoli/cauliflower/green beans)
“Summer Pasta” – Pasta cooked in homemade broth, with spinach and tomatoes.
Sausages in hot dog buns (this recipe) with caramelised onions and cabbage slaw and potato wedges
Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Whether you’re new to meal planning or just looking for fresh ideas or someone to plan with, I’m here to guide you through my weekly meal planning process that keeps us on a strict budget – AND keeps our kitchen peaceful. I’ll also talk about how to stay on track with your spending even when you can’t plan out the whole week in advance. My goal is to help you feel powerful and in control of your grocery budget, so you can feed your family well without breaking the bank.
So grab a pen, get comfy, and let’s meal plan together! Don’t forget to hit subscribe and the little bell, so you never miss out on more budget-friendly tips, sustainable living encouragement, and family meal ideas. 💕
Love the break down of the per day, to help with the weekly spend.
How do you budget cleaning products into the budget or do you have a separate pot for that?
You mentioned you buy flour once a quarter, where do you buy it from? Also, if you can link the video ( if you made one) how you prepare sourdough bread (and a starter)? I realywant to start doing my own bread but scared of starting😅
Thank you for an acutally realistic meal plan. I love that you used a blank piece of any paper and didn’t try and sell us a printable. I’ve struggled with the complexity of other meal plan videos but yor method really gives me hope! ❤