Meal Planning Thread

[Wonder]

Obbie I've never made seperate meals for our kids and over the years they have been up and down on what they will and won't eat but always more on the fussy side. I always try to make meals that i know they will eat and might make a curry less hot and small changes like that, or make sure there is at least one part of the meal they will eat but I've always had the attitude that if you don't like it don't eat it but don't come back asking for something else. My DS in particular has gone to bed without food on many an occassion. We were told by one of Melbourne's top peadatricians when DD was small and quite sick in hospital that "no child has ever willingly starved themselves",  we have lived by that Mantra ever since but I know it's hard for a lot of people.

[*suzanne*]

we meal plan every Sunday I have a white board on my pantry door every one gets to pick a night I've never cooked separate except to make two curries one hot,  one kid friendly my kids can be fussy but they know the deal eat your dinner or I'll see you at breakfast no doubt they have many times gone to bed hungry,  like wonder said they aren't going to starve themselves and as my nearly 12 year old has grown so has his appetite and palate

[Halex]

Never cook separate meals here unless its a curry. Will do a mild version or kids can have left overs. I often add spinach to our plates as cp wont eat spinach, eg for pasta or risotto meals.

I let everyone choose meals too

[cookie1]

I still menu plan weekly. For Monkey Mia I planned for the month.

[Halex]

You would want too cookie, otherwise it would cost you a fortune.

 

[obbie]

Great help, thanks.

I usually try and meal plan on the weekend for us.  (adults)
Kids don't always eat what we eat.

Going to make a blackboard for the kitchen on the weekend, to meal plan on.

Usually cooking for 6-7 a night.

They both love pizzas, chicken nuggets, mac cheese, sausages.

I will ask them to pick 1 meal each week, and maybe help me cook.

[Wonder]

Sounds like a great idea Obbie. We try and get them invovled at the weekend but they don't very often come up with anything other than beef stroganoff or chicken schnitzel!

[Halex]

Cp goes through recipe books.
Lr went through the. Junior master chef book & has chosen 9recipes  to cook with me

[Amy :-)]

Hally that will be great for lr

[Tasty]

I still menu plan every other week, mainly so I know what we're having. i don't think I save money doing it.

Every other week, I get Dinner Twist. It's a new concept they have here where they buy the ingredients for 5 dinners that week and deliver it to you for free, as well as including the menu. Not only that the meals are usually healthy and quick! Love it! And never the same but have variety and ingredients I may not have used before but turn out to like.

[Amy :-)]

That sounds great Tasty!! I'm going to google it and find out more

[Tasty]

Amy - it is a great idea although I'm pretty sure they're only delivering to suburbs of Perth (and expanding). It will be pretty easy to find on google but if you are on Facebook, that's better as they show you pictures of past and current recipes for each week.

[Amy :-)]

Hm, I thought that might be the case
I am on facebook so I will check them out on there. Thanks Tasty

[Halex]

Let us know please.

Never heard of it & I dont do facebook.

[EmeraldSue]

I'm not quite sure why I'm reading this thread, as I don't menu plan. I may have a vague idea at the beginning of the week of what we may eat for the following week. I tend to buy an ingredient at the market if it takes my fancy, and then come home and decide what I am going to make with it.  Im always trying new recipes and my family never know what they are going to get next.  i guess I'm just not a list kind of gal
I don't cook separate meals for my kids, although one is quite fussy. If I make something spicy, I make it mild for the kids and then add extra  chilli or spices to our meal.