Menu Planning

My Girlfriend and I started using this method in the middle of 2009 and it's one of those things you start to wonder why we never adopted it years ago.

As the week comes to an end, and the cupboards begin to get bare, we sit and devise a menu plan for the week ahead.

This method not only allows us to only shop for the things we need for the up and coming week but stops us buying a lot of food to see it to go to waste.

The Method
Write down the days of the week and plan what we you are going to have for lunch and evening meal for each day of the next week. From your list devise a shopping list based on any ingredients you need.

Menu for the week - Done!

Your menu for the week is complete, no more coming in from work and just grabbing the takeaway menu or diving into the freezer.