February Meal Planning

 

Curried Chicken Fried Rice
(Leftover curried chicken, leftover rice, grated
carrots, shredded cabbage, roasted peanuts)

January meal planning was a bit hit or miss, but, it is a new month and I am determined to do better this month.

As most of you know, I meal plan based on what I have on hand and that week's sales.  I rarely make a meal plan and then, buy things specifically for that meal plan.  That usually happens maybe twice each year - for Thanksgiving and for the almsgiving.  The rest of the year, I meal plan based on what's available.  I've heard it being called reverse meal planning, but, it's what I've done all along.

Chicken is usually the cheapest meat, so that's what I usually buy.  Sometimes, I will buy pork if it is on a good sale, especially when daughter is home, as she has been told by her doctor to eat more red meat.  I don't buy a lot of beef as it is very expensive.  

However, ground beef was on "sale" for $4.99/lb., which is the cheapest I've seen in a long time, and so I bought a pound of it, last week.  This week, beef chuck roast was on sale for $5.98/lb. and I purchased a 2 lb. chuck roast.  The last time I had bought beef was on July 3, 2024, when I bought a 3 lb. chuck roast at $6.99/lb.  

So, this week, I will be cooking both ground beef and the chuck roast and freezing some of it.

February Week 1 Meal Plan (2/1 - 2/7): 

Brunches: Milkrice with sambols (Saturday and Sunday); eggs, sausages, toast; peanut butter sandwiches with bananas, French toast; oatmeal; pancakes with sausages

Dinners: Leftover fried rice (Saturday); beef curry with rice and vegetables; ground beef with potatoes and vegetables; beef stir fry with vegetables over rice; leftovers.

Snacks/Desserts: Fresh fruit; smoothies; bread pudding and/or banana muffins; cereal and milk; peanut butter toast; yogurt; cheetos

That's the plan; we shall see how it works out.

How about you?  Do you have a meal plan for the first week of February?