£40 weekly meal plan for a family of 4
2 adults, 2 children · United Kingdom
Budget
£40.00
Plan cost
£38.20
Headroom
£1.80
Example plan. Prices are estimates and vary by shop and region.
Why this plan works
- Two cook-once dinners carried into next-day lunches
- One tin of chickpeas spans two meals
- Batch-cooked grains reused three times
The week
Monday
- DinnerLentil bolognese
Tuesday
- LunchBolognese-stuffed jacket potatoes
- DinnerOne-pot chickpea curry
Wednesday
- DinnerCurry + rice, round two
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