Category Archives: MEAL PLANNING

Vegetarian Family Meal Plan

Last time on the blog, Magda from The Togetherish shared why and how she meal plans for her family! I am very pleased to have her back to share exactly what her weekly vegetarian family meal plan looks like, as well as providing some of her delicious, go-to recipes – Thanks Magda!

Magda’s Vegetarian Family Meal Plan

	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner	Snacks
Monday	Granola/ Smoothie or weetbix/toast	Left overs, or a snack plate, or an egg wrap	Roast Vegies and Quinoa	Fruit, vege sticks, bliss balls, baked goods
Tuesday	Granola/ Smoothies or weetbix/toast	Left overs, or a snack plate, or an egg wrap	Mexican Jacket potatoes Funny Faces for the kids	Fruit, vege sticks, bliss balls, baked goods
Wednesday	Granola/ Smoothies or weetbix/toast	Left overs, or a snack plate, or an egg wrap	Tofu and Vegie Stir fry Broccoli noodles for the kids	Fruit, vege sticks, bliss balls, baked goods
Thursday	Granola/ Smoothies or weetbix/toast	Left overs, or a snack plate, or an egg wrap	Zucchini and potato soup	Fruit, vege sticks, bliss balls, baked goods
Friday	Granola/ Smoothies or weetbix/toast	Left overs, or a snack plate, or an egg wrap	Take away for the grown ups.	Fruit, vege sticks, bliss balls, baked goods
Saturday	Eggs or Pancakes	n/a (we are usually out and about)	Sweet Potato Lentil Curry	Fruit, vege sticks, bliss balls, baked goods
Sunday	Breakfast at the markets	n/a (we are usually out and about)	Potluck dinner with the extended family or homemade pizza	Fruit, vege sticks, bliss balls, baked goods

Here are some examples and recipes of our favourite meals. Continue reading →

Vegetarian Meal Planning

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If you love minimalism as much as I do, you will appreciate anything that saves you time in the long run and gives you more quality time to spend with your family. One of those time-saving things is meal planning! It might take a little bit of your time initially, but once you’re in the rhythm and do it regularly, you will be reaping the rewards of meal planning in no time! Since I’m no expert in vegetarian meal planning, today on the blog, I invited Magda from The Togetherish, to share why and how she plans her weekly meals for her vegetarian family!

Vegetarian Meal Planning

I have been vegetarian for about 10 years now, and my husband is a lifelong vego (he has never eaten a bit of meat) so vegetarianism comes quite naturally to us these days. It is well and truly our norm. I tend to meal plan as a way to keep on budget and get organised for the week ahead. With two toddlers in the household, things can get pretty chaotic, so I like to keep meal times pretty simple. My general rule of thumb is that it needs to be prepared in 30ish minutes, only have a handful of ingredients and can be prepared one handed with a baby on the hip. Continue reading →

Healthy Eating: Homemade Bread

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I am prioritising healthy eating for our family!

We have recently been quite busy, resulting in having a few too many convenience meals! We normally eat quite healthy, so I am on a mission to start us all eating well again! One of my first steps towards healthy eating: mastering homemade bread! It has been quite a journey, and I am nowhere near having mastered this task, but I have found a great recipe that worked for me, so I’d love to share it with you!

Here are two great reasons why it’s a good idea to bake your own bread: Continue reading →

Meal Planning

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The Sane Mum’s Meal Planning

In support of utilising each and every moment of your life purposefully, in this section I will provide my Meal Plans with links to recipes and full shopping lists! I find that Meal Planning is a huge sanity-saver and it is a crucial step in eliminating over-spending on last minute shopping trips and take-out. This is also the place where I will talk about once-a-month-shopping and how it helps us stay on budget and how it ties in with my Meal Planning.

Amazing Guide to Lunches by Kylie from Kidgredients

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Pierogi Ruskie Recipe

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I promised a regular recipe for Pierogi Ruskie when I posted the gluten free recipe! It’s taken me way too long, but here it is! This is a recipe passed down from my Grandmother, translated from her old, Polish cookbook! Hope you enjoy it!!

Filling ingredients:
1kg potatos (peeled and halved/quartered)
40g onion (finely diced)
250g hard ricotta cheese
Salt
Pepper
Butter Continue reading →

The Sane Mum’s Beetroot Risotto

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Let me tell you a truth about myself, which you’ll no doubt learn over our time together: I hate cooking! It’s true! I know what you’re wondering… then why am I posting recipes? Because I believe that due to my hatred of cooking, I have been super inventive in creating EASY recipes which we all love! Because while I hate cooking, I love a good meal!! Here’s a Beetroot Risotto I threw together the other day from things that were in my pantry, which took me 40 minutes total, and the kids absolutely loved it!! Continue reading →

Recipe: Pierogi Ruskie (Gluten Free)

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One of my favourite Polish dishes are Pierogi Ruskie, which are basically spiced-potato filled dumplings that are just delicious! Here is my gluten free spin on the recipe! For those of you who don’t have to follow a gluten free diet, I will post a regular recipe in the next couple of days!

Filling ingredients:

1kg potatos (peeled and halved/quartered)
Two onions (finely diced)
300g hard ricotta cheese
Salt
Pepper
Butter

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