{"id":10903,"date":"2014-09-22T03:53:12","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T02:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/\/?p=10903"},"modified":"2022-10-19T11:41:33","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T10:41:33","slug":"jump-start-tenner-week-day-1-menu-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/jump-start-tenner-week-day-1-menu-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Jump Start: Tenner Week: Day 1 Menu Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello and welcome to the first day of a new Tenner Week. Let’s do some budgeting….starting with making a meal planner<\/strong><\/em> for the rest of the week.<\/p>\n

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Today’s activity is to start off with a really good look around the fridge, freezer, cupboards, allotment etc and work out what you have left to eat and drink.<\/p>\n

Next, work out what’s likely to keep perfectly, and what’s at risk of going off during the week.<\/p>\n

Prioritise things that are likely to go off. What needs to be eaten up first? What can you preserve in some way – for example, by freezing it?<\/p>\n

Now you can sketch out your menu for the rest of the week without worrying about the food spoiling.<\/p>\n

Monday’s always a good day for leftovers! How about bubble and squeak, or cold cuts, or a stew or chunky soup?<\/p>\n

Think about making the most of any fruits and vegetables you might have, and how you could have some filling, healthy meals with them.<\/p>\n

I’ll be making some cucumber and mint raita and doing a mini-curry to go with it. Great to have the chance to use up some more garden vegetables…<\/p>\n

Need some inspiration? Try the Sainsbury’s Food Rescue tool<\/strong>, where you type in your ingredients and it comes up with thrifty recipes for using them up in a tasty way.<\/p>\n

There’s also an app from Love Food Hate Waste for iOS<\/strong> and Android<\/strong> phones. Give one of them a whirl and see what they come up with.<\/p>\n

This week’s schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n