How To Plan Meals For The Week?

Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 13:43

Every day you get confused thinking what to cook or which vegetable to eat tonight! For working couples, cooking dinner after a hectic day can be a painful task. To have a healthy meal, you add green vegetables in your diet. Sometimes, you might think your nutrients intake is less or not sufficient. Therefore, plan your daily meals for the week with these tips and ideas.

Tips to plan your weekly meal:

Note down favourite dishes: You like to have vegetable soup, but your kid or another family member wants rice with some gravy. Clear the menu by jotting down favourite dishes. You have to prepare the weekly menu by planning meals for the day. Always prefer heavy breakfast, light lunch and extremely light dinner. Keep in mind and plan accordingly.

Include: To have nutritious food in your diet, include green leafy vegetables, fresh fruits, whole grains and legumes. Always have dairy products once in a day (preferably for breakfast or lunch). Also include spices such as cloves, cinnamon, black pepper and oregano.

Make a list: Prepare a list of groceries you need. It is best to prepare it before the week starts. Go shopping and get all your items for the coming week.

Plan for the day: Now plan what you will cook in the coming week. It is best to write down menu and stick it on your kitchen wall or cupboard. Breakfast can have whole grain bread sandwich (veg/non veg) with fresh fruit juice or milk. Lunch should have chapatis, green vegetables, fruit or vegetable salad and a little rice. Have ultra light dinner. You can either make soups, pasta, vegetable salad or just have boiled vegetables.

These are easy tips to plan and prepare meals for the week! Now cooking is easy and not complicated.