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Meal Plan Archive

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Menu plans not only save you money, they save you time and energy as well. Taking a few minutes to decide what you are going to eat and then recording the choices makes preparing and cooking dinner so much easier.

We all know how hard it is to think about a meal at the end of a long, difficult day. If the decision has been made, you can almost put dinner on the table on auto-pilot! And it's flexible too - you may have a roast planned for dinner, but not enough time to cook it - just swap it with a meal that is quick and easy to prepare!

Once you've found a meal that appeals to your appetite, use the search bar at the top of the menu to find the recipe. Simply type the recipe name into the search bar, and if it is in our Recipe File, a link to the relevant page will come up.

If you are new to menu planning try keeping it simple. Use your family favourites te create a meal plan for a week. As you get more confident, and realise just how easy having a meal plan is, you can plan out a fortnight or month.

I menu plan for a month because I like to shop monthly (it's actually every 4 weeks, but I plan for the full month). You may prefer to plan for your grocery shopping cycle, weekly, fortnightly or monthly.

To help you plan your menu, we have a blank menu planner you can use.

Meal Plans 2023

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February 2023

Meal Plans 2022

January 2022
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March 2022
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May 2022
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August 2022
September 2022
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December 2022


Meal Plans 2021

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May 2021
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July 2021
August 2021

Meal Plans 2020

January 2020
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April 2020
May 2020
​June 2020
July 2020
​August 2020
September 2020
October 2020
November 2020
December 2020

Meal Plans 2019

January 2019
February 2019
March 2019
​April 2019
May 2019
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July 2019
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August 2019
September 2019
October 2019
November 2019
​December 2019

Meal Plans 2018

January 2018
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April 2018
May 2018
June 2018
​July 2018
August 2018
September 2018
October 2018
​November 2018
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December 2018

Meal Plans 2017

January 2017
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March 2017
​April 2017
May 2017
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July 2017
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September 2017
October 2017
November 2017
​December 2017

Meal Plans 2016

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August 2016
​September 2016
October 2016
November 2016
​December 2016

Meal Plans 2015

January 2015
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May 2015
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August 2015
September 2015
October 2015
November 2015
December 2015

Meal Plans 2014

January 2014
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July 2014
August 2014
September 2014
October 2014
November  2014
December 2014

Meal Plans 2013

January 2013
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March 2013
April 2013
May 2013
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July 2013
August 2013
September 2013
October 2013
November  2013
December 2013

Meal Plans 2012

January 2012
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March 2012
April 2012
May 2012
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July 2012
August 2012
September 2012
October 2012
November  2012
December 2012

Meal Plans 2011

January 2011
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July 2011
August 2011
September 2011
October 2011
November  2011
December 2011

Meal Plans 2010

January 2010
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April 2010
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July 2010
August 2010
September 2010
October 2010
November  2010
December 2010

Meal Plans 2009

February 2009
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July 2009
August 2009
September 2009
October 2009
November  2009
December 2009

Meal Plans 2008

January 2008
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June 2008
July 2008
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September 2008
October 2008
November  2008
December 2008

Meal Plans 2007

January 2007
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July 2007
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October 2007
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January 2006
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