Menu ideas

No need to follow these menus to the letter - they are just a few ideas as to what to actually put on your plate!

DAY 1

  • Breakfast - Weetabix
  • Breakfast - Weetabix
  • Snack Meal - Beef and onion sandwiches; Madeira cake
  • Main Meal - Grilled cod with chips (par boiled - of course!!); tinned peaches (well drained) in jelly
  • Supper - Digestive biscuits
  • Daily Milk - 1/2 pint

DAY 2

  • Breakfast - Toast and jam
  • Snack Meal - Tuna salad with a crusty roll; fresh apple
  • Main Meal - Chicken pie with mashed potatoes and broccoli; Ice cream
  • Supper - Crispbreads with cottage cheese
  • Daily Milk - 1/4 pint (1/4 pint used in ice cream)

DAY 3

  • Breakfast - Porridge
  • Snack Meal - Scrambled eggs on toast; jam doughnut
  • Main Meal - Spaghetti bolognaise (no Parmesan!!); fresh peach
  • Supper - Toast and honey
  • Daily Milk - 1/2 pint

DAY 4

  • Breakfast - Toast and marmalade
  • Snack Meal - Cottage cheese salad, bread roll; fruit yoghurt
  • Main Meal - Beef stew, carrots and roast potatoes (par boiled); Victoria sandwich cake
  • Supper - Fresh pear
  • Daily Milk - 1/4 pint (1/4 pint used in yoghurt)

DAY 5

  • Breakfast - Croissants with butter and jam
  • Snack Meal - Bacon sandwich; tinned pears (well drained)
  • Main Meal - Lamb chop with mint sauce (easy on the gravy !), new potatoes, cabbage; baked apple with custard
  • Supper - Crispbreads with cream cheese
  • Daily Milk - 1/4 pint (1/4 pint used in custard)

DAY 6

  • Breakfast - Shrelied Wheat
  • Snack Meal - Egg and cress sandwiches; jam tart
  • Main Meal - Chicken casserole with boiled rice; fresh apple
  • Supper - Toasted crumpets with butter
  • Daily Milk - 1/2 pint

DAY 7

  • Breakfast - Toast and honey
  • Snack Meal - Home made beef burgers (less salt!); fresh peach
  • Main Meal - Pork chop, mashed potatoes, green beans; semolina
  • Supper - Corn Flakes
  • Daily Milk - l/4 pint (1/4 pint used in semolina)

DAY 8

  • Breakfast - Bran Flakes
  • Snack Meal - Poached egg on toast; jam doughnut
  • Main Meal - Beef and onion pie (home made - less salt), new potatoes, sweetcorn; apple turnover and cream
  • Supper - Fresh plums
  • Daily Milk - 1/2 pint

DAY 9

  • Breakfast - Porridge
  • Snack Meal - Fish finger sandwich - plus a little Tartare sauce! tinned fruit in jelly
  • Main Meal - Chicken curry and rice; cheesecake
  • Supper - Toast and marmalade
  • Daily Milk - 1/2 pint

DAY 10

  • Breakfast - Corn flakes
  • Snack Meal - Ham and onion toastie; fresh apple
  • Main Meal - Lamb casserole cauliflower, saute potatoes; trifle
  • Supper - Scotch pancakes with butter
  • Daily Milk - 1/2 pint

DAY 11

  • Breakfast - Croissants
  • Snack Meal - Tuna with pasta (bind with a little spot of cream), side salad shortbread biscuits
  • Main Meal - Sausage and mash, carrots; fresh nectarine
  • Supper - Madeira cake
  • Daily Milk - 1/2 pint

DAY 12

  • Breakfast - Shrelied Wheat
  • Snack Meal - Cottage cheese/lettuce sandwiches; tinned peaches
  • Main Meal - Pork chop (with apple sauce), roast potatoes (parboiled) sprouts; lemon meringue pie
  • Supper - Digestive biscuits
  • Daily Milk - 1/2 pint

DAY 13

  • Breakfast - Toast and honey
  • Snack Meal - Plain omelette, side salad, bread roll; fresh pear
  • Main Meal - Shepherds pie, carrot/swede; syrup sponge and custard
  • Supper - Fresh cream meringue
  • Daily Milk - 1/4 pint (1/4 pint used in custard)

DAY 14

  • Breakfast - Porridge
  • Snack Meal - Chicken sandwich; egg custard
  • Main Meal - Grilled plaice, chips (par boiled), garden peas; satsuma
  • Supper - Crumpets with butter
  • Daily Milk - 1/2 pint

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