Fresh stone fruit and yoghurt // Spinach tart with tomato salad // fresh shrimp with rice and salad greens

Notes: eat stone fruit first as it goes bad easily. Same thing for spinach and tomato.

Tuesday

Eggs with avocado, tomato and steamed spinach // white bean and rosemary soup with fresh sausage // whole chicken in a skillet with root vegetables

Notes: Here we’re using any leftover tomatoes and spinach from yesterday while incorporating (sausage) which doesn’t take up that much room in the fridge but packs big flavor. The chicken also needs to be consumed within a few days of purchasing.

Wednesday

Cheese and wholewheat bread with stone fruit // Spicy chicken tacos with fresh salsa and cabbage // courgette pasta

Notes: We use the leftover chicken from yesterday and the last of the tomatoes. We begin to use our hardier vegetables, like cabbage and courgette

Thursday 

Soft boiled eggs with toast and fruit // broccoli pasta // grilled fish with courgettes and baby potatoes

Notes: We are continuing to use our hardier vegetables.

Friday

Pancakes and bananas // lentil soup with coconut milk and frozen greens // quinoa salad with nuts and roasted root vegetables

Notes: We’re running low on fruit here so using frozen bananas in our pancakes. The rest of the meal can be made up exclusively from pantry and freezer items.

Saturday

Oatmeal with dried fruit and nuts // pasta with vodka sauce // omelette with broccoli

Notes: Here we use dried fruit if we’re all out. Pasta with vodka sauce requires very few ingredients: garlic, onion, tomato paste, vodka and cream, but it’s also a very comforting dish. The last of the broccoli goes into an omelette.

Sunday

Toast rubbed with garlic and oil, cheese // egg fried rice with stir-fried cabbage // onion and anchovy pasta

By day 7 we are almost out of fresh ingredients but we can still make interesting and nutritious meals from the pantry and long-lasting ingredients.