The menu plays an important role in every family. The menu must be designed so that it provides all family members with the necessary vitamins and microelements. At the same time, the menu should be rational. This will save the family budget money. I will tell you how to create a useful and rational menu in the article.
Instructions
Step 1
Take a piece of paper, a pencil, and write down all the dishes that you cook well and quickly, dividing them into categories for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Try not to repeat the menu items more than twice a week. If this is not possible, add some new dishes that are not familiar to you.
Step 2
Plan your breakfast meals light (both in preparation and digestibility): omelets, oatmeal, sandwiches. If you and your family dine at the workplace, try to cook for them dishes that are not only healthy and satisfying, but also convenient to take with you in a grocery container: cereals, mashed potatoes with sausage, or mashed potatoes with a cutlet. For dinner, cook rice with chicken or pilaf, pasta with vegetables
Step 3
In the summer, often include vegetable and fruit salads, cold soups, fruit drinks in the menu. In winter, it is necessary to include in the diet meat products, hot soups and broths, herbal teas and dried fruit compotes. Make your own baked goods at least once a week. So you will pamper your loved ones with homemade delicious pastries and save money for the family budget.
Step 4
Set aside 1-2 times a week to prepare new dishes that you haven't mastered yet. At that moment, when making a menu becomes a habit, you will be able to indulge your household with new products more often.
Step 5
Choose a menu form convenient for you. For example, it is convenient to compose a menu in the MS Excel editor. You can download an example of a useful and economical family menu at the link below. You can also create a menu in the MS WORD editor. You can give free rein to your imagination and make cheat sheets. Place a photo and recipe on each card. Sort by category (breakfast, lunch, dinner). Place the cards in the box. The menu is ready! Post the necessary cards for the day on the refrigerator (for breakfast, lunch and dinner)
Step 6
Make a rough list of the foods you need to prepare your planned meals.
Step 7
The menu for the week is ready. Now you need to calculate the cost of products and the time for cooking. Do the analysis. If something does not suit you (the cost of the products is too high, or you do not fit into the cooking time frame), correct the menu.
Step 8
Make a list of products in two parts: products that you need to buy for the week (meat products, tea, cereals, candies, horns, eggs, etc.) and those that you will buy every day or every other day (dairy products, bread, fruits and vegetables). Visit stores with a list. Don't deviate from it. This will help you save money for your family budget.
