Stuck in a mealtime rut? Family meals breaking the budget and erring on the side of not-so-nutritious?

Get your health and budget back on track with this family meal planner packed with fresh new family meal ideas that are sure to save you a few pennies and hours of mealtime stress.

To really make this meal plan easy to follow, recipes marked with an * can be made a day or two ahead of time and recipes marked ** can be made ahead of time and frozen.

Monday

Breakfast: Spinach, fetta & sundried tomato frittata

Morning Tea: Fruit and yoghurt

Lunch: Taco Shells with salad and cheese

Afternoon Tea:Carrot Sticks and Hummus*

Dinner: Italian Sausage bake with steamed veggies

Tuesday

Breakfast: Toast with Apple & Pumpkin Butter*

Morning Tea: Apple and Cheese on wholegrain crackers

Lunch: Lunchbox Sushi*

Afternoon Tea: Banana Bliss Balls**

Dinner: Moussaka with side salad

Wednesday

Breakfast: Smoothie with milk, banana, peanut butter honey and oats

Morning Tea: Homemade Muesli Bars*

Lunch: Wholemeal Pitta Pocket with tuna and salad

Afternoon Tea: Cucumber morsels on wholegrain crackers

Dinner: Mexican Bean Pizza (leftover Pitta Pockets can be used as base; *make an extra batch of topping for Friday night)

Thursday

Breakfast: Baked beans (no added salt) on whole grain Toast

Morning Tea: OMG Chocolate Mousse* with banana or berries

Lunch: Garden Salad with fetta and wholemeal pitta chips

Afternoon Tea: Popcorn Trail mix*

Dinner: Thai pork burgers

Friday

Breakfast: Wholegrain cereal with fruit

Morning Tea: Banana Bliss Balls**

Lunch: Gourmet Green Pizza scrolls**

Afternoon Tea: Yoghurt with seeds

Dinner: Devilled Sausages with Sweet potato mash and steamed veggies

Saturday

Breakfast: Banana and peanut butter on whole grain toast

Morning Tea: Veggie sticks with hummus* & wholegrain crackers

Lunch: Eggplant Parmigiana with salad

Afternoon Tea: Fresh fruit and yoghurt

Dinner: Mixed Bean Enchiladas

Sunday

Breakfast: Zucchini & Corn Breakfast Muffin**

Morning Tea: Fresh fruit & yoghurt

Lunch: Egg and lettuce Sandwich

Afternoon Tea: Homemade Muesli Bars*

Dinner: Creamy Sundried Tomato & Chicken Pasta

Shopping List

Fruit & Vegetables

*Opt for seasonal produce

• Red Apples
• Green Apple
• Bananas
• Seasonal Fresh fruit
• Onions
• Baby Spinach
• Shallots
• Zucchini
• Garlic
• Carrots
• Pumpkin
• Cucumber
• Eggplant
• Capsicum
• Basil
• Potatoes
• Tomatoes

Meat, Milk, Cheese & Other

• Eggs
• Yoghurt
• Milk
• Tasty or Mozzarella Cheese
• Fetta
• Heart smart mince (x2)
• Ricotta
• Parmesan Cheese
• Short cut bacon
• Italian Sausages
• Chicken Breast

Cereals & Grains

• Wholemeal or high fibre pasta
• Self-raising flour (wholemeal)
• Taco Shells
• Wholegrain Bread
• Wholegrain Crackers
• Rolled Oats
• Basmati or brown rice
• Puffed Wheat or Rice
• Wholemeal Pitta Pocket Bread
• Wholegrain Burger Roles
• Wholemeal Mountain Bread
• Corn flour

Miscellaneous

• Sundried Tomatoes
• Canned Chickpeas
• Sultanas
• Dried Apricots
• Olive Oil
• Lemon Juice
• Un hulled Tahini
• Canned Tomatoes (no added salt)
• Desiccated Coconut
• Nori Paper
• Canned Brown Lentils
• Dried Italian Herbs
• Ground Nutmeg
• Peanut Butter (100% peanuts)
• Honey
• Sunflower seeds
• Tin Tuna
• Salt Reduced Taco Seasoning
• No added Salt Baked Beans
• Pure Cocoa
• Popcorn kernels
• Tomato Pasta (no added salt)
• Soy Sauce
• Worcestershire sauce
• Mustard
• Brown Sugar
• Tin Corn (no added salt)