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By *exxyyDy11 OP Man
2 weeks ago

North West

To plan your dinner or tea or whatever you want to call it. Days in advance. Like one day, you'll have steaks and tomorrow you'll make Spaghetti Bolognese etc. And day after etc etc.

Or do you just look what is in the freezer on the day and decide I'll just have this.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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2 weeks ago

East Sussex

I plan my meals like I plan my life.

Unless it needs defrosting I have no idea what we're eating until 5 minutes before I start cooking

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By *uffhoundMan
2 weeks ago

Bourne, Lincolnshire

I plan my menu for the week and shop accordingly but decided on the day what to have. I find this stops a lot of food waste.

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By *hams123Man
2 weeks ago

London

I improvise.

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By *nightsoftheCoffeeTableCouple
2 weeks ago

Leeds

No I decide on the day and go and buy the stuff, never understood people who do decide what they’re going to eat on Wednesday on a Friday, what if you don’t fancy chilli on Wednesday and you want pizza 🤷🏻‍♂️.

The mr

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By *olvesxcoupleCouple
2 weeks ago

Round the bend

When I do some batch cooking, I do it bearing in mind what we are going to eat for the week. Don't necessarily stick to one specific meal on a specific day though

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By *exxyyDy11 OP Man
2 weeks ago

North West

"I improvise."

I hope you don't mean you go out into random woods and start hunting 🤔🤔🤔

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By *aughty in TamworthMan
2 weeks ago

Tamworth

Like most things in my life I'm a spur of the moment shopper

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By *legantEnigmaWoman
2 weeks ago

South of the Watford Gap

Yep! I do a full week's meal plan and shop for that weekly menu.

Sundays are batch cooking/food prep day, so I'll be replenishing the freezer with whatever I've used during the week before and making lunches for the working week - I'm at the gym every day after work and there's no way I'm going to cook when I get home, so something comes out of the freezer in the morning for dinner that night.

I simply top up fresh fruit and veg during the week.

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By *vaRoseWoman
2 weeks ago

Ankh-Morpork

I plan ahead but I also have contingencies and have other recipes for the same ingredients incase I don’t fancy what was planned

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By *exxyyDy11 OP Man
2 weeks ago

North West

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By *BWandhusbandCouple
2 weeks ago

Midlands

All our meals are planned a week on advance and shopping done accordingly.

That's not to say that on the day we don't just say.... Fancy chippy? 🤣

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Husband

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By *ifelover999Man
2 weeks ago

Eastbourne

"When I do some batch cooking, I do it bearing in mind what we are going to eat for the week. Don't necessarily stick to one specific meal on a specific day though "

Is the batch for one sitting

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By *ellinever70Woman
2 weeks ago

Ayrshire

I plan the week's dinners before the weekly food shop

I work full time and couldn't be doing with the faff of going to a supermarket on the way home everyday

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By *parkle1974Woman
2 weeks ago

Leeds

I decide at the time x

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By *m just me 78Man
2 weeks ago

Preston

Day to day,I couldn't be doing with a set menu,I might want sausage n mash on Tuesday, come sos n mash day on Saturday, im wanting a pizza,and don't enjoy my tea

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By *astpoetTV/TS
2 weeks ago

London and Southampton

If I’m cooking something particularly complicated and need ingredients then absolutely yes it’s planned ahead, especially if I’m going to need an overnight marinade or a brine.

But for normal evening meals I’ll see what takes my fancy and go from there

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By *exxyyDy11 OP Man
2 weeks ago

North West

"No I decide on the day and go and buy the stuff, never understood people who do decide what they’re going to eat on Wednesday on a Friday, what if you don’t fancy chilli on Wednesday and you want pizza 🤷🏻‍♂️.

The mr "

I guess because of stuff like HelloFresh. Some people can plan when they want. Instead of just off the bat deciding what to have

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By *omeotherguyMan
2 weeks ago

Sheffield/London/Derbyshire

"To plan your dinner or tea or whatever you want to call it. Days in advance. Like one day, you'll have steaks and tomorrow you'll make Spaghetti Bolognese etc. And day after etc etc.

Or do you just look what is in the freezer on the day and decide I'll just have this. "

No, I decide on the day, I don't like planning.

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By *ldbikerider6Man
2 weeks ago

Sheffield

Play it by ear. I usually know whats in so just depends what I can be bothered to cook.

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By *awtybikerMan
2 weeks ago

Barnoldswick

I do plan ahead, usually a rough plan when I’m making a shopping list. It does sometimes go awry when I can’t be bothered cooking, or plans change

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By *earditallWoman
2 weeks ago

Lancaster

I plan to an extent as when I go shopping I get enough for the week.

I do sometimes think I fancy something different so make something different,end up with a butty or something.

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By *awtybikerMan
2 weeks ago

Barnoldswick

Most of what I do buy for through the week goes in the freezer, so I at least have to think about it the night before too

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By *ellhungvweMan
2 weeks ago

Cheltenham

I dislike cooking so I tend to eat the same things most days. It’s just easier and works for me.

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By *007ManMan
2 weeks ago

Worthing

I plan the whole week. It does not vary much.

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By *exxyyDy11 OP Man
2 weeks ago

North West

"I dislike cooking so I tend to eat the same things most days. It’s just easier and works for me."

I used to hate cooking but now I love it

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2 weeks ago

I do batch cooking at the weekend then fill the gaps with baked potatoes and veg.

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By *lirtyFilthWoman
2 weeks ago

Barnstaple

What’s cooking?

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By *partharmonyCouple
2 weeks ago

Tonbridge

"What’s cooking? "

You, by the looks of things. 😍

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By *tannersMan
2 weeks ago

stanley

Yes , shopping list is based upon the next week’s meals

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By *aFemmeCoquetteWoman
2 weeks ago

Somewhere in the middle not the.....

I tried meal planning and ended up not making any of it and throwing stuff away. so just go day to day now have a stock of meat in the freezer and just buy fresh to go with each day.

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By *aitonelMan
2 weeks ago

Liverpool

Wing it! For the most part

But I have times I try to be a responsible adult

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By *WB85Man
2 weeks ago

Staffordshire

Id love to say yes, that i plan these things in advance.

But I dont, then I fancy a certain meal and don't have the ingredients....and end up in a shop most days.

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By *lofeldMan
2 weeks ago

Redhill

A few days in advance. I prefer to mix up the types of food I have, so no repeats in a period of time. Unless it's a heated up bit of leftover Chinese takeaway on a Sunday morning, but that doesn't count.

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By *estructionDollyWoman
2 weeks ago

Manchester

Living on my own I meal plan for the week and only buy what I need and budget for. I might swap what I'm having in the days between but I generally only buy fresh food I need for the meals I plan for the week, and keep a cupboard full of staples.

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By *ovelyDayXXXWoman
2 weeks ago

Niche

No, if I try that food just gets wasted.

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By *ightsOutCouple
2 weeks ago

It’s a long way

I plan to some extent, like the day I’m doing the grocery shopping I’ll pick some of the dinners for the week but then towards the end of the week I just pick up dinner by the day.

Ms.

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By *peedyGMan
2 weeks ago

Telford

No, i just have what i fancy at that time

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By *omeotherguyMan
2 weeks ago

Sheffield/London/Derbyshire

"No, if I try that food just gets wasted."

Me too. It's cheaper just to buy what I want on the day, with a few safe bets in the fridge for when I'm in a hurry.

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By *tormQueenWoman
2 weeks ago

Manchester

I plan the protein for each meal during the week and then use whatever flavouring i fancy and veg/salad i have available 😊

Breakfasts and lunches are prepped in advance so i can take to the office

Weekends tend to be a little more flexible dependent on whether I have company 😁

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By *utsackerMan
2 weeks ago

north east

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By *utsackerMan
2 weeks ago

north east

My tea the same most nights of week 325g chicken breast eith 100g dry weight rice I like routine and hate expending energy thinking what to have

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By *exxyyDy11 OP Man
2 weeks ago

North West

"I plan the protein for each meal during the week and then use whatever flavouring i fancy and veg/salad i have available 😊

Breakfasts and lunches are prepped in advance so i can take to the office

Weekends tend to be a little more flexible dependent on whether I have company 😁"

Oh you are very careful how the amount of protein and calories?

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By *exxyyDy11 OP Man
2 weeks ago

North West

"My tea the same most nights of week 325g chicken breast eith 100g dry weight rice I like routine and hate expending energy thinking what to have "

I've been eating a lot of chicken and rice too mate. Been trying for months to get toned for the summer 😂

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By *tormQueenWoman
2 weeks ago

Manchester

"I plan the protein for each meal during the week and then use whatever flavouring i fancy and veg/salad i have available 😊

Breakfasts and lunches are prepped in advance so i can take to the office

Weekends tend to be a little more flexible dependent on whether I have company 😁

Oh you are very careful how the amount of protein and calories? "

I am, im on a fitness kick following surgery so am having to be very disciplined

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By *eroLondonMan
2 weeks ago

Mayfair

I plan my Pot Noodles in advance. It's like the sex on here: just add water and hey presto! #InstantShag.

🍜

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
2 weeks ago

SW1A1AA

When I go shopping I get food for the weekend but dont decide which day im having what

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