Life Tips by Mehreen: Meal Plan on a Budget

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The most difficult task is to think about planning your meal daily, be it your lunch or dinner time, organizing a meal for your table is quite a tedious chore. A woman of the house gets in a fix when she has to decide about her food in daily routine.

Here at Baaghi TV, we have made a small meal plan to help out most of the women to organize their food on daily basis.

This plan sets out from Monday, the first day of the week, with mix and match of certain Pakistani and English food, I hope to achieve my aim and reach out to help you all.

Do watch my video on Mehreens corner YouTube channel and get a detailed version of this plan.

Monday:

Your week should begin with a healthy start and what is better a than fish as your basic food, be it in the form of Finger fish, fried or even cooked as a curry, it always gives energy and is the best food to provide your family with. Fish can also be consumed in the form of Cutlets, Kababs or even Seekh kababs can be made out of it. Researchers have also claimed fish as the best source of nutrition and Protein on this planet Earth. Along with Fish you can go with a plain daal to add variety to your table, pulses have their own nutritional value as they are a source of proteins.

Tuesday:

Tuesday is generally a meatless day so we can plan out to have the same at our home too. I would suggest to go for a meal of a mixed vegetables including potatoes, peas, carrots or you can even mix capsicum/cauliflower. This food itself is a wholesome meal and does not require any thing else to go with it. However, you can supplement it with potato or mixed veggies cutlets with your plan too. Vegetables will provide you with vitamins, minerals and potassium.

Wednesday:

Wednesday could be a day that you can have some Continental food along with basic lentils or beans. Red beans are a direct source of iron and potassium and help in increasing your haemoglobin, so they should be a must in your diet. Sometimes red beans can be substituted with black chickpeas which are a good source of proteins and can be added in daily routine to control diabetes and blood sugar levels. Continental food may include Pasta, spaghetti or even macaroni, these can either be blended with chicken, chicken mince or assorted vegetables.

Thursday:

On Thursday, I would like to have some rice dish added to my weekly plan, which can be either a desi Pulao, Biryani or even plain white rice. Rice contains carbohydrates, proteins and fat and are a source of iron, thiamine, folic acid and magnesium. A pulao can be made by adding white chick peas in the rice, or you can even add green peas to make it look tempting. Chinese rice is even a very good option. You can add Kofta curry, Potatoes and egg curry or Potatoes with meat to add on your rice dish. Do remember to take yogurt along with your meal which provides us with Calcium and Potassium.

Friday: 

Friday for me is the start of the weekend so I always prefer to give a treat to my family members at home. This treat may include home made Pizza, Lasagna, Shawarma, could be even Paratha roll and I just love home made burgers. A tip to prepare them just like a cafe’s burger is to get them grilled on your grill pan or a skillet, which adds a texture to it and makes it more crunchy. Although these food items include fat ingredient more in them but sometimes, keeping in mind your family’s food choices and to keep a variety in your menu, one has to opt for such choices too.

Saturday:

A Saturday should definitely be called a ‘cheat day’ for a family and it should be celebrated at a restaurant or a cafe. After a full tiring week one deserves a relaxing day and it is a time for the whole family to sit together and chat in a lighter mood.

Sunday:

Sunday is indeed a relaxing day, it is the time when one can connect to himself and the people around and so the food takes a secondary yet important place. Usually people tend to get up late in the morning, so they prefer to have a brunch in their midday, which could be a combination of pooris, parathas or Naans too. After having a heavier food at your daytime, you should take a lighter, healthier food at dinner time, which may include a steak, a barbeque or even a sandwich can make do your purpose.

I would always stress on eating healthy to stay hale and hearty and include as many nutritious things in your diet as you can.

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