If you view these recipes online and click ‘shop for ingredients’ the products added to your cart will reflect what’s available at your local store at the time – this may vary from week to week. Before going shopping check you have the staple ingredients and check your fridge, freezer and pantry as you may already have some of the ingredients on the list. The pantry staples lists other ingredients you will need but are likely to have in your fridge or pantry already.

The shopping list tells you the ingredients to buy for the week. For some meals you may have leftovers and the recipe will tell you whether they’re suitable for freezing or are best eaten the next day. All the shopping list ingredients you buy should be used by the end of the week. The meals are designed to be zero food waste. If there’s an ingredient you or your family doesn’t like, swap it with one you’ll all enjoy and avoid waste. We've also given you tips on how most of the main ingredients can easily be swapped to suit your dietary preferences. The recipes in this meal planner are designed for spring as they use seasonal produce but can be made at any time of the year with seasonal substitutions. Any substitutions or alterations may affect the overall cost, as can seasonality and availability of items at your local store.

These meals are budgeted to cost under $100 (not including the staple items). About the Love Food Hate Waste weekly meal plans *Under $100

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