This page is generated from data/weekly-system.toml, active meals, pantry, and freezer state.

Use it on Sunday before shopping. Edit the TOML files, then run scripts/recipes generate.

1. Choose The Week

• What is my batch meal?
• What is my fish meal?
• What is my butcher/meat meal?
• What bread/simple meal am I doing?

2. Planning Pass

• answer the four weekly decision questions
• choose the minimum viable week or a fuller default week
• check budget bands
• check stock-control triggers
• choose one high-effort upgrade only if the week is calm
• pick Sunday batch cook and Wednesday reset
• write the shopping list
• run the weekly review

3. Minimum Viable Week

Meal	Minimal Version
Breakfast	oats/yoghurt/fruit
Lunch	leftovers or bread + hummus/eggs
Dinner 1	dal/chilli/curry batch
Dinner 2	fish or eggs + potatoes + greens
Dinner 3	soup + bread
Backup	tinned beans/tomatoes + pasta/rice

4. Stock Check

Check Before Buying

• rice / pasta / couscous
• tinned tomatoes
• beans / lentils / chickpeas
• frozen peas / spinach
• olive oil
• peanut butter / tahini
• spices / curry paste / harissa
• gym drink supplies
• emergency shelf

Rebuy Triggers

Item	Keep	Rebuy When
Tinned tomatoes	4 cans	you open can 3
Chickpeas/beans/lentils	6 cans	fewer than 3 remain
Tinned fish	3 cans	fewer than 2 remain
Pasta/rice	1 backup pack	backup opened
Frozen spinach/peas	1 bag each	half-empty
Oats	1 bag	backup opened
Eggs	6-12	fewer than 4 remain

5. Freezer Due Soon

No freezer meals are overdue or due soon.

6. Current Generated Shopping List

• 4 large eggs
• 1 small bunch flat parsley
• 1 medium onion
• 1 large red pepper
• 2 400g tins tinned tomatoes (Keep several tins in pantry when possible.)

7. Weekly Review

• What did I actually eat?
• What spoiled?
• What did I enjoy?
• What was too much effort?
• What do I need to restock?
• What is next week’s batch meal?