Simplify your planning!

Simplify your planning! Write this menu on your Les Belles Combines weekly planner or use the weekly menu already preconfigured in Octave . Bonus: the grocery list is already generated in the app! All you have to do is adjust the number of portions according to your needs and customize your weekend meals.

With Octave, you can view all your meals for the week at a glance, including lunches and snacks. The app also allows you to modify portions based on the number of people at the table, automatically adding the necessary quantities of ingredients to your grocery list. You can also adapt weekend meals according to your family activities and your current desires, while maintaining optimal organization for the busier days of the week.

Menu of the week

This week, we're focusing on efficiency with strategic Sunday prep! Our menu combines comforting classics like meatballs in sauce with more original options like sushi cake. The key to success? A Gigi sauce that will serve for two different meals and prepped proteins that will make our lives much easier.

By preparing our meats on Sunday (meatballs, taco meat and chicken marinade), we ensure quick dinners and simplified lunches all week long. A small investment of time that pays off big!

Evening meal

1. Monday : Tortellini à la Gigi
2. Tuesday : Grilled lemon chicken with rice and arugula
3. Wednesday : Homemade Beef Tacos
4. Thursday : Sushi Cake
5. Friday : Meatballs in Gigi sauce with pasta and salad

Additional lunches

• Monday : Pizza bagels on bagels
• Tuesday : Tortellini alla Gigi in a thermos
• Wednesday : Lemon and herb chicken pasta salad
• Thursday : Tacos Pouch
• Friday : Cold Sushi Cake Bites

Snacks of the week

• Fresh seasonal fruits
• Raw vegetables and dip
• Crackers and cheese
• Homemade muffins
• Commercial soft bars

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Weekly Preparation Strategy

Our plan focuses on two key moments:

• Sunday : Preparation of sauces, meats, meatballs and snacks for the week

• Every evening : Preparation of lunches for the next day

Sunday Optimization

Sunday preparation allows you to:

• Have all the proteins ready for the week
• Save time on weeknights
• Making morning lunches easier
• Reduce food waste

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Detailed preparation plan

Sunday - Setup (estimated time: 2.5 hours)

1. Preparation of meats :

• Double or triple portion of Gigi sauce
• Prepare and cook the meatballs
• Double portion of taco meat
• Marinade for lemon chicken
• Store in the freezer:
• Cooked meatballs
• A portion of Gigi sauce
• Store in the fridge:
• Taco Meat
• Marinating chicken
• A portion of Gigi sauce
  
  

2. Preparing snacks :

• Individual portions of raw vegetables
• Dip Portions
• Cheese and cracker portions
• Baking the muffins
  
  

3. Monday lunch preparation :

• Prepare the pizza bagels
• Pack and refrigerate

Tips for the week Every evening, prepare the next day's lunches:

• Monday evening :

• Prepare the chicken pasta salad
• Reserve the portion of tortellini for thermos
  
  

• Tuesday evening :

• Prepare the complete sushi cake
• Assemble the taco pockets
  
  

• Wednesday evening :

• Prepare sushi bites for lunch

• For Friday :

• Take the meatballs and sauce out of the freezer the day before.

• Thermoses :

• Always reheat in the morning
• Preheat the thermos with boiling water