Meal Planning Made Easy- Mansfield Library- Community Learning

Mansfield Central Library, Mansfield

Date	10 November - 1 December 2021
Sessions	Wednesdays: 1pm - 3pm
No. sessions	4
Venue	Mansfield Central Library, Mansfield View venue details
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 15
Cost	FREE - £36

About this course

Tired of making the same old dishes every week? Looking for help with planning a menu to save time and money?

Our online meal planning made easy course will provide tips to save money, how to create shopping lists and some cooking demonstrations of how make dishes, as well as promoting healthy eating and safety in the kitchen.

If you are looking for a guide to meal planning, inspiration for new recipe ideas and money saving tips this course is for you.

What will be covered on the course? What will be taught to learners?

Keeping a food diary
Review of shopping habits and spend
Meal planning on a budget
Planning the weekly shopping list
Suggestions for easy recipes
Top tips for saving money and time
A guide to healthy eating
Ideas for store cupboard dishes
Reducing food waste
Safe food preparation techniques

What will learners achieve by the end of the course?

At the end of the course learners will be able to:
Plan a menu and write a shopping list
Cost and budget their food bill
Make a meal from store cupboard products
Cook a meal from scratch within a budget
Understand how to reduce waste by using up ingredients
Save money and time by batching cooking
Prepare food safely
Consider healthy eating options

You will need a notebook and pen.

Learners will be sent a Recipe Book for reference and will have the option to buy the ingredients to try out recipes – optional

Book recommendation

Eat Well for Less by Greg Wallace

Booking your place and fee information

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking. If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas: