If you want to follow the Operation Transformation leaders' meal plan, simply bring this shopping list on your next trip to the supermarket, and get ready to make some tasty dinner dishes.
You can find more tasty OT-approved recipes here.
Week 1 – Main Meals
Thursday 6th January - Barbecue Chicken Thighs with Baked Potatoes
Friday 7th January - Paul's Salmon Tin Foil Dinner
Saturday 8th January - Burger & Chips
Sunday 9th January – Buffalo Turkey Chilli
Monday 10th January - Warm Roasted Pepper & Goat's Cheese Salad
Tuesday 11th January - Sean Drugan's Coconut Chicken Curry
Wednesday 12th January - Chicken Fajitas (ingredients include dinner for two and then lunch for two with no wrap)
FRUIT & VEGETABLES
- Asparagus (400g bunch)
- Baby spinach leaves (235g)
- Bay leaf (1)
- Broccoli (1 small head)
- Carrot (1 large)
- Celery sticks (2)
- Cherry tomatoes on the vine (250g)
- Chives (5g)
- Courgette (1 small)
- Coriander (25g)
- Cucumber (½)
- Flat-leaf parsley (5g)
- Garlic (11 cloves)
- Green beans (100g)
- Lemon (½)
- Limes (3)
- Little Gem lettuce (10g)
- Onion (1 small)
- Potatoes (2 x 150g + 650g preferably Rooster)
- Red chilli (1)
- Red onions (1 + 2 small)
- Red peppers (4)
- Root ginger (4cm piece)
- Rosemary (1 sprig)
- Sweet potatoes (270g)
- Tomatoes (5)
- Yellow peppers (2)
FRESH & FROZEN PRODUCE
- Blue cheese (30g)
- Chicken breasts (6 skinless and boneless)
- Chicken thighs (4 skinless well-trimmed)
- Corn on the cob (2 frozen – 400g or use fresh)
- Goat’s cheese (120g)
- Natural yoghurt (60g)
- Peas (80g frozen)
- Salmon fillets (2 x 130g boneless and skinless)
- Steak burgers (2 x 100g lean)
- Turkey mince (250g lean)
DRIED GOODS
- Apple cider vinegar (25g)
- Balsamic vinegar (30g)
- Brown burger buns (2 small seeded)
- Chicken stock cube (½ – reduced sodium)
- Chinese five-spice powder (5g)
- Chopped tomatoes (400g tin)
- Coconut milk (400g tin reduced fat)
- Dried chilli flakes (5g)
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Garlic granules
- Ground cumin (5g)
- Ground turmeric (5g)
- Honey (12.5g)
- Hot sauce (5g such as Tabasco)
- Mustard (5g)
- Orange juice (15g)
- Paprika (20g sweet or smoked)
- Pickled gherkin (15g well drained – 15g)
- Rapeseed oil (150g + 50g cold-pressed for a stronger flavour)
- Salt (optional)
- Sun-dried tomatoes (40g - well drained)
- Tomato ketchup (55g - no added sugar and salt)
- Tomato puree (30g)
- Vegetable stock cube (¼ – reduced sodium)
- Vinaigrette salad dressing (15g shop-bought or make using the recipe)
- Wholegrain mustard (20g)
- Wholegrain rice (80g)
- Wholemeal wraps (2)
- Worcestershire sauce (5g)
