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 ingredient quantities to your grocery list. You can also adapt weekend meals according to your family activities and current desires, while maintaining optimal organization for busier days of the week.

Weekly Menu

Ground beef is the hero of our week! Strategically cooked on Sunday, it transforms into delicious shepherd's pie (one for the freezer!), a colorful burrito bowl, and homemade Big Macs that will delight everyone. Pre-prepared cream of celery and double portions of potatoes allow us to save precious time while maintaining a good variety of flavors.

Dinner

1. Monday: Thai coconut curry chicken
2. Tuesday: Burrito bowl
3. Wednesday: Shepherd's pie
4. Thursday: One-pot meat and tomato macaroni
5. Friday: Homemade Big Mac 

Additional Lunches

• Monday: Crispy Tex-Mex Chicken Wrap
• Tuesday: Asian chicken curry and coconut milk soup
• Wednesday: Cream of celery and gratinated garlic bread
• Thursday: Potato salad with hard-boiled eggs
• Friday: Deconstructed beef tacos

Weekly Snacks

• Hummus and baby carrots
• Date and sunflower seed energy balls
• Greek yogurt and berries
• Nut-free trail mix (pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries, raisins)
• Popcorn

Weekly Preparation Strategy 

Our plan focuses on three key moments:

• Sunday: Prepare ground beef and shepherd's pie
• Monday/Tuesday: Strategic chicken cooking
• Wednesday: Prepare potatoes in large quantities

Sunday Optimization

Sunday preparation allows for:

• Cooking all the ground beef for the week
• Preparing two shepherd's pies (one to freeze)
• Making cream of celery

Ground beef: a strategic base!  :

Cooking ground beef in large quantities is strategic because it:

• Is used for shepherd's pie
• Fills the burrito bowl
• Allows for preparing tacos
• Is the base for macaroni
• Saves time and energy

Detailed Preparation Plan

Sunday - Prep Day

1. Prepare the basics:

• Cook ground beef for the entire week

• Prepare two shepherd's pies

• Make cream of celery

2. Organization:

• Divide ground beef into portions

• Freeze one shepherd's pie

Tuesday - Chicken Day

• Cook more chicken than needed:

• For dinner

• For tomorrow's ramen

Wednesday - Potato Day

• Cook potatoes in large quantities:

• For shepherd's pie

• For potato salad

Additional tips:

• Freeze one shepherd's pie for a busier week

• Prepare cream of celery on Sunday or a quiet evening

• Cook all eggs for the week at the same time

• Always keep a portion of ground beef in the freezer