The last step is checking off or writing in the items you need for this week’s meals. You can eat leftovers one night and plan a potluck with friends or order pizza the other night. If you’re just starting to menu plan, you may only want to plan five dinner meals.
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Use this Free Pantry Inventory Printable to keep track of what you have available.Īnd grab the Free Freezer Inventory Printable HERE. Print my Grocery Shopping List or my Multiple Store Shopping List here. Use what you have on hand to plan your meals for the week, and be sure to fill in any ingredients you need on your grocery list. For ground beef I use my Freezer Cooking Ground Beef plan. You can skip this step, but checking your local grocery sales and planning around those sale items can really save you money.įor example, if boneless skinless chicken breasts are on sale, I use my 8 Dinners in 1 Hour Chicken Plan. You can also create a note in Evernote that you edit each week.Īnd if you prefer not to schedule specific meals for specific days, you can simply make a list of your meals. These are editable so you can type in your meal each week then screenshot it or print it. To be efficient, use a meal plan template or printable.įind The Peaceful Mom Customizable Menu Planners HERE. To plan most efficiently, create a menu at least weekly so you can shop on one day and be finished for the week. Gather your recipes together in a Recipe Binder ( click here for instructions and free printables!), in a folder on your computer or on boards on Pinterest ( See my Pinterest boards here.) You can keep the ingredients for these easy meals on hand at all times in the event of an emergency (like not wanting to cook dinner!). You can further organize your list by making a list of Quick Meals or Slow Cooker Meals for busy days. Next group the items in your list by the main ingredient. For example, I place all of my pasta meals together, all my chicken meals together, etc. Now when an item is on sale, I can quickly see several recipes to use for that particular food. You can add breakfast and lunch ideas at a later time.Ĭheck out my RECIPES HERE and my MEAL IDEAS HERE for some inspiration. If you’re in a hurry, start with dinners only. Be sure to get everyone’s input, so the list includes some favorites for each family member. Make a List of Your Family’s Favorite MealsĬreate a master list of 15-20 meals that your family regularly eats and enjoys. Pre-Planning to Prepare a Weekly Meal Planĭoing a little bit of pre-planning once can save you time and mental energy each week. Today I’ve got some quick tips to make meal planning much easier and faster for you. One of the primary ways I save money is by preparing a weekly meal plan - and it also saves my sanity when 5:00 rolls around and hungry people start circling me like vultures!īut meal planning takes effort and many times it’s the task that gets moved to the end of the to-do list.
Need to save time and money? Who doesn’t! Prepare a weekly meal plan for your family quickly and easily!
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