![]() ![]() ![]() A lot of the time you can create a whole heap of easy meals and simple recipes by using what you have and adding a few extra ingredients. – Meal planning on a tight budget – if you want to save some money or are particularly needing to cut back your food budget, a great way is to really ‘eat down’ your pantry/freezer stock. You can do a meal of the day type situation where you have Taco Tuesday or Saturday Stir Frys. – Meal planning the same meals every week, this is ideal for people who don’t like to cook or hate cooking, they can plan their meals using the same recipes every week. – Meal planning breakfast, lunch & dinner for the whole week which often works best if you work outside of the home and your schedule is set in stone. This can work well if your schedule is all over the shop and you don’t have much consistency. – Meal planning just breakfast, lunch & dinner for one day at a time. – Meal planning breakfast, lunch & dinner for the whole week. – Meal planning for the week which includes shopping lists and an organized fridge/pantry (my favorite and most simple way). Here are some of the most common types of meal planning. Do you have varying numbers of people to cook for each night?Īfter taking into consideration what your week looks like, you can choose your own meal planning style based on what suits you and your needs.Do you work from home and need to include lunches?.Do you stay out of town often, or travel?. ![]() Are you away most evenings with after school/sports/commitments?.When thinking about how you want to approach meal planning, think about your lifestyle and what your week looks like: Meal planning doesn’t have to be a science experiment, in fact I think it’s best when it’s not too strict – unless that’s what works for you. When you’re first looking at how to meal plan, the different ways can be overwhelming, but it’s up to you how closely you want to stick with your plan. That’s just some of the many, many reasons meal planning is your secret weapon of organization. This is a HUGE bonus for me as I mega loathe grocery shopping. – Meal planning reduces the time spent grocery shopping, making a list means you’re much less likely to wander up and down the isles aimlessly adding items into your trolley (and later onto your kitchen shelves). – Meal planning is a great way to get variety in your weekly menus, trying new recipes or different ingredients to keep things interesting. Meal planning means you can even get your slow cooker to do all the hard work. No more thinking about what to make at 5pm when you get home from work (especially if dinner was an afterthought before you left for work). – Meal planning saves you time in the kitchen. – Meal planning keeps you accountable, knowing what is on your meal plan for the week means you’re much less likely to just give up, give in to your busy schedules, and eat junk food. – Meal planning saves you time, having your meal plan ready to go means no more last-minute dashes to the grocery store for ingredients or take out. – Meal planning saves you money because you know what you’re going to buy, plus it keeps food waste down. Meal planning has so many benefits, here are just a few of my favorites: I promise, it’s a lot more simple than it sounds, so much so you can easily get your meal planning for a week done in less than 10 minutes (and those 10 minutes will save you hours so much time during the week!). If you’re here, it’s likely you’ve at least heard of meal planning, and you’re probably wondering if it’s right for you (and how to do it). What that meant though was that I didn’t have to think of what to cook at the end of the day, I didn’t have to make another decision after decision fatigue had set in, and that I didn’t just give up and order take out. I don’t really know why, I think it was because I felt like I didn’t want to be ‘stuck’ in eating whatever was on the meal plan, and would rather eat whatever I wanted at the time. It wasn’t like I didn’t know how to meal plan… I just didn’t think it would help me. I have to admit, I resisted meal planning for so long. When it comes to planning and being organized, there are very few things that will have as big of an impact on your day (and how organized you feel) as meal planning. ![]()
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