Meal planning has played a huge role in making sure we eat great and delicious food every night. As newlyweds, before Malissa and I started meal planning, we were often eating nothing but rice, chips, refried beans, and salsa! Our grocery shopping was chaos. We wasted too much time looking around in the grocery store, and a lot of money purchasing things we never used before it went bad!
BENEFITS OF MEAL PLANNING
- You save money on food, not buying perishable foods you don't use quickly enough
- Your grocery shopping takes much less time
- It's much easier to make dinner every night when you know exactly what you are going to be making (rather than opening the refrigerator and staring at the food, hoping something will magically appear on your plate! We've all been there...)
- You eat like a king every night because of the great food you have planned to eat, and it will make you excited about coming home!
- When making our meals, we make sure we make enough for dinner and for lunch the following day. That way, we never have to worry about preparing a lunch in the morning; it's just a matter of grabbing lefovers on your way out the door! (This will save you money and help you eat healthier as it stops you from eating out for lunch)
- We do our meal planning using Google Calendar. It sends you reminders of what meal you need to make that night, and it is very simple to switch around what meal you make on which day if you need to. (A good idea for this would also be to print out your monthly calendar and stick it on the fridge)
- If you just search meal planning in Google, there will be a variety of printouts you can acquire to help you make a list of ingredients you need and such. Find what works best for you!
I would love to hear any other ways to enhance the meal planning experience, let me know if you have any! HAPPY PLANNING!
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